TONIGHT’S SWIM IS CANCELLED!!! Low tide is at 6.21pm and it’s very low. On the other hand, with the amount of rain forecast there’ll be enough dirty water coming downstream to compensate. On the other hand, the strong wind will probably blow it out of the harbour. All that means that conditions are not propitious. A decision about whether …
We’ve come to expect tough swims and tonight’s was another in the same mould. At least no current was in evidence, but the wind from the north stirred up a decent maelstrom. On the positive side, we had one of the best starts this summer, with a start buoy giving a clear line close to shore making it easier for …
Yet another tough swim, here’s the results: Tonight’s swim was the longest yet at about 1550m. Hayden Squance performed his customary demolition of the field ahead of Terry Bone, Hamish Neill and the first two women Abbey Smale and Sam Harman. Eddie Swain sneaked in for fifth between Abbey and Sam. In the short swim over about 750m, Brianna Mackay …
Another tough swim. The expected current was flowing from the south, but the winds were stronger than expected, making the southernmost point of the swim a bit of a challenge. Feature photo: Rob Cant, Erin O’Connor and Polina Stucke – always there, always happy to finish. Photo by Kay Sneddon. Hayden Squance claimed his accustomed spot at the front of …
Perfect conditions for a race of close to 1400m. Swimmers from AquaGym in Christchurch, here on their annual training week, made their presence felt, especially on the short race of about 800m. In the long race, Louis Clark touched down fractionally before Ben Isles, winner of Sunday’s 5km race. Hayden Squance was in the sprint to the finish, taking third …
Featured photo: Wendy Healey leads in a bunch of seven swimmers, who finished within 13 seconds of each other. It was a perfect swim – conditions couldn’t have been better. In the long race it was a clean sweep by out-of-towners. Ben Isles and Hayden Squance went stroke for stroke most of the way, but Ben, from Christchurch, pulled away …
Featured photo by Kay Sneddon, Oxford Bayley, Hayden Squance and Terry Bone. That was a very tough swim of just over 1300m. The first 600m south was a tough slog into the wind and tide. The prevailing wisdom was to stick close to the wall, but it was hard not to be pushed out into the harbour. The next two …
Fast and furious tonight, with Terry Bone coming in ahead of Austen Dean, Hamish Neill, Abbey Smale and Sam Harman. Here’s the results Here’s the photos, by Juliet Cripwell Some extra photos, by Kay Sneddon Points to date Here’s the story on Sportzhub by Peter Gibbs Thursday swims continue through the Christmas and New Year period, with the first 5km …
A testing swim of 1km, with the first leg a battle against the current and the rest of the race a battle to not be swept away. Hayden Squance, Terry Bone, Hamish Neill, Abbey Smale and Austen Dean led the field home, with Sophie Pahl and Keshia Linyard leading the short race. Pictured, Isabella Thurlow and Sierra Thomas Full results …
Great swim, with a testing final leg. Here’s the results. 268 wonderful photos by Christina Harris. Here they are. Here’s the points after four swims. Remember that at the end of the season it’s your best 12 swims that count. Story by Peter Gibbs on Sportzhub