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Captain Cash just about to take one tiny step for Cashy Kind , and swim with the Sharks in Turkey..( poor sharks i say..!!) Rob Only brought his own Fan club along to see him get eaten...... |
This Weeks Channel humming tune was picked by Paul's Fabulous Wife Justine ..a class tune given the Glee treatment by Gwyneth Paltrow ( So much better than Cee Lo Green version )...Forget You...! why not Click to play to listen as you read
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| Captain Cash did some extreme training in Kalkan..Turkey ( you can see one of Rob,s Green and white arm bands and Mrs Cash pedalo rescue boat in the picture ) |
With it being school half term week. , the team have been training all over the place....some of the guys were still training hard at Swan Pool..but for some of the guys its been a bit different story ...!! Paul has been doing his training this week on the beautiful Jurassic coast in Dorset, Darran has been doing his training in the equally beautiful Lake District , and our Captain, "chunky boy Cash" well he has been doing his swimming with the sharks in Kalkan,Turkey ..well the captain is posh boy of the group and in the best fatty shape to tempt the sharks...( lets hope they improved his speed a little..!! )
Paul,s doing swim cheeky swimming
at Brownsea island Dorset
Everything is still looking good for our channel swim in July...Now only 45 days away, the training is going as good as we could ever have wished for , All seven of the team are in great shape...swimming hour plus with very little difficulty .We only have one more test to do before July , and that is this weekend coming ( 11th/12th June) and that test is at Dover with the Famous Channel Coach..Freda Streeter...! and we can not wait to meet her.. I think....!
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| Freda Streeter is known as "The Channel General" .She has helped countless swimmers achieve their Channel dreams for the past 25 years .Freda and is loved and cared about by many swimmers from around the world for wha she has done for them . lets hope we grow to love her as well...!! |
We have heard many rumours and scare story's about Freda ,( all are true) about how she makes grown men and ladies cry but just looking at them..! We know this is our biggest test as Freda does not stand for any show boating , or posing ( so Gary might be is in trouble ..!) or moaning ( so darran might be in trouble ), there are no excuses.. she has heard them all before..!! she has own training methods for channel swimming that's she has used for over 25 years ... so we had just best do as we are told..!!( at least Doug will be used to that part ;-)) ! ) No one Questions the Channel General....
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| Freda along Side her Daughter Alison, who is better known as the ' The Queen of the Channel..!!' ( Alison has conquered the English Channel 43 times) |
Freda will tell you what she wants you to do , and then expect you to do it..The channel is not meant to be easy to do, as well will find out in Dover this Saturday morning..we expect at least 2 hour straight swim, at the very least , maybe even 3..!! we are in shape to do it after doing our Swan pool test a few weeks ago , but this will be in the sea..!! which is a totally different environment to Swan Pool.... The Rumour has it that Freda,s training is harder than Channel swim itself...! i feel Saturday might be a painful day for all of us
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| Ricks Coach Paul Swimming in Swanage Bay.. being a massive wimp and wearing a wet suit..!! |
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| If you look carefully you can see the captain swimming of into the distance.. well we think its the captain. or a maybe its a Blue Whale.! Kalkan.Turkey |
Big ricks training update from Swan Pool on sunday morning
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This Weeks Sessions
Sunday 5/6/11 @ Swan Pool
8 laps done ( 800m approx per lap)
Saturday 4/6/11 @ Brownsea Island
1hr swim to the Island in Dorset
Friday 3/6/11 Lulworth Cove
1hr swim done
Thursday 2/6/11 Kalkan.Turkey
1hr swim done
Wednesday 1/6/11 Swan Pool, Sandbanks,Kalkan.Turkey
6 laps of the Swan...
1hour in Kalkan.Turkey
45 minutes in Sandbanks Dorset
Monday 27/5/11 @ Swan Pool and Swanage Bay6 laps ( 800m per lap) Gaz,Doug.Rich,Nicky
2hrs done around Swanage Bay Dorset..
Sunday 26/5/11..@ Swan Pool and Bournemouth
7 laps of The Swan ( 800m per lap) Rich, Doug, Gary, Nicky
1hr 30 in Bournemouth Paul
Saturday 25/5/11...@ Swanage and Turkey and Worcs
Paul ,2 hrs in Swanage Bay.
Rob 2 hrs Kalkan Bay Turkey..
Darran 4k @ Worcester
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| Captain Cash tucking into some real Turkish Delight at this mornings training swim @ the Swan (5/6/11) (Notice Richard looking all sad , he has just realized Rob has eaten the lot) |
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| Big Ricks Paul did some sea training this week at the Beautiful Lulworth Cove on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset with its fabulous Durdle Door..just a fabulous place to swim |
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