A group of seven Masters swimmers went to London to compete in the LEN European Championships at the Olympic Park. A great time was had by all with some pretty good results. Dave Hills came in the top 10 in most of his events. Well done Dave! It was Sean Harrion’s first gala and he made some fantastic times. Well done Sean!
The medley relay event was the highlight of the competition. Our relay team managed an awesome time of 2:21. Our team were just one year off the next age category. This means they were 40 years older than some of the competing teams. Well done Dave, Mark, Jon and Sean!
Norman was well placed in his breaststroke events and Graeme Shutt managed a good  time in his 50 m backstroke. Mark Robinson and Jon Dean had excellent swims while Lindy Woodrow had a good 400 m swim. The full results are below:
Dave Hills (65-69) 200 Free style 5th                2:39.66 100 m freestyle 4th             1:10.99 50 freestyle 9th                       31.42  Norman Stephenson (70 -75) 50 m breaststroke 12th           44.80 100 m breast stroke 10th     1:41.23 200 m breaststroke 12th       3:48.45
Sean Harrion (40 -44) 50 m butterfly 162nd                36.92 50 freestyle 110th                     29.39
Jon Dean (45-49) 50 m backstroke 52nd               35.77 100 m freestyle 235th          1:12.81 100 back stroke 33            1:17.87 |
Mark Robinson (45 -49) 50 butterfly  155th                     36.02 100 freestyle 144th                  1:06.79 50 freestyle 140th                        30.58  Graeme Shutt (65-69) 50 m backstroke 20th                   49.77  Lindy Woodrow  (60 -65) 400 m freestyle 21st               7:42.83   Relay 4 x 50 m medley 29th  (160 – 199 years ) one year short of next category! 2:21.76  |
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