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sport@eastcorkjournal.ie South Coast Triathlon Club


Lee Swim. Saturday 15th


across July saw


nearly 20 South Coast members head to Fermoy for the 2nd


Great Black-


water swim. A 3.5k swim from the glorious grounds of Castlehyde House, the ancestral home of Doug- las Hyde and currently owned by Michael Flatley, down past dense fields to the centre of Fermoy. It was a really well-run event, with free buses to the start, and river dance was play- ing on the tannoy as swim- mers entered the water. The sun was shining, and the river was lower than usual because of the heat- wave, with the water being less than a couple of feet in parts. Great swims by all and many smiling faces at the end already looking forward to next year - one of the best swims in the calendar. Well done to all who took part.


Moby Dick Standard Aquavelo The Moby Dick Aqua-


velo 2018 had been nomi- nated by Triathlon Ireland as the National Champi- onship race for 2018, this would mean that a very strong field of athletes would take to the start line with both male and female national title up for grabs. The race was due to start at 7.30am due to the early morning high tide, the first athletes started to appear just after 6.00am and with- in a few minutes the transi- tion was a hive of activity, Youghal was never so busy at that hour of the morn- ing. Registration complete the athletes racked their bikes and headed down to Green Park for the start of the swim. Just before the swim got going, a light mist started to fall which was to make the


bike


course a bit tricky later on in the morning. Choppy enough conditions for the swimmers as they entered the water at an early time of


7.30am. A choppy


swim out to the first buoy which was made more dif- ficult by a strong current pulling swimmers away from it- many had to swim back to get around it. The first buoy was also only a short


distance from the


start and so there were still many swimmers huddled together vying for space to get


around it. Then the main chan-


nel of the river to reach the second buoy. Again a very challenging swim as many were pulled off to the right by the strength of the current adding some meres on to the swim. But this was followed by a lovely glide down river to the third buoy, helped a lot by the strength of the incoming tide pulling swimmers with them in the


right direction.


this advantage was short lived. The left


turn back


across the river towards the slip wasn’t noticed by many, and so many swim- mers were


pulled a bit


further downriver than they intended, and again some extra metres were added on for those who had to swim back against the tide to reach the slip. Overall, those who read the current well benefitted the most, and were first out of the water. It was a technical swim which gave an advantage to those who read the conditions well. Our own Filip Kolodziej led the swimmers out of the water with a lead of just under 30 sec back to Sebastian Helka. Deirdre Casey was next out of the water having put in a very strong swim. The athletes jumped on their bikes and cycled out to Killeagh on the relatively flat course. At Killeagh they turned around and cycled back towards Youghal and up over the bypass. The gradual climb would slow down a good number ath- letes. The cycle then took them out to Pilmore Cross before turning for home and back to the finish line in the centre of Youghal. Conditions on the cycle were made a bit trickier as the roads which had been dry for so long became very slippy following the light mist. Having had a puncture in 2016 while leading the race, our very own Sebastian Helka was to have no such bad luck this time round and put in very strong cycle


to


cross the finish line a full 2 mins ahead of Trevor Woods in second place. John O’Connell, last year’s victor was to come home in third place. First lady home, Deirdre Casey showed her bike skills were as good as her swimming skills by coming home in


fifth place overall. A ter- rific result considering the strength of the field. Katie Cooke, a previous winner was


second lady home


and Arron Fox finished in third place. Following the race, everyone was invited to the Red Store for a hot breakfast and prize


giv- But


ing. The food went down a treat and everyone was full of praise for the hard working staff of the Red Store who looked after us very well. The event was rounded off with the prize giving and special mention to our very own Ben Ter- ry who came home first in the junior race. Sebastian Helka and Deirdre Casey were


crowned Triathlon


Ireland National Cham- pionship Winners for 2018 and the event was brought to a close with a lot of smiling faces. We’d like to thank everyone who helped out on the morn- ing, especially considering the early start. All of the competitors who travelled to Youghal were unani- mous in their praise for all the marshals who turned up on the morning and covered the route.


Jailbreak Triathlon Cobh On the 21st


of July, 11


of the South Coast crew headed for Cobh for the annual


Jailbreak Triath-


lon. It is so called because you have to swim from the former prison on Spike Island across Cork harbour back to Cobh a straight


line 1700m. The left


distance of to right


current for the last 200m makes sure you can add a bit on to that. We were ferried out to Spike onto the beach there and then struck off for Cobh. After the swim there was an out and back course as far as the Glounthane rounda- bout. This was a very fast bike course. The triath- lon finished with a 4 lap run along the waterfront which had one very steep hill half way through. The run was made harder by the intense heat and every- one was glad to see the fin- ish line. The Jailbreak Tri- athlon is a very well-run Triathlon with an absolute brilliant


technical swim


and it no wonder it sells so quickly each year. Con- gratulations to our mem- bers who completed the


• Brian Sanders powering through his 40 Km cycle. Tel: 021 463 8000 • Email: sport@eastcorkjournal.ie • Web: www.eastcorkjournal.ie eastcorkjournal


• Sebastian Helka crosses the line in first place and wins the Triathlon Ireland Aquavelo National Championship for 2018


@eastcorkjournal / #eastcorkjournal • Deirdre Casey is the first female out of the water. • Filip Kolodziej leads the field out of the water.


Club Swim from Capel Island to Claycastle beach On Sunday the 22 July 2018, conditions were ex- actly perfect for the Club Swim from Capel Island to Claycastle beach. The test the swim for this larger swim had been completed over one year earlier, when six hardy souls from the Club had tested the route for distance and tidal streams, time it and snag it. From tides


to lobster pots and jellyfish to sun-


race and also special men- tion to the South Coast supporters who travelled to Cobh to cheer them on.


Thursday, 26th


July 2018


• Youghal Surf Life Saving Club discuss tactics before the start of Moby Dick Aquavelo.


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