10 OCT UPDATE Mile Fly at 11.1C or 52F:
On Friday 10 October, three swimmers matched each other stroke for stroke in their quest to complete a mile of 'fly at Serps.
Robin Hunter Coddington belied his years to parallel the strokes of Blick and Ouldcott all the way from the changing room to the starting boards. Robin's progress in the 11.1 C water continued shoulder to shoulder with Blick and Ouldcott, but after 7.5 (seven point five) strokes, Robin let both overtake him as they completed the remainder of the mile. Manfully, Robin did point to the enormous flesh wound on his arm which had prevented him from doing a mile of fly at warmer temperatures earlier this season.
The mile fly club is open to anyone in the club who wishes to swim the distance. And participation is a bit like an Olympic jump event, where athletes opt to enter the competition at certain temperatures. Today James Norton had a warm-up swim of one quarter mile.
Kevin Blick - Form: 17C, 11.1C
Rob Ouldcott - Form: 17C, 11.1C
James Norton - Form: X (440 yards)
Robin Hunter Coddington - Form: X (DNF)
NEXT OUTING: Friday 17 October start 07:15 am
Swimmer line-up Kevin Blick Rob Ouldcott, James Norton and Robin Hunter Coddington.
ORIGINS
Kevin Blick and Rob Ouldcott, both swimming stalwarts of Serpentine SC shrugged away their injuries recently to launch their group known as the "One Mile Butterfly Club". (Copyright)"
Rules of membership are simple.
1. No wetsuits
2. Swim one mile butterfly in open water at the Serpentine
3. Record the temperature
And for the record the lists of one mile fly club achievers are as below
Mile Fly at 11.1C or 52F:
Kevin Blick
Rob Ouldcott
Mile Fly at 17C or 62F:
Kevin Blick
Rob Ouldcott
To date, there have been no requests to add the one mile fly at lower temperatures than as listed above (10 October 2014)
