Hi thanks for visiting our blog. In early September 2011 a group of friends are swimming the Channel in aid of St Helena Hospice Colchester, Samaritans and Heart of the Valley First Responders. Paul Oxley, Paul Salmon, Angela Greneski, Chris Swainsbury, Melissa Dowell and I (Mike Longman) have been training since early Summer last year, swimming at Frinton, Gosfield Lake and in Halstead Pool. We are being coached by Roger Duncombe (Head Coach Halstead Swimming Club)
Monday, 18 July 2011
Lakeside SwimFesT 2011
Last Sunday 17th July, we all entered a 3.8k open water race at lakeside,
seemed a good idea after a gallon of beer some months before. All 6 of us
swum, along with coach Roger, who had gone for a big swim curry the night
before. Non of us had swum this far before non stop in race conditions,
My team summary is as follows
Paul Oxley - told to take it easy, went out like a rocket and came back
looking like a radish
Melissa Dowell - had a bike crash the day before but put in a top shift
Paul Salmon - rockin and a rollin, not happy but swum well
Chris Swainsbury - shaky Dave overcame the cold to play a blinder
Angi Greneski - she was worried about the cold, Oh really ! Good job
Mike Longman - Well as forest gump would say " I just woke up one morning
and just swam n swam.......... "
Coach Rog - Let's just say the curry done its job !
On Thursday, we are going out to sea with a fisherman to be dropped in some
way out and then swim our way back to land, wish us luck we may be some
time.
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