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©Channel Swimming Association Ltd. 1927-2012

Newsletter 27November 2012

Celebrating 85 years of serving Channel Swimmers

Dear Member,

Welcome to our November 2012 Newsletter. We hope that you have had a wonderful andsuccessful summer.

Chairman’s Message

Dear CSA friends,

It does not seem possible, but the 2012 season has already come to an end. In spite of the verydisappointing weather and exceptionally cold morning temperatures, it has been an extremelysuccessful year for many of our CSA swimmers and to those of you who are now able to callyourselves “Channel swimmers”, I send my sincere congratulations. To those of you whomade a brave attempt, I hope that you will see this only as a temporary setback and I wish yougreat success next time around.

Finally, may I please ask you to send us your photos and videos of your Channel experience sowe can show your efforts to everybody on our website?

My thanks,

Peter Van Vooren

Channel Update

Today, 20th November, as I start this Newsletter, the temperature mid channel at the SandettieBuoy is currently a bearable 54.0°F, but it is blowing 28kts from the South.

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CSA Dinner and Presentation evening update

First, all the successful swims and in spite of the awful weather and excruciatingly coldmornings, there were many. Pride of place has to go to Chloe McCardel who actually ended updoing 2.25 ways before being beaten by the cold. Her second leg in 9.30 was the fastest swimof the year, for the second year. As for the others, something exceptional could be said foreach of them.

2 WayChloe McCardel Australia 19 21

Solo 09 30905 Max Steinhart Brazil 12 30906 Harry Finger Brazil 12 40907 Marcus Walmsley British 12 02908 Craig Morrison Australia 12 27909 Michelle Macy USA 10 35910 Hiroki Asai Japan 13 50911 Rachel Hessom Britain 12 42912 Adam Engelskirchen USA 13 50913 Michael Brennan Australia 11 07914 Wyatt Song Australia 16 12915 Alistair Newmarch British 12 40916 Jorge Crivilles Villaneuva Spain 10 53917 Tara Dudley British 12 50918 Courtney Paulk USA 14 05919 Wayne Arthur South Africa 10 30920 Kim Garbarino USA 15 37921 John Creek British 17 15922 Paul Gough British 14 56923 Thomas Ladurner Italy 11 04924 Jan Roodzant Dutch/Aruba 11 25925 Herman van der Westhuizen South Africa 11 25926 Richard Keir Australia 12 10927 Timothy Donovan Australia 11 40928 Stephen Jones British 11 10929 Wayne Morris Australia 11 34930 Thomas Hackett USA 12 52931 David Smith USA 10 52932 Barbara Held USA 12 10933 Gilles Velghe Belgium 10 32934 Cindy Walsh USA 14 19935 Christian Damgaard Denmark 10 14936 Robert Bohane Eire 12 04937 Joelle Beard USA 12 17938 Alexandra Hardy Britain 10 20939 Jesper Damgaard Denmark 12 04940 Kamil Resa Alsaran Turkey 13 19941 Robert Ouldcott British 14 45942 Jamie Page Britain 12 53943 William Baker British 18 40

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944 Alan Clack USA 11 30945 Alfredo Araujo Brazil 11 38946 Sam Chamberlain Britain 13 30947 Muna Al Sharari Jordan 13 08948 Robert Sutermeister British 15 43949 Deborah Traher British 14 02950 Tara Diversi Australia 09 45951 James Penrose USA 13 32952 Catherine Smith British 16 32952 Rebecca Lewis British 10 27

7PersonTwo Nations Team Czech/Polish 12 12

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343 Big Rick's Swim Team British 10 56344 Team Force 6 British 14 27345 Team Starrfish International 12 55346 The Patten Family British 11 05347 Isonbo Japan 14 10348 Team Tiger British 16 56349 The Drifters International 11 32350 Icelandic Open Water Iceland 12 44

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29 Mandurah Mannas Australian 14 4430 The Rays International 12 3031 G29 Wild Swimmers Eastbourne British 15 0532 U Swim Manchester British 12 2033 Challenge 5.21 British 10 5034 Apadmi British 12 5235 Red Top Goal Diggers International 10 5836 Penguins A'Hoy British 9 1437 Kings, Queens and Convicts International 12 44

4Person34 Indian Airforce Delphinus 1 Indian 12 1435 Indian Airforce Delphinus 2 Indian 11 2536 Swim for Kids British 12 3037 Famous 4 British 11 2538 Team ME Indian 13 1339 Bourne to Swim British 13 00

3Person14 Hayling Legends British 11 3315 Team Spirit British 13 55

2Person14 21 Miles British 16 14

We know that many of you wonder where France is………the picture below was taken on theday before this year’s dinner. France is just the other side of Dover Harbour wall.

