Mike Cooper swims Lake Coniston

Coops the hero

On Sunday, Mike Cooper successfully swam the length of Lake Coniston. This was Mike's longest swim this year and he was happy with the event which was well organised by Jean Wilkin-Oxley and the BLDSA.

 

Mike swam the length of 8.8kms in a time of 3 hours and 32 minutes.

This was a big swim for Mike, and as important to Mike as any swim is to a swimmer. The satisfaction of reaching your own goals is special. Mike's next big swim will be a three-person relay swim of the English Channel at the end of August.

Congratulations from all your friends at Serpentine SC.

The next opportunity for open water swimmers to swim the length Lake Coniston will be on Saturday 14 September.  

 

(JohnTierneyswim at live dot com)

Mike Cooper swims Lake Coniston

Mike Cooper swimming Coniston
Southern end start at the water park
Mike Cooper swims
Mike Cooper swims
After 8.8kms, the friendly finish line buoys
Mike Cooper at finish of Lake Coniston swim
The swimmer's view of Lake Coniston from the finish
The over the shoulder Serpentine swimmer's view of Lake Coniston from the finish
Non conventional recovery drinks- raspberry gin from support crew