Wiltshire Open Water 1.5km 12-14 Age Group

On a perfect Summer’s evening, Hannah Lias set off as the youngest swimmer in a group of 24 on two laps of the course in her first open water competition. The competition was organised by Wilts ASA and was held at Lake 32 of the Cotswold Water Park. She kept in close company with a swimmer from Pewsey ASC all the way round and completed the course in a respectable 28 minutes 56 secs (just over 1 minute slower than her time for the distance in the pool – possibly something to do with no ends, taking a scenic route between bouys and/or the temperature of the water!)

Hannah would like to thank Alan Hall for making sure that the fresh water sharks had been well fed before the race!