Just a short attempt at swimming in really choppy sea. I also have a bad sore throat. Couldn’t see anything in the sea, so went back very soon.
Average speed: 2.41 km/h
Total time: 00:10:27
Open Water Swims in West Crete
Just a short attempt at swimming in really choppy sea. I also have a bad sore throat. Couldn’t see anything in the sea, so went back very soon.
A fairly typical swim in Kissamos, training for the Porosea 3km swimming race in June.
Sea temperature is warm enough to go for long distances without any neoprene.
Probably the last swim with full wetsuit and neoprene sock on. Just a precaution really not to get cold so I can stay in the water for the planned time of over an hour.
A one way swim from Viglia to Meri’s well and beyond. Got tired at the end and struggled for the last 500m.
A swim in Nopigia in choppy sea and windy conditions, with full wetsuit but no sock.
I swam in Nopigia and tested strapping the underwater camera to my chest.
It didn’t work so well, the videos were moving too much.
The sea was very wavy and it was windy.
I did see a big ray and tried to film it, but couldn’t quite frame it inside the picture with the camera strapped to the chest.
A swim in Mythimna, with Fiona on the kayak following me.
We tested the camera attachment to the kayak, which worked, so Fiona filmed me swimming almost all the way.
The kayak also had the GPS, so I didn’t drag the buoy on this swim. The sea was kind of wavy and it was windy though.
A long swim in Viglia with full wetsuit and sock.
A free swim in Mythimna before the beach volleyball.
A free swim in Kissamos.
A nice, long swim from Viglia to Meri’s well.
With wetsuit and sock.