Perry Beeches SC masters swimmer; Paul Bates , rounded of what has been a perfect summer of open water swimming around England, by winning the prestigious ChillSwim Conistion Water ‘End To End’ event at the weekend.
Bates, joined over 500 swimmers from all over the UK and abroad early on Saturday morning on the shores on Coniston to take on the challenging 5.25 mile swim. This ChillSwim event is the biggest mass participation long distance open water race in the UK and attracts the best open water swimmers from around the country to swim in one of the most famous and stunning stretches of water in England, Paul swam in just skin, in temperatures around 16 degrees and covered the length of Coniston in just over 2 hours 20 minutes to win 40-50 age group and to come a fabulous 7th overall .
It was Pauls 10th open water event of the summer, which has taken him all over England from Lake Windermere to the Cotswolds and from Windsor to Manchester and Coniston to name just a few! He’s hoping that 2015 well be even better…
If anyone is interested in joining Paul in the joys open water, then swimmers should contact Perry Beeches SC for further details.