A newsletter for all our athletes in Hampshire, The Isle of Wight Jersey, Guernsey, The Royal Navy and The Army
March 2017 - the edition of the year
2-3 Your County Championships 4 Calendar of events 5 Open Meet reports 6 Decathlon & T30 - reminder 7-8 FINA 2015 rankings 9 Useful information and links 10 County records - 11-12 GB/EUR/WR GBR’s updated 13 A guide to claiming County Records
The Tony Warn Trophy on tour - Sue Dewar is currently taking it around the Clubs on the Coast before making its way back to the North of the County where I’ll be taking it out to RRSC, HART & WINCHESTER CITY PENGUINS. This gives the team members an opportunity for a Club photo.
STOP PRESS!!! 2 of our County’s Masters Clubs waiting lists in operation, but thanks to some very accommodating Head Coaches and Club Committees they have secured extra pool time so the lists are no more. Fantastic news as it shows there’s huge interest. The London 2012 legacy lives on.
● Sunday the 12th November 2017 - please save the date ● Hampshire will host the Inter County Master’s gala (South East Region) ● If you think you’d like to be a part of the team this year please ensure you compete at an Open Meet so your times appear on rankings. Ensure you enter our County Championships as well to give yourself more of a chance of being selected. ● As hosts we will require volunteers to assist in the smooth running of the event. I will start the search this summer. ● Martin Bennell & Spencer Turner will take over the team selection with my full support; I can’t expect them to manage the team on the day and swim so I be there to give them a hand.
2016 Basingstoke Bluefins
Karen Marchant - Rushmoor Royals Masters Discipline Secretary Hampshire ASA Contributions and feedback to the editor please: Mountbatten Sports Centre, Portsmouth Sunday 25th June 2017 Following the huge success of holding this event at this venue it has been possible to secure it again - however we will not have exclusive use of the 50m pool.
The public will use the 2nd pool. Due to the nature of the building’s design the public has no need to encroach onto the area we’ll be using so please don’t worry that they’ll affect the quality of the Competition. Locker space may well be tight though, so be prepared. There will also be limited space on poolside as there is a learn to swim group in the 2nd pool during our event so we won’t be able to spread ourselves the full length of the pool.
1 Mixed 200m 17 Women 100m 2 Men 50m 18 Men 100m 3 Women 50m 19 Women 50m 4 Men 100m 20 Men 50m 5 Women 100m 21 Women 100m 6 Men 50m 22 Men 100m 7 Women 50m 23 Women 50m 8 Men 100m 24 Men 50m 9 Women 100m 25 Women 100m 10 Men 25m 26 Men 100m 11 Women 25m 27 Women 25m 12 Men 25m 28 Men 25m 13 Women 25m 29 Women 25m 14 Mixed 72+ 4 x 25m 30 Men 25m 15 Mixed 120+ 4 x 25m 31 Mixed 72+ 4 x 25m 16 Mixed 200+ 4 x 25m 32 Mixed 120+ 4 x 25m 33 Mixed 200+ 4 x 25m
● PLEASE address all enquiries to the secretary in the first instance. ● It is strongly advised that any new Masters ensure they are registered with the ASA in good time. ● Under NO circumstances will we accept entries from athletes not registered in time. ● The closing date will NOT be extended. ● It is extremely unlikely that entries will close early due to a lack of capacity in the programme - please ask around your friends, they don’t have to be competitive swimmers,a number of the roles such as handing out medals can be done by enthusiastic volunteers.
All offers of help will be gratefully received.
It is a requirement for health and safety reasons to have a warm-up marshal on poolside keeping an eye on the warm-up. Ideally this would be a coach however it could be done by athletes competing. i.e a lady watches over the men’s warm-up and vice versa The medals and trophies will need to be collected from the supplier in Fareham - any offers please?
Matt Whittenham Volunteer required please
We will secure a full compliment of Officials to run an 8 lane event for both sessions. Masters Meets aren’t Licensed; however we always use Licensed Officials with the exception of some of the timekeepers to ensure the meet is run to the highest standards possible.
Catering - Mountbatten - so we don’t have to worry about this To hand out programmes between 11.45 & 12.30. These are included in the entry fee and there is no raffle so no money handled. Once this task has been done there’s no more to do.
