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Hosting an art deco inspired art fair around the 1930's period piece makes perfect sense. The lido is many things to many people. For me it's the coming together of swimming in an environment of classic design. It reflects a period when swimming wasn't all about energy boosting bars and body hugging swimwear.
Having said that, I did buy a wetsuit later in the afternoon, in preparation for the temperatures of ten degrees that would give me a watery wake up call come Monday morning - whoops.
And so under glorious South London sunshine, Modern Movement II made for a fine way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Business was brisk in Brockwell, although I preferred to save my pennies for theenergy boosting bars wetsuit.
The waters of Lake Brockwell were slightly disappointing. The pool has been pumped full of water for the past fortnight. A slight mishap with the filtration system earlier in the day on Saturday saw all the gunk from the winter months enter into the filtration system, leaving a not so art deco inspired layer of oil across the service. Lido management reassured us that the traditional blue waters of Brockwell will return, come Monday morning.
And so on the morning of the 4th, come on in - the water's brrrr. VERY brrrr. But then that's what outdoor swimming is all about. We're going all the way through until the end of September this season. My South London summer is complete: track racing at Herne Hill velo, the start of the new cricket season and now, the opening of the lovely lido.
Golden days.
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| Sunday 3 May, 2009 |
Hosting an art deco inspired art fair around the 1930's period piece makes perfect sense. The lido is many things to many people. For me it's the coming together of swimming in an environment of classic design. It reflects a period when swimming wasn't all about energy boosting bars and body hugging swimwear.
Having said that, I did buy a wetsuit later in the afternoon, in preparation for the temperatures of ten degrees that would give me a watery wake up call come Monday morning - whoops.
And so under glorious South London sunshine, Modern Movement II made for a fine way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Business was brisk in Brockwell, although I preferred to save my pennies for the
The waters of Lake Brockwell were slightly disappointing. The pool has been pumped full of water for the past fortnight. A slight mishap with the filtration system earlier in the day on Saturday saw all the gunk from the winter months enter into the filtration system, leaving a not so art deco inspired layer of oil across the service. Lido management reassured us that the traditional blue waters of Brockwell will return, come Monday morning.
And so on the morning of the 4th, come on in - the water's brrrr. VERY brrrr. But then that's what outdoor swimming is all about. We're going all the way through until the end of September this season. My South London summer is complete: track racing at Herne Hill velo, the start of the new cricket season and now, the opening of the lovely lido.
Golden days.
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