Congratulations to the 148 hardy souls who braved the chilly waters at the end of a dingy day. Opening night can be a bit of a struggle, but thanks to early arrivals and the efficiency of our crew in handling two queues, it all went well.
Featured photo: Terry Bone was happy to finish close to the front of the field.
A couple of swimmers missed buoys and were docked a minute – something to be aware of in the stress of competition.
Take a look at the 365 photos taken by Emily Trengrove – click here
Google has a try at creativity, click here
Here’s the results in age group order, click here
Here’s the results in overall finish order, click here
Not much to see yet in the points table, but here’s how it stands so far, click here
Here’s the Nelson Mail story on the Stuff website, click here