A sunny day, happy and successful swimmers, the support of some great volunteers – this swim secretary job is easy isn’t it?
The first swim of the BLDSA season was blessed with glorious weather, which off-set any concerns about the early season cold water and nearly 50 swimmers set off for the 5km swim, including some wetsuit swimmers for the first time.
The great conditions were matched by great swimming. The ladies event saw the top three swimmers separated by less than three minutes – Georgia Amison coming in first a couple minutes ahead of Louise Fielding and Wendy Figures. Thomas Roberts won the gents event, with a battle for second that saw Paul Smith finish just 13 seconds ahead of Andrew Ward, who was also the first wetsuit swimmer home.
Swimmers continued to stream home for the next hour, with excellent performances from everyone.
Then once all the 5km swimmers had completed their swims (and everyone had had their bacon butties) we started the 1km swim.
12 swimmers set off for the 1km and it was a great mix of 5km swimmers wanting to add an extra 1km to their day’s swimming, swimmers looking for a 1km challenge, BLDSA regulars and some first timers to our swims. We even had a team medley happening.
Thomas Roberts was again the first swimmer home to take the gents 1km event, while Nic Court, swimming her first BLDSA event managed to scoop the ladies event and first breaststroker home.
Once again, thanks to all the volunteers and I look forward to seeing you all again next year.
1000kmstowindermere 
and to think you managed to avoid Mark’s excellent 1km breaststroke , Jane with her backstroke (and Danny the brs/st guide) and of courses Zoe’s 1km fly 🙂
I mentioned the team medley. I know what shy, retiring people they all are (!), so I didn’t think that they would like the additional attention.