The Greatest Summer Of Sport
Ever........!!
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| The Greatest Great Britain Team Ever......!!! |
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| Team GB 2012 Gold Medal Winners .. |
The first blog back has to reflect on what has been the most incredible summer of sport in England. before we get into that , to start the ball rolling we have to choose our regular blog read as you listen classic tune, if you live in the UK, you would have heard this tune time and time again throughout the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics games ,It been the song of the best summer of sport ever.....!!!It’s ...Paradise by the great Coldplay.
So Turn it up loud and take a moment and dream of all those fantastic moments we have witnessed over the past 3 months that have made up what has been the most magical summer in the UK we will ever see.. It’s been a special one for Big Rick as well...!!!!
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| The Amazing Paralympics Team GB.. |
(simply click on the arrow on the Picture above to Hear Chris and the boys..make sure its Loud.) Full blog to come soon...
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| The Fabulous Big Ricks Swim Team.. landing in France this summer.. |
It would be easy to make the whole of this blog and the blogs for months to come solely about just how good an experience the London Olympic and Paralympics games were, but in the end is this is Big Ricks Blog..!! The story of middle aged swim club..!!! ..so let’s just say the London 2012 games were simply the greatest show on earth , and have them in London was a life experience that we as a country I’m sure will never forget..;-) ...its not only been the best summer of sport in the UK ever..!!! its also been the summer ever for Big Ricks swim team, we started back in open water in late April , since then the team and its friends have done over 30 open water events throughout the UK and abroad...it’s been an incredible summer... we hope the following pictures will show in small way just what a amazing sport open water swimming is becoming ...don`t miss out...sign up for 2013...it will change your life...!!! Ricks
Para-para-paradise, Para-para-paradise, Para-para-paradise
loads more pictures and memories of the Great summer of 2012 to come...
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| Speedo Eton 10k at Dorney Lake ,Windsor.27th May. Fabulous Swim, the 10k was just one of 4 races that day (750m.1500m.3k and 10k ) |
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| The Box End 5k.... 1st open event of the Year 19th May.. |
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| The British Gas Great Salford swim held at the beautiful Salford Quays in Manchester.. a fun swim as always 3000 taking part..July. |
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| The British Gas Great London Swim held and at the Victoria and Albert dock again another fun swim, weather was fab..July |
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| Liverpool Albert Dock 4 mile Swim.. it was simply a great event to part off..August |
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| The British Gas ASA National Open Water Championships 2012 held at the Beautiful Rother Valley in Sheffield (21/7/12) |
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| The English Channel.. Richard powering away from France on our Return trip to Dover..June |
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| Buttermere ,Lake District . September Bro and sis Nicky and Marcus took part in the Utterly Buttermere Sportive |
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San Francisco U.S,A
Ricks Nicky "sloopy
slops" ..Swimming past the Golden gate Bridge in San Francisco , whilst
doing The World’s most famous open water
swim., From Alcatraz island to San Francisco Bay in June( big ricks Rob and Ollie also did the Alcatraz swim in
August )
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| Swan Pool , Birmingham . Doug is off, Richard is thinking about .!! Training in May |
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Festival of Sport 2012 September
St Michael's Mount, Mounts Bay Cornwallit was nice easy 10K swim of Ricks newcomer Wendy to do |
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June 2012
Swimmers Beach Dover Harbor .. June 2012
believe us its looks a lot warmer than the sea felt that evening .!!
(This is the beautiful Channel Swimmers Monument that stands along Waterloo Crescent at Dover, to honor all those swimmers who have attempted to swim the English Channel since records began..) |
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| The English Channel June 2012.. sometimes there is no more beautiful place on the plant.. ( 4.40 am ) |
loads more pictures and memories of the Great summer of 2012 to come...
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Ricks Classic Pictures of 2012...(June)
The White Cliffs of Dover.. the View all channel swimmers love to see..,
when your leaving, but even better
when your returning.....;-)
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| Sort of a classic picture..!!! ever wondered what to take for a 2 way trip of the Channel june |
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| Ricks at the Olympics Augest 2012. london 2012 ladies 10k race |
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| Wales ..May.. 3.8k chilly swim in Tenby..( rough day ) |
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| No Year is completed without a 10k swim at Bray Lake July |
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| ASA OW Midlands Champs Bosworth water in July spare a thought for our supports having to watch in rain.. great race was had by ricks swimmers |
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| ASA British Champs Sheffield Rother Valley in july Ricks Basher is No 2..Paul went on to come 2nd..not bad for an oldie |
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| Liverpool .Albert Dock 4 mile swim . August great swim for Ricks |
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