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One
Mile Sea Race
The One
Mile Club Championship is swum every year in the sea.
Boys and
men swim for the Hart Shield. This is a trophy which has been competed
for since the late 1800s, so all competitors at this years's race have
now become part of the club's long sea swimming heritage.
The
women's trophy is of more recent vintage, and was as keenly contested
this year as the men's race
A warm
Saturday morning in July saw the biggest field of swimmers in over 20
years compete for these two trophies.
The course
is swum parallel to the beach, starting at the East Street (Doughnut)
groyne, going eastward to a buoy and dayglo flag, moored 25 metres out
to sea, in line with Bedford Street, and then a turn for home, to touch
the groyne, for a time being recorded on the beach.
The nature
of the sea current means that the swimmers have to swim with the current
and against it, in the two different legs of the race. All the 'usual
suspects' of the sea swimming crowd were happy to share the waters with
a big contingent of pool swimmers. Well done to Nigel for persuading
them to compete.
There are
a few lone voices in the club who feel that a separation should be
sought, where pool based activities are divorced from sea swimming, and
that two separate clubs should exist. That idea was 'kicked well and
truly into the long grass' this year, and it was plain to see the next
generation of year round sea swimmers competing in that race. After
all, sea swimmers all get started in the pool, don't they?
Times are
as follows. |
Tyla
Davis 22.51
1/4
Mile Sea Race 2010. Holly beats Mike in close finish
The Boxing day trophy "
The Pa Hogdkinson race " was held today 1st January 2010.