A testing swim of 1km, with the first leg a battle against the current and the rest of the race a battle to not be swept away. Hayden Squance, Terry Bone, Hamish Neill, Abbey Smale and Austen Dean led the field home, with Sophie Pahl and Keshia Linyard leading the short race. Pictured, Isabella Thurlow and Sierra Thomas Full results …
SWIM CANCELLED Due to bad weather, which is worsening, this swim is cancelled Race one of the Rylock Endurance Series starts on Tahuna Beach at 10.45 on Sunday December 5. High tide is 30 minutes later, so swimmers will catch the final drift of the current. Alec Swan and Abbey Smale are the holders of the fastest times over the …
Perfect flat conditions, for a swim of about 1100m, but a nasty little tidal current to swim against for the start of the race. Hayden Squance turned the tables on Oxford Bayley, with Terry Bone in third. Abbey Smale continued on her winning way in fourth overall, with Sam Harman taking the second women’s spot. Brianna Mckay won the short …
A challenging swim of 1050m. 136 swimmers took part. Oxford Bayley, Hayden Squance, Abbey Smale, Terry Bone and Hamish Neill took out the first five places. More detail soon. Here’s the results Here’s the photos, by Christina Harris Points to date (Note that to compensate for not swimming, volunteers are awarded eight points in their age group. You can volunteer …
Excellent conditions for the first swim of the season. Here’s a story See also The Nelson App on your mobile device and this version on Sportzhub Here’s the results. Photos by Jacqui Old, click here Here’s the points to date click here
CANCELLED – BAD WEATHER The final race of the season, with 3.8km or 1.3km options. For the 3.8km swim, the start is at 10am on Tahunanui Beach, swimming north to round a buoy near Rocks Rd, then the dolphin navigation marker before heading south, rounding the toe of the island as closely as possible without running aground. Across the …
Due to COVID19 Level 2 restrictions Race 16, Thursday, March 4th has been cancelled. As there will now be only 16 swims this season points will still be calculated on the best of 11 results for each swimmer. If another swim is cancelled, making the series one of 15 events, the series results will be calculated on the best 10 …
Oxford Bayley and Abbey Smale are on target for the 5km Banana Boat swim in Akaroa on Saturday, the event doubling as the regional secondary schools championships. Oxford had the normal battle with Hayden Squance, taking out the win by two seconds, while Abbey was placed third ahead of Ben Marshall and old geezer Hamish Neill (57). The 1650m course …
It was a wild ride for the 91 competitors in this new addition to the swim calendar. Hayden Squance (pictured) made one critical decision which gave him an edge over Oxford Bayley at the midpoint of the race and he carried this advantage all the way to the finish. The plan was to swim from the yacht club, out through …
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, …