There’s nothing certain about this year’s competition. A low tide swim from the beach was never an attractive option, but it turned into a wonderful summer swim in warm, calm water. If that was an unpredictable scenario, so were the results of race 10. Mia Pugh is unbeaten in the women’s section this summer, but she went one further this …
Long swim, a bit choppy. Lucas Bell came up with his third win of the season, ahead of Terry Bone, who also has three. Ben Marshall, always consistent, was third to finish. Mia Pugh resumed her position at the front of the women’s field, ahead of Nia Linyard and Christina Harris. Interesting that the biggest age group this week was …
Numbers down a bit, as many regular swimmers take a break elsewhere. Lucas Bell took his second win of the season, edging out Ben Marshall, who is getting faster every week. Tom Somerville was third, ahead of Australian triathlete Harry Lindbom, who saw a sign advertising the swim quite by accident when he was heading somewhere else. Austen Dean and …
You could have thrown a blanket over the first four swimmers to reach Tahuna Beach after the 2km swim from the Nelson Yacht Club in the 40th annual Eyebright Mile on Sunday. Hayden Squance crossed the line first in 25 minutes and 18 seconds, four seconds ahead of Connor Kemp, with two second gaps back to Oxford Bayley and Ben …
Calm swim, with more contradictory results. Terry Bone came out on top, ahead of Tom Somerville and Connor Kemp, with nationally ranked triathlete Kiri Atkin a surprise winner of the women’s race, finishing sixth overall, ahead of Nia Linyard and Flossie Van Dyke. Roger Matheson and Phoebe Diamond repeated their top finishes in the short swim. Results, click here Points, …
Lucas Bell made life hard for series leader Terry Bone as he showed up for his second swim of the season this week. His goal had been to follow the lead swimmer, but he eased into the lead from the start and was never headed, winning by 16 seconds. Mia Pugh just keeps getting better and had her best result …
Hard slog against the current tonight, but a cruisy swim home. Training mates Terry Bone and Roger Matheson consolidated their positions at the top of the long and short swims respectively. Mia Pugh and Ara Wyatt did the same in the women’s rankings over the two races. Odette Llewellin, left, and Anne Harwood had the closest age group result of …
A challenging swim over a 1km course with westerly winds whipping up some waves, particularly in the middle of the first leg from the yacht club to the dolphin channel marker. Terry Bone set off as if he had a fire to put out and despite his best efforts Finn Bryant couldn’t reel him in. Pool specialist William Seymour was …
Josef Scott and Mia Pugh took charge in race three, swum in perfect conditions. It was a night when locals mingled with out-of-town visitors, guaranteeing some surprises. Josef is home from Dunedin for a family visit, while Mia, now from Christchurch, is on placement at Nelson Hospital over the summer. Josef went straight to the front in tonight’s race, while …
After the disappointment when race one was cancelled, things didn’t look too promising for race two either, with pouring rain and freezing temperatures at 5.30pm. Amazingly, at 6pm on the dot, the clouds scudded away and the sun came out, leaving cold air conditions but refreshing water temperature. A group of about five led the long course out to the …