A lovely day out up to London for the Classics Swim Serpentine.
Easy to get to and well presented. Great changing facilities pre race abd then a straight forward (but sadly slow) check in process.
The water was very cold and certainly busy too - lots of people of differetn abilities all in together so even though I am not a great swimmer I was always looking not to swim into anyone.
2 lasp of the mile circuit and a few cramp isses had me holding on to a safety canoe for a couple of minutes. Very helpful team to help pull you out though at the end.
A quick hot tub which was very welcome even only for a few minutes.
And then THAT medal - just wow! The classics medal at half a kilo in weight was worth it all.
Lovely warm changing tents and a great chance to catch up with friends after.
A memorable (but cold) day with an awesome medal at the end.
And so nice to see all the #Visorclub buddies too and esp K and A when they finally returned to the brilliant flag!