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LETTER OF THE MONTH Wow... a magazine specifi cally for open water swimming! I've just read the fi rst edition from cover to cover: articles, news stories and even adverts with an open water focus. Fantastic. As a 51-year-old regular Joe, I'm not exactly young but open water swimming is something my wife and I have just got into over the last few years. Swimming outside is just unbeatable – no chlorine, different perspectives, wildlife, temperature changes, etc. We've been on a SwimTrek holiday, are members of BLDSA, swim with our local Tri club at their open water sessions, and have raced in the Albert Dock. I even entered last year’s 3km World Masters Open Water in Gothenberg and came 49th in my age category. A world champion – well, nearly! – and what a memory. So, thank you water for inspiring me, and thank you to
H2Open for bringing this varied community together with a regular publication. Mike Jones, South Yorkshire
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OWS IS FOR EVERYONE The countdown to the opening of my nearest lido is on, and I am eagerly looking forward to new events such as the Speedo Open Water 10km Swim Series. Having migrated from the pool to open water last year, I discovered that open water swimming not only combined my love of distance but also captures the element of adventure that I crave. I trained and completed my English Channel relay swim in July last year, and I am convinced that open water swimming really is for everybody. Young or old, we are all motivated by challenge, goal setting, endurance and a love of the great outdoors. Whether it is to raise money for charity, for personal achievement or to explore the unknown, each of us understands the huge rewards of this
great sport. H2Open will go a long way to publicising events and raising the profi le of open water swimming – I’m looking forward to the next issue already! Suzie Munnery, south west London
THANK YOU H2OPEN! I just wanted to say a big thank you for
the magazine. I’ve been handing them out to my clients and I’ll make sure all my squads have a copy. It really is hugely impressive and I’ve told them all to sign
up or else face punishment in the water. I’ve also posted a link onto my Facebook page. Keep up the great work! Julian Nagi, fi
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WELL DONE! What a wonderful surprise to fi nd a new magazine devoted to outdoor swimming. As a longtime enthusiast of lidos and more recently rivers and lakes, I already eagerly await the next issue.
My only grumble is the legibility of the print. Just a tiny bit darker please! Please remember your older readership! Loved the piece on Tooting Bec Lido, surely the best pool in the country (off peak); I only wish it was open to non- members a bit earlier than June; May is not the winter.
Richard Nuell, Bristol Thanks, Richard. We're currently addressing the font issue with our designer and printer.
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OPEN WATER SURFING These days the world wide web is full of open water news, events and chat. Here are just a few of the websites that have caught our eye over the last few weeks…
About Swimming
swimming.about.com Although packed with desperately annoying adverts, this site features plenty of swimming tips and training ideas. Most are aimed at pool swimmers, but in many respects swimming is swimming, whether you’re enclosed by four walls or out in the open. The section on triathlon also has a few articles relevant to open water swimmers. Best bits: We liked the sections on psychology and science for swimmers, as well as on technique.
RobAquatics
robaquatics.com
Californian Masters swimmer Rob D’s blog doesn’t have the most polished of written outputs, but don’t let that put you off having a browse through the useful gear and race reviews, and general advice from a true enthusiast. His description of how to measure distance on sea swims with Google Maps (
http://bit.ly/eks0ey) is especially useful, although there’s no way of factoring in current. Best bit: Useful step-by-step distance measurer.
Swimming Research Centre Amsterdam
web.mac.com/htoussaint/ SwimSite/
Welcome.html An enjoyable trawl for swimming nerds, this website gives the fi ndings of the Dutch Academy of Physical Education’s analysis of performance- relating factors, including drag, propulsion and propelling effi ciency. Best bit: Effi ciency formulae (but be warned – they’re complicated).
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