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		<title>Short Course Nationals: Fractions, Firsts and a World Record</title>
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<p>Sheffield hosted the annual Short Course Swim England Masters National Championships from 23 to 25 October 2026. More than 1,600 swimmers raced over three days, and seven world records were set. Spencer swimmers came home with 2 silver and 5 bronze medals in individual events, along with a long list of top-eight finishes. Spencer members racing for their other clubs added a huge haul of their own, including a world record.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Swimmer&#8217;s Performances </h2>



<p>Leading the way for Spencer, Ivan Nechunaev in the 35-39 age group sprinted to two silver medals in the 50m and 100m freestyle. In the 50-54 age group, John Fitzgerald took bronze in both the 50m and 100m backstroke and finished joint 4th in a tightly fought 100m butterfly.</p>



<p><br>Suzanne Maidment had a busy weekend in the 60-64 age group. She won bronze in the 200m and 400m freestyle and finished 5th in the gruelling 800m freestyle. She came agonisingly close to two more medals, finishing just one hundredth of a second off the podium in the 100m breaststroke and less than a tenth of a second away in the 200m breaststroke.</p>



<p><br>Godfrey Admans picked up a bronze in the 100m backstroke in the 70-74 age group and narrowly missed another medal with 4th in the 50m backstroke. He also finished in the top six in the 50m freestyle and 100m IM. Guy Emerson raced four events in the 60-64 age group, with two 5th places in the 50m and 100m backstroke and 7th in the 100m IM.</p>



<p><br>One of our newer members, Valentyna Foytlova, produced a strong 6th place in the 25-29 100m breaststroke field with an exceptional time of 1:16.62, as well as racing in the 50m breaststroke. Luca Milana took on some of the toughest events on the programme in the 50-54 age group and finished 4th in the 200m IM. Another relatively new member, Ragnar Agnell, also flew the Spencer flag in the highly competitive 55-59 100m freestyle, finishing 13th.</p>



<p><br>Swimming for other clubs, our very own superstar Amanda Heath, racing for Black Country and Potteries, won medals of every colour across 6 events. She is also no stranger to a record here and there – and helped her team break the world record in the Women’s 280+ 4×50m medley relay on the breaststroke leg. Fantastic work!</p>



<p><br>Elsewhere, Robyn Le Friec in the 35-39 age category flew to victory in the 100m and 200m butterfly and won silver in the 50m butterfly. She added a further 2 gold and 2 silver relay performances with City of Cambridge in the 120+ age group, across the 50m and 100m freestyle and medley relays.</p>



<p><br>Michael Read, swimming for City of Brighton and Hove in the 85-89 age group, won a medal in every one of his eight events, finishing with 4 golds and 4 silvers across freestyle and IM distances from 100m all the way up to 1500m. Alan Parkins of Crawley had a superb weekend in the 65-69 age group. He won three golds in the 50m butterfly, 100m butterfly and 50m backstroke, a silver in the 200m backstroke and two bronzes, plus four relay medals for Crawley.</p>



<p><br>Tony Cherrington, swimming for Gloucester Masters in the 80-84 age group, won gold in the 50m freestyle and silver in the 200m freestyle. He also helped Gloucester win two relay golds in the Men’s 280+ 4×50m freestyle and medley. Clive Benson of Hart took a fine silver in the 60-64 100m butterfly. Helen Freemantle of GB Police raced four events in the 30-34 age group, with top-seven finishes in both the 50m and 100m backstroke.<br></p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Excellent Weekend of Competition </h2>



<p>It was a brilliant weekend for everyone connected with Spencer. There were medals across the age groups, fractions-of-a-second finishes, and a world record for one of our members. A huge well done to everyone who raced and thank you to everyone who cheered them on. If this has inspired you to get back into racing, or to try competing for the first time, please have a chat with any of the coaches or the committee. We’d love to help you take the plunge at our next competition!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Full Results </h2>



<p><br>Swimming for Spencer:</p>



<p><br><strong>Ivan Nechunaev</strong> 35-39. Silver 50m free (23.59), 100m free (52.82)<br><strong>John Fitzgerald</strong> 50-54. Bronze 100m back (1:04.97), 50m back (29.40). Joint 4th 100m fly (1:03.46)<br><strong>Suzanne Maidment</strong> 60-64. Bronze 200m free (2:39.63), 400m free (5:38.31). 4th 100m breast (1:37.92), 200m breast (3:35.34). 5th 800m free (11:33.92)<br><strong>Godfrey Admans</strong> 70-74. Bronze 100m back (1:31.55). 4th 50m back (40.28). 6th 50m free (34.20), 100m IM (1:33.45)<br><strong>Guy Emerson</strong> 60-64. 5th 100m back (1:16.43), 50m back (33.84). 7th 100m IM (1:17.69). 14th 50m free (29.55)<br><strong>Valentyna Foytlova</strong> 25-29. 6th 100m breast (1:16.62). 12th 50m breast (35.33)<br><strong>Luca Milana</strong> 50-54. 4th 200m IM. 12th 100m breast. 24th 100m free</p>



