Swims kicked off extra early
This was my third consecutive year taking part in Brighton Paddle Round the Pier. I keep going back because I like the swim and then I get to spend the rest of the day in Brighton, mostly on the beach.
Previously, I’ve done the 2.5km swim, which starts to the east of Palace Pier, heads out to sea, turns right past Palace Pier and then the skeletal ruins of the old West Pier before landing at the beach in front of the Paddle Round the Pier Festival village. It’s a fun, point-to-point swim and I’d have happily gone back to do it again, except that for 2019 Brighton Triathlon Club created something new – The Triple Crown.