Exmouth Fairway Buoy Swim 2007
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• Some of the competitors in the Exmouth Fairway Buoy Swim.
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• The five Exmouth swimmers.
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| • Swimmers on the beach just moments before they took the plunge. Ref: P6725-23-07TI |
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PICTURES BY TERRY IFE
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SWIMMERS from across the country took part in the five-mile Exmouth Fairway Buoy swim.
The swim, a test of strength, stamina, grit and determination, organised by Exmouth Swimming & Life Saving Society, set off from the Pavilion and ran along Exmouth seafront and out to sea.
The 37 competitors, five from Exmouth, all faced choppy conditions through the changing tide as they swam out to the Fairway Buoy, which marks the beginning of the Exe estuary, before the return swim.
Two swimmers, a male and a female, failed to complete the course, throwing in the towel because of fatigue and the cold.
The swimmers battled it out for first place and Tavistock-based Kelly College swimmer Caroline Ball, who is trained by Exmouth open water coach Allen Franks, was the first swimmer home, completing the gruelling challenge in 1hr 33secs, earning herself the Carla Garratt women’s cup.
Robert Cook, from Cheltenham, was the first male past the finishing line, in 1hr 36secs, and was awarded the Exmouth Journal Cup.
The first Exmouth swimmer home was Holly White.
Swim secretary Barry Westaway said the popularity of the Exmouth Fairway Buoy swim had increased with more than double the entrants compared to last year’s competition and
some competitors had to be turned away.
“It’s one of the largest open water sea swims in the country so they are few and far between,” he said.
“We have had a 110 per cent increase in entries from last year.
“We kept at 37 competitors because of safety, so we didn’t have any problems and we will probably keep the race at 40 competitors in the future.”
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