Some shivering drills

Five slightly mad souls congregated on the beach with a cold westerly wind slowing down the wetsuit fitting. We nattered til about 7:11 after which Keith and Ollie finally managed to get zipped up and goggled, and in we went. We swam out approx 200m and turned right towards Rottingdean approx 200m for some single arm freestyle drills against a moderate current. Different timings on the way back to try to improve sightong and breathing patterns. After this first lap the sun popped around the cliff and gave us a beautiful sunrise. Then we repeated the lap with some sprint efforts (to keep warm!) By the end of the second lap fingers and toes were a bit numb and it was time to come in. We agreed numb feet are excellent for walking across the stones on the beach! Air and sea temp has dropped so come prepared...two swim caps, booties and neoprene gloves if you have them/want them. Sea temp we worked out to be about 12 deg. We can get down to about 5 or 6 so a little way to go yet. Hands and feet didn't work getting changed.
(Written by Ollie)

Time: In 7:12, Out 7:54.
Swimmers: Ollie, Keith, Sara, Paul C, Joan