On poolside from 13.30 for session 1 (including the break) On poolside from the start of session 2 until the end of the event
Drinks and sweets for the Officials during the event This could be done by the medals table if we have 2-3 volunteers To liaise between the recorders table and the medals table. Plus posting of the results on the poolside for the competitors Sunday 25th June 2017 Hampshire County ASA MASTERS SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS MOUNTBATTEN 25m
AFTERNOON - 2 SESSIONS
These are all that are currently listed on the Masters Hub; however meets may well be added each week so please keep checking.
The Inter County Championships will move dates in 2017 to Sunday 12th November. I had a booking at Aldershot Garrison but it is Remembrance Sunday so needless to say I’ve cancelled the booking. Aldershot is ‘The Home of the British Army’ and there will be Church services and parades in the vicinity of the Sport Centre. It has been suggested that the gala start at 14.00 hrs but that would be seriously disadvantage our Channel Island athletes in that they’d be travelling back late in the evening plus the M25/M3 have the potential to be pretty horrible on Sunday evenings.
I have submitted a request to Hart Leisure Centre for a booking on the afternoon of Sunday the 12th November when we’re due to host the Inter County Event, I have heard back from the Management who will “let me know when they’ve decided on the pool programme”.
We will look at hiring a venue in the South of the County - after all our IOW and S Coast Athletes have had to undertake some seriously long journeys over the years.
● A request to hire Mountbatten has been submitted ● Waterlooville is another option - the relays are 4 x 50m so the depth at the shallow end doesn’t matter Royal Navy ASA
What a great turnout from Hampshire - and from what I’ve heard we provided a good number of Officials at the last minute; huge thanks to them.
I - please find online by following the link below http://rnswimming.webs.com/20170312-individual%20scores-O.pdf
please find online by following the link below Amazing medal tally! http://rnswimming.webs.com/20170312-team%20scores-O.pdf Well done everyone
Adam Coomer Andrew Mason Daniel Adams Emma Miles Andrew England Fiona Poyner Libby Francis ROYAL NAVY Gary Thomas RNSC Louise Mittins Geoffrey Bishop Michael Wallis Kevin Reilly Rhodri Humphreys Samantha Eagle Yvonne Carpenter-Warren
Bryn Hughes Catherine Shearn Claudia Mazza Fabio Formentin Fleur Parker Andrew Green Jack Staples Antony Corben James Scott Caroline McCulloch Jean Hanna Helen Andrews Joanna Taylor FAREHAM NOMADS Jo Corben BASINGSTOKE BLUEFINS Lizzie Godfrey John Molyneaux Mark Straw Laura Molyneaux Matthew Wright Mark Franklin Natalie McNamara Noemie Peignon Neil Mitchell HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE Stephen Tomlinson Oliver Espinasse ISLE OF WIGHT MASTERS Jenny Ball Simon Hindshaw Adam Perrott PORTSMOUTH N'SEA Spencer Turner Ceri Edwards Steve Canning Anthony Blake CITY OF SOUTHAMPTON Bieito Martinez James MacTavish T-30 Challenge The ASA T-30 challenge is a unique and simple event which determines just one thing – who can swim the furthest in 30 minutes!
You don’t have to be a member of the ASA to enter the T-30 Challenge – it’s open to everyone living in Great Britain between 18 and 108 years old.
You can compete in your local pool as an individual or as part of a team with your club mates, friends, family or colleagues.
You could become a national champion for 2016 or compare your achievement against other swimmers Whether you’re trying to beat your own PB, be the best in your county or even the country, it’s the perfect event for setting yourself a quick-swim challenge.
Entries for the 2016 T-30 Challenge opened on Friday 29 April and close at midnight on 31 December 2016. Everything you need to enter will be found below. http://www.swimming.org/masters/t-30-swimming-challenge/
Come on Hampshire Masters - get some teams together, they don’t have to be from one Club, perhaps you could pool talent from a number of Clubs give yourselves some funky names and take part - fun or really competitive; it doesn’t really matter what your motivation is.
The British Swimming Masters Decathlon
The British Swimming Masters Decathlon is a true test of versatility over the course of the season.
