Clements Endurance Series, Race Four, 3.8km Ironman Challenge

The early morning start was worth it to get a nice calm sea. A beautiful day, with 70 starters in the long swim of 3.8km and 11 starters in the 1.3km swim. The finish was dramatic, with three swimmers sprinting for the line – the shelving beach making it tricky to stay upright. In the end it was Alec Swan …

The Proper Tri – swim, bike, run, munch

Thanks to Proper Crisps for their sponsorship of this event. Check out this site after the event for: Results, click here Photos by Pete Marshall, click here Story, on The Nelson App, also on Sportzhub, click here

Port Nelson Swims, January 10, 2019

Sadly, the swim was called off. Although probably 80 percent of swimmers could handle the conditions, the support boats can’t safely operate in those conditions. If they were to pull up to 20 percent of swimmers out (as happened on Sunday) they would not have been able to cope, so the swim was cancelled for safety reasons. Swimmers are referred …

Port Nelson Swims – December 13

Conditions couldn’t have been better for what was probably the most pleasant swim this season. At the front of the long race, things were more competitive than ever, but that’ll all be clear from the results and photos. Results in age group order – click here Results in finish order – click here Photos by Janice Coyle Points to date …

Port Nelson Swims – December 6

Despite the miserable sky, the swim was wonderful. Calm seas and a moderate current made for some competitive swimming, with Luke Kelly turning the tables on Alec Swan at the front of the field in a nail-biting finish. The green boat that came and anchored during the race caused a few people to have problems with the finish – those …

Port Nelson Swims, Thursday November 15

Nice to get the series underway on a nice night, despite the slight current and a bit of chop. Some drama at the front of the field, as the leaders struggled to stick to the course. Read all about it in the story below. Here’s the results in age group order. Results in finish order. Points table. Photos, by Janice …

Summer Sprint Triathlon

What a great day – beautiful weather, calm seas and happy people. Results, click here. Here’s some photos Here’s some even better photos by Pete Marshall, click here Check for the story at Sportzhub. Or on The Nelson App on your mobile device.

Chia Super Sprint Triathlon

It was a perfect way to start summer. A race of nine stages – swim, bike, run, swim, bike, run, swim, bike run. The swim was 200m, bike 6km, run 1km. The weather was kind, the sea was calm, the field was small, but everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, with hardened triathletes doing the full nine stages, while less experienced …

Port Nelson Swims – opening night, Thursday November 8, 2018

Uh Oh Things are rotten at the yacht club – wind, waves and generally nasty weather, so sadly, tonight’s swim is cancelled. Things are looking much more positive next week – see you then.   There are signs of increased activity in the water as swimmers get back into the swing of things. It’s still brisk, but slowly warming up. …