Torbay

Torbay is a borough in Devon, England, spanning the towns of Torquay, Paignton, and Brixham, located around an east-facing natural harbour (Tor Bay) on the English Channel. Torbay is roughly equidistant from the cities of Exeter and Plymouth. A popular tourist destination with a tight conurbation of resort towns, Torbay's sandy beaches, mild climate and recreational and leisure attractions have given rise to the nickname of the English Riviera.

Open Water Swimming

The BLDSA Torbay Swim is a 4-mile (6.4 km) and 8-mile (12.8 km) open water swim in Torbay.

British Long Distance Swimming Association Swim Series

Torbay is site of one of the 2016 British Long Distance Swimming Association Swim Series events. The events include the following races:

• 1 January – 29 February: 1 hour postal swim
• 22 May: 5 km Colwick Park Championship in Nottingham, Notts
• 5 June: 1 km, 5 km, 2-mile Wykeham Lake Championship in Nr. Scarborough.
• 18 June: 1-mile, 2-mile and 5-mile Champion of Champions in Dover Harbour.
• 2 July: 4-mile and 8-mile BLDSA Torbay Swim in Torquay, Devon
• 9 July: 1 km, 3 km and 6-mile Bala in North Wales
• 10 July: 3-mile Bala in North Wales
• 23 July: 3.25-mile Coniston Veterans in Coniston
• 24 July: 5.25-mile Coniston
• 13 August: 7-mile Ullswater
• 14 August: 2-mile and 5-mile Derwentwater
• 20-21 August: 21.6-mile Loch Lomond
• 27 August: 10.5-mile Windermere
• 10 September: 1 km, 3-mile, and 6-mile St. Mary’s Loch in Scottish Borders
• 24 September: 1 km, 1.5 km and 4.5 km Lynn Regis in Norfolk

British Long Distance Swimming Association Records

• Torbay 2-way crossing from Meadfoot to Brixham and Return, male: Lyndon Dunsbee in 2 hours 40 minutes 50 seconds in 1986.
• Torbay 2-way crossing from Meadfoot to Brixham and Return, female: Karen Toole in 2 hours 42 minutes 48 seconds in 1983.
• Torbay Veterans from Meadfoot to Brixham, male: Dave Reason in 1 hour 30 minutes 21 seconds in 1998.
• Torbay Veterans from Meadfoot to Brixham, female: Dilys Beynon in 1 hour 52 minutes 11 seconds in 1986.

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