Today was the 'Cole Classic' 1km and 2km Ocean Swim from Shelley Beach, Manly. Dunc had been preparing for this for a few weeks and all went according to plan. Having sent an email to lots of mates recruiting them for this race, Tom Highnam was the only one mad enough to say 'yes' to Dunc! Both of them are shown below sporting their medals.
Due to torrential rain for the past two days and a huge swell the route was changed at the last minute to start and finish at Shelley Beach, as opposed to finishing at Manly Beach. This was great for the kids as we got a spot on the rocks next to the finish line and saw Dunc emerge from the water to cross the finish line and collect his medal! Lots of banter now about me and one of the boys doing the 1km swim - distance would be fine but I am NOT keen on ocean swimming, and so far Arthur doesn't seem too keen. Swimming in the pool is one of his strengths though and for the 2nd year running he has come 2nd in the 50m freestyle race at the school swimming carnival which takes him through to the Zone Carnival in a few weeks time. Barney, on the other hand, is desperate to do the 1km Ocean Swim but is only 7 and I think the minimum age is 9.
Dunc's age group wore the dark green hats - after dropping him and taking 45 mins to park we were lucky to get to the beach just in time to see his pack set off.
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