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A photo from this year’s annual dinner.

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Secondly, the trophy winners for 2012

CHANNEL SWIMMING ASSOCIATION Ltd. TROPHIES and AWARDS 2012 Holders

Trophy Achievement Winnera C.S.A. Gold Medal Fastest Swim of the Year Chloe McCardel Australia 09h30b C.S.A. Centenary Trophy Fastest Swim by a British Person Alexandra Hardy GB 10h20c The Sotiraki Trophy Fastest Swim by a Lady Chloe McCardel Australia 09h30d King of the Channel Trophy Most Successful Swims by a man Michael Read 33 swimse The Van Audenaerde Trophy Greatest Feat of Endurance William Baker GB 18h40f The Van Audenaerde Special Award Special Award to a Disabled Swimmer Ahmed Nasef Egypt 17h14g John Unicume Wood Cup Fastest Swim by a man Christian Damgaard Denmark 10h14h The O'Clee Jubilee Trophy Oldest Successful Swimmer James Penrose 60 13h32i Ray and Audrey Scott Trophy Most Successful Swims by a woman Alison Streeter 39 swimsj The Captain Webb Plate Fastest 3-way Solo Philip Rushk The Graeme Thompson Trophy Youngest Successful Swimmer Muna Al Sharari Jordan 13h08l The Sunny Lowry Trophy Fastest British Lady Alexandra Hardy GB 10h20m Observer of the Year Shield Best Observer Keith Oillern The Oldman Memorial Trophy Most Meritorious B.L.D.S.A. Swimmer Rob Ouldcott GB 14h45o The Rosemary George Trophy Most Meritorious Swim of the Year William Baker GB 18h40p Mrs Garnet Martin Trophy Fastest Relay Big Rick’s swim team 10h56pm The Ray Scott Trophy Fastest Mixed Relay The Patten Family 5F-1M 11h05q The Lada Cross-Channel Trophy Fastest Junior Relay No teamr The John and Gwen Jacques Shield Fastest Ladies Relay No teams The Stan Maycock Shield Fastest Men’s Relay Big Rick’s swim team 10h56t The John Bullett Trophy Youngest Relay Team The Patten Family 11h05 28.8yru The Robert Lyle Memorial Trophy Fastest American Swimmer Michelle Macy 10h35v Miss Montserrat Tresserras Trophy Swimmer from a New Country Muna Al Sharari Jordan / Jan Roodzant Arubaw Teresa Zarzeczanska Trophy Fastest Ladies 2 way Relay NO AWARDx The Audrey Scott Award Greatest Contribution to the CSA Brian Metcalfe/Peter Van Vooreny H.B.C.R.T. Award for Breaststroke The Fastest Breaststroke Swimmer NO AWARDz Pierre Van Vooren Memorial Trophy Best Swimmer in Arduous Conditions Catherine Smith GB 16h32aa The Julie Bradshaw Trophy Best Butterfly swim NO AWARDbb The Julie Bradshaw Award Greatest Feat of Endurance Ladies Relay Challenge 5.21 10.50 / Red Top Goal Diggers 10.58

cc The Gertrude Ederle Trophy World Record 2 way swim NO AWARDdd The Montserrat Tresserras Shield Fastest Men’s Relay Not 6 swimmers Indian Airforce Delphinus 2 (4M) 11h25ee The Ray Cossum Shield Fastest Mixed Relay Not 6 swimmers Penguins A’Hoy (3M – 2F) 9h14ff The Bill Pickering Shield Fastest Ladies Relay Not 6 swimmers Challenge 5.21 (5F) 10h50gg The Mark Rickhuss Memorial Trophy The Fastest Solo 2 Way Swim of the Year Chloe McCardle 19h21hh Special Award Open Ray Cooper (Pilot)ii Belhedi Trophy Swim on the highest tide Gilles Velghe and Cindy Walsh 6.7mjj Derek Turner Trophy The earliest/latest swim 14th Aug midpoint Rebecca Lewis GB 10h27

Catherine Smith receiving the Pierre Van Vooren trophy for the best swim in arduous conditions, fromGhislaine Van Vooren. Catherine endured 10 hours of air temperatures ranging from 6-10°C

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Again, many, many congratulations to all our trophy winners and our successful swimmers thisyear.

