25 July 2010
East Dorset Open Water Swimming Club were well represented amongst the 206 swimmers tackling this year’s around Brownsea Island 4.6m swim.
Tasha Morey this year representing Ferndown won the Ladies Wetsuit in 1.27.06. Runner up was East Dorset’s Emily Abbott whose win in the Seahorse Swim held her in good stead – just .25s separated the challenge of Ali Pearson (Somerset Tri) and Johanna Starr (Bath Amphibians).
East Dorset’s Stuart Purcell placed fourth in the Mens Non Wetsuit 1:35.29.
Kate Todd and Mark Richardson (1:28.16) were the first EDOWSC members home in the Ladies Non Wetsuit and Mens Wetsuit categories respectively.