the family out for a Monday evening paddle at the Swan.!
first dip in the Swan the beginner tri open water sessions
Vicky proudly showing of her slcsc cap after a 2 mile swim tonight
Mr Emery. now 100% skin swimmer
the 6+ hr long distance channel training test swim
the beginner tri open water sessions
mothers meeting after tonight's dip
this past couple of weeks or so at the swan, certainly have been very busy
there has been loads going on , the 6+ hr long distance channel training test
swim.
the beginner tri open water sessions every weekend for adults and jnr
with the great Olbury tri team and triathlon England ,
theirs been lots of new distance open water swimmers here
trying out the lake,
plus the life saving and sailing clubs ..its very busy place
to be...great fun
feels like the summer
of sport has finally arrived
June 24, 2014
the view for the road as we walked back to ambleside to catch the windermere ferry back to bowness and home...it had been a fine day
its all gone quite...
not a swimmer in sight ....
roll on.
The Great North Swim.
2015
The Great North Swim.
2014
memories of a great Sunday in the lakes
but wait that's not it.....
you've seen the pictures ,now lets walk you through
what its actually like for a great north swimmer
in the 30 minutes leading up to the start of
The great north swim ..!!
start the countdown
Four..
Acclimatize..!
okay..for those of you who have yet to enjoy of any of the Great Swims around the UK yet...
lets walk you through how yesterdays 12.00p (2 mile ) white wave was started ..
okay its around 11.30 , you are called to check in , once
checked in , then you are directed have a little warm up in windermere....
first question on your mind how cold in is water ...;-))
good news it was
a lovely 17,5 degrees yesterday
Three ..
The pro swimmer ....!
once, everyone has completed their short warm up in the
lake, it’s about 11.50...so around ten minutes till the off...everyone is
feeling nervous and exited...this is when the guest pro swimmer comes to have a
chat with us all... to give a few tips of advice and encouragement ..today it
was the brilliant double Olympic medalist David Davis
its time. you've trained hard ...now its the fun part .You about to swim
thee most iconic open water venue in England lake windermere
....enjoy
5,4,3,2,1........goooooooooooooooooooooo Great Swim
The Great north swim 15/06/14
12.00pm (2 mile ) white wave
wait still more to come ..!
The Elite Ladies
once the main mass great swim event had finished..
Really Great swim this morning , must have been 80 plus swimmers in the swan ,from the Lifeguard & sailing club , to Oldbury tri club and Triathlon England to
the channel swimming club..all in the lake doing various types of training .
its was Fabulous to be part off .. .love Sundays
Swan Pool best open water venue for open water adventure in the
midlands...!!!!!!!
June 8, 2014
To get us in the mood for a great summer of swimming..
its time to re-start Ricks blog tunes...
what better way to start then with the number 1 song in the UK ...
Ed Sheeran and Sing...
(play as read.)
take it away Ed......!!!
channel swimming club
Mr & Mrs. Meat
Wendy and Big Rich
young Raymond and Dan
Richard giving out today's safety instructions.. it was going to be a very busy morning for the team, lots of new to open water swimmers to look after..
Mark from Oldbury tri and Kristy from Triathlon England taking a open water taster session , fantastic turn out
safety team in place
their off....!!!
Short video off a Really Great swim
this sunny Sunday morning
everyone looking good
Mark from Oldbury tri Mark did a great job introducing over 50 new swimmers to joy of open water for the first time
Triathlon England's shinny team tent.!! very posh
the beeches team
Wendy never stops eating..;-)
but after swimming 2 miles or so i,m sure the meat will let Wendy off , just this once
things are starting to hot up nicely in training now ,and just
in time .!!
as this weekend coming is the big start to open water year in the UK , it’s
the British Gas Great North Swim event in lake Windermere..10,000
swimmers will take to the water...should be a great swim , and ricks will be there for their for
the first time in 4 years...;-) see you there ...
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