Thursday 12 December 2013

The Swimming Times

Ricks In The Times..!!
 The Swimming Times is the official magazine of the Amateur Swimming Association and the Institute of Swimming.Features articles on swimming competitions, synchronised swimming, diving, water polo,
Open Water  Swimming , teaching and coaching

Ricks made it into November`s Open Water Swimming
special edition we are very lucky.

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Supa Daz tops this page along side
out channel pilot Fred Mardle 

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Big bad John,
Ricks Big man Richard Brwonjohn heads this page ,
Rich was using the ferry as his pace maker for 4th hour of the swim  ;-)

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A big thank you to the swimming times
to take time to run our 2 way story in this months great issue
of the magazine, if you love open water swimming
you will want to get yourself a copy sharpish..
If The Swimming Times amazing article about us has whetted your appetite
for the full story of our 2 way swim of the English Channel  then
simply click the link below for total story..
http://Pipsswimengland-to-france-back-again.html


one last thing before we go......!!

Its Been Emotional....!

Keep Swimming

Friday 6 December 2013

Susan Mary Taylor

Susan Mary Taylor
"Channel Swimmer "
11/07/1979 -14/07/2013
Susan’s memorial bench is now in place on the cliffs
 looking out over The English Channel
please whenever you get the chance pay a visit
a spend a few moments to remembering a lovely lady x

  Susan special place is located
at The Varne Ridge Channel Swim Park 2 miles from Dover
(145 Old Dover Road, Capel-le-Ferne, CT18 7HX)
http://www.varne-ridge.co.uk/
The English Channel..
Susan`s words to all future channel swimmers...
 ”Sit awhile, contemplate the challenge ahead.!,
 Arise strong,
swim straight,
swim true,
 swim with me,
swim with spirit,
achieve your goal
and bring me back a French "pebble"..
Enjoy your journey
and have faith in yourself!
Susan x

Dr. Julie Bradshaw MBE is joining families and staff at Rainbows Hospice who are taking the plunge in a 24 hour Swimathon in memory of Susan Taylor who tragically died while swimming the English Channel earlier this year..the swim takes place on the 29th November  -
 for more details about the swim and to sponsor Julie and Susan`s Friends  at:

Tuesday 3 December 2013

Capel-le-Ferne

We returned to Dover at the weekend (2/11/13) for the CSA channel dinner...
it was our 1st chance since our swim in July to go to the swimmers channel home Varne Ridge at Capel-le-Ferne to pay our respects to our much loved and much missed Friend Susan Taylor

Susan  

Susan had stopped at Varne Ridge in preparation for her channel swim 
The Varne Ridge Channel Park owners Evelyn & David Frantzeskou  have put a plaque up on the channel swimmers Wall to remember Susan .. and also  Varne Ridge along  with Susan's family and Friends have raised funds for a memorial bench in memory of Susan to  be placed alongside that of Paraic Casey`s on the cliffs of Capel-le-Ferne  looking out over the English channel in the New Year, if you get the chance when you are swimming next yr and for yrs to come..please pop along and take seat for a few minutes and enjoy it’s a beautiful views ..and  remember  2 beautiful and Brave swimmers x 
The Views from the cliffs at Capel-le-Ferne
Folkestone to the Right 
The Views from the cliffs at Capel-le-Ferne
" The White cliffs  of Dover to the left "
The Views from the cliffs at Capel-le-Ferne
" And France lies straight ahead "

Sunday 1 December 2013

Channel Swimming Association Awards 2013

Channel Swimming Association
1927-2013
The Home Of English Channel Swimming
http://www.channelswimmingassociation.com/
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
bob,doug,rich,paul,daz,edge  
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  
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 )
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..;-)) )

The Great and Good of English Channel Swimming
are all gathered in the impressive Settings of  the
 Connaught Hall in Dover..
Channel swimmers and Honored guests..
(think they must mean the channel pilots )
please take your seats..
Mr Copeland..
Big Doug raising  a big Chaser of whiskey
to another great year for Ricks and Pip`s Channel Team 
Ricks & Pips Captain.
Rob "The Special one " Cash
enjoying a chilled moment whilst Mrs Cash is at the Bar,, 
MR & MRS Endeavor
our very good friends and fellow Swan Pool and 2013 channel swimmers
Susan and Raymond Brookes.
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"

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
Proud Moment and yet a sad moment for us all
its the last time this 6  will swim a channel swim together
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 
Its Kits Fault Channel Relay Team 2013
our good friends and training partners  from Swan Pool
Ray, Jackson,Steve,Sue.Ali and Paul
The Space Cadets Channel Team 2013..
Ricks good Friends from Bournemouth
Jo,Keith,Ali, Stuart,Lou,Sarah,Gary   
the Great Freddy and Harry Mardel
our Channel pilots for the last 3yrs 
the lovely and charming Sian Williams
solo swimmer 2013
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.
its Goodbye from Big Gaz
and
its Goodbye from Big Ricks..
xxx 


or is it.....???

Anyone Fancy a 3 way in 2015.....
This is what Supa daz and Mr Copeland
 thought of that suggestion ..

WE WILL BE BACK.....