Please note new date for wykeham lakes swim 14th June.
Rescue Boat Use
Would all swim secretaries and Affiliated Clubs wishing to use the B.L.D.S.A rescue boats please contact our boat coordinator Chris Hickling on 01274 830615 0r by email: chris.hickling@btinternet.com.
2014 Advice for Kayakers
Please see our Advice for Kayakers New for 2014 Download here
Health information for Open Water Swimmers New for 2014 Download here
Breast Stroke Swimmers
All breaststroke swimmers must wear pink hats. These are available from the shop.
Plus Novice events are now open to swimmers from 10 years of age.
CHANNEL SWIMS 2014
Solos
Congratulations to:
- Mark Sheridan on 12th July in 14 hours 33 mins
- Marisa Schubert on 20th July in a time of 14hrs 40mins
- Sara Marley on 29th July in 13hours 50mins
- 16 year old Hazel Killingbeck on 5th August in 15hrs 23 mins
- Amanda Bell on 5th August in 18hrs 26 mins
- Kate Robarts on 20th August, in 13 hours 20 minutes.
- Lucinda Bayliss on 1st September in 12hrs 54mins.
Relays
Congratulations to:
- Warrington Dolphins LDSC channel relay team, who swam the channel in 15 hr 15 min on 29th June.
- Margaret Smith, Rob Waterhouse, Andy Sherratt, Stephne Douglas, Marc Pomfret, Alan Pomfret.
- Team Channel challenge on 2nd July in 14 hours 43 minutes. (Team Manager) Joan Metcalfe, (Swimmers) Patrick Smith, Paul Tew, Mike Read, Sylvia Wanstal
- Pennine swimmers channel relay team. Debbie Taylor, Sam Plum, Tors Hamilton, Ursula Richards-Cairns, Mick Martin and Anne Stafford on 21st July in 14hrs 1 minute.
- Sister Act channel relay team. Nikki Fraser, Dee Llewellyn, Liane Llewellyn Hickling and Cat Fraser on 22nd July in 10hrs 08 mins.
Other swims
- North Channel Guy Moar on 22nd July in 11 hours, 10 min.
- Jersey to France Lucinda Bayliss on 20th August in 6 hours, 50 min. 3rd fastest time ever.