Swimmers’ performances from Masters competitions throughout the year are assigned points and each English, Scottish and Welsh swimmer is awarded an overall tally based on their top points scores from 10 of the 18 individual events.
There is no entry fee or registration required – all swims from Masters competitions in the British Swim- ming Masters Rankings database are automatically entered into the competition.
There is no age group split in the Masters Decathlon; instead points are adjusted depending on age to ensure a fair comparison.
Prizes are on offer for the top individual swimmers as well as the top club – click on the link below to find out more about the competition. http://www.swimming.org/masters/british-swimming-masters-decathlon/
How about a Hampshire Master’s Decathlon Champions? I think it’s a great idea I personally don’t have time to do it. Any volunteers? https://www.swimmingresults.org/mastersdata/decathlon/index.php?y=2016 FINA 2015 RANKINGS - HAMPSHIRE MASTERS LONG COURSE RANK STROKE DIST TIME NAME AGE GROUP 8 Breast 50m 35.75 Emma Oliver 30-34 2 Back 100m 01:09.39 Joanna Corben 45-49 1 Back 200m 02:27.86 Joanna Corben 45-49 2 Breast 50m 00:45.48 Diane Ford 70-74 2 Breast 100m 01:39.61 Diane Ford 70-74 3 Breast 200m 03:43.89 Diane Ford 70-74
8 Back 50m 00:27.58 John Molyneaux 25-29 8 Back 100m 01:00.11 John Molyneaux 25-29 4 Back 200m 02:14.61 John Molyneaux 25-29 10 IM 400m 05:00.43 John Molyneaux 25-29 5 Breast 100m 01:05.29 Christopher Jones 30.34 6 Breast 200m 02:26.00 Christopher Jones 30-34 4 Free 400m 04:25.76 Andrew Chamberlain 40-44 3 Free 800m 09:02.46 Andrew Chamberlain 40-44 1 IM 400m 04:55.80 Andrew Chamberlain 40-44 4 Free 50m 00:28.62 John Liron 65-69 10 Breast 50m 00:36.94 John Liron 65-69 10 Free 200m 02:55.70 Geoff Stokes 75-79 5 Free 400m 06:09.61 Geoff Stokes 75-79
1 Med Rel 400m 05:01.74 Fareham Nomads 120-159 J CORBEN C TAGG LADIES N PEIGNON L MOLYNEAUX FINA 2015 RANKINGS - HAMPSHIRE MASTERS SHORT COURSE 3 Breast 50m 00:28.86 Christopher Jones 30-34 3 Breast 100m 01:02.32 Christopher Jones 30-34 2 Breast 200m 02:15.36 Christopher Jones 30-34 6 IM 400m 05:01.14 David Russell 40-44 5 Breast 50m 00:35.73 John Liron 65-69 FINA 2015 RANKINGS - HAMPSHIRE MASTERS 6 Free 200m 02:49.94 Geoff Stokes 75-79 SHORT COURSE 2 Free 400m 06:00.16 Geoff Stokes 75-79 6 Free 50m 00:26.70 Katy Sexton 30-34 4 Free 800m 12:39.00 Geoff Stokes 75-79 9 Free 100m 00:59.16 Katy Sexton 30-34 1 Back 50m 00:30.09 Katy Sexton 30-34 6 Free Rel 200M 01:38.06 Royal Navy 100-119 10 Breast 50m 00:34.02 Emma Oliver 30-34 J TELLETT 6 Breast 100m 01:14.92 Emma Oliver 30-34 L SPRUCE MENS 6 Fly 50m 00:29.07 Katy Sexton 30-34 L ORMEROD 7 Back 50m 00:00 Joanna Corben 45-49 T MCKENNY 2 Back 100m 01:07.27 Joanna Corben 45-49 10 Free Rel 200m 01:48.13 Royal Navy 100-119 1 Back 200m 02:22.81 Joanna Corben 45-49 9 IM 100m 01:11.99 Joanna Corben 45-49 J TELLETT 5 IM 200m 02:35.02 Joanna Corben 45-49 R JOHNSTONE MIXED 3 IM 400m 05:27.24 Joanna Corben 45-49 S EAGLE 3 Breast 50m 00:46.39 Diane Ford 70-74 T MCKENNY 3 Breast 100m 01:39.37 Diane Ford 70-74 7 Free Rel 200m 01:59.46 City Of Southampton 160-199 4 Breast 200m 03:43.95 Diane Ford 70-74 9 Free 800m 15:54.02 Jenny Ball 75-79 A RUSH 4 Free 1500m 30:20.82 Jenny Ball 75-79 C JONES MIXED M BENNELL S ALDRIDGE ‘Hoodies’: these are now available to order. We have opted for black (no zip) The Hampshire County ASA logo on a red background and embroidered with the words ‘Masters Swimming’.
