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Dolphin Tri Open Water

On Saturday 1st July Swindon Dolphin took a small squad of six swimmers to a local swim event, the Triathlon Ferris Big Swim.  This event is held at the Waterland Outdoor Pursuits, Lake 32, and with the absence yet again of the ASA Wiltshire County Championships gave some of our swimmers the chance to test out the local waters for a spot of swimming.

The event consists of a 1 mile and 2 mile events, with 140 swimmers opting to take the mile event by the horns while 129 swimmers took on the 2 mile event.  We saw some great swimming in the event with most of the team coming in the top 16 overall, with all Swindon Dolphin swimmers gaining a top 5 AG place including Sarah Forbes who won her age group, Ciara Montague who gained a 3rd place AG finish, Jack and brother John Church gained AG 4th and 5th places respectively.  Swindon Dolphin Coach Dean Fouracre stormed in wi