IG Pics

A few minutes (or hours?) before going into the ancient stadium for the opening ceremony.

The swim stadium featuring a 25 metre (+6") swimming pool that had to be cleared of algae before the swimming could start!

Pre race nerves showing in the transition area before the big race. Pictured here (left to right): Andy Bell (on my right shoulder), Me (center), Gav Quayle, Juan (bending over in foreground), Graham (with his back to camera) and the youngest member of the squad, Niall Shimmin doing his best Pop-Eye impression!

The start of the 3-million-mile swim. I'm the one at the back of the pack wondering what the hell hit me. In foreground Cat Dryden is bending over checking out the 26 deg celius water, and Eve O'Hare has her back to camera proudly displaying the Three-Legs-of-Man in the process. I think that's Jacqui on Eve's left shoulder.

-AC