Blue Monster 2021 or 2019?

12 September 2021 09:31

The Blue Monster Swim – Abereiddy 2021

In 2019, August some time I believe, We were due to run the Blue Monster Swim out of Abereiddy. Two days before, the weather forecast did not look good. We made an early call to postpone. The day came and we were proved right, there is no way a swim could have been held. Never mind we said, we’ll hold it in 2020!!!

So after the busiest summer the area and that we have ever seen, I was still doubtful that this swim could go ahead in 2021. But I am delighted to say that we got it done. Yes we had last minute issues, like avoiding the seals and there was a fair bit of chop! in the bay. But we explained all of this and I think from the reaction that the vast majority of competitors were just glad to be back amongst friends standing on a starting line, with butterflies in the belly.

The swim it’s self was a challenge, sighting is always difficult on the Blue Monster but add the swell and its a proper challenge, The kayakers worked extra hard keeping everyone on course. But I do believe part of the fun is finding your own way (not all would agree).

All we can say is fair play to all who took it on and especially those that completed it. At the top end of the field there were some outstanding efforts with Ffion Davies of Port Talbot being the overall winner and Alex King of a town called Eckington being the first male home.

Whilst in the smaller swim the first person home was also a lady, Lila Evans and Tom Craig being the first male home and only being a mare 43 years the senior to first place Lila.

But once again a big thanks to all who took part and for your patience in the long waiting game.

And a massive thanks to the safety crew, who did a great job in tough conditions

		Abereiddy – Blue Monster 11th September 2021

Pos	Gen Pos	First names	Last name	Gender	Age	number	Times
1	1	Ffion	Davies	Female	36	23	44.16
2	1	Alex	King	Male	35		45.42
3	2	Nicole	Patterson-lett	Female	49	33	46.01
4	2	Taran	Downton	Male	19	21	47.19
5	3	David	Scurlock	Male	41	46	48.01
6	4	Huw	Davies	Male	44	42	49.02
7	5	Darren	Payne	Male	56	43	49.19
8	6	Gareth	Norton	Male	53	12	49.31
9	3	Gillian	Hopkins	Female	43	11	49.32
10	7	Michael	Launder	Male		29	49.33
11	4	Amanda	Love	Female	52	26	50.32
12	8	Jon	Foster	Male		22	50.33
13	9	Barry	Owen	Male	46	19	50.55
14	5	Rachel	Dauncey	Female	27	17	53.45
15	6	Kirsty	Murray	Female	48	31	54.27
16	10	Morgan	Ashton	Male	29	45	56.11
17	11	Richard	Pallett	Male	53	40	56.13
18	7	Lesley	Evans	Female		28	56.14
19	12	Jamie	Downton	Male	49	20	56.33
20	8	Morgan	Jones	Female	33		57.38
21	13	James	Davies	Male	43	35	58.35
22	9	Jan	Dindorp	Female		39	103.55
23	14	Owen	Smith	Male		36	1.01.34
24	10	Louise	Snelgrave	Female	38	48	1.02.40
25	15	Nils	Dindorp	Male	53	38	1.03.32
26	11	Elizabeth	Price	Female	63	37	1.03.33
27	12	Sian	Lewis	Female	61	47	1.04.38
28	13	Sian	Mahoney	Female	49	25	1.06.30
29	16	Simon	Jones	Male	49	34	1.06.58
30	17	Joshua	Jones	Male	31		1.08.43
31	18	Martyn	Roberts	Male	59	41	1.09.25
32	19	Chris	Price	Male	46	32	1.12.40
33	14	Wendy	Butcher	Female	49	24	1.13.30
34	20	Ian	Davies	Male	72	18	1.15.35
35	21	Alister	Chambers	Male	47	30	1.16.33
36	15	Anna	Jones	Female	42	13	1.17.51
		selina	Griffiths	Female		27	DNF
		Ian	Howells	Male	56	10	DNF

	Blue Monster – Small
Pos	Gen Pos	Name	Surname	Gender	Age		Time
1	1	Lila	Evans	Female	16		12.53
2	1	Tom	Craig	Male	59		17.01
		Sara	Jones	Female	43		21.41
		Gwen	Jenkins	Female	33		21.44
		Tan	Lea	Female			21.5
	21	Kelvin	Jenkins	male			21.55

		1.5 mile Swim
		Paul	Hare	Male			45.33