2013 Membership.

A gentle reminder, membership renewal will be due on the 15th January 2013. Please do notforget to renew your membership, the association is only as strong as its membership base.Please use the membership forms at the end of this newsletter or on the website,www.channelswimmingassociation.com this way you stay as a member and we stay in touchwith you.

If you have not already completed the Standing Order form please take this opportunity to do itnow. We do our best to keep membership fees as low as possible to encourage you to stay incontact. All you have to do is to complete the Standing Order Form, at the end of thisnewsletter, return it to your bank and also let us know and your membership problems aresolved. There are still far too many members not taking up this option.

Marathon Heavyweight Leaves a Massive Legacy in His Wake

We were saddened to hear of the death of Jim Doty who passed away during the summer in thecompany of his family near Boston. He was not a CSA swimmer, but nevertheless, a greatadvocate of open water swimming.

The marathon swimming icon from New England was inducted in the International MarathonSwimming Hall of Fame as an Honour Swimmer in 2002 and served on its Board of Directorsfor a number of years.

His sense of service and contributions to the sport were provided over decades. Jim was thepresident and treasurer of the New England Marathon Swimming Association that promotedopen water swimming and hosted the annual Boston Light Swim and numerous others fromone to five miles. He published booklets on swims involving tidal flows, jellyfish and pollutioneffects on seaweed and fish.

He studied the medical effects of cold water and the stress and strain on the body from longdistance swimming and was always dipping into his own pocket to support the sport.

Shirley May France dies

When Shirley May France, then a pretty 17 year old Massachusetts school-girl dived into the water offCap Gris Nez in France in 1949, she hoped to become the youngest person ever to swim the 21-mileEnglish Channel. Ten and a half hours later though, freeing and in danger of drowning, she had to be

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pulled, much against her wishes, from the water six miles from her goal. It didn't matter though,because she had already captured hearts on both sides of the Atlantic.

Growing up in Somerset, Mass. Shirley Setters (nee France) began swimming competitively at an earlyage with the encouragement of her father, himself a former amateur swimming champion. She swam33 miles across Michigan's Lake St. Clair at 14, and fared well as the only woman in a 1948competition across Lake George in New York. The idea of swimming the channel was the product of"her father's ambitions" and a clever press agent. Soon photos of her clad in a swimsuit appeared innewspapers across the US and Europe. The promotional frenzy was driven in part by rumors that sheintended to swim in the nude, but what captivated readers in the end was her valiant attempt to stay inthe water and keep swimming.

Despite her unsuccessful attempt, she was greeted at home with bags of fan mail, dozens of marriageproposals and ticker-tape parades. She attempted the Channel on two subsequent occasions but didn'tsucceed. A promised Hollywood contract never materialized, but she socialized with some of thefamous figures of the era, including Frank Sinatra, Jackie Robinson and Clark Gable.

Shirley's later years bore little resemblance to her early brush with celebrity. She lived in Somersetmuch of her life, marrying, raising children and working at her family's pork pie restaurant. Shediscouraged her children from swimming, her son Donald said, because she regretted not having anormal childhood. "My mother was a very determined person and was very confident that she could doanything," he said, calling her life, "truly an inspiring story about trying."

Tom Hetzel Honoured at Valero Swim Meet Corpus Christi, TX USA

Tim Byerly from Coastal Bend All Stars, Corpus Christi, wrote to us saying:We honoured Tom Hetzel by having a "Tom Hetzel Day" at our pool meet. We gave awards to the kidswho had the most points in the mile and 400 Freestyle. One of the winners was from Mexico. Attachedare pictures of Tom's family. Tom's daughter Patti and his granddaughter gave out the awards. Hisnephew and sister Margaret attended. We most likely will make this an annual event at our meet,depending on what Tom's family prefer. The kids also got to view the certificates the ChannelSwimming Association presents to swimmers that complete the crossing.

