Brass Monkey swim

 Brass Monkey swim

Sunday 5th January 2014

A tough sporting challenge at Sandford Parks Lido only for the most hardy of swimmers.  This is a swimming race over two distances 500m (10 lengths) and 1km (20 lengths).  The water of the main pool will be filtered, circulated and chemically dosed but the temperature will be extremely cold.  It is mandatory that all competitors must wear a winter wetsuit and silicon hat for this event with boots and gloves a suggested addition.  It is recommended that only seasoned experienced winter swimmers who are acclimatised to swimming in very cold water take part.  The event will be cancelled if the pool is iced over and entry fees refunded. 

2013
We are very pleased with how this new event ran and hope that the 14 hardy competitors who took part 'enjoyed' the experience.  
The male and female winners of the 500m race were Matt Boon and Helen Hanks.  The male and female winners of the 1km race were Richard Searle and Kim Owen.  Full results can be found below.

A selection of photographs of the 2013 event can be viewed on our gallery page at www.sandfordparkslido.org.uk/g19-brass-monkey-swim-2013.html 

Entry form below or you can enter online via Entry Central at www.entrycentral.com/brassmonkeyswim

The event is run for the benefit of Sandford Lido Ltd (charity #1052203).

Files available for download

• Brass Monkey Swim entry form 2014 : brass monkey swim pack1-2014.pdf (169.6 Kb)
• Brass Monkey Swim results 2013 : Brass Monkey results 2013.pdf (288.3 Kb)