Congratulations to both Mark Lewis and Graham Powell who smashed long-standing records at the 30th Berks & South Bucks Masters Meet.
Category Archives: Masters
Record Breaking Swims For Mark Lewis at World Masters Championships
Having added Ulster earlier in the year, Mark Lewis ensured Singapore was included in the Beds County database of locations for its Masters Long Course records.
Competing in three races over 50m, Mark set new County Masters’ figures for the 50m Butterfly whilst also smashing his own Club Long Course Breaststroke record.
All Nine Masters Rise To The Challenge At Barnet
All nine of our Masters squad who competed at the 35th Barnet Masters Distance Meet had their names added to the Beds County Masters Records with a total of five individual and four relay records being claimed. For both Rachael Donlan and Tom Burns that was their first County Masters Record recognition.
Achieving relay records was one of two principal challenges set before the Meet; the other was racing a 200m Butterfly for the first time. Read here to find who was “brave’ enough to take it on!
Multiple Medals and Records (and a bonus “meal deal”) at GB Masters
Friday 13th proved to be far from being an unlucky day for our Masters down in London at the British Masters championships. By the end of the Meet three days later, the six swimmers had brought home two gold, five silver and two bronze medals with three East Region, ten County and thirteen Club records to their name. Read here for the full details.
Flying About In Search Of County & Club Records
Our Masters are prepared to travel, be it North, South, East & West, in search of Club & County Records. Mark Lewis was even prepared to go the extra few miles. After competing with Sam Bradley at the London Aquatics Centre he left early to fly across the Irish Sea in his quest.
Masters Enjoy Mixed Relays At Newmarket Meet
Five gold, four silver and three bronze medals were won by the six of our Masters who competed at the 10th Newmarket Open Meet. They took the rare opportunity to compete in the Mixed relay events which ended each of the two sessions.
Masters’ March Madness? – 4 County & 13 Club Records Set
No fewer than four County and thirteen Club records were established or beaten in two Long Course meets during the month as some of our squad tested themselves over new events.
All of the swimmers were pleased they went the extra distance – be it Derby or Swansea!
Seven Test Sprints At Hemel Hempstead Masters Meet
Seven of our Masters tested their early season sprinting ability at the inaugural Hemel Hempstead Meet with some narrow margins determining the colour of the medals won.
New County Masters Record Holders For 2025
Mark Lewis claimed his first Beds County Masters record at the South East Region’s Masters Long Course Championships in Crawley. Alastair Gibb also claimed a County record on a weekend that saw Karen MacKenzie, Mark and Alastair set a total of 7 new Club Masters records to kick – start the new year.
2024 GB Masters Decathlon Competition Results
Congratulations to Graham Powell on being the highest scoring Beds County Male Master in the 2024 GB Decathlon competition.
Both our Men’s and Ladies Teams improved on their 2023 placings. Read here for more details
