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Mid Winter Swim

An annual event held to celebrate the half way between winter & summer with proceeds raised by the swimmers in the form of sponsorship going to IHC Gisborne. This year the swim was moved from Midway Beach to the Olympic Pools allowing the spectators a closer view of all the goose bumps.

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Most braved the water by plunging in & scrambling across the pool before the camera could wind on. These characters however, dawdled waist deep, encouraging each other to venture into the deeper waters.

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Callum Sanders, 2ZG Station Manager confers with King Neptune & 'the mermaid' before they slipped into the chilly waters.

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Avast me hearties it's Edward Hammond from Mahia... the washingbuckle pirate (...no planks, just pranks)

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Each participant raised money for IHC who are $8700 better off for the combined efforts of all concerned (the best result so far)

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Tresna Forrest, a driving force behind the swims, lays back & enjoys a leisurely float in the not so warm Training pool.

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Miss Eastland, Vanya Brown, & Stuart Dwight started the great Englefield, 2ZG, J S Allan Duck Race at the top of the Waterslide. 1st to touch the pool wall won.

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Midwinter swimmers Hayden Donnelly, Anna Donnelly, Heather Donaldson, Katie Donnelly, Linda Ritchie & Tarsha West.

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Katie Sanders & Bridgette Jones were gathering the contestants together after the race by the finishing line.

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Country & Western Singer's Zandria Taare, part of the entertainment after the swim.