WARM-UP OPEN WATER NEWS
KEEP LEFT (OR IS IT RIGHT?)
Last issue we asked the question: should you stay on the leſt or the right when swimming in a river? Channel-relay duo Justine Drury and Kate Vines, who featured in our April / May issue sent us the following answer: “We have been training three times a week in the Trent in Notingham since the beginning of May. We religiously stick to the leſt-hand side for our 5km circuit. Rowers, despite being lovely people, are our biggest threat as they can't see us; but they always stick to the right until they turn and that's when we have to be vigilant. “Brightly coloured caps and a good relationship with our fellow river users normally prevents any confusion. Our advice is: stay leſt, stop and talk to the other river users and tell them when you usually swim, and wear orange, pink or yellow hats that can be seen from a distance and can't be mistaken for wildlife.” Thanks Justine and Kate! And congratulations on your successful Channel crossing on 25 July.
BUDE STEPS UP FIGHT TO SAVE POOL
The Friends of Bude Sea Pool have kept up the campaign pressure to save their historic tidal pool through the launch of a membership campaign. Members’ subscriptions and donations will be used to keep the pool open in 2012 and beyond, once the council hands over control. The group also ran a design-a-logo competition in June that was won by local school children Natalie Rowe, 11, and Leah Gemmel, 7. See
budeseapool.org for more information.
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BIG DRAMA AT WORLDS
The 14th FINA World Championship open
water races in Shanghai had everything for the gripped observer: dramatic finishes, Olympic dreams, shatered expectations, tactical racing and valiant competitors. In addition to their endurance and sprint abilities, all the top swimmers showed experience, wisdom and patience. Whether it was the push-the-pace-from- the-front strategy of world champion Keri-Anne Payne of Great Britain or the strategic come-from-behind tactics of Greece’s Spyros Gianniotis, the winners of the 10km Olympic open water distance took different paths to the top of the awards podium.
Martina Grimaldi ecstatic aſter grabbing silver in the 10km
KERI-ANNE PAYNE ESCAPED BEING ROUGHED UP BY SPRINTING INTO THE LEAD AND HOLDING OFF ALL RIVALS
In total, four events were held: 5km, 5km Team Trial, 10km and 25km. All events were held in water temperatures of between 29-32°C, high humidity and a sea breeze that created a steady surface chop, so the swimmers faced inhospitable conditions around each 2.5km loop of the course. With ten spots available for 2012 London Olympics Marathon Swim, the 10km was Shanghai’s showcase event. Alongside
women's and men's winners Payne and Gianniotis, 2008 Olympians Thomas Lurz (GER), Martina Grimaldi (ITA), Melissa Gorman (AUS), Poliana Okimoto (BRA), Jana Pechanova (CZE), Angela Maurer (GER), Swann Oberson (SUI), Ky Hurst (AUS), Francisco Hervas (ESP), Brian Ryckeman (BEL) and Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS) also qualified for their second Olympics. More than 25 percent of the 2008 Beijing Olympians will head to London, thus proving that longevity has its place at the highest echelon of our sport. The women’s 10km race was a
trademark race, characterised by brutal physicality from a large pack swimming at a break-neck pace. Payne escaped being roughed up in the scrum by sprinting into the lead and holding off all competitors as she led from start to finish. “I have put in a good year of training and am very happy with the result,” said the gracious world champion. The men’s event could not
have been more different, with
Photo © Arena/ Gian Matia D'Alberto
Photo © Arena/Gian Matia D'Alberto
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