Senior Mens 5 Mile

Place	Name	Age	Club	Time	Stroke	Attempts
1st	Oliver Wilkinson			01:53:11	f/s
2nd	Andrew Allum			02:03:53	f/s
3rd	Jim Bridges			02:09:35	f/s
4th	Andrew Wells			02:20:03	f/s
5th	Andrew Middleton			02:22:51	f/s
6th	Sean Walsh			02:24:49	f/s
7th	Mark Yare			02:27:31	f/s
8th	Mark Sheridan			02:34:28	f/s
9th	Richard Royal			02:34:56	f/s
10th	Paul White			02:35:07	f/s
11th	Peter Timmins			02:45:32	f/s
12th	Paul Rowe			02:49:48	f/s
13th	Steve McHugh			02:51:47	f/s
14th	Dave Neal			02:52:02	f/s
15th	Stephen Kerr			02:57:45	f/s
16th	Francis Zielinski			03:20:46	f/s

Senior Ladies 5 Mile

Place	Name	Age	Club	Time	Stroke	Attempts
1st	Nikki Fraser			02:08:11	f/s
2nd	Claire Bamford		Kingfishers SC Scarborough	02:11:29	f/s
3rd	Carole Laporte			02:11:39	f/s
4th	Ruth Gertig			02:11:45	f/s
5th	Michaela Richard			02:29:45	f/s
6th	Catriona Fraser			02:33:55	f/s
7th	Liane Llewellyn Hickling			02:33:56	f/s
8th	Cathy Kitson Jones			02:35:09	f/s
9th	Madeleine Adams		Kingfishers SC Scarborough	02:37:03	f/s
10th	Victoria Wass			02:39:53	f/s
11th	Karen Throsby			02:44:48	f/s
1st B/S	Ellie Jane Knight			02:45:43	Bst
13th	Louise Orgill			02:47:03	f/s
14th	Alice Goodridge			02:47:11	f/s
15th	Heather Riley			02:50:39	f/s
16th	Jane Mitchell			02:51:37	f/s
17th	Kate Sunley			02:54:08	f/s
18th	Michelle Hardy			02:55:39	f/s
19th	Helen Gilburt			03:02:42	f/s
20th	Helen Beveridge			03:04:40	f/s
2nd B/S	Jane Sedman		Kingfishers SC Scarborough	03:05:47	Bst
22nd	Jane Bell			03:08:08	f/s
23rd	Kathryn Ayre			03:14:23	f/s
24th	Alex Sedman		Kingfishers SC Scarborough	03:33:53	f/s
25th	Leanne Bentley			04:03:28	f/s
26th	Lyn Plumbley- Smart			04:19:00	f/s

 

Junior Girls 5 Mile

Place

Name

Age

Club

Time

Stroke

Attempts

Senior Mens 3 Mile

Place	Name	Age	Club	Time	Stroke	Attempts
1st	Oliver Wilkinson			01:09:59	f/s
2nd	Andrew Allum			01:16:36	f/s
3rd	Jim Bridges			01:21:15	f/s
4th	Andrew Wells			01:29:10	f/s
5th	Sean Walsh			01:32:52	f/s
6th	Andrew Middleton			01:33:29	f/s
7th	Mark Yare			01:33:44	f/s
8th	Mark Sheridan			01:35:43	f/s
9th	Peter Timmins			01:42:04	f/s
10th	Richard Royal			01:42:35	f/s
11th	Steve McHugh			01:43:13	f/s
12th	Paul White			01:45:10	f/s
13th	Paul Rowe			01:48:43	f/s
14th	Stephen Kerr			01:59:48	f/s
15th	Dave Neal			02:04:46	f/s
16th	Francis Zielinski			02:08:58	f/s