<p><strong>Ragnar Agnell</strong> 55-59. 13th 100m free (1:04.14)<br></p>



<p>Spencer members swimming for other clubs:</p>



<p><br><strong>Amanda Heath </strong>(Black Country and Potteries) 65-69. Gold 400m IM, 200m breast. Silver 50m breast, 100m breast, 200m IM. Bronze 200m free. Relay: gold and world record in the Women’s 280+ 4×50m medley<br><strong>Robyn Le Friec</strong> (City of Cambridge) 35-39. Gold 100m fly (1:06.89), 200m fly (2:27.23). Silver 50m fly (30.44). Relays (Women’s 120+): gold in the 4×100m medley and 4×50m free, silver in the 4×100m free and 4×50m medley<br><strong>Michael Read</strong> (City of Brighton and Hove) 85-89 Gold 400m free (8:48.32), 800m free (18:10.72), 200m IM (5:24.59), 400m IM (12:07.47). Silver 100m free (1:45.16), 200m free (4:02.02), 1500m free (34:39.43), 100m IM (2:30.40)<br><strong>Alan Parkins</strong> (Crawley) 65-69 Gold 50m fly (32.57), 100m fly (1:18.16), 50m back (33.96). Silver 200m back (2:57.51). Bronze 100m back (1:17.80), 1500m free (21:15.13).4th 50m free (30.02), 400m free (5:23.58). Relays (240+): silver in the Men’s 4×100m medley, and bronze in the Men’s 4×100m free, Men’s 4×50m free and Mixed 4×50m free<br><strong>Tony Cherrington</strong> (Gloucester Masters) 80-84 Gold 50m free (37.78). Silver 200m free (3:33.43). Relays (Men’s 280+): gold in the 4×50m free and 4×50m medley<br><strong>Clive Benson</strong> (Hart) 60-64 Silver 100m fly (1:07.39). 10th 50m free (28.62)<br><strong>Helen Freemantle</strong> (GB Police) 30-34 6th 50m back (32.79). 7th 100m back (1:12.20). 12th 100m free (1:04.90). 17th 50m free (28.77)</p>
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<p>On Sunday 9th August, hundreds of swimmers took to the River Thames for the <a href="https://henleyswim.com/thamesmarathon/">Thames Marathon</a>, one of the UK&#8217;s most distictive long-distance open-water swimming events. </p>



<p>There are few better ways to speand a summer&#8217;s day than diving into the River thames and swimming 13km through the heat of the English countryside. the Thames Marathon once again challenged open water swimmers to push themselves to their limits while enjoying a spectacular route from Henley-on-Thames to Marlow. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-poseidon-thumbnail-large"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="600" height="400" src="https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/thames-1-600x400.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2681" srcset="https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/thames-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/thames-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/thames-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/thames-1-360x240.jpg 360w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Thames Marathon race </h2>



<p>The race is more than a test of endurance. From the momment you enter the water, you are surrounded by beautiful scenery, historic villages and the buzz fellow swimmers taking on the challenge. there are three distances to choose from: the 5.5km Half Marathon, the 9km Mid-distance and the full 13km Marathon. Spencer had a swimmer at each distance. </p>



<p>The full Marathon route passes through places such as Hambleden, Hurley and Temple before reaching Marlow. Swimming that distance demands determination, patience and plenty of physical and mental strength. When fatigue sets in, the atmosphere and a vision of the finish keep you going, one stroke after another. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-medium"><img decoding="async" width="225" height="300" src="https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/alice-1-225x300.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-2680" srcset="https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/alice-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/alice-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/alice-1.jpeg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></figure>



<p>Alice, a relatively <a href="https://spencerswimteam.com/membership-and-fees/">new member</a> to the Spencer Swim Team said: </p>



<figure class="wp-block-pullquote has-small-font-size"><blockquote><p>It was my first long-distance swim, so I went in wanting to take things fairly steady, enjoy the experience, and see how I handled the distance.<br><br>I felt really good throughout and ended up finishing 11th overall, which I was really pleased with, especially for my first attempt at that sort of distance. I loved the experience and it’s definitely made me want to do more long-distance and open-water events/races. <br></p><cite> Alice</cite></blockquote></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-poseidon-thumbnail-large"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="400" src="https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hannah-600x400.jpg" alt="medalist at Thames Marathon" class="wp-image-2677" srcset="https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hannah-600x400.jpg 600w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hannah-840x560.jpg 840w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hannah-120x80.jpg 120w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hannah-360x240.jpg 360w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></figure>



