High tide at 6.06pm, so plenty of water and very little current movement. The wind was something else. It made for a challenging swim but the general consensus was that it was testing – but fun. The long swim covered just over 1000m, the short swim about 500m. Nobody had it easy, but it was achievable for most people, leaving …
Sea swim, December 21, 2017
Another perfect night – how lucky we are. The short race was over a course of about 500m, with the long swim nearly 800m. Results in age group order Results in finish order 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 …
Bay of Islands Classic, December 16, 2018
Five intrepid Nelson swimmers made the journey to Paihia for the 3.3km swim, which this year went from Paihia to Russell, the first time it’s been held in this direction. It was a fairly comfortable swim, with a little choppiness. Andrew Martin placed 25th of the more than 500 finishers, taking the gold medal in his M55-59 age group, while …
Sea swim, Thursday December 14, 2017
After a few computer problems overnight, normal service is resumed. Here’s the results in age group order Here’s the results in finish order Story on The Nelson App on your mobile device – also on Sportzhub Here’s some photos, by Janice Coyle. Points after six weeks
Sea Swim, December 7, 2018
A challenging swim of about 1300m. Luke Kelly put his stamp on the series with a definitive win over Hayden Squance, while Sophie Alexander edged out Leah Friend and Piper Riley in the women’s race. Yegor Jones continued to dominate in the short race ahead of Mark Smale, Mia Langley and Brooke Swan. Featured photo: Yegor Jones edges out Mark …
The Opening Splash – Race One of the Clements Endurance Series
Another wonderful swim with 110 taking part – 102 doing the long swim and eight doing the short swim. Luke Kelly raced to victory in the closing stages to win ahead of Hayden Squance. Sierra Thomas and Sophie Alexander reasserted their dominance from the Port Nelson series to take the first two places in the women’s section. Speaking of the …
Sea swims, November 30, 2017
The tide was pretty fierce at 6pm, but it slackened a little, allowing for a beautiful swim in warm seas with perfect conditions. Luke Kelly won a ding dong battle over Xavier Anderson and Hayden Squance to record his third win from four races. Apart from that, we’ll have to wait for the results (coming soon) to see how things …
Sea Swims, November 23, 2017
Climate change may be lulling us into a false sense of security. We’ve had a fantastic start to the season with perfect nights so far. Tonight was one of the best. Not only was the sun out and the sea calm, but our fantastic crew was ticking over in a seamless and perfect manner. Registration, timing, kayak and boat support, …
Auckland Harbour Crossing
It seemed like a lovely day for a swim. A bit overcast, but very warm water and it seemed calm. A large number of swimmers were there – turned out to be 999 competitors heading from Bayswater on Auckland’s North Shore across to the Viaduct Basin. The opening few hundred metres were uneventful, but conditions turned out to be a …
Sea swims November 16, 2018
The season is shaping up into a battle between Luke Kelly and Hayden Squance, both previous winners of the Port Nelson Series. Last week it was Luke by three seconds. This week it was Hayden’s turn, as he sprinted to a one second win over Luke on a course of about a kilometre on an incoming tide. In the women’s …