Please order directly from the Official Supplier to Hampshire ASA ‘Fastlegs’. Please copy and paste the link into your browser. The initial order was for 10, we have 4 left
Useful Website addresses
Hampshire ASA http://www.hampshireswimming.org/masters/
South East Region http://www.southeastswimming.org/masters/ 2016 Basingstoke Bluefins SC British Swimming http://www.swimming.org/masters/ 2015 Basingstoke Bluefins SC 2014 Basingstoke Bluefins SC FINA http://www.fina.org/H2O/ 2013 Basingstoke Bluefins SC 2012 Basingstoke Bluefins SC 2011 Basingstoke Bluefins SC Inter County Championships 2010 Basingstoke Bluefins SC 2009 Winchester City Penguins YEAR HOST COUNTY DATE 2008 Hart SC 2007 Winchester City Penguins 2017 Hampshire (12th November) 2006 Hart SC 2005 Hart SC 2018 Surrey 2004 Hart SC 2003 Havant & Waterlooville SC 2019 Berks & S Bucks 3rd 2002 West Wight Masters SC Sunday 2020 Sussex 2001 Havant & Waterlooville SC In 2000 Isle Of Wight Masters 2021 Kent November 1999 Isle Of Wight Masters 2022 Middlesex 1998 Havant & Waterlooville SC 1997 Rushmoor Royals SC 2023 Ox & N Bucks 1996 Gosport Dolphins SC 2024 Hampshire
Photo courtesy of Tom Greenwood http://www.fstopstills.com/ Long Free 50 Winchester 60-64 SER Long Course Masters Meet Crawley 23/01/2016 Long Free 100 Winchester 60-64 European Masters Championships London 28/05/2016 Long Free 200 Winchester 60-64 European Masters Championships London 26/05/2016 Long Free 400 Winchester 60-64 British Masters & Sen Age Group Meet Sheffield 03/04/2016 Long Free 800 Winchester 60-64 British Masters & Sen Age Group Meet Sheffield 04/01/2016
Long Fly 100 Guernsey 30-34 European Masters Championships London 26/05/2016 Short IM 100 Guernsey 30-34 25th G4S Masters Meet Guernsey 17/04/2016 Listed below and the next page are the names of Hampshire Masters who currently hold British Records. I haven’t included John Harrison’s records when he swam for the Royal Navy. I’ll leave it to Surrey to claim him (he’s a member of Godalming)
Age Short Event Name Club Time meet/venue Date Sens Short 50m Back. Jessica DAVIES FAREHAM NOMADS SC 29.26 PORTSMOUTH 19/06/2016 30-34 Short 50m Back. Katy SEXTON PORTSMOUTH NORTHSEA SC 29.47 PORTSMOUTH 19/06/2016 35-39 Short 200m Back. Jo CORBEN FAREHAM N'DS 2:19.82 SHEFFIELD 28/10/2006 40-44 Short 100m Back. Joanna CORBEN FAREHAM NOMADS SC 1:07.75 SHEFFIELD 26/10/2014 40-44 Short 200m Back. Joanna CORBEN PORTSMOUTH NORTHSEA SC 2:21.95 SHEFFIELD 26/10/2012 45-49 Short 50m. Back Joanna CORBEN FAREHAM NOMADS SC 31.99 SHEFFIELD 23/10/2015 45-49 Short 100m Back. Joanna CORBEN FAREHAM NOMADS SC 1:07.27 SHEFFIELD 25/10/2015 45-49 Short 200m Back. Joanna CORBEN FAREHAM NOMADS SC 2:20.17 SHEFFIELD 28/10/2016 45-49 Short 200m IM. Joanna CORBEN FAREHAM NOMADS SC 2:35.02 SHEFFIELD 23/10/2015 65-69 Short 50m Breast. Diane FORD RUSHMOOR ROYALS 42.46 SHEFFIELD 25/10/2009 65-69 Short 100m Breast. Diane FORD RUSHMOOR ROYALS 1:32.05 SHEFFIELD 25/10/2008 70-74 Short 50m Breast. Diane FORD