Ricks 1st Report . From this mornings swim
At Dosthill Quarry. 4 off the four way team plus the return of
Ricks swim Goddess Mrs T .. aka #AwesomeThorn
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| Busy Morning at Dosthill Quarry 10 swimmers in by 8am . great to see.. |
That’s was a Fun 1st hour 4000m done in the rain
Water temp 13/14 ish .
Top effort to Mr Emery 4400m in just over the hour
is a fantastic swimming
young man #ricksfourway
Mr Emery checking his splits from
his 1st flying hour.!!
Mrs T..
2hrs English channel Test Done..
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9.15am this .. 2hrs done , 8000m swam .
Great effort Mrs T . It’s even greater if you think eclair swam and
won the British nationals last
weekend in the pool
and what 6 days later she is swimming 8k in 14 degree water
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#AwesomeThorn |
every time you start an open water swim in cold water ..
there is always a moment ... of thought ...
WHY AM I DOING THIS....!!
A return to cold water after a little break should always
be
a little easier than the 1st dip as you have got over
the shock of 13 degree
water on the 1st hour.. .. or is it .?
lol ricks boys Basher, Stu and Ross starting the
2nd 4k swim of
the morning. we think its still feels a little fresh to the big men
Mid 2hrs report done
by Jelly Wheadon
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| Baby & the Boom.. all smiles.. a good hard 8000m done this morning |
Ricks Report
Great mornings swimming at Dosthill Quarry ..
by the four members of the channel way team
and by friends both old and new .
and by friends both old and new .
over 8k swam by 4 off the
channel team
Charlie another 2hr stright swim .
Basher , Stu and Ross 2 x 1hr swims ..
Claire . 2hrs channel test done.
Jenny & Anne 1hr swims ..
water around 14 degrees ..
it was raining most of the morning.
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Ricks other 2 Four Way team members
Melanie & Ryan
both had great weekends of swimming .
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Ricks other 2 Four Way team members
Melanie & Ryan
both had great weekends of swimming .
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| Ricks Madge Holland Mel had yet another monster weekend of swimming , doing 13hrs of swimming in tough conditions in Ramsgate (Saturday) and Dover (Sunday) with Dover Channel Training Team . awesome effort . ( Thank You to Emma France for use of this picture ) |
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| Mr Coley.. all smiles after a great night swim ,with his fellow Alfie Johnson team mates at the USwim The English Channel Up North Challenge (36km) Ryan,Jen,Ash and Adam won the team prize at the event , Great swimming ALL . |
75 DAYS TO GO.........
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its Big Ricks 10th anniversary year
and Mel.Paul.Rayn.Ross.Charlie.Stuart
are planing to doing our biggest team swim EVER
It September the team are attempting to be the 1st team ever from Great Britain to swim four ways across the English Channel .
 
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.
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and yes we did say Four Ways...
1st way England to France
2nd way France to England
3rd Way England to France
4th Way France to England ..
well over 100 miles continuous swimming , taking we think
in the region of 45 to 50 hours to complete
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
Many thanks for your amazing support
Big Ricks Swim Team
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