Night Swimming?

RE: Night Swimming?

Former Member — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:27:23 GMT

i just read through the song on birthday thread. Night Swimming sounds like it could be a BeeGees' song.

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Former Member — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:32:17 GMT

Without a doubt, night swimming can be beautiful whether you are swimming in Hawaii or training for the Catalina or English Channels. However, at the very least, I recommend that you are escorted by a kayaker or paddler. Not only is this safer, but they can spot debris, flotsam, rogue waves, marine craft, windsurfers and marine life that you may not see from the water's surface. Many people also swim in the dark early morning hours when visibility is extremely limited, but they enjoy the beauty of the rising morning sun.

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Former Member — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:58:10 GMT

Yes there are sharks in LI Sound!! If it is saltwater there are sharks in it... So, there are sharks in Salt Lake? :)

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Former Member — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:04:30 GMT

You must always be on the watch when the lights go out in a pool. You have to be afraid of Suzie Sumppump and Nellie Glugg. They lurch in unlighted swimming pools. I swam at 5 a.m. on election day, in my home pool, with three lights burned out in the actual pool. There was one lone light on the bright end of the pool. Suffice to say, it was more than enough to tell me that night swimming will NEVER be for me! I completely spooked myself several times, and that's in a place I know incredibly well. I can't imagine how you night swimmers do it. When I was in Belize this past Spring, I would swim up to 2 1/2 hours a day, with these silver fish that would literally ram me as I swam, nibbling at me. I would scream every time until one day, I realized it probably wasn't great for those on the shore to see a woman out in the water, swimming alone, flailing her arms and screaming. Suffice to say, I learned to suck it up when they attacked. Combine that with it being at night--NO WAY!

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ViveBene — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:55:39 GMT

Donal, That must have been quite an experience! What was the time-in-water for each leg of the relay? I have thought of investing in glowsticks for my early morning OW swim group. Some mornings it is definitely still night. Some mornings we can't make out the buoys in the water. I was part of a 5 person english channel double (England-France-England) relay this year. ... Months later (end of august) during the actual relay (25 hours) I had the dusk to full dark transition and a full dark swim between 2 & 3 am. Bio-phosphorescence was much stronger in the channel. The sense of peace and calm was very strong, and the water, which was quite choppy, felt calmer (though it wasn't) than during the day. ... For the channel you must swim with two glowsticks for safety, one on togs, one on hat. ... If shore swimming make sure you have a hat nightstick (the new electronic ones are great and visible further, if you can find them) and someone on land with a strong light for reference. Better still if you could have kayaker with a light to follow. Regards Donal Ireland

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Former Member — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:47:43 GMT

It would be creepier if you had one of those endless pool treadmill things with only one light at the end of the pool.

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sydned — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:21:54 GMT

I swam at 5 a.m. on election day, in my home pool, with three lights burned out in the actual pool. There was one lone light on the bright end of the pool. Suffice to say, it was more than enough to tell me that night swimming will NEVER be for me! I completely spooked myself several times, and that's in a place I know incredibly well. I can't imagine how you night swimmers do it. When I was in Belize this past Spring, I would swim up to 2 1/2 hours a day, with these silver fish that would literally ram me as I swam, nibbling at me. I would scream every time until one day, I realized it probably wasn't great for those on the shore to see a woman out in the water, swimming alone, flailing her arms and screaming. Suffice to say, I learned to suck it up when they attacked. Combine that with it being at night--NO WAY!

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Former Member — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:46:11 GMT

I was part of a 5 person english channel double (England-France-England) relay this year. We did one night prior to the event for familiarization before midnight in Sandycove in Cork, which is reccommended. However with the long northern latitude nights in Ireland, I felt it wasn't dark enough until slightly later. It did take some of the mystery away but was very different from the solo night swims during the actual event. Months later (end of august) during the actual relay (25 hours) I had the dusk to full dark transition and a full dark swim between 2 & 3 am. Bio-phosphorescence was much stronger in the channel. The sense of peace and calm was very strong, and the water, which was quite choppy, felt calmer (though it wasn't) than during the day. Some of the swimmers didn't like it as much as me, but it was my favourite part of the swim. One swimmer also felt it heightened the sense of feeling cold. For the channel you must swim with two glowsticks for safety, one on togs, one on hat. I highly reccommned people try it at least for the experience. I know others who love it, others who don't. If shore swimming make sure you have a hat nightstick (the new electronic ones are great and visible further, if you can find them) and someone on land with a strong light for reference. Better still if you could have kayaker with a light to follow. Regards Donal Ireland

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Former Member — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:12:40 GMT

Did anybody stop to think the original question was about swimming in a lake or river? :chug:

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Former Member — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:21:16 GMT

Does it really matter, lake, ocean, river, sea, some places the fish are bigger some places the fish are smaller. Night swimming has pitfalls anywhere.Did anybody stop to think the original question was about swimming in a lake or river? :chug:

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Former Member — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:13:17 GMT

You got in a swim! There aren`t many out there who know how you felt. I do! I hope you slept well!

