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DCT Week 22 - a bit of rain doesn't dampen our spirits 💨☔️
DCT Week 22 - a bit of rain doesn't dampen our spirits 💨☔️

A different badge weekend than we planned, but isn’t that 2020 all over?! It was still a great way to draw the training season to an end.

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TrainingEmma France28 September 2020DCT, English Channel, Channel Swimmer, Channel Relay, Training, Weather watch, Why, COVID-19
DCT Week 21 - a mini COVID-19 break
DCT Week 21 - a mini COVID-19 break

Covid-19 stopped play this weekend, but it didn’t stop some impressive performances in the channel this week.

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TrainingEmma France21 September 2020DCT, English Channel, Channel Swimmer, Channel Relay, Training, Weather watch, Why, COVID-19
DCT Week 20 - lots of legends on the beach
DCT Week 20 - lots of legends on the beach

It was lovely to see so many returning successful swimmers this weekend 😊

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TrainingEmma France14 September 2020DCT, English Channel, Channel Swimmer, Channel Relay, Training, Weather watch, Why, COVID-19
DCT Week 19 - another one joins the club 👏👏
DCT Week 19 - another one joins the club 👏👏

Tracking whilst beach crewing - that made the day disappear quickly!

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TrainingEmma France7 September 2020DCT, English Channel, Channel Swimmer, Channel Relay, Training, Weather watch, Why, COVID-19
DCT Week 18 - who turned off summer this weekend?
DCT Week 18 - who turned off summer this weekend?

A bit of a chilly weekend which hopefully marks the end of the blowy period. I’m looking forward to some tracking action in the coming week!

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TrainingEmma France31 August 2020DCT, English Channel, Channel Swimmer, Channel Relay, Training, Weather watch, Why, COVID-19
DCT Week 17 - that blew out the cobwebs 💨
DCT Week 17 - that blew out the cobwebs 💨

There’s nothing like a bit of strong wind to blow away the cobwebs. Well done to everyone who swam this weekend. Now let’s have some calm weather so that the next batch of swimmers can get away.

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Emma France24 August 2020
DCT Week 16 - I didn't see that coming! 😳
DCT Week 16 - I didn't see that coming! 😳

Just when you think some sort of routine or normality is returning, Dover has water quality issues! Last minute adaptations are required - thank you to everyone who accepted the changes so readily.

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Emma France17 August 2020
DCT Week 15 - What a scorcher!! 🥵
DCT Week 15 - What a scorcher!! 🥵

What a scorching day, it was hot, hot, hot on the beach!!

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Emma France10 August 2020
DCT Week 14 - A full weekend
DCT Week 14 - A full weekend

Our first week of trialling swimming on both days of the weekend, it’s great to feel continual progression.

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Emma France3 August 2020
DCT Week 13 - Behavioural Flexibility
DCT Week 13 - Behavioural Flexibility

Our first week of trialling the longer training swims, with feeds and associated Covid-19 adaptations was a success. We hope to extend this to Saturdays as well from next weekend.

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Emma France27 July 2020
DCT Week 12 - Carry on camping
DCT Week 12 - Carry on camping

A conclusion to our ramp up camp and the dips go on.

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TrainingEmma France20 July 2020Ramp-up camp, Camp, Dover Dip, DCT
DCT Week 11 - Hi-de-Hi Campers!
DCT Week 11 - Hi-de-Hi Campers!

What a busy week for DCT - a ramp-up camp, a night swim and our normal Dover Dips!!

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TrainingEmma France12 July 2020Ramp-up camp, Camp, Remote, Scotland, Night swim, Dover Dip, DCT
DCT Week 10 - back to reality
DCT Week 10 - back to reality

I miss the Joanna blogs, memories of ‘normal’ times. Back to reality and our first Dover Dippers of 2020. Make sure you let me know how your training is going where you are. I’d love to include you in the shout out.

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TrainingEmma France5 July 2020Training, DCT, Coronavirus, COVID-19, coronacoaster
Joanna's Blog - Visualising Week 9 Training
Joanna's Blog - Visualising Week 9 Training

I hope you’ve been enjoying Joanna’s blogs, well, here is her final one and it’s a cracker! Enjoy!

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Virtual TrainingEmma France1 July 2020Virtual training
DCT Virtual Training - The Finale
DCT Virtual Training - The Finale

The final week of virtual training and we left the best until last and the flapjacks are yum!!

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Emma France27 June 2020
Joanna's Blog - Visualising Week 8 Training
Joanna's Blog - Visualising Week 8 Training

Joanna’s blog - week 8. What would the mystery theme be - Joanna would have to wait until the feed to find out!

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Virtual TrainingEmma France22 June 2020Fine dining, Joanna, Virtual training, Visualisaiton
DCT Virtual Training - Week 8 - It wasn't us!
DCT Virtual Training - Week 8 - It wasn't us!

Week eight of our virtual training - some impressive athletic performances today.

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Virtual TrainingEmma France20 June 2020Virtual training, coronacoaster, DCT, Themes, Week 8, OlympicComment
Joanna's Blog - Visualising Week 7 Training
Joanna's Blog - Visualising Week 7 Training

Joanna’s week 7 blog - her first experience of night swimming!

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Virtual TrainingEmma France14 June 2020Night swimming, DCT, Pyjama party, Virtual training
DCT Virtual Training - Week 7
DCT Virtual Training - Week 7

Week seven of our virtual training - we got a brief glimpse of Joanna today, but we still don’t know who he / she is!

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Virtual TrainingEmma France13 June 2020Virtual training, coronacoaster, DCT, Themes, Week 7, Under the seaComment
Joanna's Blog - Visualising Week 6 Training
Joanna's Blog - Visualising Week 6 Training

Week 6 of Joanna’s blog. Anyone who trained from 2017-2019 may well be starting to wonder if they recognise some of the characters. They can’t all be coincidental, can they? Who is your favourite? Joanna of course!

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Virtual TrainingEmma France7 June 2020Virtual training, Joanna, Medical week, Themes, Guest Blog
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