Senior Ladies 3 Mile

Place	Name	Age	Club	Time	Stroke	Attempts
1st	Nikki Fraser			01:21:26	f/s
2nd	Carole Laporte			01:21:49	f/s
3rd	Ruth Gertig			01:22:35	f/s
4th	Claire Bamford		Kingfishers SC Scarborough	01:26:45	f/s
5th	Cathy Kitson Jones			01:33:07	f/s
6th	Michaela Richard			01:34:05	f/s
7th	Liane Llewellyn Hickling			01:34:58	f/s
8th	Catriona Fraser			01:36:51	f/s
1st B/S	Ellie Jane Knight			01:38:20	Bst
10th	Victoria Wass			01:40:33	f/s
11th	Karen Throsby			01:41:47	f/s
12th	Louise Orgill			01:44:13	f/s
13th	Jane Mitchell			01:45:05	f/s
14th	Alice Goodridge			01:45:28	f/s
15th	Madeleine Adams		Kingfishers SC Scarborough	01:46:09	f/s
16th	Heather Riley			01:44:30	f/s
17th	Michelle Hardy			01:47:46	f/s
18th	Kate Sunley			01:49:31	f/s
19th	Helen Gilburt			01:53:55	f/s
2nd B/S	Jane Sedman		Kingfishers SC Scarborough	01:56:13	Bst
21st	Kathryn Ayre			01:56:42	f/s
22nd	Helen Beveridge			01:57:45	f/s
23rd	Jane Bell			02:00:38	f/s
24th	Alex Sedman		Kingfishers SC Scarborough	02:16:37	f/s
DNS	Leanne Bentley			DNS
DNS	Lyn Plumbley- Smart			DNS

Junior Girls 3 Mile

Place

Name

Age

Club

Time

Stroke

Attempts

Senior Mens 1 Mile

Place	Name	Age	Club	Time	Stroke	Attempts
1st	Oliver Wilkinson			00:22:43	f/s
2nd	Andrew Allum			00:25:22	f/s
3rd	Jim Bridges			00:25:38	f/s
4th	Andrew Wells			00:28:25	f/s
5th	Sean Walsh			00:29:04	f/s
6th	Mark Yare			00:29:57	f/s
7th	Richard Royal			00:30:05	f/s
8th	Andrew Middleton			00:29:21	f/s
9th	Mark Sheridan			00:30:58	f/s
10th	Paul White			00:32:26	f/s
11th	Peter Timmins			00:33:53	f/s
12th	Paul Rowe			00:34:52	f/s
13th	Steve McHugh			00:35:10	f/s
14th	Stephen Kerr			00:38:20	f/s
15th	Dave Neal			00:39:12	f/s
16th	Francis Zielinski			00:43:19	f/s

Senior Ladies 1 Mile

Place	Name	Age	Club	Time	Stroke	Attempts
1st	Nikki Fraser			00:26:01	f/s
2nd	Carole Laporte			00:26:05	f/s
3rd	Ruth Gertig			00:26:10	f/s
4th	Claire Bamford		Kingfishers SC Scarborough	00:27:00	f/s
5th	Cathy Kitson Jones			00:29:02	f/s
6th	Michaela Richard			00:30:39	f/s
7th	Catriona Fraser			00:31:01	f/s
8th	Victoria Wass			00:31:05	f/s
1st B/S	Ellie Jane Knight			00:31:07	Bst
10th	Madeleine Adams		Kingfishers SC Scarborough	00:31:52	f/s
11th	Liane Llewellyn Hickling			00:32:17	f/s
12th	Karen Throsby			00:32:31	f/s
13th	Jane Mitchell			00:32:51	f/s
14th	Louise Orgill			00:33:30	f/s
15th	Alice Goodridge			00:33:57	f/s
16th	Michelle Hardy			00:34:02	f/s
17th	Heather Riley			00:35:03	f/s
18th	Kate Sunley			00:35:32	f/s
19th	Helen Gilburt			00:36:39	f/s
20th	Helen Beveridge			00:37:10	f/s
2nd B/S	Jane Sedman		Kingfishers SC Scarborough	00:37:17	Bst
22nd	Annie Stafford			00:37:41	f/s
23rd	Jane Bell			00:38:01	f/s
24th	Kathryn Ayre			00:38:24	f/s
25th	Alex Sedman		Kingfishers SC Scarborough	00:44:21	f/s
26th	Leanne Bentley			00:47:00	f/s
27th	Lyn Plumbley- Smart			00:51:28	f/s
3rd B/S	Margaret Smith			01:09:28	Bst

Junior Girls 1 Mile

Place

Name

Age

Club

Time

Stroke

Attempts

Senior Mens Champions!

