Forget March 29th….. (and April 12th….. October 31st) which some people seem to think are important dates in 2019, as the only ones you really should remember is June 7th-10th for this years Swim the Door………….. Attendees
BACK ROW: Unknown toddler, Deby, Courtney, Zoe, SLC, Mark, Russell, Graham, Sandra, Ron, Richard, Louise.
FRONT ROW: Daryl, Jono, Julia, Chloe, Luke, Emily, Daisy, Jan.
PRESENT BUT NOT THIS BEACH : Jonny
BEHIND THE CAMERA: Digger
STILL ON WAY (or lost): Lorna
Spot the difference competition
The “big” swim
The start
Nearly everyone in (Note. the boats on the left are not the “official” rescue crafts)
Everyone in (bar Luke and his inflatable)
Going well
The main group of swimmers
The Door is in sight
The first swimmers start the anti-clockwise movement
Hurrah. The first swimmers are about to come through The Door
Traditional pose under the door (with unknown persons leg)
On the way back
The swimmers
Chloe and Emily (also known as “the children of the door”)
Digger (also known as “father of the Door”)
Luke (Godchild of the “father of the Door”)
Russell (a “Dorset-based veteran of STD” as demonstrated by this action photo)
Emily (as known as “The smiley young veteran”)
Mark and Zoe (also known as the “Dancers of the Door”)
Ron and Jono in synchronised breathing mode
Sandra and Zoe (also known as “adult smileys of the Door”)
Zoe (with this years rescue craft)
Maya (SLC), Courtney and Deby (also known as “Spoon Girls of the Door”)
Spoon Girls minus one
This photo is believed to show the first Spoon ever to Swim the Door
Non-swimming activities
Traditional smokey barbee
Zoe in charge of circulating the smoke
People pointing at food supplied by Helen (queen of the barbee food and much missed over the last three years)
Gin O’Clock
Candle/firework O’Clock
Burning alcohol O’Clock
Other swims
The swimmers at Lulworth (not how far JC has got before anyone else enters the water)
Lulworth Cove swimmers- Mark, JC and Digger
Lulworth Cover swimmers- Chloe, Emily, Mark and Digger
Swim and beach near Tynham
All details subject to change and inaccuracies due to old age or because that’s the way it is. See T&C for further details.
