End of Hinksey Outdoor pool season. It closes tomorrow for the winter, and I’m going to be elsewhere, so today is
the last opportunity. My mate Neil and I meet for a swim at 3pm, in the autumn
sunshine. There are a dozen or so swimmers. The water is lovely, the setting
very pretty, and despite being out of practice with breathing technique I
manage 16 crossings of the 33m wide pool.This is a leisurely swim, I can’t even do one complete length of front
crawl – just have to change to breaststroke whenever I mess up the breathing,
but I keep going, enjoying the sun, and the sound of the wind in the trees and
occasional passing train – the only traffic noise. Lovely. If it wasn’t such a
long cycle from North Oxford I would come here a lot more – driving here and
back does detract from the experience. Worth it occasionally – like today.
I claim 500m.
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