Sunday Practice at Indoor pool on Sunday July 17 (because of meet at JT) – usual
time.
JT Meet Sunday July 24th. Get your entries in right away!
Meet timetable: Deck entries 7:30am - 8:30am. Warm up 8 – 9 am. Meet finishes
by noon. La Festa Pizza in Dover after the meet! Entry information:
http://www.greatbaymasters.org/JTMeet_072411.pdf
Second Nubble Light Challenge July 9, 2011
A big, bold group of GBMers again braved the treacherous seas of the Gulf of
Maine to complete the Second Nubble Light Challenge. The race follows a 2.4
mile course from the start at Long Sands Beach in York, around Cape Neddick and
through the picturesque "gut" between the headland and the Nubble Lighthouse
island, to finish on Short Sands beach in York. After facing high seas, heavy
fog and sub-50 degree waters in last year's race, the swimmers approached the
race with some trepidation. And the recent spotting of a number of Great White
sharks in Massachusetts waters provided an additional frisson of pre-race
excitement. But on the day the fog lifted early to reveal perfect swimming
conditions and the weather gods also served up balmy water temperatures in the
60s. The race was won overall by Tom Duvall, a distance specialist from the
Seacoast swim team, in a fast time of 49:16 and the overall winner of the
Women's race was Elizabeth Mancuso, who was last year's winner of the
challenging 8 mile Boston Light Swim, in a time of 58:13. There were many fine
GBM performances: Tony TH was first home among the GBMers in 55:13 for a third
place overall finish, with Kirk Larsen chasing him all the way home to finish
just 6 seconds back. Other GBM finishers were Jana S, Bob M, Matt C, Steve M
and Guy D. Congratulations everyone and thanks coach Crystie for support and
encouragement. Also, thank you Bob Reed and your race team for another great race.
Results: http://www.coolrunning.com/results/11/me/Jul9_Numble_set1.shtml
Portsmouth Herald article:
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20110710-NEWS-107100329
Meanwhile, super seals Bob F and Kyle M, both veterans of the Boston Light race,
decided that the Nubble race was way too short for them so they headed North to
Lake Memphremagog in the heart of the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont for the 10
mile Kingdom swim. Luckily for our intrepid duo, the strong winds and white
caps made the swim a worthy challenge and the trip worthwhile. Congratulations
guys on another marathon swimming achievement notched up for posterity!
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