Tag Archives: open water

Ben Brophy

Qualifying for the English Channel!

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Ben Brophy

Welcome back to another blog, it’s been a busy month but the blogs are coming to get you up to speed. First of all I think I should start with what it took to qualify for the official English Channel … Continue reading →

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Open water season has now started!!

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Ben Brophy

The open water season is now here! It’s cold, it’s wet, it’s windy and it’s great for training to swim the Channel! After a month delay due to the weather to open water season is finally under way. I am … Continue reading →

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Race Time!

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Ben Brophy

Welcome to another blog from me!Today is a big day in the build-up to the big channel swim! Today I race in the national swimathon, 5000 meters and I’m aiming for a time of 1 hour 40 minutes. This means … Continue reading →

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1:5:2 – TeamBrophy’s Biggest challenge yet!

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Ben Brophy

1:5:2 1 Day, 5 Hours, 2 Races Our biggest Challenge yet is now less than a week away! It will push Ben like never before and is titled “1:5:2”. 1:5:2 is all about pushing the body to the max, involving … Continue reading →

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