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Mentone 2014

December 14, 2014 Belugas Admin

The Belugas’ first open water event as a club! Conditions were challenging with a nasty southerly chop and grey skies for both the 2.5km and 1km swims (which dissolved into warm sunshine and blue skies the moment the swim was over!), but everyone swam spectacularly well. Hats off to Anthony Purcell, Sue Cox, Jaye Dowling, Tracy Cameron and Mayne Mortensen who all placed in the top 10 for their age category, and Paul Turner, who was the only team member brave enough to do the swim sans wetsuit.

Lunch after the swim was at the Mentone Corner Store, which was delicious and fun. Team results and some photos from the day below!

1km
Category	Name	Category Place	Time
Female 40-49	Sue Cox	4/24	15'09.8
Female 50-59	Tracy Cameron	7/28	17'27.4
Female 50-59	Maureen Weir	15/28	21'03.9
Male 50-59	Anthony Purcell	1/27	12'55.3
Male 60-69	Wayne Mortensen	8/24	17'42.1

2.5km
Category	Name	Category Place	Time
Female 18-29	Jaye Dowling	5/19	44'01.1
Male 40-49	Anthony Ferguson	12/55	42'48.8
Male 40-49	Raoul Mulder	13/55	43'07.4
Male 40-49	Paul Turner	36/55	51'33.8 (non-wetsuit)
Male 50-59	Duncan Howard	20/36	45'46.6
Male 50-59	Vito Muré	25/36	51'23.8

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Neptunes Pentathlon 2014

November 22, 2014 Belugas Admin

The Belugas, represented by the ‘Awesome Foursome’ of Duncan Howard, Wayne Mortensen, Raoul Mulder and Paul Turner enjoyed a wildly successful first foray into the world of competitive Masters swimming, with an incredible 20 club records falling on the night.

The team was in scintillating form, with 20 personal bests set, numerous heat wins, and a number of other firsts (of which Paul Turner’s spectacular forward topple into the water to become the club’s first competitor to break before the start was probably the most entertaining). A full list of results from the meet can be found here.

Howard announced his arrival on the scene with an audacious overall 3rd place in the Men’s 55-59 age category, while there was also plenty of controversy, with a bungle by officials denying Mulder equal 2nd billing in the Men’s 45-49 age category.

The Belugas (L-R: Wayne, Duncan, Paul and Raoul) parade their new team celebrity, the medal-festooned Duncan Howard

Belugas looking dapper and confident before the comp …

Winter Pier to Pub 2014

June 28, 2014 Belugas Admin

On Saturday, June 28, the brave Brunswick Belugas held their 3rd annual Winter Pier to Pub in Lorne. We weren’t quite as blessed by the Weather Gods as last year – with a windy, rainy day and the water a balmy 15°c – but we enjoyed it all the same.

Unlike the Lorne Pier to Pub in January, our winter event is very much a social event. There are no times taken and we leave in a staggered start of waves from slowest to fastest so hopefully we all finish together. As a safety measure people stay with, and swim with their wave.

A special mention should go out to Anthony Ferguson. He swam without a wetsuit and thus earned our inaugural Numb Nuts Award; congrats Anthony. It wasn’t a spontaneous decision as he’d been taking a regular dip at Williamstown Beach since the end of April.

Lunch afterwards was at Qdos Gallery and Café, with the open fire being a particular drawcard this winter.