Time Trial for July

Great swim this morning.  We set off on time at 7:06 headng to the first buoy, as a warm up to the Rottingdean and Back swim.  Conditions were perfect, a tiny west to east current despite the tide going out and so a perfect chance to call it a time trial and try to beat two club records currently standing as shown on the website.

SALTDEAN TO ROTTINGDEAN BUOYS - 1100m
Paul Cockburn 00:22:39 (3sep2010)
CONDITIONS: Good. Wind-speed 10mph NE. Current: moderate left to right (east). ______________________________________________________________

SALTDEAN TO ROTTINGDEAN TO SALTDEAN - 2200m
Paul Winter 00:42:58 (8Sep2010)
CONDITIONS: Overcast. Low-tide. Wind-speed 8mph WNW. Current: moderate right to left (west). ______________________________________________________________

In the water, Sara, Hildi, Sharon, Ollie, Pete, Dave, Paul Joan and Steffan.  Everyone headed to rottingdean minus Joan and Steffan.  todays Conditions, Overcast. Mid-tide heading out. No wind. Current: very weak right to left (west).

We set off and Sara, Hildi, sharon and myself (Ollie) formed a lead group all pushing to stay up with Hildi who lead all the way dragging us there in that super fast suit with the union jack on.  There was no time for me to look around  and see where the others were, or take in the various bits of coastline scenery...this was a time trial and so focus on job in hand Armfield.  We took a very direct route to the buoy and stopped the watch shortly after hildi hit it.  At 22:37 - NEW CLUB RECORD FOR HILDI.  this was a delayed stop though (we hovered for a bit before stopping Hildi's watch), no actual time of hitting the buoy so this record stands - beat the old club record by 2 seconds.

next in were Paul C, then Dave then Pete.  split times for you guys? - let me know.

so the return leg, and after getting a ittle bit of a tow there, I managed to stretch out my stroke and take a small lead in the race back to the Saltdean buoy.  the houses on the cliff tops took ages to come and go but eventually we passed the last of them and had the cafe in sight.  It was Ollie, then Sharon, then Hildi then Sara all within a close distance, sprinting the last bit to reach that buoy that appeared before us.  And thats how it stayed as we reached the buoy and stopped watches.  As people came in they clocked their times with first four all coming inside the existing club record - GOOD SWIM!

Ollie - 41:38 NEW CLUB RECORD

Sharon - 41:44

Hildi - 42:04

Sara - 42:06

Paul C - 47:26

Dave - 50:00

Pete -  53:11

Back on the beach, Steffan had already left but the rest enjoyed amazing pastries and homemade power bars before dressing and making off to work.

Fridays swim is from 7 again so its a 6:45 meet on the beach.