Individuals across a fifty year age range have been chosen to represent Beds County, demonstrating the depth of talent held by members of the club .

Five of our Performance Squad were up in Sheffield at the weekend competing in the National County Team Championships; Chiara Rogers (aged 13), Eleanor King (17), Celyn Walmsley (15), Rhys Davidson (13) and Freddie Symonds (15).

Meanwhile Alex Mason (21), Michael Poynton (27), Karen MacKenzie (44) and Graham Powell (61) have all been selected to swim for Beds in the Masters Inter Counties at Newmarket next month.

County caps were also won last month by Veronica Popow (10), Jack Juggins (11 and Susanna Opoku-Gyamfi (12).

Well done eveyone.

Three members of Team Luton Masters are heading off to Budapest for the World Masters Swimming Championships next week.

Karen Mackenzie competes in the 40-44 year age group 50m and 100m Backstroke, 50m Freestyle and the 200m IM. For Karen this is her debut on the World stage having only started competing as a Masters two years ago.

Graham Powell, who won a bronze over 50m Backstroke at the World Masters championships back in 1996, competes over 50m, 100m and 200m Backstroke plus the 50m and 100m Butterfly in the 60-64 year age group. He is ranked 6th on entry times for both the 50m Back and 100m Fly and 7th for the 100m Back.

Colin Mayes swims in the 60-64 years 50m, 100m and 200m Breaststroke  and the 200m IM.

There is a reduced training schedule over the Summer period from Monday 7th August until Monday 4th September. Details can be accessed here. All of these sessions are at Inspire.

The revised programme for the Masters and Senior Age Group squad from Sunday 6th August to Sunday 3rd September can be accessed here.

BIG CONGRATULATIONS to:

Chantal Smith who has qualified for the British Summer Championships in the 400m & 800m Freestyle;

Celyn Walmsley who has qualified for the English Summer Championships in the 100m & 200m Breaststroke and both the 200m & 400m Individual Medley;

Chiara Rogers who has also qualified for the English Summer Championships in the 100m & 200m Breaststroke.

As Adam Coach says. “This is a huge achievement, one everyone at Team Luton is proud of. Good luck from all of us this summer!”

We will also be rooting for Matthew Wright who in his first year at Bath University has qualified for the 1,500m Freestyle at the British Summer Championships and the 400m Freestyle at the English Summer Championships.