Place	Name	Age	Club	Time	Stroke	Attempts
1st	Oliver Wilkinson			03:25:53	f/s
2nd	Andrew Allum			03:45:51	f/s
3rd	Jim Bridges			03:56:28	f/s
4th	Andrew Wells			04:17:38	f/s
5th	Andrew Middleton			04:25:41	f/s
6th	Sean Walsh			04:26:45	f/s
7th	Mark Yare			04:31:12	f/s
8th	Mark Sheridan			04:41:09	f/s
9th	Richard Royal			04:47:36	f/s
10th	Paul White			04:52:43	f/s
11th	Peter Timmins			05:01:29	f/s
12th	Steve McHugh			05:10:10	f/s
13th	Paul Rowe			05:13:23	f/s
14th	Stephen Kerr			05:35:53	f/s
15th	Dave Neal			05:36:00	f/s
16th	Francis Zielinski			06:13:03	f/s

Senior Ladies Champions!

Place	Name	Age	Club	Time	Stroke	Attempts
1st	Nikki Fraser			03:55:38	f/s
2nd	Carole Laporte			03:59:33	f/s
3rd	Ruth Gertig			04:00:30	f/s
4th	Claire Bamford		Kingfishers SC Scarborough	04:05:14	f/s
5th	Michaela Richard			04:34:29	f/s
6th	Cathy Kitson Jones			04:37:18	f/s
7th	Liane Llewellyn Hickling			04:41:11	f/s
8th	Catriona Fraser			04:41:47	f/s
9th	Victoria Wass			04:51:31	f/s
10th	Madeleine Adams		Kingfishers SC Scarborough	04:55:04	f/s
1st B/S	Ellie Jane Knight			04:55:10	f/s
12th	Karen Throsby			04:59:06	f/s
13th	Louise Orgill			05:04:46	f/s
14th	Alice Goodridge			05:06:36	f/s
15th	Jane Mitchell			05:09:33	f/s
16th	Heather Riley			05:10:12	f/s
17th	Michelle Hardy			05:17:27	f/s
18th	Kate Sunley			05:19:11	f/s
19th	Helen Gilburt			05:33:16	f/s
2nd B/S	Jane Sedman		Kingfishers SC Scarborough	05:39:17	f/s
21st	Helen Beveridge			05:39:35	f/s
22nd	Jane Bell			05:46:47	f/s
23rd	Kathryn Ayre			05:49:29	f/s
24th	Alex Sedman		Kingfishers SC Scarborough	06:34:51	f/s
DNP	Leanne Bentley			DNP
DNP	Lyn Plumbley- Smart			DNP

Junior Girls Champions!

Place

Name

Age

Club

Time

Stroke

Attempts

 

