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Slow Swimming Events |
Most outdoor swimming events encourage very competitive people
to rush about a lot. Slow Swimming is for people who don't want
to get there in a hurry. So we thought we'd create an event for
us Slow Swimmers. The idea of a Slow Swim and picnic started on
the River Stour in Dedham on the Suffolk-Essex border in 2013. A bunch
of friends got together and just decided to do it. So out came the
wetties (it was September) and cake was baked, sandwiches were made,
bottles of ginger beer were packed and it happened. The official 'start
list' only had six starters and luckily an equal number of finishers.
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Since then the idea has grown and grown. There are now
hundreds of Slow Swimmers
enjoying their Swimble in three official Slow Swim events. They mooch along in waves named (in ascending order of slowness)
from "Seriously Need More Cake" to "Relaxed 'cause We Know
Where The Cake Is Hidden", before enjoying a picnic with friends
and families.
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Bradford-on-Avon Slow Swim and Picnic 8th June 2024, more info
Click Here |
Cambridge Slow Swim Picnic 6th July 2024, more
info
Click Here |
Dedham Vale Mill 2 Mill Slow Swim and Picnic. 11th August 2024
Click
Here |
Great East Skinny Dip at
Clacton-on-Sea 7th September 2024, more
info
Click
Here |
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In 2019
Slow Swimming events were
shortlisted for the World Open Water Swimming Association
Offering of the Year.
Head of WOWSA,
Steven Munatones from Los Angeles, said about Slow Swimming “For
empowering and enabling people of all ages and abilities to
fully immerse themselves enjoyably and without stress in
meandering rivers, for creating an ambiance of highly social and
interactive outdoor swimming among like-minded people, and for
promoting an enjoyable means of healthful exercise with the
added bonus of sharing cakes and having a picnic among
thousands, Slow Swimming by
Stuart Hamilton is a worthy nominee for the 2019 World Open
Water Swimming Offering of the Year.”
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Other
Non-Competitive Swimming Events |
Please share with us any
non-competitive swimming events anywhere in the world.
Click here to email us |
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Stuart Hamilton
Slow Swimming
12 Telford Way
Colchester
Essex CO49QP
slowswimming@aol.com
07957844512 |
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