Great Manchester Swim

Ricks At The

 Great Manchester Swim 2014

Saturday 19 July 2014 

Salford Quays, Manchester

its 9.30am on a Saturday morning..
we are  in the heart of Manchester ..!!
with over 3000 swimmers   

think its time to get this swim started

Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley,

the official ambassador of this year’s swim,

 was on-hand to launch the event

http://www.greatswim.org/events/great-manchester-swim

                      okay its time to get you all warmed up for what lies ahead of us.

this is a close up view of the greatswim PT instructor..

getting the swimmers ready, warmed up and relaxed to swim

The

 Great Manchester Swim 2014

          ( just click the arrow in the picture above )        

The orange wave the start  

The yellow wave start 
along with a ricks report of todays  swim   

Just a  few random pictures we took from a brilliant day at the

    The

 Great Manchester Swim 2014

Ricks swimmer
sloopy Alsop
4th in age,  26th  overall  

 Ricks swimmer
young Ross  
9th in age,  65th  overall 

 Ricks swimmer

Basher   

2nd in age,  20th overall 
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okay , 

these are just some of the random pictures Ricks  took of the Great Manchester event..

we hope you can judge from them , what a great event  it is to be part of ,

and maybe they will make you think about having a go yourself

at one the great swim events around the UK..

go on give it a go..!! 

you will love it.. 

hope to see there...Ricks     

http://www.greatswim.org/    

http://www.chillswim.com/

http://h2openmagazine.com/

City of Birmingham Triathlon 2014

Ricks At The

City of Birmingham Triathlon 2014

The Event

the fabulous venue of Sutton Park, Birmingham its  the setting for our City of Birmingham Triathlon.  In the centre of the country and served by excellent road links, Sutton Park gives us a perfect setting for a memorable triathlon experience. Delivering a sense of wilderness within an urban environment, visitors to Sutton Park can enjoy the captivating scenery, using an accessible network of paths

Ricks Race Distances 

Olympic:  1500 metre Swim - 40 km Cycle - 10 km Run

Olympic Team Relay:
1500m swim - 40km cycle - 10km run
one competitor for each leg!

Ricks boys all smiles before the off..
Basher Bates & Bradley Platt.  

Ricks swimmer Karen
pictured with her
Olympic Team Relay  buddies 

Ricks swimmer Charlie
pictured with his   
Olympic Team Relay  buddies and supporters  

first up is Mr Platt..

in the Mens 40+ individual  Olympic 

  1500 metre Swim - 40 km Cycle - 10 km Run 

(click on the arrow above to see the start of the 1500 metre Swim 

 in Powell's pool  ,Sutton Park  

Official result : 

Nicholas Platt ,Male ( is he) , 42.!! ( looks older )

Henwood Court /Big Ricks

Olympic distance 40+

Swim  00:34:47....Mmmm slow  

T1  00:03:40 ( what were you doing...??)

Bike 01:18:08 ( V,good )

T2 00:02:36 (MMMM)

Run 00:52:19 (getting better)

Total Time 02:47:50 (top effort )

27^th in age group , 126 overall ( out of 325 ) superb effort   

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next up is Charlie & Karen..
Olympic Team Relay:

1500m swim - 40km cycle - 10km run
one competitor for each leg!

(click on the arrow above to see the Charlie and Karne
 start of the 1500m Swim  in Powell's pool  ,Sutton Park  

All finished!! great team effort!
Andy,  and Kate & Charlie
raised almost £1000
for Marie Curie Cancer Care

more to come..!