H2Open Christmas Quiz

H2Open Christmas Quiz - answers

Published: Wed, 12/30/15

We hope you had a great Christmas - and hopefully managed some swimming too.

Many thanks to everyone who replied to our Christmas quiz. We were impressed! Not only did we receive a good number of correct entries several people went beyond what we expected. For example, in answer to question 10, one person sent us the entire winter swimming advice from the Outdoor Swimming Society and several of you pointed out there might be two answers to question 9 if you include the age of the reserve swimmer. Anyway, we used Excel to generate a random number to select the winner and the computer says the prize of a Booicore changing robe should go to Helen Beverage. Congratulations. See below for our answers.

Meanwhile, we're looking forward to another year of open water swimming and celebrating our fifth anniversary with our first issue of 2016. We also hope to see some of you at our birthday bash in March, which is provisionally scheduled for 12 March at Hampton Lido.

Happy New Year from the team at H2Open.

Simon Griffiths

Founder & publisher, H2Open Magazine

p.s. if you didn't get that H2Open Subscription that you always wanted for Christmas, why not sign up yourself as your first New Year's resolution.

The 2016 H2Open Christmas Quiz - Answers

1. Who are the current men’s and women’s FINA Grand Prix Open Water world champions?

Evgenij Pop Acev (Macedonia) and Pilar Geijo (Argentina). See: h2openmagazine.com/news/pop-acev-and-geijo-crowned-fina-grand-prix-series-winners/

2. Which British athlete has already qualified for the marathon swim in the Brazil Olympics?

Jack Burnell qualified for Rio after finishing fifth in the World Championships in Kazan in July. See: h2openmagazine.com/news/top-ten-swimmers-mens-10km-race-kazan-qualify-rio

3. How many people swim outside for 30 minutes at least four times every four weeks (according to the latest Active People Survey)?

93,500 See: h2openmagazine.com/news/new-sport-england-figures-show-big-rise-open-water-swimming/

4. How many times did Chloë McCardel swim across the English Channel in 2015?

Six! Three singles and one triple: See: h2openmagazine.com/news/three-way-channel-crossing-success-mccardel/

5. What was the longest event on the BLDSA calendar in 2015, and what will it be in 2016? (Location and distance)?

The Two-way Windermere at 21 miles was the longest BLDSA swim in 2015, with 11 swimmers (three male, eight female) taking part. Overall winner Rebecca Lewis finished in 8:33:18 and fastest male was Jai Evans in 11:38:15. The longest event in 2016 will be 21.6-mile length of Loch Lomond. The two swims are held on alternate years.

6. Where will the 2016 Winter Swimming World Championships take place?

The 10th Winter Swimming World Championships will take place in Tyumen, Siberia, from 8 to 12 March 2016. Find out more: www.iwsa.fi/wswc-2016/

7. Michael Ventre plans to be the first person to swim from where to where (a distance of 3,800 miles)?

New York to London. See: h2openmagazine.com/news/michael-ventres-plan-swim-new-york-london/

8. Which marathon swimmer used his time on the podium to propose to his girlfriend by holding up a handwritten note?

Simone Ruffini. See: h2openmagazine.com/news/russia-love-ruffini-takes-gold-25km-kazan-then-proposes-girlfriend/

9. The Old Men and the Sea team set a new record for the oldest relay team to cross the Catalina Channel. What was the combined age of the six swimmers?

496 (578 if you include the reserve swimmer). See: h2openmagazine.com/news/team-80-year-olds-set-new-record

10. What should you not do before taking part in a festive dip?

Drink alcohol primarily but also it's best to avoid consuming vast quantities of food or standing around for too long in only your swimming costume.

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