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Peter Frayne dies

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of Peter Frayne earlier in the year. Peter was oneof our most dedicated members and observers from 1951 to 1974. At one time he was also ourAssistant Honorary Secretary. Amongst the galaxy of swimming stars he observed were FlorenceChadwick, Gerald Forsberg, Mihir Sen, Mervyn Sharp, Harry Huffaker and Des Renford.

Montserrat Tresserras 1959 and 1962 wrote:I remember very well Peter Frayne and will never forget him. I have seen Peter crying because aswimmer was unsuccessful. I have seen Peter celebrating a success and he was always surrounded bythe swimmers of "my day" (1957-63). He was happy with all swimmers. If in the future we have to putany name to a trophy it would be very good to put "Peter Frayne", example: the best observer of theyear....He was a great observer which means that he was a very great support for the CSA. We mustnot forget him!

World Masters Riccione 2012

The President was delighted to meet up with some fellow Channel Swimmers including Anne Steele,Martino Caretto, Michele Drocco and Michael Jennings at the world masters swimming championshipsin Riccione in June.

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Martino Caretto, Mike Read and Michelle DroccoA couple of weeks later they swam around Key West.

Cuba to Florida

The Cuba to Florida swim is currently one of the greatest challenges to open water swimmers. We sendour congratulations to Penny Palfry on a wonderful, if unsuccessful attempt. Another Channel aspirantwho has her eyes on this swim is Diana Nyad who has also made at least 2 unsuccessful attempts onthis swim this year.

Swim around Key West

Congratulations to Martino Caretto who finished in 1st place in the 60+ age group , completing 12.5mile swim in 5.5 hours.

Official results are available at www.swimaroundkeywest.com

News from Dr. Harry Huffaker

My first wife's (Chris) daughter and I have been very close since she was born. To the extent that sheasked me to walk her down the aisle at her wedding. She now lives in Seattle. From time to timeAlaska air offers a $95 airfare to Sun Valley and on such occasions she has come to Idaho for a shortvisit. After plans were made for that to happen once again on June 8, she phoned and told me that whenshe mentioned to Chris about her plans, Chris pointed out that we were married in Dover 50 years ago.

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At that point the two of them decided that they should both come. And come they did. A good time washad by all. Chris brought some photos of that day in Dover. Photos include illuminaries such as bestman Peter Frayne, Moseen (Pakistani Abdul Malek's manager), Mr. and Mrs. Garnett-Martin of HubertHouse fame on the left, and Mary Margaret Revell next to Moseen.

News from Anna Wardley

Portsea Island: 7h20m50sThe swim of a lifetime

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After six months of planning, I stepped into the water at 0950 on Tuesday at Eastney Beach in

Portsmouth to attempt to become the first person to officially swim around Portsea Island under

the rules set down by the British Long Distance Swimming Association. Meteorologist Simon

Rowell had been providing us with weather information in the lead up to swim, and it became

evident that he'd done a superb job in organising ideal conditions for me when Tuesday morning

dawned with hardly a wisp of a breeze and clear sunny skies.

Given the horrid weather of late, I could hardly even have hoped for such perfect conditions. The

sea was flat calm and the sun was out for the first time in weeks to warm my back as I swam the

21km round the island that is home to the city of Portsmouth. I'd be frantically busy in the run

up to the swim getting all the logistics sorted, training and fundraising. Then on the eve of the

swim, I found out that the BBC was planning to send a satellite truck 'for my finish' at 5pm. No

pressure there then. But as always, it was about getting there rather than aiming for a specific

time, even if that did mean missing out on my own live arrival.

I'm still buzzing with the excitement from Tuesday's swim and as I've spent the last two days

saying very little other than how 'amazing' it was, I'm going to endeavour to write this without

saying it again. Let's see how I get on, but I can make no promises.

As soon as I got in the water at Eastney beach two hours before high water the tide started to

take me towards Langstone Harbour as planned and we made phenomenal progress up towards

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the Eastern Road Bridge. Despite some cramp in my toes for the first quarter of an hour, I soon

got into the groove and tried to focus on enjoying the swim that had been so long in the planning.

The gravel ship failed to materialise, so we stayed in the channel and flew up towards the point at

which the main support RIB would peel off and leave me to swim along the northern stretch

accompanied by just my three kayakers due to the lack of headroom under the bridges at high

water.

