Another perfect night – how lucky we are. The short race was over a course of about 500m, with the long swim nearly 800m.
Without our star photographer, everyone had a go behind the camera. It’s a mixed bag – here they are
Featured photo: In her first swim in the series, Aliesha Peacock, right, won a tight battle for first in the short event, just ahead of brother Mathew, who won the short race last week – also in his first swim in the series.
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Don’t forget the following swims:
9am Sunday December 1, Clements Endurance Swims Eyebright Mile (2km). Sign on at the Nelson Yacht Club from 8am and before race briefing at 8.45am.
9am Saturday January 6, Tata Swim (see www.tataswim.club)
8.30am, Sunday January 14, Clements Endurance Swims, 3.8km Ironman Challenge.
As part of our support for the Interislander Big Tahuna, we are helping out with signs advertising the event. If you live on any busy street or road in the region and have a nice front fence or lawn, would you like to volunteer a space for a few weeks leading up to the March 31 event? Email us at info@nelsontriclub.co.nz if you can help.
There are four different distances on offer at the Big Tahuna. To enter and obtain a 20% discount, go to oceanswim.co.nz and use the discount code NLESONSWIMSERIES18