We now have 30 swimmers and 15 reserves registered and regret that we cannot take any more for the 2013 swim. Thank you.
Swim the Solent 2013 will take place on Sunday July 21st 2013, starting from Hurst Castle at 9.40am and reaching Colwell on the Isle of Wight from half an hour later. The alternative date should the weather be unfavourable will be Saturday August 3rd 2013 (swimmers need to plan for this date also should the swim have to be moved). The maximum we can take is 30, and 15 reserves. Once you have applied you will be contacted. Swim the Solent [...]
TWENTY-eight brave souls tackled the tide between Hurst Castle and Colwell to swim The Solent in aid of Isle of Wight Samaritans. The sixth annual sponsored swim, organised by the Samaritans, nearly did not happen as the wind was strong from the west but the coxswain of the Freshwater Lifeboat, Andy Cotton, gave the go-ahead. All the swimmers made the one-and-a-quarter mile swim within the hour — the fastest swimmer, Matt Blake-Pead, finished in 34 minutes. Guided by a flotilla [...]