Lies, myself, bongo and TC are not falling for that one 
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I love it as well, I just wish it was a wee bitty warmer over here 
I got in this morning and got out for my neoprene cap. I was quite toasty warm with that on. Makes a big difference.
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Luxborough Lakes in Chigwell, coaching for Swim England London, to try and get kids in OW, learn safety, have fun and hopefully sign up for the Regional Champs in July. We got in water with them, not something ive done coaching before, but felt it worked really well. As I was with novices from 11-13, I could talk on their level, demo easier and control group well. We had safety Kayaks with us as well. 16.6c felt chilly , especially after a while as we went in for an hour in the morning and lots of stop start. Ended up swimming 1km and loads of happy kids!
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A lot of reports of not very well people after Deva Triathlon on Sunday @Doonhamer. I see the app says there was a sewage overflow on Saturday, with the race early on Sunday. It really is so bad whatās happening to our rivers.
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Itās a 
situation.
Iāve not personally heard of problems this time but it doesnāt surprise me as it rained heavily in the days before. Iāve said before that itās fine to swim in if you can pick your day, but if youāve paid for a race & donāt know of the risks you could find yourself 
Having said thatā¦the summer aquathlons are kicking off again soon & are only Ā£12 which seems great value. Iām away for the first one but - weather depending - I might consider the others.
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Putting my TO hat on it sounds like the swim should have been pulled if it was known of the sewage outflow the day before. No doubt waters tests would have been done leading up to the event, and the water met the criteria, but no tests on race morning as they donāt have the ability to do that (unless at a major WT event).
The sewage overflow alert is noted on the app. Stopping at 18:00 the day before. I have no idea when the race wouldāve tested. One friend of a friend ended up being diagnoses with Weilās disease this week - thatās a weird one. Not actually conclusive whether itās from the Dee.
It wasnāt brilliant the days leading up to the aquathlon I did but I think Iāve got quite a strong digestive system so I was fine.
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They should have tested earlier in the week - thereās usually a few days turnaround in tests depending on who does them.
The Chief TO for the event should have insisted on seeing water quality reports in the lead up as between them and the Race/Event Director they will decide if quality is within limits.
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614m OW for me todayā¦ long intense day at work, knackeredā¦ that was enough.
Nice to unwind.
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PS Many times on the way to the venue I was driving very slow, a sure indication I was mentally knackered. Also left work 30m late
Shame it was a beautiful evening for it, could have got 3km done if the stars had aligned.
Think the water temp was 20 or 21C btw.. it was toasty.
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First OWS swim this morning as a wee fatherās day treat to myself. Was slow as hell and felt a struggle - maybe an Indian and a few beers last night was not genius prep - but 1500m feels sufficient to justify a roast later.
Still getting a bit of rubbing in one spot on my neck despite half a stick of bodyglide but Iām now pretty much certain itās from turning my head rather than rotating my body to breathe on that side as I start to get tired and everything goes to pot form wise.
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