The National Masters Long Course Championships 2016 and it was medals all round plus Team Anglia’s first British Record.
Thirteen swimmers attended this years long course meet in Sheffield as a warm for the Europeans Championships in May, with all thirteen coming away with at least one medal, two British records and a hat full of Regional Records.
There were two British Records for Stephen Mavin (first for Team Anglia) one coming in 50m Fly and the other on the lead leg of the 4 x 200m freestyle relay and narrowly missing a third in the 200m IM.In the individuals, all three of his swims were Regional records. The following were also new Regional Records – Dave Cartledge in the 200IM and the 100 & 200m breaststroke – Jonas Serna on his debut broke the 50m Backstroke record – Garry Mavin the 100m Fly – Lucy Ryan in the 200IM and the 200 & 100m breaststroke.
55-59 years age group
David CARTLEDGE
Mens Open 200m IM – 2:35.69 1st
Mens Open 200m Breaststroke – 2:55.54 1st
Mens Open 100m Breaststroke – 1:20.40 2nd
Jonas SERNA
Mens Open 100m Backstroke – 1:24.23 5th
Mens Open 50m Backstroke – 35.85 3rd
50-54 years age group
Dale BARKER
Mens Open 200m IM – 2:49.41 12th
Mens Open 200m Backstroke – 2:51.41 6th
Janet WILLIAMS
Womens Open 50m Backstroke – 39.87 7th
Womens Open 50m Freestyle – 33.68 7th
Martyn FRESHER
Mens Open 200m IM – 2:49.96 13th
Mens Open 200m Breaststroke – 3:07.41 7th
Mens Open 100m Breaststroke – 1:20.74 5th
Mens Open 50m Freestyle – 29.10 7th
Mens Open 50m Breaststroke – 35.78 3rd
Richard O’LEARY
Mens Open 50m Butterfly – 32.58 12th
Mens Open 50m Freestyle – 30.65 10th
45-49 years age group
Garry MAVIN
Mens Open 50m Butterfly – 28.97 4th
Mens Open 100m Butterfly – 1:04.54 3rd
Mens Open 50m Freestyle – 26.52 5th
Marc OVER
Mens Open 50m Butterfly – 31.23 8th
Mens Open 50m Backstroke – 42.23 8th
Mens Open 50m Freestyle – 30.31 13th
40-44 years age group
Stephen MAVIN
Mens Open 200m IM – 2:16.23 1st
Mens Open 50m Butterfly – 26.34 1st
Lucy RYAN
Womens Open 200m IM – 2:45.72 4th
Womens Open 200m Breaststroke – 2:56.77 3rd
Womens Open 100m Breaststroke – 1:21.40 3rd
35-39 years age group
Ashley BUCK
Mens Open 100m Backstroke – 1:04.01 2nd
Mens Open 50m Backstroke – 29.31 3rd
Mens Open 200m Freestyle – 2:09.68 3rd
Mens Open 50m Breaststroke – 33.67 4th
Mens Open 100m Freestyle – 57.54 4th
18-24 years age group
Olivia CURTIN
Womens Open 50m Butterfly – 34.55 7th
Womens Open 200m Freestyle – 2:31.47 8th
Womens Open 100m Butterfly – 1:19.38 3rd
Womens Open 400m Freestyle – 5:16.31 3rd
Womens Open 100m Freestyle – 1:10.69 7th
Team Anglia RELAYS
Mens Open 800m Freestyle Team 200+
Stephen MAVIN / Dale BARKER / Richard O’LEARY / David CARTLEDGE – 9:36.39 1st
Mens Open 400m Freestyle Team 200+
Martyn FRESHER / David CARTLEDGE / Dale BARKER / Ashley BUCK – 4:17.99 1st
Mens Open 200m Freestyle Team 160+
Garry MAVIN / Ashley BUCK / Jonas SERNA / Marc OVER – 1:53.05 2nd
Mens Open 400m Medley Team 200+
Dale BARKER / Martyn FRESHER / Marc OVER / Richard O’LEARY – 5:16.23 1st
Mens Open 200m Medley Team160+
Ashley BUCK / Martyn FRESHER / Garry MAVIN / Richard O’LEARY – 2:03.11 1st
Mens/Womens Open 200m Medley Team 200+
Jonas SERNA / Lucy RYAN / Richard O’LEARY / Janet WILLIAMS – 2:19.62 2nd
Mens/Womens Open 400m Medley Team 200+
Jonas SERNA / Lucy RYAN / Dale BARKER / Janet WILLIAMS – 5:23.75 3rd