2008 was the third year of the event and the third year our swimming group has taken part. This year we had two squads, one comprising the purist swimmers and another comprising people who dabble in other pursuits along with swimming, such as triathlon.
The event went from noon on the Saturday to noon on the Sunday. Each person swam with a partner in a two-hour block, the swimmers taking turns in the pool. Most people opted to swim for a certain length of time or number of laps.
The weather for the event was ideal – hot – 36 degrees was the maximum on both days. This meant that even at night it was warm. At 6am when I finished one of my stints, it was warm enough not to have to cover up.
Both groups swam around 60km over the 24-hours.
Unley Pool - the fabulous venue. We all saw a fair bit of these lane ropes.
Backstroke – Kenneth. Real Esther Williams stuff here!
Kathy – Breaststroke. An intense performance!
Self Portrait (Harvey) with the added bonus of water on the lens!
Watching the proceedings (Harvey. Hot metal in the full sun - a really good material to make poolside seating out of!
Bella – Breaststroke. Little girl, big pool. She did wonderfully well. Grandpa makes sure she's an ace in the pool.
Penny about to set off.
Jonathon – Freestyle. Showing Kathy inspired technique.
Mark – Freestyle.
Mark Drew – Freestyle. He was swimming at somewhere near the speed of sound on this lap.
John Howard completing a lap. He did surface to breathe!
Magaswim 2008 Portraits or Rogues Gallery
