Swimmers and triathletes will be saddened by the death of Dick Jones. He was found by his wife Janet this morning, sitting peacefully in an armchair. Dick was 79 and his death was unexpected. He was still working as one of Nelson’s most experienced and respected builders, joking that he couldn’t afford to give up work, but really, he just loved to …
A beautiful morning for the Shoe Clinic MTB Duathlon Race 1. Well done to the 51 competitors, plus teams, who completed the course. Top 3 Long Duathlon 1. Dave Dunbar 1:08.19 2. Joel MacMillan 1:11.36 3. Gareth Cashin 1:13.32 Top 3 Short Duathlon !. Jonathan Linyard 40:01.3 2. Keshia Linyard 41:49.8 3. Reuben Sanders 42:19.8 Some photos of the day …
Saturday morning coached swim sessions are back on at Riverside Pool. Starting this Saturday, 1st of April from 7am-8:30am (doors open at 6:45am and are locked at 7am, the pool is closed to the public). The cost per session is $10 (please bring cash). With the sea swim series finished for the season, now is a great time to work …
It was a perfect morning for the Chia Sisters Olympic Tri/ Multisport Race. Congratulations to the 74 competitors, including teams, who completed the course. Top 3 Triathlon Long Course 1. Hayden Squance 2:03.16 2. Morgan Lumsden 2:08.13 3. Matt and Rickleestrong (team) 2.17.43 Top 3 Duathlon Long Course 1. Mitchell Cooper 2:30.10 2. Anthony Mollo 2:33.44 3. Penny Koroi 3:25.24 …
Perfect night on which to end the season. Paula Meer and Hayden Squance won the relay from about 35 teams. The prizegiving was a great celebration of swimmers, officials and volunteers. Photos, click here
It was a perfect day for a swim, calm, sunny, warm seas. Starting before the sun came up, 43 swimmers started in the 5km event. Hayden Squance won from Chris Smithers of Blenheim and Matt Hansen. Christina Harris was next, ahead of a tight group of three, Angus Perham, Karen Oliver and Mark Oliver, with Jodie Lovell, also from Blenheim, …
A wild, wild night, with plenty of withdrawals. Terry Bone dominated the long course ahead of Connor Eden and Finn Bryant, while Lucas Bell and Christina Harris burgled the short course from series winner Nia Linyard. The season is done – just waiting for the academy awards next week. Hooray for us all – we’ve done brilliantly. Results, click here …
SWIM CANCELLED – HIGH WINDS MAKE IT HARD FOR SWIMMERS AND TOO DIFFICULT FOR THE SUPPORT BOATS With regard to points. Here’s the rule on that from the website: “As even the keenest swimmers can’t make every swim, season points will be taken on a competitor’s best swims taken over 66% of the season’s swims (if there are 18 or …
High tide is a few minutes after 7pm. It’s an astonishingly small low tide (3m), so maybe the current won’t be too strong, although you can never take for granted conditions in the harbour. Good conditions for tonight’s swim of 1400+m. Hayden Squance and Lilly Claridge furthered their claims to season victory, but Terry Bone chased Hayden all the way, …
A nice long swim of just over 1500m. Hayden Squance and Lilly Claridge inched closer to winning the series as both clocked up wins – the third in a row for Lilly and the fourth in a row for Hayden. Nia Linyard carried on winning the short race, tonight she was ahead of Charlotte Taylor, Keisha Old and Grace van …