Nice swim of just over 1200m in still, misty conditions. Ben Isles dropped in from Christchurch to win from Hayden Squance and Harrison Dean. Emily Chadderton turned the table on Lilly Claridge to win the women’s section, while a torrent of Christchurch swimmers dominated the short race. Results, click here Photos by Jan Thompson, click here Photos by Kay Sneddon, …
Beautiful night. We cruised across to the dolphin in perfect conditions, then to a buoy off Rocks Rd. Not a sign of the jolly jellies. The cunning devils waited until swimmers were within a couple of hundred metres of the finish before pouncing en masse. Few escaped the carnage. You would think Hayden Squance was going too fast to catch …
Featured photo: Josef Scott finished in third place. Photo Ruth Leckey Jellyfish night! 129 swimmers – the most this season There weren’t too many tactical manoeuvres at the front of the field, with the lead bunch dispersing across the channel from the start down to the first mark, which seemed a long way against the incoming tide. Harrison Dean and …
A perfect night for a swim, with dull skies (so no glare), calm water and just a little current at the end. Hayden Squance and Harrison Dean settled into their groove at the front, with Lilly Claridge, Sophie Pahl and Emily Chadderton in a tight bunch leading the women. Nia Linyard continued to dominate the short event, with 11-year-old Monty …
It was a beautiful night for a swim. Hayden Squance finished clear of Harrison Dean over the long course of about a kilometre, with Josef Scott and Terry Bone next. Emily Chadderton was the first women, finishing eighth overall, a few seconds ahead of Lilly Claridge, with Keshia Linyard the third woman in. Nia Linyard was a clear winner in the …
Conditions couldn’t have been more perfect – just the day for a Blenheim takeover as Chris Smithers was the first swimmer home, with Jodie Lovell in fourth place and her daughter Nicola in fifth taking the first two women’s placings. Sandwiched in between were Nelson swimmers Terry Bone, second, and Matt Hansen in third, while the third woman, Christina Harris, …
It was a wild old night with both tide and wind pushing swimmers towards the south. That made it hard going when they were trying to swim north. Harrison Dean was a clear winner in the long race from Josef Scott. Emily Chadderton edged out Lilly Claridge in the latest episode of their see-saw battle. Nia Linyard won the short …
Sixteen Nelson swimmers travelled to Auckland for the 4.6km Rangitoto swim on Saturday. They were joined by Abbey Smale, now studying in Christchurch, and Lisa Birkett, who moved to Hawke’s Bay a few years ago. Here’s the Nelson results Here’s a story (That one was aimed at Nelson and Waimea Weekly) Here’s a different story – on Sportzhub: Here’s lots …
Tonight’s swim was fast and furious in conditions which were close to ideal, although it was a bit chilly out. The leaders in the short race strung themselves out quickly, with Harrison Dean, Hamish Neill and Lucas Bell in the top spots. Lilly Claridge, Keshia Linyard and Christina Harris provided a similar age range as they led the women’s field. …
It was a perfect night for swimmers. Not so much for officials who had to stand around in the rain. The tide was high, with little current flowing and there was no wind, so the sea was glassy. The club showed off some new equipment – triangular buoys which were easily visible and combined to make a long-overdue start line, …