JLDSC NEWS 2023
Please note that only a handful of images are used for the news round up page! For more images of each event be sure to visit our club Facebook Page! 

DECEMBER

What a beautiful morning for a Christmas Pudding Swim! 
41 people donned their finest festive outfits and 35 of those people were crazy enough to enter the water! We raised £133.50 to put towards a defibrillator and more is still coming in! 
A huge thank you to the Beau Rivage for opening up their doors and serving hot drinks to thaw us out! Another big thanks to Nuno from Marks and Spencer Jersey for donating so many festive treats for us!
Well done to Sally Minty-Gravett for winning the Xmas pudding for her fabulous outfit and a huge thank you to Annette Campbell for organising the event! 

NOVEMBER

​That's a wrap for 2023! At this mornings AGM we said a huge thank you and goodbye to Dee Richards as she steps down as President after 6 years and we welcomed Jenny Fitzgerald to start her adventure as our new President! Thank you so much Dee for all your hard work over the years! 
Another incredible Annual Dinner Dance. A huge thank you to the Dinner Ladies - Pat and Marilyn - for making the evening possible and decorating the room so brilliantly! And also thank you to Martine for being the photographer for the evening - all photographs from the night can be found on our Facebook page! 
OCTOBER 
​Congratulations to all who took part in this years Junior Series - kindly sponsored by Granite Products!
A special well done to category winners Ella Baker, Rory Docherty, Eleanor Docherty, Samuel Noel, Ella-Mae Turnbull and Toby Brydon - who were presented with JLDSC mugs lovingly made by Julie Pearce of Seymour Ceramics!
All participants were gifted certificates for each of the 3 swims they took part in and all swimmers got a coaster also made by Julie!
SEPTEMBER 
Senior Championships 
​Well done to the brave 7 that took on the ‘chop’ today for the Senior Club Championships!
Congratulations to Phil Gaudin and Rhianna Reynolds who were the first male and female home!
Junior Series/Junior Club Championships 
A huge well done to all of the juniors that have taken part in this years Junior Series - sponsored by Granite Products. An amazing effort from all across the 3 distances - results TBC. 

Sunday 17th September was also our Junior Club championships for all swimmers under the age of 18. Congratulations to Toby Brydon and Elsa Wanless to were first girl and boy home. 
Guinness Swim in memory of Charlie Gravett
A great turn out for the 'Guinness Swim' in memory of Charlie Gravett. Congratulations to Rhianna Reynolds and Richard Flambard as the fastest female and male on the day. Well done to Toby Brydon and Samuel Noel who were the first juniors in. 

A huge thank you to Jo Slota-Newson who donated cakes as a thank you to the club - they were very well received!  
JULY
Masters/Mini Masters
Although the route had to be cut short the rain held off for the Masters/Mini Masters competition. Congratulations to the following: 
Female - Alice Harvey 
Male - Jacques Amy 
Girls - Rhianna Reynolds 
Boys - Toby Brydon 
JUNE
Junior Relay Qualifier 
We have two junior round Jersey relays planned for later in the season. All 12 juniors completed their qualifying swims this month - a personal best for them all! They swam for an hour and a half, had an hour out on land and then returned to the water for a further hour swim. A HUGE well done to Clara, Kaia, Jaimie, Lachlan, Eleanor, Aoife, Toby and Samuel. Also a big thank you to all who volunteered as kayakers/land crew/kayak transporters! Without you successes like these wouldn't be possible! 

McLaughlin Memorial Swim 
A beautiful lunchtime swim at Green Island for the McLaughlin Memorial Swim. The McLaughlin family attended and shared some lovely memories. Sunshine, swimming and cakes - what more could you ask for! Congratulations to Dee Richards for being awarded the McLaughlin Memorial trophy to mark her final year as president of the club. 
MAY


​Sally Minty-Gravett was presented with an International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame award in New York for her services to the sport. 

Charity Swim -  21/5/23
49 swimmers took to the water for a dip followed by a cake sale in the sunshine to raise money for Jersey General Hospital. This charity was chosen to thank them for all their help and support for Ocean and her family over the past year. 



​Coronation Swim - 7/5/23 
Celebratory swim and cake to commemorate the Kings Coronation . Another absolutely fantastic swim. 




​Break the Ice Swim - 1/5/23
Wow! What a turn out for our first sea swim of the season! 71 swimmers took to the water at St Catherine's and had a dip in the sunshine. 
MARCH
Quiz Night 
This years quiz night (25.03.23) was a great success. A huge thank you to:
Pete Blandin for his questions (they made us all dig deep )!!
The Optomist Club for the use of their Clubhouse and Bar
The donations received for the raffle table (special thank you Chantelle Rose for going to De Gruchys and Sandpiper for some prizes)
Last but not least to everyone who came (some faces we haven’t seen for a while, it was lovely to see you) and made the relaxed fun evening that it was.
Thanks again from
“The Dinner Ladies”
Swimarathon
​What an amazing turn out for this years Swimarathon (11.03.23)! We raised a grand total of £1155.10 !! Thanks to all those that joined us and donated!!
Lane 1 - 52 laps
Lane 2 - 65 laps
Lane 3 - 68 laps
Lane 4 - 64 laps
Lane 5 - 60 laps
Lane 6 - 69 laps
Lane 7 - 77 laps
Lane 8 - 65 laps
For more photos - visit out Facebook page! 
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CS&PF Dinner 
Our special recognition award was presented to the Taunton School Team 1 relay, team captain Hamish collected it on their behalf. The junior team completed their 2022 Channel crossing in 12 hours and 18 minutes. 

 Also huge congratulations to Sally Minty-Gravett who was presented with the Lifetime Achievement award for her 6 swims in 6 decades. 
JANUARY
New Years Day Swim
Happy New Year ! 
JLDSC welcoming in 2023 the only way we know how!