Comments on: Open Water Swimming in Borth and Aberystwyth

By: Alan Cole

Alan Cole — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 04:46:09 +0000

In reply to Macarena Mata.

No worries – they’ll all be very welcoming even without me there!! Hopefully soon I’ll be out swimming again too.

Al.

By: Macarena Mata

Macarena Mata — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 21:25:07 +0000

Thank you Alan, that’s excellent. I’ve now contacted the group, see how it goes. Best wishes, Macarena

By: Alan Cole

Alan Cole — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 14:52:37 +0000

In reply to Macarena Mata. Look up the Aberystwyth Aquanuts group on Facebook - we swim regularly year round in the sea from Aberystwyth or in a lake in the hills if the sea conditions aren’t suitable.

By: Macarena Mata

Macarena Mata — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 13:46:57 +0000

Hello everyone,
I will be working in West Wales this coming week, and would love to do some open water swimming (in the sea would be amazing). I swim in a lake regularly. Is there anyone or any group I could join just for this week? Thank you so much.
Macarena

By: Alan Cole

Alan Cole — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 16:55:17 +0000

In reply to Elaine Toomey.

Hi Elaine,
Look up the Aberystwyth Aquanuts on Facebook. They swim regularly all year round both in the sea and up at Pendam when the sea is too rough. Hopefully I’ll be swimming with them again soon as well (once I’ve fully recovered) so will no doubt see you soon.

Alan.

By: Elaine Toomey

Elaine Toomey — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 16:23:42 +0000

Hi there, have recently moved to Aberystwyth and looking for a group to go dipping with (more so than a triathlon group). Just wondering is there any group of casual swimmers/dippers that meet regularly? Would be nice especially coming into the winter months! Thanks!

By: Angie

Angie — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 09:57:20 +0000

In reply to Alan Cole. Thanks so much. That’s really helpful. Looking forward to it. A ?

By: Alan Cole

Alan Cole — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 09:38:35 +0000

In reply to Angie.

Hi Angie,
If you are used to the temperature and know the local conditions and what you are doing then there is no reason to wear a wetsuit in the sea. The main reasons for wearing a wetsuit are for warmth and for buoyancy. The sea temperatures here are around 8-9ºC at the moment and are beginning to warm up so that should be the same as you are used to. As far as buoyancy goes then you’ll be more buoyant in the sea anyway so you should be fine.

Have fun, and stay safe.

Al.

By: Angie

Angie — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 07:40:23 +0000

Hi. I’ll be in this area next week and am hoping for a sea swim. I currently swim in reservoirs in the Peak District and have since February have stopped wearing my wetsuit and simply brave the cold temperatures in a swimsuit. Temps are usually around 9 degrees. Would you recommend a wetsuit for a sea swim? Many thanks. Angie

By: Nicky

Nicky — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 00:22:00 +0000

Hi Alan, I wanted to get in touch to thank you for telling me about the sea swim group in Aberystwyth. I met Sue, Linda, Wendel and the rest of the group including 2 guys from Birmingham who were preparing for Ironman Barcelona and we had a lovely 40 min swim out to the first buoy. I haven’t done much sea swimming and it took a little while to settle into the rhythm and stop taking great mouthfuls of salt water. Three of us left the group to continue on whilst we headed back to shore. I didn’t want to push my ability and have a problem which was a good idea as the current was quite strong on the way back, trying to push us over towards the pier. We got back fine though and it was a lovely way to spend a morning. I’ll let you know if I’m coming over to the area and would love to swim out there again 🙂 thanks