Outdoor swimming At Dosthill Quarry (22-6-18)

Welcome to a beautiful Saturday morning at dosthill quarry
Basher,charlie ,Stuart ,Ashley,
Jenny ,Hannah & Ryan swimming 
Ryan & Hannah 2 hrs 
Basher,Charlie & Stu 2 x 1hr 
Jenny 1.5hrs
Ash 1hr .
swim this morning was just beautiful ..
conditions at the Quarry were perfect .
was a lovely 14 degrees , water was Crystal clear..
68 days until #RicksFourWay...

Now Ricks have Turned Posh..

Bit of Drone work done by Cyril Coley

this morning ..  

Basher & Stu The Boom..
all smiles. swim well done today 

Stu , Jelly & basher.
getting in at 7am 

Charlie " Jelly " Wheadon.

Ricks Close Up...

the JELLY is flying at the moment .

looking good ,strong and fast ..

8.k + swam today 
#RicksFourWay

Charlie , Basher and stuart coming around the
bottom buoy on the first loop 

 Stu " The Boom " Fuller..

Ricks Close Up...
Stuart looking in great shape at the Quarry ..
2hrs , 8k swam..
#RicksFourWay

Brief Ricks Report from 

this morning splash

and now comes the 
rewards for hard swim ..
Sausage  sandwiches 

two for Stu , one for Charlie ..
hope you noticed .. we are so healthy these
days , we even have sausage sandwiches
on brown bread .. lol     

a little more drone work 

no music on this one . shows the guys getting into the quarry 

around 7.10am on a Saturday morning 

65 DAYS TO GO.........until 
Big Ricks Four Way English Channel Relay

its Big Ricks 10th anniversary year 

and Mel.Paul.Rayn.Ross.Charlie.Stuart
are planing to doing our biggest team swim EVER

It September the team are attempting to be
 the 1st team ever from Great Britain 
to swim four ways across the English Channel . 

British Heart Foundation 

The swim this year  in aid of supporting the British Heart Foundation,

a charity really close to the foundation of the team, plus the Marine Conservation Society who are fighting the good fight against plastics 

choking up our oceans. All funds raised will be

 donated and split 50/50 between both charities.

and yes we did say Four Ways...

1st way England to France 

 2nd way France to England 

 3rd Way England to France 

 4th Way France to England ..

well over 100 miles continuous swimming , taking we think

in the region of 45 to 50 hours to complete 

If you have any pennies spare that you can donate,

 it will make a real difference. Plus  any support will give the team a boost

 and will be keeping us motivated with all of the donations and messages

https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Team/BigRicks4WayEnglishChannelRelay1

Many thanks for your amazing support 

Big Ricks Swim Team 

Ricks @ Dosthill

Ricks 1st Report . From this mornings swim

At Dosthill Quarry. 4 off the four way team plus the return of

Ricks swim Goddess Mrs T .. aka #AwesomeThorn 

#ricksfourway

Busy Morning at Dosthill Quarry
10 swimmers in by 8am .
great to see..

That’s was a Fun 1st hour 4000m done in the rain 

Water temp 13/14  ish . 

Top effort to Mr Emery 4400m in just over the hour

 is a fantastic swimming young man #ricksfourway 

#bigrickswimteam 

#openwater#openwaterswimming #training

Mr Emery checking his splits from

his 1st flying hour.!!

Mrs T.. 

2hrs English channel Test  Done..

9.15am this .. 2hrs done , 8000m swam .
Great effort Mrs T . 
It’s even greater if you think eclair swam and

 won the British nationals last weekend in the pool 

and what 6 days later she is swimming 8k in 14 degree water .! 
#AwesomeThorn

every time you start an open water swim in cold water .. 

there is always a moment ... of thought ... 

WHY AM I DOING THIS....!!

A return to cold water after a little break should always

 be a little easier than the 1st dip as you have got over

 the shock of 13 degree water on the 1st hour.. .. or is it .?

  lol ricks boys Basher, Stu and Ross starting the

 2nd 4k swim of the morning. we think its still feels a little fresh to the big men

Mid 2hrs report done 

by Jelly Wheadon 

Baby & the Boom..
all smiles.. a good hard 8000m done
this morning 

Ricks Report

Great mornings swimming at Dosthill Quarry ..

by the four members of the channel way  team 
and by friends both old and new  .

over 8k swam by 4 off the  channel team

Charlie another 2hr stright swim .

