The fast swim was first done as a proper swim in 2016 by the FS president. in 2017 it was held as an informal event under the Koha Racing banner. The long swim was done as a trial by the president in 2017. Both events were held more formally under the FS banner in 2018. Episode 1: [Fast Swim] Feb 3rd, 2018. Participants: 21 Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 1 (hypothermia) Finishers: 20 The water was LOW in the Waiau (0.44 m below normal) and everyone got to 'touch' something during their journey down it. No one was seriously hurt though, and most agreed that it was pretty exciting to always think you were about to come face to face with a giant submerged boulder. The temperature was relatively warm however, and it was a fine day. (Fun fact: The fastest time this year was nearly 30 minutes slower than the fastest result from 2017, when the river was over 2 meters higher.) RESULTSEpisode 1: [Long Swim] Feb 4th, 2018. Participants: 6 Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Finishers: 6 Episode 2: [Fast Swim] Feb 9th, 2019. Participants: 14 Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 1(mild hypothermia) Finishers: 14
Episode 2: [Long Swim] Feb 10th, 2019. Participants: 8 Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Finishers: 8
Episode 3: [Fast Swim] Jan 11th, 2020. Participants: 12 Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Finishers: 12 Episode 3: [Long Swim] Jan 12, 2020. Participants 3 Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 1 (hypothermia) Finishers 2 A rough start to the swim meant almost an extra km of swimming across lake Te Anau and extra cold water due to the up-welling. This took out one swimmer. The other two (who happened to be friends from Wellington) pushed on, swimming the river together. Both finished across an equally choppy lake Manapouri, one successfully completing his longest swim (time-wise) by more than double. The other becoming a double finisher of the long swim. Good times. RESULTS EVENT REPORT |
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