It is said by the organizing committee and The Serpentine Swim Club (www.serpentineswimmingclub.com) that the water may be around 60-62 degrees
That sounds right. I was there on a biz trip in June and had planned to swim with the club, but didn't want to
drag my wetsuit along with me, and/or
be seen as a pansy American with a wetsuit next to the hard core Serpentine swimmers -- check out their website for details of their swims in exceedingly cold water in the winter
I did go by the Serpentine on a walk and felt the water ... this will definitely take some acclimation for the 10K participants. However, while I agree that the UK team should be very well positioned, we've got enough time and enough cold-water swims in the US for our team to place even better. I'm really looking forward to open water swimming continuing to gain traction in the US.
It is said by the organizing committee and The Serpentine Swim Club (www.serpentineswimmingclub.com) that the water may be around 60-62 degrees
That sounds right. I was there on a biz trip in June and had planned to swim with the club, but didn't want to
drag my wetsuit along with me, and/or
be seen as a pansy American with a wetsuit next to the hard core Serpentine swimmers -- check out their website for details of their swims in exceedingly cold water in the winter
I did go by the Serpentine on a walk and felt the water ... this will definitely take some acclimation for the 10K participants. However, while I agree that the UK team should be very well positioned, we've got enough time and enough cold-water swims in the US for our team to place even better. I'm really looking forward to open water swimming continuing to gain traction in the US.
