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Derbyshire Masters Long Course Championships; 7th April 2024
Yet another great success for the Leicester Masters team at the Derbyshire Masters Long course championships.
There were PBs all round from all three members who attended; Joanne Beedham achieved 2 gold and a silver medal, Andy Botterill achieved 2 silver medals and Sian Davies achieved 2 silver and a bronze medal.
Brilliant stuff what a team!
Linda Dootson (Team Captain)
Swim England West Midlands Masters Championships; 30th March 2024
Congratulations to our swimmers on their brilliant performances at the Swim England West Midlands Championships. Nora the Narwhal was thrilled to get the chance to pose with some of our medals!
It was a great event for pb's in particular. Six of our swimmers gained pb's:
Sian Davies (2); Geraint Griffiths (2); Linda Dootson (2); Simon Glover (2);
Andy Cooke (2); and Jane McCarren (1).
There were 7 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals awarded to the team - well done Guys!
A special mention goes to Jane for consistency of times in the 400m freestyle event - 14 of the 16 lengths being within half a second of 22 seconds!
Linda Dootson - Team Captain
Time sheets can be viewed or downloaded here. Timing courtesy of Steve Dootson, assisted by Andy Cooke
Calverton & Bingham Masters Meet; 24th March 2024
Great success at the CABSC masters swimming meet with 12 competitors taking part.
It was a great team event with Leicester masters swimmers winning the Mens Freestyle Relay, Womens Freestyle Relay and the Mens Medley Relay.
There were also personal bests from Nopy Martin, Joanne Beedham, Eleanor Morton, Jane McCarren, Liam Griffin and Dan Goodwin.
The swimmers were all in good spirits with 3 first places from Jane McCarren and Dan Goodwin and Nopy Martin with two first places.
This event is always a friendly affair and mascot Narwhal also featured in the photos!
Thanks also to Tom Martin as Team Manager, assisted by Daksha Chohan for great organisation.
Linda Dootson - Team Captain
Birmingham University Masters Meet; 2nd March 2024
On Saturday 2nd March at the Birmingham University Masters there was great success for Leicester Masters swimmers.
Seven swimmers entered and all received medals. For the LMSC team, it was a special achievement as we came 4th overall in the Ladies events and 5th overall in the Men’s, out of 39 teams entered!
There were 4 PB results -Andy Botterill in the 50m freestyle, Liam Griffin in both the 200m and 50m Freestyle and Simon Glover in the 50m Freestyle. In total 10 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze medals!
Well done everyone!
Linda Dootson - Team Captain
Etwall Eagles 18th Masters Open Meet; 25th November 2023
Twelve Leicester Masters Competitive swimmers entered the Etwall Eagles Meet. This is one of Leicester Masters target events and all who entered agreed that it was a fun and worthwhile event this year.
Special mentions go to:
Simon Glover who achieved a first in the sprint backstroke and as a result qualified for the SKINS competition. I was also impressed with the amount of sprint races he entered and came first.
Nopy Martin who achieved 3 PB’s in 100 Butterfly, 50 free and 100 Breast and 4 second places and one 3rd place in her age group.
Well Done Team!
Oh and mascot Narwhal was also in evidence in the photos!
Linda Dootson - Team Captain
The swim team from Leicester Masters competed in the Calverton and Bingham Masters swim event on Sunday 11th June. There were many success stories and personal best times from all the swimmers . The team involved Katy Yarwood, Sian Davis, Helen Atton, Joanne Beedham, Linda Dootson, Pete Farmer, Andy Botterill, Geraint Griffiths, Gez Sutton and Liam Griffin.
Calverton & Bingham Masters Meet - Sunday 11th June 2023
However, the star of the show was Katy Yarwood who knocked 4 seconds off her personal best time in the 50 Breast and the 100IM and 3 seconds off her 100 Freestyle. An amazing achievement Katy well done!!
A notable achievement was a brother / sister combo of Ruth Smith who gained a Gold medal and Pete Farmer who gained a Silver medal in the 1500m Freestyle on their first attempt at this distance since starting masters swimming.
All nine swimmers that attended achieved a minimum of two medals each. The team were Gez Sutton (3 Gold and 2 Bronze), Liam Griffin (Gold, Silver and 2 Bronze) , Helen Atton (2 Silver), Joanne Beedham (3 Gold and 1 Silver) , Ruth Smith (2 Gold) , Geraint Griffiths (3 Gold and 2 silver) , Sian Davis (2 Gold and 1 Silver), Pete Farmer (1 Silver and 1 Bronze) and Andy Boterill (1 Gold and 3 Silver).
Team coach Helen Atton said, "This gala was a great experience. The event itself was well run, leading to a relaxing atmosphere that allowed the swimmers to focus on performing at their best."
Shropshire Gala - Sunday 21st May 2023
Two of our members had a brilliant day at the University of Birmingham Masters Meet. Andrew Botterill and Linda Dootson, winning 2 Gold, 2 Silver and a bronze medal. There were also three personal best times, one for Andy and two for Linda. Andy commented afterwards, "it was a very well organised event and great to represent Leicester Masters".
