Cold April Swims Return

after two weeks of freakish British weather ,
it was a return to the normal April showers and cold wind
for this Saturday`s open water  swim..
Charlie , Ross and Stuart  having a team meeting
pre swim .. deciding how long to swim ..
Decision one hour and NOOOO more 

while we were thinking about get in , our good friend Professor Smith , 

had no problems jumping into the chilly waters

at cliff lakes , the temp was said to be 14 degrees ..

however once you add in the 4 degree air temp and wind..

it felt a hell of lot colder .. 

The Return Of Awesome Thorn 

it was great to see Claire back in the water ..

as normal with Mrs T.. no messing about ..

straight in no worries 

the swim today was the most difficult thing done by the team  

as any open water swimmer will tell you 

The Hardest part of any early open water swimming 

season , is managing  to pour the coffee post swim

whilst having a attack of the shivers ...

its Big Ricks 10th anniversary year 

and we are doing our biggest team swim EVER

Now it's June, it’s three months to the day until we attempt 

to be the 1st team ever from Great Britain 

to swim four ways across the English Channel . 
Paul, Ryan, Melanie ,Stuart , Charlie & Ross

The swim this year  in aid of supporting the British Heart Foundation,

a charity really close to the foundation of the team, plus the Marine Conservation Society who are fighting the good fight against plastics 

choking up our oceans. All funds raised will be

 donated and split 50/50 between both charities.

If you have any pennies spare that you can donate,

 it will make a real difference. Plus  any support will give the team a boost

 and will be keeping us motivated with all of the donations and messages

https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Team/BigRicks4WayEnglishChannelRelay1

Many thanks for your amazing support 

Big Ricks Swim Team