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| 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 ) |
welcome to the Adventure Winter Series 2013/14
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| 3 of the Survivalifeguard 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.. |
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| Swan Pool Home of Channel swimming in the West Midlands Lets Introduce the events .. (the water disciplines) |
Swim
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Channel solo star and King of The Swan Mr Earthquake showing how to do Knee boarding, okay the next 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
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| Channel Relay Swimmer and Marathon Man Raymond Brookes okay the next 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 |
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| Channel Relay Swimmer Mrs Susan Brookes, (yes wife of Raymond) okay the next 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 |
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| Top all round sportsman Craig Angel doing his stuff okay the next 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
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| Open water swimmer and all round sportsman Jim Malone. being chased on foot by Susan..okay the next 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..!! |
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| all the Kit is out and ready. lets get this party started.. |
“The SurvivaLifeguard Ideal is 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/
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Walk
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Swim
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Run
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Cycle
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Run
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Carry bike
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Carry bike
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Paddle
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Row
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Distance
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(with bike)
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(light)
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OR
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(heavy)
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1
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1300
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250
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1300
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2
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2600
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500
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2600
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1300
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1000
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1000
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2.5
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1300
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3
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3900
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750
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3900
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1300
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4
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5200
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1000
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5200
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2600
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1300
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2000
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2000
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5
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6500
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1250
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2600
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6500
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6
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7800
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1500
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7800
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3900
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2600
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3000
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3000
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7
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9100
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1750
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9100
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7.5
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3900
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8
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10400
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2000
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10400
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5200
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2600
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4000
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4000
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9
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11700
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2250
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11700
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3900
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10
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13000
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2500
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5200
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13000
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6500
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5000
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5000
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11
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14300
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2750
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14300
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12
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15600
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3000
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15600
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7800
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5200
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3900
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6000
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6000
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12.5
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6500
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13
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16900
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3250
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16900
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14
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18200
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3500
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18200
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9100
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7000
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7000
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15
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19500
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3750
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7800
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19500
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6500
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16
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20800
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4000
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20800
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10400
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5200
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8000
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8000
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17
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22100
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4250
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22100
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17.5
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9100
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18
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23400
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4500
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23400
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11700
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7800
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9000
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9000
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19
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24700
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4750
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24700
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20
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26000
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5000
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10400
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26000
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13000
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6500
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10000
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10000
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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.
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| 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
the Adventure Series is all about )
