There was something for everyone in today’s race, with six options. A field of 76 lined up in near perfect conditions. Here’s the results Here’s the photos, by Janice Coyle Story on Sportzhub Tri Minus One was supported by The Interislander Big Tahuna, race six of the Ocean Swim Series. There are four distances in this race on March 31 …
The low tide made it difficult to get in and out, but conditions were perfect, the sea calm, no discernable current and the rain held off until we were finished. Keep looking here over the next 24 hours for points table and news story. Results in age group order. Results in finish order. Here’s the photos, by Jean Hodson and …
What a great way to wind up 2017. Conditions were near perfect. The tide hadn’t quite turned as we started, so there was the most gentle current to contend with at the start. Hayden Squance (24min 19sec) and Sierra Thomas (26.34) were the leading man and woman. Hayden’s time is the fastest recorded since the swims consistently began on the high …
High tide at 6.06pm, so plenty of water and very little current movement. The wind was something else. It made for a challenging swim but the general consensus was that it was testing – but fun. The long swim covered just over 1000m, the short swim about 500m. Nobody had it easy, but it was achievable for most people, leaving …
Another perfect night – how lucky we are. The short race was over a course of about 500m, with the long swim nearly 800m. Results in age group order Results in finish order Without our star photographer, everyone had a go behind the camera. It’s a mixed bag – here they are Featured photo: In her first swim in the …
Five intrepid Nelson swimmers made the journey to Paihia for the 3.3km swim, which this year went from Paihia to Russell, the first time it’s been held in this direction. It was a fairly comfortable swim, with a little choppiness. Andrew Martin placed 25th of the more than 500 finishers, taking the gold medal in his M55-59 age group, while …
After a few computer problems overnight, normal service is resumed. Here’s the results in age group order Here’s the results in finish order Story on The Nelson App on your mobile device – also on Sportzhub Here’s some photos, by Janice Coyle. Points after six weeks
Things were looking pretty gloomy at 7am, with the raining coming down and very rough seas. By race start at 8.30am, the rain had gone away, the sun came out – and the sea stayed rough. It was a lot of fun – a bit like a duathlon with the first run leg in chest deep water – there wasn’t …
After a month, the Training team has grown to a core group of a dozen or so, but there’s plenty of room for more. At last night’s training session, the team raced in a duathlon relay, learned some valuable tips about transition from Pogo Macauley – including how much ground you can lose if you do it badly, then had …
A challenging swim of about 1300m. Luke Kelly put his stamp on the series with a definitive win over Hayden Squance, while Sophie Alexander edged out Leah Friend and Piper Riley in the women’s race. Yegor Jones continued to dominate in the short race ahead of Mark Smale, Mia Langley and Brooke Swan. Featured photo: Yegor Jones edges out Mark …