Congratulations to those who took part in the 5.25 mile swim of Lake Coniston on 14 September. Deirdre Ward was fourth overall (men and women) and third in the women's placings in the non-wetsuit category with a time of two hours 37 minutes and 50 seconds. Tory Thorpe was just 18 minutes behind fellow Serp's swimmer Deirdre and completed the swim in 2:56 and 19 seconds.
A linear swim such as this, over a distance of 5.25 miles really is a challenge. The water temperature averaged 15.8 degrees on Saturday and finish times ranged from 2 hours 17 minutes through to 6 hours.
Non wetsuit (men)
1 Rory Fitzgerald 2:21:43
2 Stuart Whitman 2:35:22
3 Richard Taylor 2:38:33
Non wetsuit (women)
1 Helen Gibbs 2:23:00
2 Gail Strobridge 2:24:11
3 Deirdre Ward 2:37:50
Wetsuit (men)
1 Anthony Plant 2:17:30
2 Martyn Webster 2:18::05
3 Gary Hurr 2:20:37
Wetsuit (women)
1 Emily Newton 2:17:22
2 Joanne Grime 2:23:26
3 Kylie Mansfield 2:25:19
[John Tierney]