The club motto is Who Dares, Swims and this is reflected in the swimmer of
the year competition. Those who are daring enough to
try new and testing boats and paddle in new and testing conditions are those
most likely to swim.Swimmer of the Year Competition 2008.
The club motto is Who Dares, Swims and this is
reflected in the swimmer of the year competition. Those who are daring enough to
try new and testing boats and paddle in new and testing conditions are those
most likely to swim.
Congratulations to Gary Harper, the 2007 Swimmer of the Year. A very close contest, with Seb making a valiant attempt with two swims on December 30th.
Honourable Mentions 2008
The top ten from 2007
Best Excuses for a swim,
2007 edition.
Best Excuses for a Swim 2008 edition.
| 11 | No-one this high up yet. |  Dom testing the waters of the Great Ouse |
| 10 | Paul Lynes |  Shame, Ian. It looked such a good support stroke, too. |
| 9 | Ian McLean |
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| 8 | |
 Apparently this isn't Julie. Can anyone identify the tumbling paddler? |
| 7 | Sharon Firmin (with a bit of help from Roger) Seb Raby |
 The Mary Celeste of kayaking? |
| 6 |  Tasha takes a tumble. |
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| 5 |
 Ray on the Nene becomes Ray in the Nene. |
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| 4 | Gary Harper Francois Plantier Lucy Ryan David Stanton Rebecca Warren |
 OK, so we won't use that boat for the Liffey, then. |
| 3 | Catherine Caton Steve Flynn Dom Murphy Melanie Murphy Sophie Rooney Kelly Sapsford |
 Will he keep it up? Will he? Will he? |
| 2 | Dawn Buzzard Chris Jones. Dave Kettel. Matthew McLean Ray Pearce Mick Rowlinson |
 That'd be a "no", then. |
| 1 | Laura Ferguson Roger Hiley Chris Hills Phredd McLean Emily Melling (down the big drop at the Nene) Harry Melling (from a wavehopper. On a weir) Alice Murphy Megan Rolls Kathryn Stone Abbie Taylor Billie White Julie Wood |
 Well, if you will paddle with Sophie, Graham... |
Honourable Mentions.
Not enough to qualify as a swim, but
good efforts, even so,
| Alice Murphy, slipping over on the mud
outside the clubhouse and landing in a puddle. It so nearly qualifies... Was there a loss of balance? Yes. Was there a loss of dignity? Yes. Did she end up in the water? Yes. |
1. Sid the Psycho Swan attacked me so I jumped
out and hid under the cockpit
of the upturned boat (Ian Mc)
2. Roger picked up the front of the boat whilst I
was still sitting in the back. (Sharon)
3. Ray picked up the back of the boat whilst I was sitting in the front.
(Melanie)
The Top Ten Swimmers of 2007
1. Gary Harper
26
2. Seb Raby
25
3. Ian McLean (2006 champ) 20
4. Chris Hills
19
5. Peter Button
18
6. David Stanton
17
7. Francois Plantier
16
8. Lucy Ryan
15
9= Paul Lynes
12
9= Ray Pearce
12
1. I was trying to read the guarantee label
inside my boat. (Tasha)
2. I was rescuing a drowning honey bee. (Guy)
3. I paddled with my wings upside-down. (Dom)
4. There was this dog swimming across the rapid... (Rachel H.)
5. Chris picked up the front of the boat
whilst I was still sitting in the back. (Francois)