Things couldn’t have been better for the opening night swim. Sunny skies, calm seas and a turnout of 167 swimmers. While not quite matching the opening nights of 2013 (175 swimmers) and 2012 (171 swimmers) it was a cheerful start to the season, with swims of 400m and 800m A bit of tweaking coming up, but here’s the initial results …
The Interislander Big Tahuna
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Haulashore Circuit, March 26, 2017
Low cloud and rain, but perfectly flat seas made it a perfect day. Hayden Squance and Luke Kelly did battle with each other and stingrays, setting up a final sprint, which Hayden took by three seconds, setting a new record of 35min 33sec. Luke also broke the old record of 35min 45sec, which he set two years ago. Terry Bone …
Sea swims March 9, 2017
It was an unexpectedly exciting swim, with the current ripping in. Over a short distance, it was a night for the sprinters. Tonight’s results. Results in finish order Here’s some photos. Featured swimmer: Dick Bennison has been the event organiser and leader of the sea swim team for the past four years. Dick is also the president of the Nelson …
Sea swims, March 2, 2017
Another lovely swim. Here’s the results Results in finish order. Here’s some photos Featured swimmer, Jude Vincent. After a season of tight competition in F50-59, Jude clinched the category with a win tonight. Points to date Remember that the figure that counts is the best of 12 swims – in the column on extreme right. Next week’s swim will be a …
Sea swims, February 23, 2017
Another wonderful swim in perfect conditions, possibly about 1700m for the long course. Here’s the results. Results in finish order. Points to date. Note that season points are taken on each swimmer’s best 12 results. Categories are now sorted on this basis, so the column on the right reflects this adjusted total. There are two swims remaining for points to be …
Sea swims, February 16, 2017
Absolutely, fantastically perfect conditions. Hayden Squance a clear winner from Harrison Dean. Ruby-Lou Stuart the first woman, from Kerry Mathieson. Results click here. Results in finish order. Here’s some photos, thanks to Digby Kynaston. Featured swimmer. Steve Clements, sponsor of the Clements Windows and Doors Endurance Series, had a good race in the perfect conditions. Points to date. Note that …
Ironman Challenge, February 12, 2017
Great swim, perfect conditions. Here’s the results. Results in finish order. Featured swimmer: Matai McGuinniety was this year’s winner, from Terry Bone and Matt Hansen. Kerry Mathieson was the top woman, followed by Christina Harris and Jude Vincent. Nelson Mail story on stuff.co.nz Here’s the details of former winners and record holders.
Sea swims, February 9, 2017
A beautiful swim with a solid slog 600m south against the tide, followed by a jet propelled return to the dolphin and the finish for a total of about 1500m. Featured photo: Matai McGuinniety congratulates Fraser Neill, centre, and Harrison Dean, who finished first and second ahead of Matai in the race to the finish. Here’s the results. Results in finish …
Sea Swims, February 2, 2017
Cold but calm – the smoothest race of the season. Results Results in finish order Featured swimmers: In one of the closest finishes of the night, Derek Eaton, 75, Dick Bennison, 63, and Stuart Hebberd, 68 finished in a virtual dead heat in 34th, 36th and 35th. You’re never too old for some fierce competition. Points to date – now that we’ve …