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| Channel Swimming Association 1927-2013 The Home Of English Channel Swimming http://www.channelswimmingassociation.com/ |
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| Pip Double Channel Team 2013.. for the first time since July the boys were back together for the Channel Swimming Association Champions Dinner held in the Amazing Connaught Hall in Dover |
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| Channel swimming association Champions Dinner its a chance for swimmers from the past and todayto meet up , have a glass of wine and share stories about what has been the best CSA channel year ever |
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| Channel swimming association Class of 2013
one 2-way solo
forty three solo swims
Two - 2 way relay teams
thirty six one way relay swims
( from 2 person to 8 person teams )
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For The opening speech of the evening we were very lucky and
honoured to have Mr Simon Griffiths Editor of the great H20pen Water Swimming
Magazine .Simon is an amazing supporter of channel and open water swimming in
the UK and the World.
(Click on the arrow in the Picture to hear Simon`s speech , doesn`t
the young man look dapper in Black Tie instead of the normal black wet suit..;-)) )
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| The Great and Good of English Channel Swimming are all gathered in the impressive Settings of the Connaught Hall in Dover.. |
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| Channel swimmers and Honored guests.. (think they must mean the channel pilots ) please take your seats.. |
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| Mr Copeland.. Big Doug raising a big Chaser of whiskey to another great year for Ricks and Pip`s Channel Team |
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| Ricks & Pips Captain. Rob "The Special one " Cash enjoying a chilled moment whilst Mrs Cash is at the Bar,, |
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| MR & MRS Endeavor our very good friends and fellow Swan Pool and 2013 channel swimmers Susan and Raymond Brookes. |
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| Darran "Supa Daz" Redman Duke & Mr Copeland Daz and Doug determined to make the most of their last ever Channel dinner the guys are hanging up their channel trunks |
Tonight's 2013 Winners...
"EVERYONE IS A WINNER WHO ATTEMPTS THE CHANNEL"
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| The King OF The Swan.. our very own Dan Earthquake winner of the Greatest solo Feat of Endurance 21 hrs 23 minutes  |
Pip`s were very Proud to Receive the Stan Maycock Shield for 2013
our Time was the fastest we had do in the 3 yrs trying..
and had it not been for Cashy
swimming of in the wrong direction it would been done in under 10hrs..;-))))
Channel Swimming Associations
Fastest Men`s Relay Team
2011/12/13
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| Proud Moment and yet a sad moment for us all its the last time this 6 will swim a channel swim together |
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| Big Bad Brownjohn.. A proud moment for Richard, the years double channel was all down to the Big Man.. he wanted to do something for Pip. He wanted do something that would help others overcome and beat Breast Cancer on his own Rich raised over £6000 plus.. for Breakthrough Breast Cancer |
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| Its Kits Fault Channel Relay Team 2013 our good friends and training partners from Swan Pool Ray, Jackson,Steve,Sue.Ali and Paul |
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| The Space Cadets Channel Team 2013.. Ricks good Friends from Bournemouth Jo,Keith,Ali, Stuart,Lou,Sarah,Gary |
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| the Great Freddy and Harry Mardel our Channel pilots for the last 3yrs |
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| the lovely and charming Sian Williams solo swimmer 2013 |
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| The Don and The Grey Badger.. |
Channel Swimming Association class of 2013
Click of the Pic to hear and see some of the channel swimmers
from all over the world that completed there channel dreams in 2013.
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| its Goodbye from Big Gaz and its Goodbye from Big Ricks.. xxx or is it.....??? Anyone Fancy a 3 way in 2015..... |
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| This is what Supa daz and Mr Copeland thought of that suggestion .. WE WILL BE BACK..... |
