2012 Devon Open Water Champs

Following the success of the recent Starcross swim, Exmouth Swimming and Life-Saving Society’s senior and junior open water swimmers braved the cold water of Oddicombe Bay on Saturday 18th August writes Alison Cornwell-Brown.

With its amphitheatre style steps, Oddicombe  Bay offered the perfect view for the large group of supporters who were able to watch the swimmers complete a 1500m circuit. The senior swimmers had to swim two laps of the course for their 3000m competition.

The swimmers were joined for a while by a large grey seal, a regular visitor to Oddicombe Bay.

Exmouth’s Cameron Carpenter-Warren was first senior home, and also took the medal for first Devon swimmer. In the boys’ junior event Liam Spiller fought hard to take third place, as did Kiera Jordan for the girls. All the swimmers completed the course including Joe Schunck and Eveie McGlinn who had their first taste of Open Water swimming.

Exmouth’s swimmers were delighted to take home the team shield for the fastest team made up of the fastest senior male and female and junior male and female swimmer from each club.

Swimmers in the junior competition were:
Liam Spiller
Aiden Spiller
George Cornwell-Brown
Katharine Cornwell-Brown
Henry Cornwell-Brown
Eveie McGlyn
Joe Schunck

Seniors included:
Cameron Carpenter-Warren
Yvonne Carpenter-Warren
Olly White
Andy McGlyn.