Padstow to Rock swim

Swimmers making their way across the Camel Estuary

The 2012 Padstow to Rock swim has just been launched in aid of a great charity, Marie Curie Cancer Care’s Cornwall Nursing Appeal.

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to take part in an open water swim, here’s your chance, as the event is open to everyone.  It takes place on Sunday 1 July and registration is now open.

A regular event since the 1970s, the swim is now highly-organised, very popular and attracts elite swimmers as well as people from all walks of life.

The swimmers leave from the Sailing Club at the start of the Camel Trail and swim to the RNLI slipway on Rock beach.  There’s a bar and BBQ at the other side and each swimmer gets a certificate and T-shirt, as well as a ferry ticket back to Padstow.

Wetsuits are mandatory and swimmers are accompanied by safety boats, canoeists and boarders to provide assistance if required.  And if you don’t fancy the swim, it’s also great fun to watch or help out on the day.  You never know, it could be the English Channel next…

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January 31, 2012 at 3:14 pm | No comment