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Masters Debutants, Bandits & Record Breakers

The Masters squad had its largest representation of the year (so far) at the Barnet Distance Meet, complete with “debutants” and “bandits”. Three Masters Club records were broken and a new Beds County Mixed Relay record was established. Everyone gave a good account of themselves with a theoretic* medal haul of 10 Golds, 7 Silver and 2 Bronze and three 4th place finishes. 

Read here for further details.

*At Barnet’s Masters Swim Meets medals can be swapped for vouchers donating to the Teenagers Cancer Trust charity

Counties Conclude: Over 100 Medals and 200 top 8 Placings

The final day of the 2024 County Championships brought our cumulative total for the 2024 campaign to 61 gold, 25 silver and 20 bronze medals, with over 200 top 8 placings.

Points based on individual times across the whole spectrum of swim events generated the British Age Group Awards given at the conclusion of the championships. Further congratulations are therefore due to Alice and Tommy on winning the Girls 11 years’ and Boys 13 years’ categories, Ruth, 2nd in the 10 year girls with Emily and George both third in the 14 year age group.

Ruth : 10 year Girls’ BAGCAT Silver
Alice : BAGCAT 11 Yr Girls Winner
0 BAGCATs: George (2nd), Tommy  (1st) and Emily (3rd)

The day was not just about individual medal winners. More personal best times, finals reached and the last of the team events. Read here for a detailed report on Day 6.

10/11 Years Mixed 4 x 50m Medley Relay Silver Medalists
Alice, Ruth, David & Leonn

Best Day (So Far, Arguably) At Counties

With twenty-four more age group medals and a further nine County Senior or Junior top three placings, Day 5 was arguably our best performance so far in the 2024 championships. Alice Buckingham and Matt Wright both won three more individual events. It was also the time for others to experience Championship competition for the first time as the relays once again saw medals won and lost by the narrowest of margins.

A detailed report may be read here.

 

12/13 Yr Boys 200m Freestyle Relay Champions (with Coach Matt Wright)
David Guimaraes: bronze medalist 10/11 Yr 100m Butterfly
10/11 Yr F/s Team : County Champions
Violet Rhodes proud medalist
12/13 Yrs 200m Freestyle Relay Silver Medalists
Amerie Njawaya: Double champion on Day 5

More Medals on Day 4 of County Championships

A further 20 age group medals were won on the fourth day of racing at the 2024 Beds County Championships as Lexie Sandiford, Oliver Fenwick, Emmanuel Kolobius, Talia Staines and Matt Wright once again also picked up Junior or Senior County medals. Read here for a detailed report.

12/13 Years’ Mixed 200m Freestyle Relay Champions

 

 

Maxim Collinson: 12 Years’ 200m Breaststroke Champion

 

Ruth Biscoe: 100m Freestyle Bronze Medal Winner