swimming Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/swimming/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Tue, 27 May 2025 07:57:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-favicon-160x160.jpg swimming Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/swimming/ 32 32 2696646 Slippery Swims and Dolphin Confusion https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/05/slippery-swims-and-dolphin-confusion/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/05/slippery-swims-and-dolphin-confusion/#respond Wed, 28 May 2025 07:54:45 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=45842 I had a lovely swim in the silky smooth waters of Ynyslas the other day. However, as I was getting out, I slipped on the muddy submerged forest and lost my goggles in the process. Not the most exciting story, I know—but it does get better. There was someone taking photos from the beach who...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/05/slippery-swims-and-dolphin-confusion/feed/ 0 45842 Bright Start https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/08/bright-start/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/08/bright-start/#respond Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:21:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=40465 You can’t beat an early morning open water swim before work, no matter what the weather. But when it’s a perfect sunny summer morning there really isn’t anything better. Especially when you swim the length of Aberystwyth and then head off below the cliffs to Clarach. It’s made even better by the stunning walk back...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/08/bright-start/feed/ 0 40465 Form Swim Goggles https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/11/form-swim-goggles/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/11/form-swim-goggles/#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2022 13:43:38 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=38421 Swimming Goggles with a heads-up display, Bluetooth connectivity, live metrics and automatic interval detection – whatever next! Yep, smart swim goggles are here and they’re better than I was expecting. The Form Swim Goggles have all of this and more. They work well and are actually useful rather than just a gimmick. I wasn’t sure...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/11/form-swim-goggles/feed/ 0 38421 Night Swimming https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2019/10/night-swimming/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2019/10/night-swimming/#comments Sat, 26 Oct 2019 05:51:08 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=31245 With the nights closing in and the days getting shorter, our early morning swims here in Aberystwyth have pretty much become night swims over the past few weeks. Meeting at 6:30am and in the water by 6:45am means that it is still completely dark when we first set off. On Friday morning, the sun wasn’t...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2019/10/night-swimming/feed/ 1 31245 If Carlsberg Did Friday Mornings – Swimming from Aberystwyth to Clarach https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2019/07/if-carlsberg-did-friday-mornings-swimming-from-aberystwyth-to-clarach/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2019/07/if-carlsberg-did-friday-mornings-swimming-from-aberystwyth-to-clarach/#comments Sat, 06 Jul 2019 07:11:48 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=30499 I don’t write blog posts about all of my training and activities here. Probably a good thing as not only would it take me forever to do but I’m sure most of you would switch off pretty quickly if I did. Most of my runs, bike rides, swims and kayak sessions aren’t that exciting after...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2019/07/if-carlsberg-did-friday-mornings-swimming-from-aberystwyth-to-clarach/feed/ 1 30499 An Altogether Better Day https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2019/04/an-altogether-better-day/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2019/04/an-altogether-better-day/#respond Mon, 08 Apr 2019 10:02:52 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=29572 I’m pleased to report that Sunday went a little better than Saturday did. Running through the Bluebells It started with a nice trail run around Penglais Woods in the early morning sunshine. The ground beneath the trees was awash with Bluebells and the birds were singing in the trees. I put in a half decent...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2019/04/an-altogether-better-day/feed/ 0 29572 Summer Continues https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/06/summer-continues-2/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/06/summer-continues-2/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2018 15:51:25 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=26674 The gorgeous summer weather continues here. 25.5ºC yesterday which was plenty hot enough, especially for lawn mowing! 20ºC today was mouch more comfortable and lovely blue skies throughout. The sea is feeling as though summer is here and the garden is growing well. I had a busy day on Monday, starting off the day with a...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/06/summer-continues-2/feed/ 1 26674 Making the most of the Summer https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2017/05/making-the-most-of-the-summer/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2017/05/making-the-most-of-the-summer/#respond Mon, 15 May 2017 07:57:25 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=24359 The forecast for the weekend wasn’t great, butt summer seems to have stayed with us and I’ve been making the most of it! Nothing new there! Gravel Pits Friday evening was spent at the gravel pits in Cwm Rheidol with Aber Kayakers and the the Scouts. The all got on really well with their kayaking and...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2017/05/making-the-most-of-the-summer/feed/ 0 24359 In the Pool https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/11/in-the-pool/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/11/in-the-pool/#respond Sun, 20 Nov 2016 09:04:08 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=23308 Yep, that’s right, it wasn’t an illusion. That person that people saw in the swimming pool on Thursday morning was indeed me! It was my first time swimming since the day after Boxing Day last year – all thanks to a shoulder injury that turned out to be osteo-arthritis. What’s more, I managed to complete...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/11/in-the-pool/feed/ 0 23308 Wondrous West Wales Weekend https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/08/wondrous-west-wales-weekend/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/08/wondrous-west-wales-weekend/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2016 17:55:47 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=22720 I know I usually try to have an action packed weekend making the most of what Wondrous West Wales has to offer but this weekend was particularly good. It started on Friday with my usual early morning walk around the dunes and then a trip into town. Anna had a few chores and some shopping...

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