RUSHMOOR ROYALS 44.05 SHEFFIELD 26/10/2014 70-74 Short 100m Breast. Diane FORD RUSHMOOR ROYALS 1:34.86 SHEFFIELD 25/10/2014 70-74 Short 200m Breast. Diane FORD RUSHMOOR ROYALS 3:28.12 SHEFFIELD 24/10/2014 Age Long Event Name Club Time meet/venue Date 30-34 long 100m Free. Katy SEXTON CO SOUTH'TON 58.30 CRAWLEY 29/01/2012 30-34 Long 800m Free. Sarah COLLINGS RUSHMOOR RYL 9:36.32 SHEFFIELD 06/05/2012 30-34 Long 50m Back. Katy SEXTON PORTSMOUTH NORTHSEA SC 29.84 CRAWLEY 10/02/2013 30-34 Long 100m Back. Katy SEXTON CO SOUTH'TON 1:03.30 CRAWLEY 28/01/2012 30-34 Long 200m Back. Jo CORBEN FAREHAM N'DS 2:22.52 CRYSTAL PALACE 02/06/2002 35-39 Long 100m Back. Jo CORBEN FAREHAM N'DS 1:07.79 GLASGOW 04/06/2005 35-39 Long 200m Back. Jo CORBEN FAREHAM N'DS 2:23.47 GLASGOW 03/06/2005 40-44 Long 100m Back. Joanna CORBEN PORTSMOUTH N 1:08.75 SHEFFIELD 05/05/2012 40-44 Long 200m Back. Joanna CORBEN ROYAL NAVY 2:27.78 GLASGOW 20/06/2010 45-49 Long 50m Back. Joanna CORBEN FAREHAM NOMADS 32.99 LONDON 27/05/2016 45-49 Long 100m Back. Jo CORBEN FAREHAM NOMADS SC 1:07.75 LONDON 29/05/2016 45-49 Long 200m Back. Jo CORBEN FAREHAM NOMADS SC 2:24.06 LONDON 28/05/2016 65-69 Long 100m Back. Helen TRIPPE WINCHESTER 1:33.52 CRAWLEY 30/01/2011 65-69 Long 200m Back. Helen TRIPPE WINCHESTER 3:21.96 CRAWLEY 29/01/2011 65-69 Long 100m Breast. Diane FORD RUSHMOOR ROYALS 1:33.69 SWANSEA 29/02/2008 70-74 Long 50m Breast. Diane FORD RUSHMOOR ROYALS 44.77 PLYMOUTH 16/06/2013 70-74 Long 100m Breast. Diane FORD RUSHMOOR ROYALS 1:37.39 SWANSEA 09/03/2013 70-74 Long 200m Breast. Diane FORD RUSHMOOR ROYALS 3:30.66 PLYMOUTH 14/06/2013
RELAY RECORDS 160-199 Short Mixed 4 X 200 Free Basingstoke Bluefins GB/EUR 08:43.06 SHEFFIELD 30/10/2016 Oliver Espinasse / Spencer Turner / Sarah Adams / Fleur Parker Hampshire Masters who currently hold British Records….continued
Age Short Event Name Club Time meet/venue Date Sens Short 100m Breast. Neil REDMAN PORTSMOUTH NORTHSEA SC 1:00.50 SHEFFIELD 28/10/2016 25-29 Short 200m Back. Ian POWELL BEAU SEJOUR 1:59.68 GUERNSEY 09/04/2011 65-69 Short 50m Breast. John LIRON JERS 34.72 JERSEY 28/09/2013 70-74 Short 800m Free. Geoff STOKES RUSHMOOR ROYALS SC 11.26.47 BARNET COPTHALL CENT 18/07/2009 70-74 Short 1500m Free. Geoff STOKES RUSHMOOR ROYALS 22:55.35 WALES NATIONAL POOL 27/02/2009 75-79 Short 200m Free. Geoff STOKES RUSHMOOR ROYALS SC 2:46.10 GLOUCESTER 13/04/2014 75-79 Short 400m Free. Geoff STOKES RUSHMOOR ROYALS SC 5:51.31 GLOUCESTER 13/04/2014 75-79 Short 800m Free. Geoff STOKES RUSHMOOR ROYALS SC 12.24.91 BARNET 12/07/2014 80-84 Short 50m Breast. Geoff BISHOP ROYAL NAVY 47.71 MILLFIELD 15/05/2016 80-84 Short 50m Fly. Geoff BISHOP ROYAL NAVY SC 53.68 PORTSMOUTH 19/06/2016 Age Long Event Name Club Time meet/venue Date 25-29 Long 800m Free Neil TAIT ROYAL NAVY 8:32.92 SHEFFIELD 01/06/2000 55-59 Long 50m Free. John LIRON TIGERS JER 26.90 DINARD(FRA) 29/05/2004 65-69 Long 50m Free. John LIRON JERSEY SC 28.49 PLYMOUTH 14/06/2013 65-69 Long 50m Breast. John LIRON JERSEY SC 36.47 PLYMOUTH 16/06/2013 70-74 Long 800m Free. Geoff STOKES RUSHMOOR ROYALS SC 11.54.04 CADIZ 15/09/2009 75-79 Long 400m Free. Geoff STOKES RUSHMOOR ROYALS SC 6:09.07 SWANSEA 08/03/2014 75-79 Long 800m Free. Geoff STOKES RUSHMOOR ROYALS SC 12.49.88 CRAWLEY 02/02/2014 75-79 Long 1500m Free. Geoff STOKES RUSHMOOR RYL 24.39.19 SWANSEA 08/03/2014
