Ricks Joined The Just Swam Channel Teams for a very stormy Halloween Dip in the Sea between this crew , 14 channel swims have been done 5 of which were solo`s by Marc..!
Time to swim.
well i say swim in the loosest terms.. it was like swimming in a washing machine
Lucy and Ali call it a day..
Last Man standing..just great hours swim in the sea,, really fun..just mixing it with the waves,, sea temp was amazing 15 degrees, so different to the 10/11 degrees in the Swan Pool at present
Keith and ladies have a final chat about this mornings swim before deciding lets do it again tomorrow
Final Picture before hot chocolates all round at Fisherman's walk beach in Bournemouth Keith,Lou,Lucy,Paul,Ali,Gary and Marc
Its The start of Winter Swimming @ The Swan... but this year its more than Just swimming...!! pictured L to R are today’s brave competitors
Colin, Basher, Anji, Russ, Mark, Jim, Tom & Jeremy
not pictured Ray,Sue,Ali ,Dan
(picture courtesy of the King of the swan Mr Dan Earthquake )
Its 8.15 on very wet and chilly Sunday morning in October ,and we are about to do the second Survivalifeguard Adventure Series of the winter., what is theAdventure Series i hear you ask..!!! we its the brain child of Swan God Dan Earthquake and a few of his Survivalifeguard team to make winter more fun with a few extra adventures to the normal open water swimming , as we know the temperatures drop fast in the UK..and with that so does the temp of the water..today alone the swan temp is 11 degrees ...as the lake temperatures drop the amount of time you can safely swim for also drop fast...so instead of the normal winter of fast dips in freezing cold water and going home, Dan and the crew came up with another way to add to the cold water enjoyment , and bonus get fit and race at the same time...
welcome to the Adventure Winter Series 2013/14
3 of theSurvivalifeguard Team Tom and Colin took part as well as looked after us when we swam Jeremy as always did great job looking after us all..
Swan Pool Home of Channel swimming in the West Midlands Lets Introduce the events .. (the water disciplines)
Swim
Basher and Russ take to the water. we no longer swim laps around the swan in the winter as its hard to provide safe cover for everyone swimming ,so a safe loop has been created along the quay side between two buoys.the distance there and back is 250m .
Rowing
Channel solo and relay star Ali Horby showing her skills at rowing next adventure is Rowing which is done between the same buoys as the swim.. off taking care not to bash the swimmers .;-)Kayaking
channel and open water superstar Darran corden shows basher how its done..next adventure is Kayaking which again is done between the same buoys as the swim (250m per loop..) and off taking care not to bash the swimmers .;-)Knee boarding
Channel solo star and King of The Swan Mr Earthquake showing how to do Knee boarding, okay thenext adventure, is a real adventure for most , its kneeboarding show how is done hers by Dan once again its done between the same buoys as the swim (250m per loop..) if you can stay on the bloody thing that is..this is tough .;-)
(the Land disciplines)
The Run
Channel Relay Swimmer and Marathon Man Raymond Brookes okay thenext adventure is the Run or Walk.its totally up to you ( you do this around the Perimeter lap of lake which has been measured to be
1300m ) The Bike Push
Channel Relay Swimmer Mrs Susan Brookes, (yes wife of Raymond) okay thenext adventure is the Run or Walk whilst pushing a Bike sounds easy..? Ha you had best try it..;-) (you do this around the Perimeter lap of lake which has been measured to be 1300m) The Bike Carry
Top all round sportsman Craig Angel doing his stuff okay thenext adventure is the Run or Walk whilst carrying a heavy or light Bike this does not sounds easy..? ha it isn`t ;-) (you do this around the Perimeter lap of lake which has been measured to be 1300m)
The Cycle
Open water swimmer and all round sportsman Jim Malone. being chased on foot by Susan..okay thenext adventure is the Bike , either use on off the 3 mountain bikes provided or like Jim , use Mark`s super x cross bike to do your laps (you do this around the Perimeter lap of lake which has been measured to be 1300m) and that it.. sound fun..!!
all the Kit is out and ready. lets get this party started..
okay lets quickly explain whats we are about to do , or i should Dan will explain..these are his word.. “TheSurvivaLifeguard Idealis
the ability to perform rescue or utility functions in harsh conditions. Based
upon the concept of a rescuer’s journey to get help, the SLCSC Adventure Series
provides friendly competition & purposeful exercise in & around the
water during the winter months”
Two events will run simultaneously: Multi-Event & Triathlon.
Points awarded for each distance completed as per table. Heavy or light bike
choice of participant. Perimeter lap of lake has been measured to be 1300m.
Loop from entry slipway to orange buoy & back has been measured to be 250m.
Rowing/Paddling distance of 1250m is 4 lengths parallel to
swim course.
Points/
Walk
Swim
Run
Cycle
Run
Carry bike
Carry bike
Paddle
Row
Distance
(with bike)
(light)
OR
(heavy)
1
1300
250
1300
2
2600
500
2600
1300
1000
1000
2.5
1300
3
3900
750
3900
1300
4
5200
1000
5200
2600
1300
2000
2000
5
6500
1250
2600
6500
6
7800
1500
7800
3900
2600
3000
3000
7
9100
1750
9100
7.5
3900
8
10400
2000
10400
5200
2600
4000
4000
9
11700
2250
11700
3900
10
13000
2500
5200
13000
6500
5000
5000
11
14300
2750
14300
12
15600
3000
15600
7800
5200
3900
6000
6000
12.5
6500
13
16900
3250
16900
14
18200
3500
18200
9100
7000
7000
15
19500
3750
7800
19500
6500
16
20800
4000
20800
10400
5200
8000
8000
17
22100
4250
22100
17.5
9100
18
23400
4500
23400
11700
7800
9000
9000
19
24700
4750
24700
20
26000
5000
10400
26000
13000
6500
10000
10000
Any distance completed will gain points: what to do &
how much is the choice of the participant. “The SurvivaLifeguard Ideal” –
8 disciplines of minimum distance + gains 2 bonus points for the time
lost in transition. Obviously it is easier to do one or two disciplines of
whatever you are best at & this will score highly, thus the bonus for doing
everything.
Winner of the Multievent series will be awarded the Uncle
Tom Cobley Cup. A similar trophy will be award to the triathlon series
winner. Best 10 scores determine series total. The same person cannot win both
events: participants declare which competition points count towards at the end
of the season. In the event of a draw, completion of the most disciplines will
determine the winner. Similarly carrying a heavier bike or swimming without a
wetsuit could make the difference.
Laps by each participant & honestly given at the end to
the recorder. Those injured/excuse book etc may wish to volunteer to be lap
butlers for those who cannot count.
winner of this mornings round of Adventure Winter Series Mr Raymond Brookes. there seems no end to Ray talents he is also the Della Smith of the Swan .. he is a Top Man
and that's about it, we had a great morning fun doing as many sports as we could or as we wanted , in the end its still has to be fun , Ali ,Jim,Susan , Dan , Mark all did amazing ..but in the end the winner of the morning was Ray..who a mile swim, plus run,bike, and much more..it was great fun , and i can tell you when you get out of the water , feeling cold , when the normal shivers are about to kick in , they don`t when you are running or biking straight out of the water,.. it was a great way to spend Sunday morning getting , with great company having great fun..
Superstars...
( the Swan Edition 2013)
Survivalifeguard Adventure Series
a short Video of the highlights of 2012/13 Adventure Series
plus some of the 1st 2 races of
this years 2013/14 series..
( Just Click on the arrow in the picture above to see what