Senior Mens 5 Mile

Place	Name	Age	Club	Time	Stroke	Attempts
1st	James Leitch	42		01:52:35	f/s
2nd	Andrew Wells	37	OpenWaterClubs:Oxford	02:08:00	f/s
3rd	Graham Walton	44	Tynemouth Outdoor Swimmers	02:10:59	f/s
4th	Christopher Jordinson	41		02:19:40	f/s
5th	Mark Yare	48	Yorkshire Outdoor Swimmers	02:21:29	f/s
6th	David Randall	62	Trafford Metro Masters	02:21:56	f/s
7th	Adrian Rotchell	42		02:28:13	f/s
8th	Amaury Lamy	36	Red Top Swim	02:32:00	f/s
9th	Paul White	53	Tynemouth Outdoor Swimmers	02:32:25	f/s
10th	Frank Kilgannon	62	Warrington Dolphins LD	02:39:50	f/s
11th	Nicholas Robinson	40		02:47:52	f/s
12th	Paul Rowe	51		02:49:09	f/s
13th	David Brackenridge	52		02:51:29	f/s
14th	Patrick Smith	43	BLDSA	02:51:53	f/s
15th	Martin Holland	45	Get in! Get on! Get out!	02:54:22	f/s
16th	Adrian Brown	50	Sheerness SC & Lifeguard Corp	02:57:24	f/s
17th	John Mace	55		03:09:30	f/s
18th	Ryan Cruickshank	41	BLDSA	03:14:56	f/s
19th	Philip Yorke	45	BLDSA	03:25:42	Bst
20th	Francis Zielinski	42	BLDSA	03:27:52	Bst
DNS	Dave Neal	33	BLDSA	DNS
DNS	Stuart Hinde	53	BLDSA	DNS

Senior Ladies 5 Mile

Place	Name	Age	Club	Time	Stroke	Attempts
1st	Caroline Duffy	38		02:14:21	f/s
2nd	Melanie Holland	42	UEA City of Norwich	02:16:10	f/s
3rd	Liane Llewellyn Hickling	35	City of Bradford	02:22:32	f/s
4th	Joanna Graham	26		02:29:49	f/s
5th	Victoria Wass	45		02:38:02	f/s
6th	Helen Gilburt	43		02:41:52	f/s
7th	Louise Orgill	48	Newark SC	02:43:05	f/s
8th	Gwendalyn Selo Skingley	34	Team Luton Swimming Club	02:44:41	f/s
9th	Tracy Clark	47		02:46:46	f/s
10th	Erin Hope		Kingfishers SC Scarborough	02:47:04	f/s
11th	Debbie Taylor	39	Pennine Swimmers	02:54:12	f/s
12th	Michelle Hardy	49	Langold Pikes	02:55:14	f/s
13th	Caroline Lewis	43	Warrington Dolphins LD	02:59:44	f/s
14th	Helen Beveridge	49	Inverness	03:03:00	f/s
15th	Jane Sedman	48	Kingfishers SC Scarborough	03:04:40	Bst
16th	Sam Plum	49	Pennine Swimmers	03:18:19	f/s
17th	Leanne Bentley	41		03:45:11	f/s
DNF	Sarah Cummings	30	FLOWS	DNF
DNF	Emma Cummings	44	Lomond	DNF
DNF	Helen Brindle	47	Darwen Masters	DNF
DNS	Jane Hardy	50		DNS
DNS	Kathleen Long	58		DNS

 

Junior Girls 5 Mile

Place	Name	Age	Club	Time	Stroke	Attempts
1st	Ellie Jane Knight	15	Warrington Dolphins LD	02:55:43	Bst

Senior Mens 3 Mile

Place	Name	Age	Club	Time	Stroke	Attempts
1st	James Leitch	42		01:08:08	f/s
2nd	Andrew Wells	37	OpenWaterClubs:Oxford	01:20:14	f/s
3rd	Graham Walton	44	Tynemouth Outdoor Swimmers	01:20:41	f/s
4th	Mark Yare	48	Yorkshire Outdoor Swimmers	01:24:57	f/s
5th	David Randall	62	Trafford Metro Masters	01:27:38	f/s
6th	Christopher Jordinson	41		01:29:00	f/s
7th	Amaury Lamy	36	Red Top Swim	01:33:57	f/s
8th	Adrian Rotchell	42		01:37:11	f/s
9th	Frank Kilgannon	62	Warrington Dolphins LD	01:38:28	f/s
10th	Paul White	53	Tynemouth Outdoor Swimmers	01:46:42	f/s
11th	Dave Neal	33	BLDSA	01:44:31	f/s
12th	Adrian Brown	50	Sheerness SC & Lifeguard Corp	01:47:49	f/s
13th	Nicholas Robinson	40		01:49:48	f/s
14th	Paul Rowe	51		01:50:27	f/s
15th	Martin Holland	45	Get in! Get on! Get out!	01:52:10	f/s
16th	Patrick Smith	43	BLDSA	01:58:34	f/s
17th	John Mace	55		02:07:17	f/s
18th	Philip Yorke	45	BLDSA	02:09:19	Bst
19th	Ryan Cruickshank	41	BLDSA	02:14:45	f/s
20th	Francis Zielinski	42	BLDSA	02:18:00	Bst
21st	David Brackenridge	52		02:18:18	f/s
DNS	Stuart Hinde	53	BLDSA	DNS

