19 July 2015
Congratulations to Phil Hodges for his June solo crossing of English Channel
Updates for future swims also added
18 July 2015
Congratulations to Deirdre Ward on her successful solo crossing of the English Channel.
Six swimmer relay crew stung by the reality of the English Channel
James Norton swims solo at 3.4kms per hour from Capri to Napoli but timed out at ten hour limit with 2kms remaining of 36 km swim
Deirdre Ward and Dani Lobo swim overnight for twelve hours. Stuart Bowman swims for six hours in the dark.
Four swimmer relay crew successfully complete crossing
Laure Latham and Cedric Guyot swim 5km race in France
15 June 2015
There were quite a few marathon swims completed in May, and they are listed on the screengrabs. Good luck with future swims.
9 April 2015
Time to update the departures board again; this time good luck to Volker Koch who will take part in the Freedom Swim from Robben island, a distance of 7.5kms in cold water.
The organisers write: Urgent Update:Our swim committee is of the opinion that the water temperature is unlikely to increase significantly before swim start tomorrow morning and therefore we are faced with difficult decisions regarding the Freedom Swim.The cut-off temperature for the event is 12 degrees, which is considered a minimum temperature for a safe swim. After considering all the facts we have agreed to proceed with the event under the following circumstances: •All 1st time solo swimmers must collapse into relay teams of 2,3 or 4 swimmers•Swimmers having previously completed a Robben Island swim at 12 degrees or below may elect to swim solo tomorrow.•Swimmers having previously completed an international event similar or more extreme than Robben Island may apply for exemption to swim solo.This decision was taken in consultation with "swimmers that know" and as much as we understand the level of disappointment please understand that you safety comes first. Ryan Stramrood and Kieron Palframan have swam in excess of 80 crossings between them have opted for the relay option.We feel your pain.
5 April: Karianne Lancee & Sam Bail and John Tierney
21 Feb 2015: Tori Thorpe. You can read the full story (should that read Splash?) at this link.
It's the fun time in the season when the members of Serpentine SC prepare to meet their challenges; some to do long distances, others short distances and some who just want to squeeze comfortably into their 32" Giorgio Armanis later this summer.
Yours swimmingly