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Former Member — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:18:54 GMT

Well, I went swimming last night at 9pm. It was like 60 degrees here in CT yesterday with the promise of much colder weather today (it's now like 43 out) and I wanted to get at least one more swim in before the end of the season. I walked along the shore for quite a while before I got in, but once I was in it was fine! I swam for about half an hour, occasionally thinking about some of the things in this thread (although boats are uncommon, I'm more concerned about them than sharks; no matter what anyone else says, I don't hold out much hope of running into a great white here in L.I. Sound). By the end of the swim, the water was getting cold, and drying off on the beach was a cold and lonely experience. But, I did get in one more swim, and if it has to be the last of the season, it was good enough.:bliss:

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Former Member — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:32:49 GMT

...Apparently they are a delicacy in Italy. Royalty ate them in England whatscookingamerica.net/.../LampreyPie.htm thats probably the best way to get rid of them. lamprey sushi anyone? Get rid of the lampreys, or the royalty? :joker:

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Former Member — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:13:55 GMT

I've always loved swimming at night in open water. However my preference is full or near full moon. On a moonless night away from city lights, open water swimming is a bit spooky even for me. I also surfed for years under full moon. The only time you can have the top surf spots to yourself.

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Former Member — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:19:40 GMT

These are the suckers I hated when swimming day or night in Lake Ontario. I have had them clinging on in multiples of up to 3 at a time. images.google.ca/imgres

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Former Member — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:04:18 GMT

We used to swim in the Credit River when the lake was too cold. The Italians used to go to the shore line and stick their hands in the water. They would suck onto their hands and that is how they caught them. Apparently they are a delicacy in Italy. Royalty ate them in England whatscookingamerica.net/.../LampreyPie.htm I hated them with a passion. thats probably the best way to get rid of them. lamprey sushi anyone?

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Former Member — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:19:13 GMT

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Former Member — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:46:20 GMT

These are the suckers I hated when swimming day or night in Lake Ontario. I have had them clinging on in multiples of up to 3 at a time. lake champlain has those suckers as well. my friend john met two of them this year. yuck

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Animal — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:36:55 GMT

When you swim the Catalina crossing you start a night from a cove on Catalina Island. I had never swam at night before and it was quite unreal. The only lights are the pilot boat and the light in the kayak that I was following. As I was swimming over the kelp beds, something nibbled at my feet. I turned quickly around to hit whatever was tasting me. I could see nothing so I kept swimming. This happened four or five times during the night and each time I would turn as fast as I could to hit whatever it was. The kayaker told me that it was likely a cleaning fish, cleaning my feet. Still it was not something I was expecting.

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Former Member — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:07:12 GMT

i've swum at night before and the only time i ever got scared was when there were waves and i got caught inside and lost my goggles and almost got swept up onto the rocks. it's hard to see the set waves coming when it's so dark.

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Former Member — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:01:57 GMT

I don't like sharks swimming close to me. My last open water race was a little scary. I call it my last encounter.

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Jeff Jotz — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:18:27 GMT

I'd be much more concerned about getting run over by a boater than ever encountering a shark.

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Former Member — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:09:28 GMT

Yes there are sharks in LI Sound!! If it is saltwater there are sharks in it... Wow, looking forward to the night swimming (aka skinny dipping) down in Bonaire.

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Former Member — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:12:38 GMT

I just think of music to entertain me when I swim at night, this is a favorite of mine hk.youtube.com/watch

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Former Member — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:50:24 GMT

Now we're finally at that time of year when it's either swim at night or don't swim at all. This week I went swimming at night two times. The moon was bright enough so that I could see clearly. It's been so warm here in CT (70-75 F during the day) that I've been trying to swim every day I can. I wasn't worried about sharks or anything, just focused on my swimming and then got out. It was rather lonely on the beach when I was done, but all n all it was a great experience.