Senior Ladies 3 Mile

Place	Name	Age	Club	Time	Stroke	Attempts
1st	Melanie Holland	42	UEA City of Norwich	01:20:28	f/s
2nd	Caroline Duffy	38		01:21:15	f/s
3rd	Liane Llewellyn Hickling	35	City of Bradford	01:28:54	f/s
4th	Joanna Graham	26		01:32:50	f/s
5th	Victoria Wass	45		01:34:10	f/s
6th	Gwendalyn Selo Skingley	34	Team Luton Swimming Club	01:41:34	f/s
7th	Helen Gilburt	43		01:43:20	f/s
8th	Tracy Clark	47		01:44:20	f/s
9th	Louise Orgill	48	Newark SC	01:46:21	f/s
10th	Michelle Hardy	49	Langold Pikes	01:47:05	f/s
11th	Debbie Taylor	39	Pennine Swimmers	01:51:36	f/s
12th	Jane Sedman	48	Kingfishers SC Scarborough	01:52:53	Bst
13th	Caroline Lewis	43	Warrington Dolphins LD	01:55:52	f/s
14th	Helen Beveridge	49	Inverness	01:59:15	f/s
15th	Helen Brindle	47	Darwen Masters	02:06:54	f/s
16th	Sam Plum	49	Pennine Swimmers	02:13:26	f/s
17th	Leanne Bentley	41		02:28:32	f/s
DNS	Sarah Cummings	30	FLOWS	DNS	f/s
DNS	Emma Cummings	44	Lomond	DNS	f/s
DNS	Jane Hardy	50		DNS	f/s
DNS	Kathleen Long	58		DNS	f/s

Junior Girls 3 Mile

Place	Name	Age	Club	Time	Stroke	Attempts
1st	Claire Bamford		Kingfishers SC Scarborough	01:18:17	f/s
2nd	Madeleine Adams	13	Kingfishers SC Scarborough	01:34:22	f/s
3rd	Ellie Jane Knight	15	Warrington Dolphins LD	01:47:13	Bst

Senior Mens 1 Mile

Place	Name	Age	Club	Time	Stroke	Attempts
1st	James Leitch	42		00:23:45	f/s
2nd	Andrew Wells	37	OpenWaterClubs:Oxford	00:26:18	f/s
3rd	Graham Walton	44	Tynemouth Outdoor Swimmers	00:27:08	f/s
4th	Mark Yare	48	Yorkshire Outdoor Swimmers	00:27:47	f/s
5th	David Randall	62	Trafford Metro Masters	00:28:25	f/s
6th	Christopher Jordinson	41		00:28:41	f/s
7th	Amaury Lamy	36	Red Top Swim	00:31:20	f/s
8th	Adrian Rotchell	42		00:31:55	f/s
9th	Paul White	53	Tynemouth Outdoor Swimmers	00:32:02	f/s
10th	Frank Kilgannon	62	Warrington Dolphins LD	00:32:05	f/s
11th	Martin Holland	45	Get in! Get on! Get out!	00:35:10	f/s
12th	Patrick Smith	43	BLDSA	00:36:49	f/s
13th	Nicholas Robinson	40		00:37:11	f/s
14th	Adrian Brown	50	Sheerness SC & Lifeguard Corp	00:38:22	f/s
15th	Paul Rowe	51		00:39:36	f/s
16th	Philip Yorke	45	BLDSA	00:40:25	Bst
17th	John Mace	55		00:40:47	f/s
18th	Ryan Cruickshank	41	BLDSA	00:43:24	f/s
19th	Dave Neal	33	BLDSA	00:45:22	f/s
20th	Francis Zielinski	42	BLDSA	00:45:44	Bst
DNS	David Brackenridge	52		DNS
DNS	Stuart Hinde	53	BLDSA	DNS

