That was another great swim. Low tide was at 4.36pm, so the tide was coming in. The first leg along Rocks Rd was tricky, as swimmers kept left to avoid the current. Those who chose the left side of the field found themselves with nowhere to go, squeezed by swimmers on the right and rocks and hard places on the …
Fabulous swim of just over 1500m and 700m, with 127 swimmers taking part in short and long courses. The long course went off to the dolphin, then south to the black yacht by the Richardson St Steps, then back along Rocks Rd. In the long course, Hayden Squance set off in front in the first leg across to the dolphin, …
Perfect conditions for Wellington swim By Peter Gibbs More than 500 swimmers raced over 3.3km in the Interislander Swim the Lighthouse race in Wellington on Sunday. Nelson swimmers Oxford Bayley and Abbey Smale topped the podium in the second event of this season’s Banana Boat Series, Bayley improving one place from Swim the Shore in December, while Smale continued her …
That was a real ripper. It was one of those nights when the swim could have been cancelled and many would have heaved a sigh of relief. The compromise was to hold the races of shortened courses – a decision most people were happy with. At 5pm, the tide had just turned. Low tide had passed and the current from …
Another great swim tonight over 1400m. It was a bit choppy, with a current pushing south on the final northward leg, but otherwise perfect conditions. Hayden Squance swam a solo race to finish ahead of Terry Bone and Hamish Neill. Christina Harris recorded her first win of the season after knocking on the door since November, Ben and daughter Flossie …
Another fantastic night for a swim. Terry Bone nearly had it won, when a non-wetsuit swimmer streaked by like a bolt of lightning – it was the new Eyebright Mile record holder Alec Swan putting the final touches on his preparation for Swimming NZ’s open water championships in Taupo this weekend. Ben Marshall and Hamish Neill went head-for-head for third, …
Records tumbled today, with three men going below Cadman Irvine’s 1993 time of 23.21 and Abbey Smale taking 84 seconds of Sam Winward’s 2015 time of 25.41. Alec Swan took the win in 22.37 after a sprint to the line with Hayden Squance, who stopped the clock at 22.38, with Oxford Bayley finishing in 22.43. Luke Kelly was fourth in …
Lovely swim tonight of about 1250m. Oxford Bayley led the way home, followed by Hayden Squance, some swimmers from Aquagym in Christchurch, then Nic Hall and Alec Swan, swimming without a wetsuit. Abbey Smale was the first woman, followed by Isabella Thurlow, swimming without a wetsuit, Brooke Swan and Christina Harris. Results have been messed up by a non-registered swimmer …
Beautiful swim of just over 1100m. Oxford Bayley recorded his third win of four swims this season to edge out Hayden Squance by a comfortable 20 seconds. A minute back, Terry Bone squeezed out third place by a second from Abbey Smale. Christina Harris and Lucy Barron took second and third places in the women’s field. Here’s tonight’s results Here’s …
Phew!! Short sharp swim of 650m. Conditions were perfect – high tide, calm conditions and a short swim to allow time for the Christmas barbecue. Hayden Squance took off at the start, veering slightly more to the right, to open up a lead on the first leg south and holding it to the finish to win from Nic Hall by …