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| The Ricks Boys... you can breath out now chaps... 7.30am start .. water temp we believe is 16 maybe a touch cooler... 2hrs + swim is the Target (Rob ,Ross,Stu) |
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| Dosthill Quarry.. its always nice to try a new open water venue.. we have been told many a time how nice it is to swim here , well finally we made the trip to give it go... we were told than the water would be still cold enough to give us some much needed cold water training to keep our hand in ahead of the channel swim next week.. http://www.divedozzi.com/about-dozzi/outdoor-swimming/ |
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| Dosthill Loop. its not the longest loop we do.. but its more than enough , some the ricks team did a slightly different loop going from Buoys 1 to 2, 2 to 4 , 4 to 5 and back to 1 we reckon it was around 300m at our speed to do it.. it just meant in was a smoother swim doing it this way , instead of turning back on yourself to middle section on the course |
NOW come on...that does looks inviting ...
Makes Getting up at 6.30 on Saturday morning worth it
Young Charlie all smiles
before smashing 90 minutes this morning chasing Mrs T
Mr Emery..
looking cool as always..
his plan along with Rob & Stu ,,,
was to be Hour in , Hour Rest , Hour in
still Breathing in,,,,;-)
Finally after posing for what seemed like hrs..
the boys are off...or are they....well Ross got straight in & swam off
the 2 big boys had other ideas ...
after Ross had zoomed off on his swim..
Rob & Stuart show everyone the Ricks Way
off getting ready for swimming in 16 degree water ..
your guessed it...A splash Off ...
(Click Arrow in the Picture above to see Ricks Splash Off )
Rob,Ross,Stu & Suzanne
Ross looking in great shape
on his 2nd Hours swim this morning ..
the man was flying and leaving the big men in his wake,.
Stu & Rob...
coming round the turn , trying to chase down Ross...
in their dreams ,.Mr Emery had long since gone
good to see our good friend Suzanne Brown
on Saturday morning
Suzanne looking strong as she swims in
to get some refreshment..
Mrs B did over 3hrs this morning ..
everyone at the dive site is very welcoming & helpful ..there are cups of tea and coffee to be had after your swim , also have their own little take away cafe should you fancy a sausage bap etc after your swim... loads of places to park
swimming over the divers can be a little unnerving at first , but after few laps you really didn`t notice them or the air bubbles coming up from the bottom of the lake..
think we maybe swimming a lot more at Dosthill over the coming yrs ..
maybe the best thing , is you can swim here long perids of time and not just your normal
one or two hrs ..which if you are a long disatnce OW swimmmer is what you dream off.
Thursday 1pm-9pm. Last check-in at
7:30pm. Exit from the water by 8:30pm
Friday 1pm-9pm. Last check-in at 7:30pm. Exit from the water by 8:30pm
Saturday & Sunday 7:00am-4pm. Last check-in at 2:30pm. Exit from the water by 3:30pm
Friday 1pm-9pm. Last check-in at 7:30pm. Exit from the water by 8:30pm
Saturday & Sunday 7:00am-4pm. Last check-in at 2:30pm. Exit from the water by 3:30pm
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Counting Down The Days to Ricks Two Way Swim Of The
English Channel
8 Days to Go........!!
Ricks are swimming to give something back to Macmillan Cancer Support , to help them in their amazing work , no one should face Cancer alone Ricks Just Giving Link... https://www.justgiving.com/teams/bigricks 
Our Double Channel window is 27th to 31st of July
to track our swim ..use the link below... our Channel Pilot will Lance Oram , our Boat for the trip will be Sea Satin http://cspf.co.uk/pilot-lance-oram |
