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Swim in the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London
trijunkers
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Does anyone know if you can just pitch up in the early morning and swim in the Serpentine? I know there's a swimming club there and don't mind joining etc, but not sure what the form is. Don't want to p anyone off but it's very near my work and would be fantastic to be able to do some open water practice during the week. Do you think anyone would mind if I just hopped into the lake in my wetsuit and did a few laps??
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Membership is £20 a year and I don't think you have to pay for sessions.
They have a 90m long section buoyed off that is swallow and a further buoy set outside that area for a length of around 200m.
Personally I won't be rushing back but some of my work mates who live in London have carried on and enjoy it.
I'll stick to Essex and some good ow sessions with people who haven't got a silver spoon in their mouth and their head up their........
Give them a call, the lady I spoke to was very helpful
http://www.serpentineswimmingclub.com/
There are open water swim training sessions from 19:00-20:00 on Wednesdays run by Swim for Tri http://www.swimfortri.com
You can turn up and pay your £20 on the day. I think the swim times are 0630 to 0900 weekdays but I might be slightly out.
When went there was no one to pay so I had a freebie which went some way to making up for being abused and described as a 'horrible creature' simply for being a triathlete with a wet suit!!!!
Good job I was only half awake or I might have started the day with a little boxercise to warm up!!!!