Tuesday 30 April 2019

2Swim4Life 2019

Ricks at 2Swim4life 2019
Basher , Mrs P , Madge , Tiptoes , The Boom , The Don and Sudo 
Full story from #2S4L 2019 to come....




its almost time to start this party 




9am..
lets get the swim started 




mile 1 , hour 1 done. 
10.20 





start of the 4 mile / 4th hour 


Ricks 2swim4life swim train 
is back and working beautifully 



6th mile / 6th hour
2.30 saturday afternoon 



7th Mile /7th Hour 2swim4life 19.. all going to plan so far ... Ricks and everyone in lane 1 in looking great ... no aches or pains yet....




8Hr / 8 Mile into the event ...
4.35 Saturday Afternoon at #2swim4life 19 the lane 1 swimmers all looking good.. Ricks swim train working well. water temp has been going up all day ..
now at its highest 24 degrees


6.45 early saturday night .. 
10th Hr / 10th Mile 
The sun is starting to set over the Lido ... its been a beautiful day so far ...
but already the air temp is getting chilly ... 
when the daylight goes , ,is when the #2Swim4Life really starts ..







12 hr / 12 miles done .. time for a pizza .!! 
Its 9.07 saturday night ... sun has long gone , 
but great news we have reached the halfway point ... !!!!!!!!!!
the guys have about 10 minutes to eat a couple of slices of pizza 
at best before getting ready to swim again ....
the 1st 12 miles have gone great ... 
a few aches and pains but nothing to serious... 
everyone who knows this event will say .. 
that swim doesn't start until you reach 12 miles / 12 hours ...
we are just swimming a mile at time and we are still smiling 
#2Swim4Life




10.30 saturday night ... 
the start of the 14th Mile / 14th hour at 2swim4life 19
all looking good in lane 1...
solo swimmers stu , ross , rachel and sarah ,, 
all swimming well .
all 3 relay   teams also swimming well .. 
and supporting the solo guys and girls . 
2Swim4Life






18th hour 18th Mile at 2swim4life 19 
2.50am sunday morning ...
air tmep bit chilly 6 ( felt colder )
water a lovely 23 degrees..
Big Ricks Swim Team




22nd hour / 22nd Mile at 2swim4life 19 
its 6.30am sunday morning ...
now been going for 22 hours ... 
we are going to make it.........
got a little chilly over night .. but the daylight is breaking 
and finish is in sight.....
2Swim4Life




23rd hour / 23rd Mile at 2swim4life 19 
its 7.30am sunday morning ...
now been going for 23 hours ... 
we are sooooooooooooo going to make it now... only one mile left after this.. 
2Swim4Life