What a week we had with numbers galore being this week’s theme. We won 11 medals at the cold water gala in Tooting. Our honourable handicapper got a new cap, with not many Spanish cliches attached. The sombrero was something to do with his birthday which he said was “not a prime number”. The number of the week perhaps belonged to Andy Deeley?
Some of the racing results at SLSC suggest that defeat and victory were won and lost by a narrow margin, perhaps narrower than Andy Deeley’s 32” waist which he laid claim to in a public email early in the week when ordering Serps swimming trunks; that was a number in it’s prime. Congratulations on your figure Andy, and sorry for confiscating that piece of stollen cake from you on Saturday, but I just thought of that saying “a second on the lips, a month on the hips.” Don’t undo all that great work. Kevin Blick was plain ridiculous and made a mockery of a serious topic by claiming to have a 28” waist.
A more rotund cheer, (that’ll be a huggable 38 inches) for all the Serpentine SC swimmers who took part in the SLSC cold water championships. We finished a creditable third in the medal table. Had the table been laid out according to family name we would have topped the list by a country mile thanks to the Luckhurst family who all swim faster than their proud Dad John. It is excellent to see the younger generation of Luckhursts, Mavras and Challinors taking steps onto the medal podium.
And finally, Robin is trying to compare himself with a penguin and seeks a caption worthy of the photo.
Results below.
So, keep thinking up those magical numbers See you Saturday.
Yours swimmingly
Medal table
SLSC 9 (g) 8(s) 5 (bronze)
Nemes Nutters 4 2
Serpentine SC 3 7 1
Wellingtion College SC 3 3
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Men 70-79 30 SC Metre Freestyle John Reid came second in 30.48.
Men 30-39 30 SC Metre Freestyle Williams, Alex finished fourth in 18.44
Women 20-29 30 SC Metre Freestyle Alice Todd was fourth in 21.92 ahead of Bea Heller in 22.09
Men 15-19 30 SC Metre Freestyle Luckhurst, Alan was second in 17.36
Women 15-19 30 SC Metre Freestyle Luckhurst, Katherine won in 19.57 with Challinor, Felicity second in 20.58.
Men 10-14 30 SC Metre Freestyle Luckhurst, William was first in 19.37
Women 10-14 30 SC Metre Freestyle Mavra, Ana was third in 22.23
Men 70-79 30 SC Metre Breaststroke Hunter, Jeremy was second in 43.41
Men 50-59 30 SC Metre Breaststroke Talkenberg, Herwarth was third in 29.13
Women 30-39 30 SC Metre Breaststroke Cule, Erika was fourth in 27.75 and Morrow, Lee was seventh in 31.30
Men 15-19 30 SC Metre Breaststroke Luckhurst, Alan was second in 25.60
Women 15-19 30 SC Metre Breaststroke Luckhurst, Katherine was second in 29.39
Men 10-14 30 SC Metre Breaststroke Luckhurst, William second in 27.95
