Poolside Percy

Water temperature: 19 degrees Another after work swim. Despite a lovely sunny afternoon (after this morning's downpour), The Lido was pretty deserted. Slowly getting reacclimatised to English outdoor swimming. Swam 22 lengths before we were kicked out at 6:30pm. Lost my Zoggs case. Odd.

Water temperature: 19 degrees After work swim. Sun came out to join me. Swam 20 very industrious and enjoyable lengths. Summer aint over till it's over. Cycled to Angela's for veggie pilaff etc.

Water temperature: 20 degrees Comeback swim after three weeks in Spain. Obviously I was very concerned about how cold the water would be. Survived and swam five lazy lengths.

Score: ۞۞ ۞ ۞ ۞ http://g.co/maps/8dha Very hot day in Spain. Needed a cool swim after three days of hanging out with Reckless Rachel in the soupy seas. Walked straight in unchallenged so had nada to pay. I thought it would be hot under the glass ceiling but the water was cooler than the sea. Few kids playing waterpolo, an exercise class and a semi-serious swimming hombre. I swam a very leisurely 40 lengths. Horrified at the hot showers, that was the last thing I needed. Sweated and dripped back to Rachel's for wild salmon and spaghetti. Home tomorrow.

Oh my word. Awesome. Swam to the middle on my own. Outdoor swimming or what. Water was lovely, must have been 23 degrees. Driven here by the son of the guy who built this dam. Honoured. View Untitled in a larger map

Piscina Municipal En Castelldefels Swam about 60 lengths before I realised I had an appointment at the beach...

Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc, Barcelona Score: ۞۞ ۞ ۞ ۞ ۞ Wow. This place is the coolest. Outdoor Olympic diving and swimming pool with a birds-eye view of Barcelona. 

Got a massive Catalan bread bulge going on despite another big keep fit swim. Saw more evidence of the Olympics than for the World Cup winners. Odd.

Saturday swim whilst most of the locals were having a siesta. Asked for a swim in Spanish at the reception and handed over more than enough to be on the safe side. Headed straight in to the men's changing room, no messing about this time. Pool was empty bar one swimmer. Decided to take the athletes lane in the middle, if any athletes turned up I could always change lanes. Already decided this was gonna be a big swim, I was aiming for 80 lengths, that's two kilometres. Sinorita in lane dos bailed out after 19 (of my) lengths. I piled on relentlessly. The socorista sat on one of the diving podiums and dangled her toes in the water. It's kinda reassuring to have someone watch over you in an empty pool. I managed an 'ola' and a smile somewhere along the way. The Solidad de Nadador de Larga Distancia was hardly interrupted at length 56 by one of the locals. I swam on to my goal of 88 lengths and did four more to warm down. Found a really quick way of getting bac...

Late afternoon swim and frisbee throwing session on Castelldefells Beach. Waves were a lot calmer today, DD nearly swam headlong in to a jelly fish. Sweaty bus ride home for lentejas and Top Cat.

Ola amigos. Hot uphill walk to the municipal pool in Castelldefels. Indoor pool with lanes and an outdoor pool with a sliding roof. Big Olympic rings on the wall outside. Managed to walk straight in to the women's changing room, silly me didn't notice that the door frame was painted pink. Swam an Olympic kilometre in the indoor pool. Had to spend 4 Euros on an acrylic hat first tho' then managed to walk straight back in to the women's changing room. Lots of mum's and kids in the outdoor pool. It aint half hot mum. Photo is of the outdoor pool, even has a sliding roof.

2-16 August 2011 Ola. I'm at the beach with DW, VS and DD. Waves were a little rough at this long sandy beach, but OK when we swam out a bit. Lots of sol, frisbee and a last swim. There's a public pool near our apartment which I'm gonna check out tomorrow. Saw a Spanish woman pause for breath between sentences. Speechless. View Larger Map

A proper afternoon at the Lido. Arrived just after to 5pm to meet DW, Tom and Karen. DD(AST) was close behind. Lots of sunshine and noise. Water was perfect. Stayed till chucking out time. Going to Spain tomorrow. Our Man in Barcelona will be sending back reports.