Senior Ladies 1 Mile

Place	Name	Age	Club	Time	Stroke	Attempts
1st	Melanie Holland	42	UEA City of Norwich	00:26:27	f/s
2nd	Caroline Duffy	38		00:26:34	f/s
3rd	Liane Llewellyn Hickling	35	City of Bradford	00:28:40	f/s
4th	Joanna Graham	26		00:30:12	f/s
5th	Victoria Wass	45		00:31:48	f/s
6th	Gwendalyn Selo Skingley	34	Team Luton Swimming Club	00:33:47	f/s
7th	Tracy Clark	47		00:33:54	f/s
8th	Louise Orgill	48	Newark SC	00:34:04	f/s
9th	Helen Gilburt	43		00:34:24	f/s
10th	Michelle Hardy	49	Langold Pikes	00:35:32	f/s
11th	Caroline Lewis	43	Warrington Dolphins LD	00:36:12	f/s
12th	Debbie Taylor	39	Pennine Swimmers	00:36:19	f/s
13th	Jane Sedman	48	Kingfishers SC Scarborough	00:37:14	Bst
14th	Helen Brindle	47	Darwen Masters	00:41:21	f/s
15th	Sarah Cummings	30	FLOWS	00:41:51	f/s
16th	Sam Plum	49	Pennine Swimmers	00:44:07	f/s
17th	Leanne Bentley	41		00:48:05	f/s
18th	Helen Beveridge	49	Inverness	00:49:18	f/s
DNS	Emma Cummings	44	Lomond	DNS
DNS	Jane Hardy	50		DNS
DNS	Kathleen Long	58		DNS

Junior Girls 1 Mile

Place	Name	Age	Club	Time	Stroke	Attempts
1st	Ellie Jane Knight	15	Warrington Dolphins LD	00:35:01	Bst

Senior Mens Champions!

Place	Name	Age	Club	Time	Stroke	Attempts
1st	James Leitch	42		03:24:28	f/s
2nd	Andrew Wells	37	OpenWaterClubs:Oxford	03:54:32	f/s
3rd	Graham Walton	44	Tynemouth Outdoor Swimmers	03:58:48	f/s
4th	Mark Yare	48	Yorkshire Outdoor Swimmers	04:14:13	f/s
5th	Christopher Jordinson	41		04:17:21	f/s
6th	David Randall	62	Trafford Metro Masters	04:17:59	f/s
7th	Amaury Lamy	36	Red Top Swim	04:37:17	f/s
8th	Adrian Rotchell	42		04:37:19	f/s
9th	Frank Kilgannon	62	Warrington Dolphins LD	04:50:23	f/s
10th	Paul White	53	Tynemouth Outdoor Swimmers	04:51:09	f/s
11th	Nicholas Robinson	40		05:14:51	f/s
12th	Paul Rowe	51		05:19:12	f/s
13th	Martin Holland	45	Get in! Get on! Get out!	05:21:42	f/s
14th	Adrian Brown	50	Sheerness SC & Lifeguard Corp	05:23:35	f/s
15th	Patrick Smith	43	BLDSA	05:27:16	f/s
16th	John Mace	55		05:57:34	f/s
17th	Ryan Cruickshank	41	BLDSA	06:13:05	f/s
18th	Philip Yorke	45	BLDSA	06:15:26	Bst
19th	Francis Zielinski	42	BLDSA	06:31:36	Bst
DNS	David Brackenridge	52		DNS
DNS	Stuart Hinde	53	BLDSA	DNS

Senior Ladies Champions!

