Category Archives: Masters

Our Ladies Are Vying For Places In GB Team Decathlon

After some impressive performances at Newmarket, as of 20th May, our Ladies are in 59th place out of 293 teams in the GB Women’s Team Decathlon competition. (This interim position has been achieved with just 19 out of a potential maximum 40 qualifying races.). Karen Mackenzie (aged 45), Michelle Neal (38), Sonia Bentley (50)  and Sharon Thompson (51) are our top four Ladies, so far, but Lorraine Sadler (47) and Gwen Skingley (36) are not far behind with their points totals.

To date our top four for the Men’s Team competition are Alastair Gibb (58) Dave Wright (57), John O’Rourke (49) and Malcolm Barton (62). The Men are in 23rd place, having competed so far in 31 qualifying races. (The results of the EDSC Masters Meet last weekend, where Alastair, John and Malcolm had the “pleasure” of a heat of the 400IM all to themselves have yet to be included.)

The club’s position in both team competitions will undoubtedly change following swims this weekend at the Midland Masters and then the GB Masters down in Plymouth next month.

10th Top GB Masters Club in 2017

It’s official! The final results have just been confirmed and Team Luton finished 10th in the 2017 GB Men’s Team Masters Decathlon competition. We were the highest ranked club from the Swim England East Region.

10th in GB: Alex, Graham, Dave & Alastair

Our Ladies also claimed their highest ever position. Read here for a detailed report.

The new year has also got off to a flying start for our Masters with six gold, three silver and one bronze medal at the South East Masters and four new Beds County Masters records for Karen MacKenzie. Read here for all the details.

Medal Strike at East Region Masters

Our Masters and Seniors were in medal winning form bringing home a total of 7 Gold, 5 Silver and 4 Bronze medals from their East Region championships at the weekend.

Valuable points were gained for the National Masters Decathlon competition. As a result Team Luton are now standing 14th in the Men’s Team competition with 16,417 points, just 78 points short of their best ever total. The Ladies Team are currently in 124th position with 5,428 points from just 18 qualifying races.

Read here for a full report.

Ten Medals at GB Masters

What a weekend! 2 Gold, 4 Silver, 4 Bronze medals and six Beds County Masters records at the 2017 GB Masters. Club Chair Glenda and Vice Chair Alastair both won medals. Read here for full report.

Leading from the top; GB Masters medals for three Committee members, Alastair,Glenda & Graham.

Third Year in GB’s Top 20 Male Decathlon Teams

Congratulations to our men who have finished in 15th place in the 2016 Great Britain Masters Decathlon Team competition, having amassed a grand total of 16,495 points. It is the third successive year they have finished in the Top 20.

Well done also to our ladies team who rose to 142nd (out of 459 teams), a massive leap up from 315th place in 2015.

Read here for more details

Powell And Wright Are National Masters Champions

The 2016 National Masters Championships in Sheffield yielded two champions in Graham Powell and Dave Wright with nine medals, three East Region and six Beds County Masters’ records for Team Luton. This bettered our 2015 performance when the squad brought home eight medals. Read here for a full report.

The Masters Swimmers at Sheffield with coach Pauline
The Masters Swimmers at Sheffield with coach Pauline