Another very nice long swim of about 1500m, or 600 for the short option. 188 swimmers. There’s a lot of lost property, including an Orca equip wetsuit left in the men’s dressing room and several pairs of goggles, caps and a pair of leather sandals. The winner of the chance to be in the draw for the Samoa Swim Series …
Port Nelson Sea Swim 14, February 12, 2015
It’s hard to imagine the season could ever get any better. We had sunshine, semi-high tide, not much wind but enough so it wasn’t boring, warm water, good friends and tonight we broke all sorts of records: The biggest attendance ever in 28 years – 194 swimmers. Probably the longest short swim – more than 600m Probably the longest long …
Port Nelson Sea Swim 13, February 5, 2015
Punchy little swim tonight with 159 competitors. Colder and choppier than in recent weeks, but because it was a bit shorter it was possible to go a bit harder, which suited the conditions. Emily Trengrove took a record number of photos – an intense record of the night. Here they are Here’s the results The Samoa Sea Swim draw has …
Port Nelson Swim Eleven, January 22, 2015
Beautiful night, warm water, slight chop that took people by surprise coming back, 172 swimmers. Pity about the low tide. Results here Here’s some pics Featured swimmer, Buzz Burrell. Few people make as much effort to get to the swims as Dr Buzz. Since Buzz makes such an effort to get here every week and is unfailingly cheerful and full …
Clements Endurance Swim Three – 3.8km Ironman Challenge
Beautiful day, perfect conditions, 100 swimmers. Here’s the results No official photos taken today – anyone got a couple for the website? Email to info@nelsontriclub.co.nz The featured swimmer is Simon Kneebone, today’s winner, but pictured here finishing in the Eyebright Mile two weeks ago.
Port Nelson Swim Ten, January 15, 2015
Great swim, 192 swimmers – the most ever in 28 years of swimming. The timing crew was put to the test as the regular stopwatch somehow got mislaid after last Sunday’s triathlon. Nevertheless, they muscled through using a smartphone and have come up with a set of results. Please contact us – info@nelsontriclub.co.nz if you spot errors. Here’s the updated results …
Port Nelson Swim Nine, January 8, 2015
Beautiful night with 170 swimmers. Photos, click here Here’s the updated results, click here Featured swimmer: Deputy mayor Brian McGurk looks pleased as he comes out of the water just ahead of Eric Wylde. Here’s the points to date And finally – the Samoa Swim Draw winner for this week is Kay McPherson. Kay will go into the draw for …
Eyebright Mile – Race two of the Clements Endurance Series, January 4 2015
What a beautiful day – 146 swimmers enjoyed perfect conditions for the 28th annual Eyebright Mile. Here’s some photos from Anna Perkins, click here Featured photo: Geoff Lart and Brian McGurk sprint up the beach at the end of today’s swim. Results – click here The story from the Nelson Mail, click here Story from the Marlborough Express, click here
Port Nelson Swim Eight, January 1, 2015
Tricky conditions all round, with wind, tide and light buoys making navigation difficult. Only 124 swimmers with a lot of people away, but numbers boosted by visitors to the region. Don’t forget the Eyebright Mile on Sunday – the annual 2km swim from the yacht club to the beach. Start time on the full tide at 10.15am. Registration from 9am. …
Port Nelson Swim Seven, December 18
Tricky little swim – not very long, but turned out to be much harder than expected. A field of 170 swimmers. Here’s the results, click here Here’s some photos from Anna Perkins, click here Points to date, click here Tonight’s featured swimmers. Dick Bennison, left, is the race organiser – he’s hard on wetsuits, he blames his whiskery face – …