The 2022 British Swimming Masters Championships held in Aberdeen saw four Team Luton members crowned individual champions.
Kelly Cooke, Karen MacKenzie, Dave Wright and Graham Powell spearheaded a weekend that saw the squad of eight competitors win 6 Gold, 5 Silver and 3 Bronze medals whilst setting 4 East Region, 15 Beds County and a total of 20 Club Masters records. Read here for a full report
After a two year hiatus, seven of our swimmers brought home 24 medals from Newmarket’s Open Masters Meet, claiming two new Beds County records as they set three new Club Masters records.
Four of our Performance swimmers rounded off their 2018/19 competitive season in spectacular style, registering personal best times whilst claiming two gold, three silver and one bronze medal at the Swim Wales Summer Open held in Swansea. Full report and further photos here.
Congratulations to Abbie Barnwell qualifying for the National Open Water championships on 30th July, following her swim at the East Region event.
From ages ranging from 11 up to 57 years, our swimmers won 1 Silver and 2 Bronze East Region medals and 4 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Beds County medals. Read here for more details.
Graham Powell came away with four silver medals from the 2018 GB Masters championships in Plymouth. It was a weekend that epitomised the Masters’ spirit of Fitness, Friendship and Fun whilst all of our competitors each came away with at least two Top 5 finishes. Read here for a full report.
Congratulations to all sixteen of our swimmers who competed over the three weekends of the East Region Long Course championships. We won a total of 1 gold, 4 silver and ten bronze medals with many individual PBs. The medals total was more than any other club in Bedfordshire reflecting the breadth of talent and is testament to the time given by all of our coaches. Read here for full report.
Team Luton finished second to Modernian in the Top Club award at the 2018 Beds County championships – but came top in terms of medals with us securing 78 Gold, 47 Silver and 35 Bronze medals.
| CLUB | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | TOTAL |
| TEAM LUTON | 78 | 47 | 35 | 160 |
| Modernian | 67 | 71 | 55 | 193 |
With 14 Senior and 11 Junior County titles, plus one new Senior County record being set, it was a hugely successful performance.
In addition to all the medals and titles, from 350 swims across the 2 weekends we came away with 293 personal best times, a staggering personal best percentage of 84%.
Congratulations to all our swimmers and thanks to our coaches and the parents for your invaluable support and encouragement.
Read here for a detailed report.
Over the weekend of 13th / 14th May we ran our second Long Course open meet within this year’s National Qualifying window. It was another well organised competition, running smoothly from start to finish, enabling swimmers from clubs all over the UK to enjoy themselves and swim fast.
The meet itself provided some big improvements, especially from our younger swimmers competing. There was also a notable success in the form of a Senior County Record in the Women’s 400m Freestyle for Chantal Smith. Her winning time was 4:27.73. Congratulations Chantal!
Adam Taylor, our Head Coach, said, “It’s great to see the commitment and hard work from both swimmers and coaches alike paying off. A massive thank you to all of the volunteers who have helped run our competitions so far this season – we have one left in July which I’m sure will be just as much of a success as all of the others. We couldn’t do it without you!”
Times and positions from both the April and May Long Course meets continue to be available at RESULTS.
We had a small but focussed group of swimmers competing over the 29th April – 1st May Bank Holiday weekend at our home pool, Inspire.
The team were successful with Chantal Smith gaining a Gold (800m FC) and 2 Silvers (200m / 400m FC), Celyn Walmsley a Gold (200m I.M) and a Silver (400 I.M), not to mention the numerous finals and Personal Best Times made in a variety of events.
Congratulations to all the swimmers that competed. We continue to make big strides forward and everyone is proud of the progress you’re making!
May is a busy month for swimmers of all ages. Our top Team Luton swimmers have two more meets coming up this month – our own Long Course Level 1 Meet (13th – 14th May) and then the East Region Age Group champs 27th – 29th May in Norwich Our youngsters (9- 12 years) meanwhile have Round 2 of the M11 League whilst some of our Masters are travelling to Norwich, Nuneaton or Bexleyheath to compete in Open Meets.
As our Head Coach, Adam Taylor, says, “Quality process brings quality outcome! Keep up the great work”.
Team Luton swimmers attended the Hatfield Winter Gala recently. The 47 swimmers amassed a haul of medals and personal best swims, including County and Regional qualifying times.
CLICK HERE for a full report from the meet.