Saturday 20 July saw swimming restricted to the buoyed Lido area. A mile race was a tad unmanageable, so we "treated" ourselves to a leisurely swim up and down the 100m length of the Lido. Some "upped and downed" a bit more than others.
So as not to deprive anyone of the weekly fix of Serpentine SC history, a link to the 2021 race report and background is provided.
We were restricted to the buoyed area of the Lido
Our past club champion Tony Radford has sponsored "The Mile" since the 1970s
1968 club champion, aged 16. Tony repeated his championship victories well into the 1970s
This link will take you to the 2021 race report. There is a lot of history here, including some detail of Major Colin Cooper, RFC, who presented the cup in 1928.
Major Colin Cooper’s younger brother, Captain Jack Oliver Cooper, also served in the Royal Flying Corp (RFC) and at the tender age of 20 was killed in action while carrying out a bombing raid on Epéhy Station, France on 21st July 1916. There is a plaque dedicated to Colin’s younger brother (by four years) on the wall of the Lido pavilion.
Captain Jack Oliver Cooper, 10 April 1896 - 21 July 1916.
Younger brother of Colin Cooper.