SWIM CANCELLED Due to bad weather, which is worsening, this swim is cancelled Race one of the Rylock Endurance Series starts on Tahuna Beach at 10.45 on Sunday December 5. High tide is 30 minutes later, so swimmers will catch the final drift of the current. Alec Swan and Abbey Smale are the holders of the fastest times over the …
Perfect flat conditions, for a swim of about 1100m, but a nasty little tidal current to swim against for the start of the race. Hayden Squance turned the tables on Oxford Bayley, with Terry Bone in third. Abbey Smale continued on her winning way in fourth overall, with Sam Harman taking the second women’s spot. Brianna Mckay won the short …
A challenging swim of 1050m. 136 swimmers took part. Oxford Bayley, Hayden Squance, Abbey Smale, Terry Bone and Hamish Neill took out the first five places. More detail soon. Here’s the results Here’s the photos, by Christina Harris Points to date (Note that to compensate for not swimming, volunteers are awarded eight points in their age group. You can volunteer …
Excellent conditions for the first swim of the season. Here’s a story See also The Nelson App on your mobile device and this version on Sportzhub Here’s the results. Photos by Jacqui Old, click here Here’s the points to date click here
Great swim in perfect conditions. A field of 44 took part, with Noah Brehaut and Lucy Barron at the front of the field. Grateful thanks to all those who raised money for the Prostate Cancer Foundation, with many people giving a little extra at registration. Special mention to Stuart Hebberd, who raised and donated $145. Other donations are being calculated …
One of the lowest turnouts from Nelson swimmers for a few seasons, with seven taking part in the Generation Homes Swim the Mount over 2.8km on Saturday Here’s a story Here’s the Nelson results A more local story: Swimmers face blue skies and rough seas By Peter Gibbs It wasn’t all plain sailing for seven Nelson swimmers who took on …
CANCELLED – BAD WEATHER The final race of the season, with 3.8km or 1.3km options. For the 3.8km swim, the start is at 10am on Tahunanui Beach, swimming north to round a buoy near Rocks Rd, then the dolphin navigation marker before heading south, rounding the toe of the island as closely as possible without running aground. Across the …
There was a small turnout of Nelson swimmers at the Blue Lake, near Rotorua. Once again, Alec Swan and Oxford Bayley were gazumped by a swimmer starting in a later wave who finished behind them but recorded a faster time. In a finish mixup, Oxford was forced to swim a little extra distance, leaving Alec to take second place with …
Tough swim tonight – out to the dolphin, around the boats in the harbour and then an arduous (and choppy) swim against the current to the finish. It’s official – with his ten-second win tonight, Oxford Bayley hit the top of the points table to snatch the overall series win from Hayden Squance. The women’s series was never in doubt, …
That was a solid swim, slogging south against the tide to round all the boats down by the Richardson St steps, then across to the pirate boat and back to the ramp via the dolphin. Total distance about 1650m. To make matters worse, the tide picked up the final buoy and drifted it north. To make matters even worse still, …