Wednesday 20 April 2016

Open Water Return For Ricks..

 great effort this morning by everyone 
not the best conditions for an open water swim..
but swimming as the snow fell made it a touch more fun wouldn't
you say
a lovely 45 minute dip, in skin ...2.8k ish ...
water Temp 10 , air temp 1
16/4/16
the Boys are starting to feel the effects of the cold water
shivers are starting to appear 
The boys have well and truly got the 
shakes and shivers  
click arrow in picture to see..;-)))









2 of the channel team had braved the open water the week early...
as you can see the water was a lot colder that we had expected..
we loved loved Caroline`s open water  tip...
"The Hardest Part Is to Get Your Nuts In " 
say no more...
to watch our painful entry click arrow in the picture 

Big Ricks are Swimming the English Channel
to France and back.!
in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.
if you wish to help and support the Ricks team and Macmillan
please click the link below..thank you 
https://www.justgiving.com/teams/bigricks