A beautiful morning greeted us for the Alan Titmuss Memorial Race, and we welcomed Paulette, Alan's son David & grandson Paul to present the prizes.
First we had the fun of the Leslie Brew Veterans race for over 50s; a cunning tactic to tire out the older members before the main race. Michael Wynn took nearly a minute off his best time over the distance to win by a handsome margin, though this did affect him for the following race where he trailed in last. Perhaps young Michael carried his silverware during his lap of honour?
In the Alan Titmuss Memorial race, Norman Jones, who had cleverly avoided swimming in the first race, pipped Gordon Brodie to take the cup with Dave Murray and Nick Adams following them in.
For the prize giving, Alan Lacy regaled us with an account of Alan's first trip to the Serpentine and his role in ensuring that the club survived through to the present day.