45-49 Short 100mBack. FAREHAM NOMADS SC SHEFFIELD 70-74 Short 100m Breast RUSHMOOR ROYALS SHEFFIELD 70-74 Short 200m Breast RUSHMOOR ROYALS SHEFFIELD 70-74 Long 200m Breast RUSHMOOR ROYALS SWANSEA 70-74 Long 200m Breast RUSHMOOR ROYALS PLYMOUTH
http://www.fina.org/content/masters-records 70-74 Short 100m Breast RUSHMOOR ROYALS SHEFFIELD 70-74 Short 200m Breast RUSHMOOR ROYALS SHEFFIELD 70-74 Long 100m Breast RUSHMOOR ROYALS SWANSEA 70-74 Long 200m Breast RUSHMOOR ROYALS PLYMOUTH
http://www.fina.org/content/masters-records I have now produced a full set of records for both Long and Short Course: I will not be checking the rankings on the British swimming Website, it’s a lot of work; if you feel you’ve bettered a record then please send me your claim. There is no form to complete, please copy and paste the time you’re claiming off British Rankings and e-mail to me. I will then double check myself.
1. Only the following distances and strokes will be recognised for Association records:- Freestyle 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500 metres Backstroke 50, 100 and 200 metres Breaststroke 50, 100 and 200 metres Butterfly 50, 100 and 200 metres Individual Medley 100, 200 and 400 metres
2. All records are subject to confirmation by the Management Committee and will be recognised only if: a. They are made by a swimmer, qualified at that time to swim in the Associations individual championships and registered in accordance with ASA Laws. b. In this case they must have competed for a Hampshire, (Isle of Wight and Channel Islands) Club. c. For a Senior Record the swimmers shall be aged 18-24 years on the 31st December (18 on the day of the swim). The date shall be stated at the time the claim is submitted. d. For all distances and strokes, records claimed for Short Course, must be swum in a pool with length of 25 metres. e. For all distances and strokes, records claimed for Long Course, must be swum in a pool with length of 50 metres. f. Only swims done at a Designated Masters Meet OR the Associations Championships qualify. . For records made in the Association Championships or Competitions applications for ratification by the Management Committee shall be prepared by the Records Officer. All other applications for ratification must be made on the official form, and forwarded to the Records Officer within two months of the claim.
All paragraphs of the ASA Laws dealing with English Records shall apply to applications for Association records, unless otherwise provided for in Conditions 1, 2 and 3 above.
Championship Best Performances are available on the Associations web pages at