Along the northern stretch between the Eastern Road Brige and Tipner Point, our recces paid off

and we made good progress under the bridges I'd been dreading including the 'electrified - keep

away' railway bridge and past the endless signs reading 'Polluted water: No bathing'. I faced a

particularly unpleasant patch of water under the bridges over the Hilsea roundabout which

appear to house a few hundred pigeons, with a good inch of scummy browny-green foam on the

surface topped off with a layer of pigeon poo. It was definitely a moment to keep my mouth

closed (probably a blissful relief for my kayakers) and Tracie French managed to capture the

picture above as I swam up to the bridge in question. We think it merits a caption competition, so

answers on a postcard please.

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As I cleared Hilsea Lines and swam under the M275 motorway to Tipner point we were rejoined

by Corinne, Michelle and Jan on the main support boat, Anne and John on the secodary support

boat and the media boa provided by RIBsharet, and we got into formation ready for our

approach to Portsmouth's busy harbour.

As I swam off the Continental Ferry Port, a Brittany Ferry approached reminding me of some of

our close encounters during my swims across the Channel and the Strait of Gibraltar, but we

were in very safe hands with an escort from the MOD Marine Police through the harbour. It's

quite something to see these huge vessels towering above you when you're in the water, but I just

kept swimming to ensure we didn't slip behind schedule thinking of the BBC satellite truck and,

more importantly, the chilli that Sarah was whipping up for us back at Hardy's at Haslar

Marina.

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After I passed the Continental Ferry Port, things got even more spectacular from my vantage

point in the water as I swam past the Naval Dockyard and the ships moored alongside including

HMS Lancaster. Despite the water the water temperature being little more than 13 degrees, and

swimming in just a swimsuit to adhere to the BLDSA rules, I barely felt the cold due to the

stunning sights as I made my way through the harbour stroke by stroke. The crew of the

superyacht, Leander, moored up on the outside of Gunwharf Quays lined up to watch me pass

and I gave them a wave, hoping they might invite us for celebratory drinks on board later, but

sadly we were moving far too fast to find out.

I was bidding to become the first person to complete a solo swim around Portsesa Island under

the rules of the British Long Distance Swimming Association, the organisation which ratifies such

swims in the UK. The rules stated that I should wear just a swimsuit, cap and goggles, use no

artificial aids and must not make contact with anyone or anything during the swim. I followed all

the rules and felt exceptionally privileged to be one of a very small handful of people who have

had the opportunity to swim through Portsmouth's iconic harbour.

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A personal highlight was swimming past the HMS Warrior, as I approached the mouth of the

harbour and Gunwharf Quays under the shadow of the towering Spinnaker Tower. With over

four knots of tide at one stage I was flying and hardly had time to take in the experience, as

friends, family and supporters cheered me on from the shore. On rounding the corner towards

Southsea Castle I got stuck in a back eddie and it felt like I was swimming on the spot for over

half an hour, before I finally saw the weed below me start to stream towards the finish again,

carrying me to the point at which the foghorn would sound to mark the end of my inaugural

record swim.

After a long slog up Southsea and Eastney beaches powered by Red Bull, Percy Pigs and

paracetamol, I completed the circumnavigation in 7 hours 20 minutes and 50 seconds. It was a

fantastic feeling for all the hard work to pay off and to be greeted on the beach by my mum,

Deefa and so many friends including volunteers from the Samaritans, one of the charities I raise

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funds for. I'm still trying to get the final remnants of lanolin off and have a constant stream of the

Solent pouring out of my sinuses, but I'm chuffed to bits to have done what I set out to do and

had so much fun along the way. The experience of swimming through Portsmouth Harbour past

the Continental Ferry Port, the Naval Dockyard, HMS Warrior, Gunwharf Quays and the

Spinnaker Tower will stay with me for the rest of my life. And shall I tell you what the truly

incredible thing is? That I've managed to write an account of it without saying that word.

For more information visit: www.annawardley.com

A great swim Anna, very well done.