Basher , Stu and Ross 2 x 1hr swims ..

Claire . 2hrs channel test done.

Jenny & Anne 1hr swims ..

water around 14 degrees ..

it was raining most of the morning.
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Ricks other 2 Four Way team members 
Melanie & Ryan 
both had great weekends of swimming .  

Ricks Madge Holland 
 Mel had yet another monster weekend of swimming ,
 doing  13hrs of swimming in tough conditions
in Ramsgate (Saturday)  and Dover  (Sunday)
with Dover Channel Training Team . 
awesome effort .
( Thank You to Emma France for use of this picture )  

Mr Coley..
all smiles after a great night swim ,with his fellow
Alfie Johnson team mates at the
USwim The English Channel Up North Challenge (36km)
Ryan,Jen,Ash and Adam won the team prize at the event ,
Great swimming ALL  . 

75 DAYS TO GO.........

its Big Ricks 10th anniversary year 

and Mel.Paul.Rayn.Ross.Charlie.Stuart
are planing to doing our biggest team swim EVER

It September the team are attempting to be the 1st team ever from Great Britain to swim four ways across the English Channel . 

British Heart Foundation 

The swim this year  in aid of supporting the British Heart Foundation,

a charity really close to the foundation of the team, plus the Marine Conservation Society who are fighting the good fight against plastics 

choking up our oceans. All funds raised will be

 donated and split 50/50 between both charities.

and yes we did say Four Ways...

1st way England to France 

 2nd way France to England 

 3rd Way England to France 

 4th Way France to England ..

well over 100 miles continuous swimming , taking we think

in the region of 45 to 50 hours to complete 

If you have any pennies spare that you can donate,

 it will make a real difference. Plus  any support will give the team a boost

 and will be keeping us motivated with all of the donations and messages

https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Team/BigRicks4WayEnglishChannelRelay1

Many thanks for your amazing support 

Big Ricks Swim Team 

Ricks At Durley Sea Swims Bournemouth

Big Ricks Four Way Channel Team
Baby,Madge,Jelly,Boom & Cyril 

An awesome weekend of sea swimming with the Durley crew. T

hanks to everyone for making us feel so welcome as always, 

particularly to Sarah Oldrey and Jon Tribbeck who crewed 

the beach this weekend and looked after us. 

And massive thanks to Marcus and Sofia who cooked for us on Saturday too 

Huge congratulations also to Rick's Mel 'Madge' Holland 

who swam an incredible 8 and half hours over the 2 days 

and to Ryan , Ross , Stuart & Charlie for doing 5hrs 

#RicksFourWay

Ricks Report From Durley..

What is this leaving the sea I hear you ask .. is it the sea monster of Durley .?!! 

Off course not it’s only Open water Supastar Madge Holland finishing her 8.5hrs 

of training swims with Durley Sea Swims team on Sunday 

Nice work young Madge 

#ricksfourway #bigrickswimteam

81 DAYS TO GO.........

its Big Ricks 10th anniversary year 

and Mel.Paul.Rayn.Ross.Charlie.Stuart
are planing to doing our biggest team swim EVER

It September the team are attempting to be the 1st team ever from Great Britain to swim four ways across the English Channel . 

British Heart Foundation 

The swim this year  in aid of supporting the British Heart Foundation,

a charity really close to the foundation of the team, plus the Marine Conservation Society who are fighting the good fight against plastics 

choking up our oceans. All funds raised will be

 donated and split 50/50 between both charities.

and yes we did say Four Ways...

1st way England to France 

 2nd way France to England 

 3rd Way England to France 

 4th Way France to England ..

well over 100 miles continuous swimming , taking we think

in the region of 45 to 50 hours to complete 

If you have any pennies spare that you can donate,

 it will make a real difference. Plus  any support will give the team a boost

 and will be keeping us motivated with all of the donations and messages

https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Team/BigRicks4WayEnglishChannelRelay1

Many thanks for your amazing support 

Big Ricks Swim Team