Wed, 5th Oct 2011
After last week’s heatwave, the month of September could have almost redeemed itself. After a mostly dreary month, it is so frustrating to see the sun out and shining, and thermometers shooting up to 25 C. We could certainly have done with a bit more enticement into the pool in September. Swimmer numbers did struggle [...]
Wed, 5th Oct 2011
Well this is it Wotton swimmers. The final week! You’ve got until Sunday 25th at 1600 to dash up to the pool and have your last swim of the summer! It has been a hugely successful season; we’ve worked harder than ever before, and got a lot of satisfaction too. The new management structure has [...]
Wed, 7th Sep 2011
It’s September and Wotton Pool is still open! The bigwigs and smallhairs at Wotton Swimming Pool Club have done their sums, got their light meters and graph paper out, investigated temperature trends and weather statistics of previous autumns; all this, to come up with the calculation to extend the season at Wotton Pool this year [...]
Sun, 21st Aug 2011
How far have you got so far in the summer swim challenge? I haven’t made as much progress as I’d hoped in the first week of August, so perhaps getting to London in a month is a bit of a big ask. I haven’t yet lost all hope though. Swimming the distance to London is [...]
Thu, 4th Aug 2011
Last week I mused over the gold medal winner for the top Wotton Swimming Pool moment of the season so far. It did of course go to the opening day, April 30th as it was such a triumph for all involved. Perhaps it is traditional to increase the excitement by saving the gold medal for [...]
Thu, 28th Jul 2011
May and June have both splashed by, and we are paddling close to August too now. It seems appropriate to stop and tread water for a bit, catch our breath, and have a look back at how things have gone so far. Certainly, we have had some problems this season, but we are learning all [...]
Wed, 27th Jul 2011
If anyone would like to watch the Ladies vs Gentlemen race at this year’s gala, a video of it can be viewed on YouTube by following clicking on this link here.
Sun, 17th Jul 2011
The morning of the Wotton Swimming Pool Gala dawned ominously grey, and there were fears that it would be a repeat deluge, like that of the Wotton Triathlon back in June. A gala doesn’t just appear, and the morning preparations included a small fight with a large gazebo, the heating of a barbeque and the [...]
Thu, 14th Jul 2011
We’re just over half way through the year, and have made good progress into the summer swimming season. There have been many successes so far – Wotton Triathlon for one, and the consequential swimming training sessions with Coach Neil on Monday nights. Another triumph has been the pool parties – a very popular birthday party [...]
Fri, 8th Jul 2011
There have certainly been a few signs of summer so far – early strawberries were fabulous, and other signs of summer are here too: talking of strawberries, did you enjoy Wimbledon? The first cricket Test series has rolled by too, with plenty of rain of course, and the pressure of exams has been heavy for [...]