News from Steve Redmond

First there were the seven summits then there was ocean seven the marathon swimmers equivalent ...The "Seven" referred to by the title are the Irish Channel, the Cook Strait, the Molokai Channel, theEnglish Channel, the Catalina Channel, the Tsugaru Strait and the Strait of Gibraltar. During thesummer Irelands Steve Redmond became the first person in history to swim all seven. Manycongratulations to Steve and his crew on finishing the last of the seven the Tsugaru channel!

News from Merv Sharp

Rose & I are delighted to tell you that our younger daughter LINDA is to marry her fiance JEFFREYMARTIN on SATURDAY 27th OCTOBER 2012 at The HOTEL REMBRANDT, WEYMOUTH at1.00pm.

They got engaged on Christmas Day 2011 which was absolutely brilliant news to everyone.Linda works for Medisave UK Ltd, Weymouth, a worldwide internet company who supply medicalequipment, and Jeff, a local man, is an architect, working in Yeovil, Somerset.

All is good here and like everyone else we enjoyed the Olympics.

Please give our Best Wishes to Everyone.

Hope you all have had a good and very successful summer.

MERV SHARP.

News from Michael Jennings

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We were delighted to hear that CSA Channel swimmers Michael Jennings and Joe Smith, as well asCSA Observer Sam Jones had the privilege of running in the Olympic torch relay. Congratulations tothem all.

News from Chris Carter

My Daughters, Jennifer and Joanne and I, swam from Alcatraz to San Francisco whilst we were onholiday in America in June approximately 45 min. My youngest son is a Professional Gymnast in LasVegas so we did a tour of the West coast whilst over there visiting. I was suitably impressed by thewater temperature after being warned that it would be quite cold.

It will be the 40th Anniversary of my solo swim next year and hopefully another relay will becompleted to add to the collection.

If you hear whether any relays are looking for an additional swimmer please bear me in mind.

News from Greta Andersen

The president was delighted to meet up with Greta Andersen in September at the Global OpenWater conference hosted on the Queen Mary. Greta who is 85 came to the conference withboth her Billy Butlin trophy (yes, it really is huge) and her Olympic gold medal and gave awonderful description of her early swims. She sent all our members her best wishes and hopesthat she might get back over to London sometime.

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Would you like to become a CSA Observer?

Every year we need more Observers, if you think you would like to be one please contact usand gets the facts and any training, if necessary. We are already planning our 2013 annualmeeting for existing and potential Observers at the Burstin Hotel in Folkestone in May 2013.Coffee and lunch will be provided. But please bear in mind that this is a role best suited topeople who live locally and are willing to make themselves available at the drop of a hat.Please register your interest with Mike Read or Joan Metcalfe joanmetcalfe@btopenworld.com.

Light sticks/Nightlights:

Wondering where you get your nightlights from for next year, wonder no longer, just look onthe web site under regalia and order from the secretary. Price £9 delivered to your home. Youwill need at least two, preferably three and after your swim you can use them for all sorts ofthings. I am sure you will have your own ideas, they come with replaceable batteries which lasta long time and children love them.

Latest Handbook:

The New Edition of the Channel Swimming Association Handbook is nowavailable.

If you or a friend has swum the Channel Solo with the Channel Swimming Associationprior to December 2011, then you or they will be mentioned. If you have taken part in a

Relay, the Relay will be listed. A wonderful reference book and a great present!

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Channel Swimming Association Ltd

Handbook

224 pages

Over 150 photographs

CSA swimmers and members price: Delivered to your UK door, only £13.50,

Delivered to your world-wide door, only £16.00

Price: In the shops £17.99, ISBN no: 978-1-906299-31-6

To order your copy you can either send your details with a chequePayable to ‘Channel Swimming Association Ltd’ to the address below

or e-mail read.michael2@sky.com for more information

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Standing Order Form

It is never too late to get your Standing Order form completed. A big thank you to all those ofyou, who this year, have already filled in the membership standing order form. But we wouldstill like many more of you to do it. It saves you time remembering to renew your membershipeach year and it ensures that we get your membership subscription in early January, which isgreatly appreciated. Just take this opportunity to fill it in and send it to your bank, forget aboutit and let the bank do the rest. A Standing Order form is on the last page.

News cuttings and photos:

We ask for your news and what you are doing and we are delighted to pass the information on.Please keep the news coming in. The more often we get news, the more often we will try andgive you a newsletter.

