Merry Christmas Everyone..x



Big Ricks Open Water Swimming Team 2010..
Christmas Jolly....!!

Its been a bit of disjointed week, with The Bad Snow, The Team`s Injuries , The Teams Laziness, The Children's School Carol services  ,The Office parties etc,,,You know its all the normal stuff that goes on in the week leading up to Christmas..!!. 3 sessions were done by some, and what was done as helped us reach our goal of being prepared and ready for the 5th Jan 2011..when everything will start  for real..!!!

On the sponsorship front, there is still not that much joy i`m afraid ...but we have had  a few positive inquiries so we are very hopefully in weeks ahead there might be some better news ,.! there was positive news of the British Hear Foundation who can adapt the Walsall Appeal leaflet to include the words about our swimming challenge and include the information on the defibrillators

We do have some Great  News , Our good friend and  Walsall`s  No.1 Sports Star., Olympic Swimmer  Nick Gillingham has agreed  to lend his support to Big Ricks Team., It  can only do us good to have a 2 time Olympic medallist and former world record holder on board with us.. Cheers Nick your  a true friend.! ,



Nick Gillingham MBE, Double Olympic Medallist,

 World Champion,  And World Record holder...



Saturday when  Morning Training was over...It was Big Ricks 1st Christmas Jolly...,We had a great time, 9 of the Team Braved the cold and very bad snow to celebrate a great 1st full  Year for the Big Ricks open water Swim Team,,lets hope its the 1st of many to come .!!! .. 

Sadly a few of The Team couldn`t` make it , Flabby Chest daz was trapped in Liverpool because of the snow, The Meat Brownjohn was over in Sweden seeing his partners family and as for   The Captain "Chunky Boy"" Cashy.??? well we just  don`t` know ..as he never turned at swimming in the morning or at the  pub for afternoon Drink with his TEAM MATES.!!!!Mmmmm.! well lets just say we will sort a Massive forfeit for him ..don`t you worry. !

The Usual Suspects..!!

The only thing left to say  is to wish you all a Fabulous Christmas and a Magical New Year..!!xxx

see you 2011......

                      Now in the words of  Walsall`s Most Famous Band

                             Its Christmassssssssssssss..!!!!!!

If you wish to support 'Big Ricks' English Channel challenge in aid of The British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research UK,then please log onto our Virgin Money Giving Page;

                              Big Ricks Channel Swim 2011 Virgin Money Giving

This Weeks Sessions:

Monday 13/12/10

Warm up..400 ( 300 free 100 back)

Main Set 8 x 400 ( 12, 10x2, 8x4,6x6,4x8,2x10,12, 12x1) mixing the set up, fast and slow, different strokes.

Warm Down 400.

Thursday 16/12/10

Warm Up..400M (choice drills)

Main Set 6x600 (1st set  600,2nd set  200,2x100,3x2, 3rd set 3x4,3x2 4th set 6x1, 200 6x1,5th set 3 x200, 6th set 600) working of a 100 time of 1.30.! hard set..

Warm Down 400

Saturday 18/12/10

Warm Up 400M drills

Main Set..3 x 600M...fast ..going of 1.20 per 100 pace..( very hard, lots of rest ) follow that with 12x1 sprint drills( 50-50 sprints, under water and then sprint etc)

Warm Down 400M...

                                  Saturday morning 6.45 am..,and  its a bit fresh....!!