River Arun Swim
On Saturday 26th June seven members of the club competed in the 3.8km Arun River swim. This very popular event starts from Ford Marina just after high tide, so swimmers get help from the outgoing tide. It finishes at the RNLI in Littlehampton.
John McTear was first club member to finish in 49.02, with Esther Williams 52.21, Liz Griffin-Hind 52.23, Barry Davids 54.55, and Adan Bryant 57.51, all completing the course in under an hour. Joanna Millington and Liane Davids were close behind on 1.01.36 and 1.01.46.
Brighton Pier to Pier
This is another popular event, also held on the 26th June, with a sea swim of 1km between the two piers in Brighton. The weather was kind this year with sunny conditions and hardly any wind.
Tim Bergin achieved 10th place in the wetsuit race in 22.46, and Michelle Robinson was 25th in the Challenger race in 25.27. Former member Rose Ryan was the 41st female in the Skins race in 24.42.
Dartford Bridge Sprint Triathlon
Mik Onions won the Sprint event in 1.05.27. Meanwhile Florence Wolfe finished in 14th position (female) and 5th in her age category in 1.23.25. This was Flo’s first triathlon; she commented afterwards that it was a good start to the Triathlon experience and a lovely event.