3 birds & a Boat - re-swim - 9th October 2008
2Swim4Life
3 Birds & A Boat v1
Training 2008
CS & PF Annual Dinner and morning after swim 15th & 16th March 2008
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Jim taking wine with Kevin Murphy and the other 2007 successful soloists |
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Jim (in background) going up to collect the 'Des Renford Award for most meritorious male solo swim of 2007'. Rory, Jo & Alex in foreground. |
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Jim being presented award by King & Queen of the English Channel - Kevin Murphy & Alison Streeter. |
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Jim & Rory before morning after harbour dip |
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Alison Streeter being interviewed on Street Doctors which was being filmed at the morning harbour dip |
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Jim almost strpped and ready for action |
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Carlos sprinting (yes sprinting) into the water. I don't know what must have hurt more - the pebbles on the feet or the sudden entry into 9C water! |
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Jim & Rory making it look easy to get into cold water |
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They're all barking mad!! |
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Street Doctors (BBC1) camera woman |
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Some of them were mad enough to go to the wall and back!! |
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Carlos trying to work out where it's gone! |
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Street Doctor trying to drum up trade - I hope they've brought a pyschiatrist with them |
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Shingle Stompers Relay
Channel Relay 13th September 2007
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Shipping activity during swim |
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Some of the ships are really big and really close |
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It sure is dark out there |
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Peter Hanson about to start the relay |
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You can just about see the start |
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Peter Hanson's first swim |
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Georgia in favourite position for the day |
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More activity in the shipping lane |
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Flat calm water for my 2nd swim |
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Margaret heading for land |
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The white cliffs of Dover |
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Solo Channel Attempt 4th
August 2007
Training 2007
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Satellite view of the swimmers' beach at Dover. |
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Feeding time on the qualifying swim in Gozo |
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Fungus Rock at the edge of the bay in which we did our qualifying swim in Gozo |
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The start of the 6 hour qualifier in Gozo |
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Just as we started our first trial swim in Gozo |
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The three soloists from Guilford - Jim, Dana & Emma |
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Just after the start of the qualifying swim in Gozo |
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The bay outside the hotel in Gozo |
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The bay from outside the hotel in Gozo |
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Getting started in Dover in the rain |
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Here we go - probably easier in the water than on the beach |
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Satellite view of the Channel |
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Emma
France's Journey to Swimming the English Channel
