Ford Cup Trophy Swim Pre Race Info - Sunday 18th February 10.30am

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 WinnersSeason 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!