August 13, 2011, 6:45am EDT
Boston Harbor, Boston MA
Updates from the Race
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2011 Boston Light Swim August 13, 2011, 6:45am EDT Boston Harbor, Boston MA Updates from the Race |
These updates were made from onboard the boat on our Real-Time Tracking page as the race progressed...
| Tommy starts the Boston Light Swim on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 6:45am. Follow live: http://t.co/7LR2KWN |
| Testing the official Tommy Gainer Boston Light Swim Twitter feed! |
| En route to the dock. Hancock Tower says blue, buoy says 67 degree water (questionable, but good sign!). Set for a great day on the water! |
| 5:27am: Pushing away from the dock |
| Heading out! http://t.co/uVj4eCY |
| 6:05am: Near the light, boat water temperature shows 65.7. |
| 6:30am: T-15 minutes to start. Water temp 65.8 degrees. |
| Sunrise at light http://t.co/Pj3RqE1 |
| Matt McKay's boat http://t.co/Geu06v6 |
| 5 min warning! |
| And they're off! |
| Off and running! Sorry for delay. Bad reception and some anxiety about lots of boats and swimmers. |
| Matt McKay leading. BUMS relay right on his tail. Tommy and Paul stroke for stroke! |
| 7:04am: Mile 1. Tommy is looking good. Tommy and Paul Goudreau appear to be in 3rd right now. Matt McKay 1st, BUMS relay 2nd. |
| Now approaching George's Island. Switching from Tommy's right to left side. |
| Go Tommy! http://t.co/nNSsi8m |
| Passing George's Island |
| Tommy passing George's Island http://t.co/skXqMkD |
| 7:22am: Passing Mile 2. Looking good. |
| Paul's boat http://t.co/schiqxU |
| Feeding |
| 7:27am: 1st feeding. 65.9 degrees. |
| Tommy had a slightly faster pit stop than Paul. |
| Feeding http://t.co/pVZYB8f |
| Matt McKay is hauling, fully in the lead. BUMS relay in second. Pack of 6 in the vicinity of 3rd. Includes Tommy and Paul. |
| Tommy, Paul and Paul's boat http://t.co/flFjcAr |
| Coming up on Long Island. Just hit the 1 hour mark. |
| Matt McKay pulling ahead in first. He's flying! BUMS relay in second. 5 swimmer, including Tommy and Paul, in third. |
| Tommy and Paul coming up on Rainsford Island http://t.co/fbu0HGH |
| 7:53am: Passing Mile 3 near Rainsford Island. 65.5 degrees. |
| Paul and a woman in a pink cap are pulling ahead of Tommy slightly. Tommy and another guy are pulling ahead of the fifth person. |
| Tommy swimming beside Rainsford http://t.co/3LBCa0o |
| Second feeding done. Tommy's in good spirits. Says "it feels great in here!" |
| Cutting across from Rainsford to Long Island bridge. Matt almost to bridge. BUMS relay behind. Woman in pink cap #14 in third. Paul in 4... |
| ... guy Paul and Tommy know (Mike?) In fifth. Tommy 6. 4, 5 and 6 very close together! |
| While I was typing the rundown, we passed the Long Island water tower. (Tommy on wrong side of boat for photo) http://t.co/XXFNWcW |
| The armada behind. Guy with camo boat has swum Catalina Channel and English Channel, and Toomy's ahead of him! http://t.co/5pSOXAS |
| Tommy is catching pink cap! |
| 8:16am: Mile 4. Half way! 65.3 degrees. |
| Paul heading for bridge http://t.co/bDE1dur |
| Matt McKay is well past bridge. Can't see him now. BUMS relay just finished bridge. |
| Tommy with Long Island behind http://t.co/Kga2al6 |
| Paul and Pink Cap approaching bridge http://t.co/hLkRLHj |
| "Jelly fever here" http://t.co/AEY9s9q |
| Tommy is is past mile 4 of the course. |
| Tommy approaching bridge http://t.co/kW9fozQ |
| Through the bridge! http://t.co/zKvDHWD |
| 8:42am: Mile 5! |
| Tommy is at 5.25 miles and doing great! Says there are less jellies here. Paul just ahead. Pink Cap just ahead of Paul. |
| Feeding action shot! http://t.co/HVgSNlp |
| Camo boat coming closer to even with Tommy. Paul and Tommy's friend just behind Tommy. |
| Tommy and friend with Moon Head behind. http://t.co/6Nzio5d |
| Spoke too soon about the calm course. Ferry from Quincy is making its way through the field. Slow for high speed ferry but still wake! |
| Ferry has not yet reached Tommy. |
| Ferry passing a swimmer http://t.co/Ij3qSwp |
| Second ferry, this one headed out http://t.co/Y6dQRXQ |
| Tommy seems unphased by ferries and is steadily making his way to Thompson Island. Paul just ahead. |
| Paul's boat just ahead of us. Pink Cap just ahead of him. http://t.co/5mLDPmB |
| Paul stopped to feed and Tommy passed him! |
| Tommy and Paul abck together, Tommy ahead (passed Paul during feed) http://t.co/0rgNBxv |
| 9:10am: Mile 6! Final two miles! |
| Tommy stopped to feed, and Paul passed him, but they are still very close together. |
| Tommy passing Thompson Island http://t.co/12YUbs4 |
| Heading toward L Street! http://t.co/QFok2X9 |
| Thompson Island ferry cutting through course just ahead of Pink Cap. http://t.co/yHL4wgz |
| Paul and gas tank http://t.co/lARfRm0 |
| Strong cross-tide (right-to-left) as we come across the final 2 miles |
| Tide is reaaallly strong today, pushing people off course. Tommy staying straight so far. |
| Tommy and Paul and gas tank http://t.co/4m59bzW |
| Pink Cap and Paul are both getting pushed south of straight line course. Tommy is closer to true line. BUMS relay getting close to finish. |
| Matt McKay should be done. |
| Tommy said his shoulders feel a little tired, but he looks really strong! |
| 9:36am: Mile 7. Still 65.1 degrees. One mile to go! The beach is in sight! |
| Still even with Paul, though about 100 yards apart now. Catching Pink Cap, but she may be too far ahead. Swimming strong! |
| Paul and Pink Cap are starting to smell the barn ... Tommy looks great, though. Very steady. |
| 2/3 mile to go! |
| 1/2 mile to go! |
| 10 min to go ( roughly) |
| Almost. There! http://t.co/elpDjLn |
| Scene coming toward finish. http://t.co/ooNeJ60 |
| Paul creeping ahead, but hard to tell because his course isn't straight. http://t.co/GubXWwO |
| Pink Cap is about to finish. |
| Paul starting to pull away from his boat, starting" final descent" http://t.co/wkQMg5x |
| Paul is nearing the beach. Tommy is about 50 yards back. |
| Paul has finished. |
| Tommy has finished. |
| Tommy's time was about 3:11:30. |
| We are signing off from the harbor. Thanks for following along! |
| Tommy finished right behind Paul! Finish photo on other camera for later upload. Jerome, Damion and Collin's relay right behind. Congrats! |
| Tommy nearing the end ... http://t.co/LxP2BQK |
| Some parting shots from another camera -- Paul finishing! http://t.co/tp6BQA6 |
| Tommy running for finish! http://t.co/cdUyY97 |
| Tommy getting lei-ed http://t.co/iz6ZAtP |
| Paul (left) and Tommy (right) at FINISH http://t.co/5AOULbl |
| That's all, folks! Thanks for an awesome day on the water and in the boat! |