Callymasters win again – this time at a 10K open water swim in the Jubilee River. The event has over 450 entrants and marks the beginning of the season. By the time the race started, the river was drenched in sunshine and looked stunning as it meanders through the Berkshire countryside. The water was almost bath temperature at 17.5 degrees C – the warmest it been in the 7 years of the event.
It was a one-two again this year for Cally: Lorenzo won the event with Nils second, both beating their times from 2017 and coming in under 2 hours. Laura took a huge chunk off her previous time and just missed out on the podium for the women in a time of 2 hours 12 minutes. Gary took over 16mins off his PB to complete the 10K in under 2.30min. Sara, Rebecca and Helen all overcame pre-start concerns and nerves and had terrific swims to complete the course in excellent times.