The Serpentine ladies led the way in the annual Great River Swim in the tidal Thames at Chiswick, which took place shortly after they had competed in the Bridge to Bridge race in Hyde Park.
After a period with little rain (Wimbledon fortnight !) there was a lack of river water to counteract the incoming tide. The start was delayed by 10 minutes but even then the first few hundred metres of the swim were hard work until a brief spell of slack water made life a bit easier for the swimmers.
With a kilometre already under their belts, Poppy Lenton was first woman home in the mile race, with Anna Bardos coming in third. Past Serpentine member Sarah Wren won the shorter kilometre race. Poppy declared it a major confidence boost, before her first Ironman distance event in a couple of weeks.
Nick Turk and Jeremy Cavenagh were the best placed men, coming third and fourth in the 1k race. Local Chiswick residents Robin and Jeremy Hunter-Coddington were also on the Serps team.
