TWENTY-Nine Brave Clyde Swim From Kilcreggan To Greenock
TWENTY-nine swimmers participated in the Royal West of Scotland Amateur Boat Club (RWSABC) Clyde Swim 2017, with a water temperature of 15 degC.
There were 18 men and six women swimming in wetsuits. Five women swam the event without wetsuits. This was the 14th running of the event since 2003.
The event began at 3:45pm from Kilcreggan and ended at boat club each at Greenock Esplanade.
The straight line distance for the swim is 1.85 miles (3km). The times for the swimmers varied from 39:20 to 1:13:20.
Results
Niall Paterson 00:39:20, 1st male wetsuit swimmer
Vincent Hutchison 00:41:33, 2nd male wetsuit swimmer
Jade Perry 00:42:06, 1st non-wetsuit swimmer
David Robinson 00:42:49, 3rd male wetsuit swimmer
Ross Greig 00:43:55, 4th male wetsuit swimmer
Fiona Ramsay 00:45:54, 1st female wetsuit swimmer
David Jenkins 00:47:26, 5th male wetsuit swimmer
Marian Monk 00:47:33, 2nd female wetsuit swimmer
Greg Hincks 00:48:03, 6th male wetsuit swimmer
Scott Skivington 00:48:05, 7th male wetsuit swimmer
Nicola Morgan 00:50:55, 3rd female wetsuit swimmer
Ernie Currie 00:51:15, 8th male wetsuit swimmer
Kenny Robertson 00:51:57, 9th male wetsuit swimmer
Tommy Sharkey 00:52:19, 10th male wetsuit swimmer
Archie White 00:53:16, 11th male wetsuit swimmer
Lisa Ruddy 00:53:20, 4th female wetsuit swimmer
Euan Wright 00:53:30, 12th male wetsuit swimmer
Anna Kintner 00:55:30, 2nd non-wetsuit swimmer
Colin Campbell 00:55:57, 13th male wetsuit swimmer
Danny McLaughlin 00:57:14, 14th male wetsuit swimmer
Alan Fulton 00:58:57, 15th male wetsuit swimmer
David Henderson 01:01:10, 16th male wetsuit swimmer
Sharon Blackwell 01:02:15, 3rd non-wetsuit swimmer
Lynda Gemmell 01:05:20, 5th female wetsuit swimmer
Susan McGeachie 01:05:26, 6th female wetsuit swimmer
Ally Robb 01:05:5, 17th male wetsuit swimmer
Alan O’Rourke 01:06:05, 18th male wetsuit swimmer
Stacey Hearl 01:13:20, 4th non-wetsuit swimmer
Kirsty Walker 01:13:20, 4th non-wetsuit swimmer
The organisers thank Greenock Sea Cadets and Inverclyde Divers for providing safety boat support. Thanks are also extended to the kayakers from the boat club who accompanied the swimmers during the crossing and all the other RWSABC club members who provided support on the day.
RWSABC’s next event is the Tail o’ the Bank Kayak Race on 2 September. The race is scheduled to start at 2pm. The proposed course will be from the beach at the club heading north to The Perch, turning east towards the wreck of the Captayannis, and back to the club. The main race will be two laps. Each lap of the course is approximately five miles.