Member’s Fund raising efforts:

We are always pleased to receive copies of newspaper articles and photos. Please keep us up todate with your publicity. We know that many of you have been involved in raising veryconsiderable amounts for good causes and we would like to keep your details up to date, incase we are asked. Please do not be shy in keeping us up to date with what you have raised andfor whom. Our swimmers have been raising funds for good causes since the Lynmouth Floodsof 1952 and possibly earlier. An excellent example this year has been Will Baker’s £11,000 forthe Teenage Cancer Ward at the Royal Surrey Hospital, see photo below.

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Lapel pins:

The CSA crest is available, as a discreet enamelled lapel pin, which is now available at only £2inc. p&p...

We would like to keep in touch with you;

People move, members even change email addresses, if you don’t tell us where you havegone, we cannot keep in contact and that is a shame. We appreciate that this newsletterdoes not reach everyone, whilst others may receive two or more copies. If you get toomany copies please let us know and we will try to make sure that you only get one copy.If you know someone who has not received it and would like too, please let us knowtheir email address and we will make sure that they are added to the list.

A message from the Secretary: To All Swimmers for 2012:

Another successful swim season is over and it always gives me great pleasure to enableswimmers on their Channel journey. Next year will be upon us very soon so a quickreminder to swimmers wanting to swim the Channel – get your information/registrationpacks early rather than last minute rush. Efficient organisation helps greatly especiallywhen all the forms come ‘piling’ in early 2013.In the meantime, may I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.Here’s to continued swimming success

Julie

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How to contact our Secretary:

The preferred method of communication is by email and will always elicit a speedyreply. Swimsecretary@ntlworld.com

Dr. Julie Bradshaw MBE381 New Ashby RoadLoughboroughLeicsLE11 4ETTel/Fax: +44 (0)1509 554137E-mail: Swimsecretary@ntlworld.com

Wishing you all a Very Happy Christmas,

CSA Board, November 2012.

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Please remember that membership renewal is due by 15th January latest.

All new members are Associate members, see page 24

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Club/Relay team name / e-mail address: ……………………………………………………….

Signature……………………………………………. Date …….../…..…./2013I hereby make an application for election to Full membership;

One Year Full Membership (to expire 31st Dec 2013 and does not convey a right to renewal)I enclose remittance of £23.50 subscription.

Membership fees are due by the 15th January each year or on joining in the year of membership.

I/we wish to pay by Cheque/Credit Card. Please charge my/our account card no:

__________/_______/_______/_______ expiry date _____/______Security digits________

Signature ……………………………………………… Date …….../…..…./2013

For Association use only Date received. / / . Membership numberApplication approved ........................Chairman/ Sec. ......................

Company Limited by Guarantee – The successor of the CHANNEL SWIMMING ASSOCIATIONRegistered in England – Registration No 386839

Registered Office Address: Larking Gowen Ltd. Chartered Accountants, 1, Claydon Business Park, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, IP6 0NL, UK.

Application for election toANNUAL FULL MEMBERSHIP

(For the period 1st January to 31st December 2013)

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Why not make your own life easy, as well as ours.

Cannot remember if you are still a member, stop worrying, simply fill out thisStanding Order Application Form, date it for early in January, drop it into your bank, let usknow that you have done it and forget about it.

Standing Order Application Form Channel Swimming Association Ltd

Standing Order;Should you wish to pay your membership by standing order, please find below a standingorder form to complete and to take to your bank;

PLEASE SET UP the following Standing order and debit my/our account accordingly;

Account Name ………………………… Account Number ……………………….………..

Account Holding Branch …………………………………Sort Code ……………..………

Name of Organisation you are paying: Channel Swimming Association Ltd

Sort Code: 5 2 -4 1 -4 2

Account Number of CSA Ltd: 5 0 8 2 7 4 2 1

Payments are to be made; Yearly on the 15th January.

Initial Payment £23.50

Date of First Payment: ____/_____/_______

Please pay until further notice (payments will be made until you cancel this instruction)

Confirmation: Customer Signature(s); ………………………………………

Date: ……………………….

Company Limited by Guarantee – The successor of the CHANNEL SWIMMING ASSOCIATIONRegistered in England – Registration No 3868395

Registered Office Address: Larking Gowen Ltd. Chartered Accountants, 1, Claydon Business Park,Great Blakenham, Ipswich, IP6 0NL, UK.