GB Masters Championships 2023
This was one of the most successful GB championships that Gloucester has had for a number of years. The small team of just 14 swimmers held their own against the best teams in the country and ranked 7th overall, beating the likes of much larger clubs such as Birmingham and East Anglia. The main highlights…
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University of Birmingham Masters Meet
Eight swimmers from GMSC took part in the 2nd UoB Masters Meet. Congratulations go to Donald Leatherbarrow and Colin Stephenson who between them broke 5 British records. Don lowered the 200m freestyle, 50m butterfly and 50m freestyle records in the 85-89 year category. Colin broke the 200m freestyle and 100m freestyle records in the 65-69…
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Gloucester Masters Open Meet 2022
More than three years after our previous meet, we were finally able to hold our Open Meet on Sunday 7th August. Although we had slightly fewer entries than before, we still had plenty of support and many messages of thanks were received from people who really enjoyed the day, some of whom had not competed…
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GB National Masters – Aberdeen
Aberdeen Report 2022A small but talented group of 7 Club swimmers took Trains, Planes andAutomobiles to make the 364 mile journey to Aberdeen for this year’s2022 British Masters Long Course Swim Championships. Nia Westlake (25-29yrs) had a busy and successful weekend swimmingin 7 events and winning 5 golds and 2 silver medals. Nia set WelshNational…
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National Masters – Sheffield 2021
Sheffield, after a two year break, welcomed swimmers back from around the country. It didn’t disappoint with many new World, European and British records set. In particular Jane Asher broke 5 World records having reached the grand age of 90! Here is a link to an interview with Jane and the President of Swim England.…
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Sandy – London Classics Hall of Fame
Congratulations to Sandy Jones who was awarded the London Classics Hall of Fame medal after completing the iconic trio of events: London Marathon, RideLondon (Cycle 100 miles), Swim Serpentine (2 miles).
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Devon Masters
Four swimmers from Gloucester Masters took part in the first pool competition after lockdown. Colin Stephenson, Micaela Morris, Jayne Stephenson and Leigh Nelmes were all pleased with their swims. It felt good to be back in the competition pool again.
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