Place	Name	Age	Club	Time	Stroke	Attempts
1st	Caroline Duffy	38		04:02:10
2nd	Melanie Holland	42	UEA City of Norwich	04:03:05
3rd	Liane Llewellyn Hickling	35	City of Bradford	04:20:06
4th	Joanna Graham	26		04:32:51
5th	Victoria Wass	45		04:44:00
6th	Helen Gilburt	43		04:59:36
7th	Gwendalyn Selo Skingley	34	Team Luton Swimming Club	05:00:02
8th	Louise Orgill	48	Newark SC	05:03:30
9th	Tracy Clark	47		05:05:00
10th	Michelle Hardy	49	Langold Pikes	05:17:51
11th	Debbie Taylor	39	Pennine Swimmers	05:22:07
12th	Caroline Lewis	43	Warrington Dolphins LD	05:31:48
13th	Jane Sedman	48	Kingfishers SC Scarborough	05:34:47
14th	Helen Beveridge	49	Inverness	05:51:33
15th	Sam Plum	49	Pennine Swimmers	06:15:52
16th	Leanne Bentley	41		07:01:48
DNF	Sarah Cummings	30	FLOWS	DNF
DNF	Helen Brindle	47	Darwen Masters	DNF
DNF	Emma Cummings	44	Lomond	DNF
DNS	Jane Hardy	50		DNS
DNS	Kathleen Long	58		DNS

Junior Girls Champions!

Place	Name	Age	Club	Time	Stroke	Attempts
1st	Ellie Jane Knight	15	Warrington Dolphins LD	05:17:57

What an absolute pleasure it was to be swim secretary for the first ever Champion of Champions North at Ellerton Lake. Organising this event seemed to go very smoothly due to the help and advice from many other BLDSA members. Cof C North mirrored the successful CofC south event with the 5 mile, 3 mile, 1 mile format.

 

We had 51 swimmers entered with a few drop outs prior to the day. The conditions on the day were great with us graced with sun for a lot of the day. The wind did pick up at times but overall very nice swimming conditions. As with the CofC south race, James Leitch set a very fast pace and finished in 1^st place in a time of 3 hours 24 mins 28 secs. Andrews Wells in 2^nd place in 3hrs 54mins 32 seconds and closely followed by Graham Walton in 3hrs58mins48secs. It was also wonderful to watch the race develop between our two male breaststroke swimmers. Philip Yorke setting the pace for Francis Zielinski with just 15mins separating the pair over the total 9 miles.

 

The ladies saw some fabulous swimming at the front with Caroline Duffy claiming 1^st place in 4hrs2mins10secs and Melanie Holland just 1min behind who claimed 2^nd place (4hrs3mins5secs) In 3^rd place was Liane Llewellyn Hickling in 4hrs20mins6secs. The day saw a very courageous swim from local lady Leanne Bentley who swam her heart out and completed all three swims in 7hrs1min48secs. She certainly kept us on the edge of our seats all day.

 

It was also lovely to see some very talented younger swimmer at the event from Kingfishers SC Scarborough. Erin Hope was the first to swimming completing the 5mile event with ease. Then Claire Bamford who completed the 3mile race it a great time and ahead of any other female swimmer. Ellie Jane Knight was the youngest swimmer of the day (aged 13) and completed the 3 mile swim in an impressive time. Well done ladies.

 

Special thanks go to the support given by the many volunteers on the day, without their help the event wouldn’t happen. Thanks to the safety boat crew and kayakers, first aid, cvap, turn point people, time keepers, registration crew and the fabulous photographer!

 

See you all next year…..I can’t wait!

 

Amanda Bell