Cambridge Channel Relay Swim 2016 – The 10th Varsity Race

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Monday 4th July 2016 the Cambridge Varsity Channel Relay team swum across the English Channel, successfully reaching the French coast in 9 hours and 28 minutes. The team of 3 women and 3 men did not win this 10th Varsity match, but achieved this great challenge by each swimming for an hour at a time.

Click the link below to read the full report by the Open Water Swimming Captain Laura Schubert.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B3QSmUfJerZxRFBQc3UtY0Yxd1U&usp=sharing 

We would also again like to thank all those who have supported us throughout with donations, motivation, tips and advice. Without you it would not have been possible. As highlighted in the previous email, in particular the money we raised through the fundraising campaign and the grant from the Poseidon Club (Channel Swim Alumni Association) was invaluable, so thanks again to all our supporters.

If you would like to keep up to date with Oxbridge Open Water events and news, please sign up to the Poseidon Club mailing list. If you would like to support the Channel Swim in the future, please consider becoming a member by contributing a monthly amount, the sum of which will go towards the grant given to each club for the Channel Swim. For more info go to the contacts page pf the website: http://poseidonclub.co.uk/

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