On Saturday, London swimmers braved the water in the Royal Dock area in the cold September to complete the 15-kilometer race.
At the Dock2Dock event held in East London, athletes, club swimmers and beginners came to the dock wearing only swimsuits and caps.
When the swimmer finished the race, the audience cheered on the sidelines Open water Challenge in 19 degree waters.
Kate Sinclair, a 42-year-old from West London, was one of the few swimmers who took part in the longest route, which runs 15 kilometers through the city’s airport runway.
This intensive care unit nurse, who has swam across the English Channel and is training in the North Channel, crossed the finish line in less than six hours.
“It’s great, but a lot. Swimming at the pier feels harder than the strait, but it’s fresh water, so it feels different,” she said.
42-year-old Ian Wood, who swims with the Greenwich Sea Guard, after participating in a 10 km swim London Triathlon In August.
Ian Wood completed 10 kilometers of Dock2Dock swimming
/ Evening standardHither Green’s software developer said: “I don’t know how close the airport is to the airport,” he said shortly after completing the course in 4 hours and 42 minutes.
“I’m swimming and the plane is landing next to me, which is cool.”
The 51-year-old first-time participant Selena Taylor took a 1.5-kilometer swim 300 miles from the southern end of Wales.
The Coast Guard officer is a member of the Bluetits Chill Swimmers and drove seven hours from St. Davis Pembrokeshire.
“This is absolutely fantastic,” she said.
“I did a lot of open water swimming in Wales, but this is my first time in London. It’s a great place to swim.”
