Congratulations to our young swimmers finishing 5th out of the ten clubs in Division 2 of the M11 Junior Arena League. We achieved a total of 18 League points, after the third and final “Winners Gala” round at Enfield. Read here for a full report.
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TEAM LUTON SEPTEMBER OPEN MEET 2018
29/30 September 2018. Licence Number 3ER181035
We are delighted to announce that we are now accepting entries for our September Open Meet to be held on 29 and 30 September at Inspire Luton Sports Village. This is a great opportunity to start the new competitive season.
This Meet has no minimum qualifying times and we also welcome swimmers who have no times registered on the rankings database.
DOWNLOADS:
- Full entry pack
- Schedule of events
- Maximum qualifying times
- Entry form
- Sportsystems entry file (800m and 1500m events need to be entered separately as women and men respectively).
- Request for officials
Please note that entry to this Meet is first come first served but that the final closing date is noon 25 August 2018.
Any queries should be addressed to galas@teamluton.com
4 Silver, 2 Bronze and 4 Beds County Records At 2018 GB Masters
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.
15 Medals Won At East Region Long Course Championships
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.
More Medals For Our Masters
Six gold, three silver and two bronze medals where won by our men at the Midland Masters helping them up to 17th place in the GB Masters Team Decathlon. Our Ladies are now in 76th place. Read here for further details
Juniors Qualify For Winners Gala Of M11 League
We have qualified for the Winners Gala in Division 2’s Final Round of 2018’s M11 Junior Arena League.
In Round 2 of the M11 League at Basildon our youngsters, aged 9 – 11 years old, finished third with 144.5 points, just 9.5 points ahead of the fourth placed team from Dunmow Atlantis.
The final third round of the League takes place on Sunday 24th June in Enfield where we will be competing against teams from Greenwich, Newham, Barking & Dagenham and Camden Swiss.
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.
Multiple Medal Winners At Newmarket Masters
All ten of our Masters who competed at the 5th Newmarket Masters Meet each came away with at least two medals contributing to a total of 9 Gold, 12 Silver and 11 Bronze medals. Read here for a full report and how our Ladies outshone the Men.
Cracking Start To 2018 M11 National Junior League Campaign
Our junior swimmers got off to a great start in Round 1 of the Arena National Junior League at Barnet Copthall on 22nd April, finishing in 3rd place.
Round 2 takes place on 20th May.
Meet our New Referee
Huge congratulations to Phil Pelling, who has been successful in his Referee’s poolside assessment having passed the theory exam in December with maximum marks.