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2011
Races
The first
two sea races of the season were held in late June and early July, with
the sea reaching its warmest of the year.
Not a
whole lot of difference these days between the chilly pool temperature
at the Prince Regent and the sea!
The main
feature of the two races was the encouraging number of pool swimmers
contesting the higher placings.
These
traditional sea races are part of the club's heritage, so it's always
good to see new faces, even if they do muscle out the old has beens who
swim in the sea year round, and have had the race to themselves in years
gone by.
The
first race was the Quarter Mile. Swimmers line up in the water against
the Doughnut Groyne, and on the 'go' signal swim in a line across to the
pier, go underneath and swim round a stanchion and back to the groyne.
There's
always a slight risk of collision in these races, as, fairly obviously,
there are no lanes!
Those
who found it cold had the incentive of swimming fast to get it over
with.
The
quarter mile could not have been too bad though, as the numbers were
about the same for the half mile a few weeks later.
The half
mile is effectively 4 lengths of the same course.
We
sometimes vary the course if there are many experienced swimmers, but
the advantage of this 'there and back' course is that the swimmers are
never far from the beach.
The sun
was shining on both days, and doughnuts were won by the half mile field
(or those at any rate who did not win a trophy). So if you are not in
the Pier to Pier race on 30th July, and fancy a go at sea racing, give
the One Mile a try on 13th August. Or at least come and watch it.
Trophies
were presented immediately after the race.
Quarter
Mile results:
Girls
Boys
1.
Roxanne
1. Chris
2.
Kirsty
2. Alex
3. Lois
3. Mike
4.
Eileen
4. Jasper
5.
Damian
6. Bob
7. David
8. Tony
9. Paul
10.
James
Half
Mile Results
Girls
Boys
1. Roxanne 1.
Oliver
2. Holly 2.
Chris
3. Alice 3.
Charlie
4. Lois 4.
Alex
Jade
Chad
Eileen
David
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