Ford Cup 1600m Long Swim

Date & Time
Sunday 18th February 2018 at 10.30am.
(Note the start time as it is earlier than most of you normally arrive at the beach on a Sunday. We have a long swim so we have an prompt start!)

Dress of Competitors
To promote competitor safety and assist with competitor identification, competitors entering the water beyond knee depth are required to wear a pink or yellow lycra as the top layer of clothing.

Course ” L”
Walk down swim back – Starting in front of Swanbourne Nedlands SLSC, swim 50m out to sea to first swimming buoy, left hand round, swim 750m south to swimming buoy, right hand round, swim 750m north to swimming buoy, right hand round, swim 50m to shore to finish on the beach in front on Swanbourne Nedlands SLSC.
(Note: alternate course may apply subject to actual swimming conditions on the day, the number of remaining permanent buoys and the whim of the Handicapper)

Prize:
Presentation of the Perpetual Trophy at the conclusion of the Ford Cup Trophy Event.
Name engraved on the Perpetual Trophy, to be presented at the Annual Dinner.
Trophy Winners embroidered towel, to be presented at the Annual Dinner.
Presentation of a prize pack

Contenders (Handicaps Under Review)

The Handicapper
Maybe Lane 8
Insert some other names here

Aiden Bettridge
Andrew Jones
Ben Juengling
Brenton Rzepecki
Callum Griffiths
Chris Hazell
Colm McCarthy
James Anderson
Jason Williams
Jol Godbol
Julian Gibbings
Justin Owens
Max Davies
Michael Prosser
Peter Brigg ‘Briggy’
Philip Cave
Rhodri Simmonds
Stewie Alcorn
Terry Griffiths
Tim Tucak
Tony Leaversuch ‘Leavo’
Amy Prosser
Anne-Marie Juengling
Bernadette Williams
Claire Tucak
Emma Chaffey
Joanne Rooke
Kate Hutchinson
Lucy Gunzburg
Lucy Heliwell
Marnie Griffiths
Maia Simmonds
Simone Janney
Shari Freeman
Susan O’Connell
Ninnette Lorenzen
Catherine Fitzhardinge
Corinne Zadow

Details of Past Winners and Interesting Ford Cup Statistics see below

Previous Winners
Season Winner           Season Winner
1932/33            1970/71 Colin Cook
1933/34            1971/72 P Wales
1934/35            1972/73 Don Greenhill
1935/36            1973/74
1936/37            1974/75 Ed Jaggard
1937/38            1975/76 GS Williamson
1938/39            1976/77 Colin Cook
1939/40            1977/78 Brian Jones
1940/41            1978/79 J Rodgers
1941/42            1979/80 John Stringfellow
1942/43            1980/81 R Brimage
1943/44            1981/82 Ivan Martinovich
1944/45            1982/83 Ivan Martinovich
1945/46            1983/84 Michael Gliddon
1946/47            1984/85 Ross Bosworth
1947/48            1985/86 Ross Bosworth
1948/49            1986/87 Colin Cook
1949/50            1987/88 Antony Leaversuch
1950/51 J Wegner            1988/89 Jeremy Eagleton
1951/52 J Wegner            1989/90 Ed Jaggard
1952/53 K Kemp            1990/91 Antony Leaversuch
1953/54 Colin Cook            1991/92 Ross Bosworth
1954/55 B Wegner            1992/93 Ian McDonald
1955/56 R Vivian            1993/94 Ed Jaggard
1956/57 R Kemp            1994/95 Timothy Tucak
1957/58 I Atkinson            1995/96 Stewart Alcorn
1958/59 P Goldthorpe            1996/97 Edwin Jaggard
1959/60 P Goldthorpe            1997/98 Antony Leaversuch
1960/61 G Gray            1998/99 Peter Brigg
1961/62 J Hull            1999/2000 Reg Beaton
1962/63 G Miller            2000/01 Peter Brigg
1963/64 G Williamson            2001/02 Peter Goff
1964/65 L Healy            2002/03 Peter Goff
1965/66 Rob Milne            2003/04 John Verity
1966/67 Rob Milne            2004/05 Colin Cook
1967/68 Colin Cook            2005/06 John Stringfellow
1968/69 Colin Cook            2006/07 Emma Keely
1969/70 L Bath            2007/08 Jessie Thomas
2008/09 Ivan Martinovich
2009/10 Naomi Patrick
2010/11 Francene Leaversuch
2011/12 Brendan Mahoney
2012/13 Lisa Iannello
2013/14 James Anderson
2014/15 Amy Prosser
2015/16 Aiden Bettridge
2016/17 Callum Griffiths

Multiple Winners
Colin Cook 7, Ed Jaggard 4, Ivan Martinovich 3, J Wegner 2, P Goldthorpe 2, Rob Milne 2, John Stringfellow 2, Anothy Leaversuch 2, Ross Bosworth 2, Peter Goff 2 and Peter Brigg 2.
(The race has been run 57 times for only 39 winners!)

Consecutive Winners
J Wegner 2, Colin Cook 2, P Goldthorpe 2, Rob Milne 2, Ivan Martinovich 2 and Peter Goff 2

1st Female winner
Emma Keely!

Swims in the Family in the Ford Cup
J Wegner and B Wegner, G Williamson and GS Williamson,

Dead heats in the Ford Cup
None as yet.

Ford Cup Controversy
Lately the Ford and Oldham Cups have been confused as to which is which distance.
This resulted in the 2005/06 Ford and Oldham Cups been engraved incorrectly!