<p>Hannah, a regular open-water swimmer who has accomplished far more challenging distances in harsher conditions completed the 9km and enjoyed every meter. While Ross chose to take on the Half distance of 5.5km. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="225" height="300" src="https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hannah-2-225x300.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2678" srcset="https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hannah-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hannah-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hannah-2.jpg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Open Water Swimming</h2>



<p>Swimmers from across the Spencer team have embarked on multiple open-water challenges this summer and it is great that our squad members are transferring their passion for swimming from the pool to more exciting environments. </p>



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<p>Report by Karl Simpson</p>



<p>Tick, tock…boom. On a weekend when we saw the clocks go back, Spencer swimmers had their eyes fixed on the times flashing up on the jumbo scoreboard looming over the competition pools at Ponds Forge, Sheffield, during the 2024 GoCardless Swim England Masters National Championships.&nbsp;</p>



<p>The swim meet produced an&nbsp;outstanding level of swimming with an incredible 119 British records, 44 European and 17 World records, many exciting races, inspiring swims, and countless personal achievements by 1600 swimmers across all age groups.&nbsp;</p>



<p>The Spencer team contributed to the records tally thanks to the explosive performances of&nbsp;<strong>Daniel Cotton,</strong>&nbsp;who was in imperious form, claiming four gold medals, all in British record times, plus a silver medal in the 200m freestyle (2:02.77). Becoming National Champion in the 50-54 age group in 200m backstroke (2:11.09), 200m IM (2:14.86), 100m backstroke (1:00.92), and 400m IM (4:49.20) – makes him the most successful male swimmer from Spencer at the meet and crowns a great 2024 in the pool.&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong>Amanda Heath</strong>, who is no stranger to British and International records, once again showed her versatility and excellence with an equally impressive medal haul, winning gold medals in the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke (yes, the triple), 200m IM, 200m backstroke (age group best time) – all season’s best times. To add to this impressive collection of golds, Amanda also stepped onto the podium and collected silver in the 200m freestyle, and bronze in the 100m backstroke in the women’s 65-69 age group.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p>But the team was performing well, and medals were collected elsewhere, with&nbsp;<strong>Matthew Taylor</strong>&nbsp;bagging himself a well-deserved bronze in the men’s 55-59 age group with a master’s lifetime PB of 2:37.95 in the 200m backstroke. He narrowly missed out on medals, collecting&nbsp;fourth spots in 100m (1:12.45 &#8211; PB) and 50m backstroke (33.40). He also carried his freestyle form through from Crawley recently to produce a 2:21.88 in a master’s lifetime PB.&nbsp;</p>



<p>After a lengthy hiatus, Spencer Coach&nbsp;Graham Huntingford was back in competition mode, in only his second competitive swim as a master’s swimmer. After contributing to the relays, Graham put it all together in the 50m freestyle to swim an impressive 26.3 seconds in the male 45-49 age group.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Relatively new Spencer member&nbsp;<strong>Alex de Tullio</strong>&nbsp;also flexed his competition muscles again as he continued working towards finding his best form after returning to the pool earlier this year. Playing an outstanding team role in the men’s relays, Alex was also showing some remarkable form in his individual events too, swimming the 50m (30.91), 100m (1:06.83) and 200m (2:31.90) breaststroke in the men’s 30-34 age group. We’re all excited to see Alex get stronger and faster in the months ahead.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Another recent and very welcome addition to the Spencer team is&nbsp;<strong>Lauren Willcox,</strong>&nbsp;who delivered some excellent swims. A string of season’s best times, including 2:12.88 in the 200m freestyle (women’s 35-39 age group) secured her gold, as did 4:42.51 in the 400m freestyle and a 1:10.00 in the 100m backstroke meant she would narrowly miss out on gold and collect silver.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Moving into the 60-64 women’s age group this year,<strong>&nbsp;Diane Ridings&nbsp;</strong>took just 1:30.98 to scoop a fantastic silver medal in the 100m breaststroke. She then backed it up with a bronze medal performance in the 50m breaststroke, touching in 41.18 seconds.&nbsp;</p>



<p>On the meet&#8217;s final day,<strong>&nbsp;Frances Baker</strong>&nbsp;saved the best until last, winning silver in the most enduring of contests, the 400m IM. Frances swam an impressive 7:10.61 in the women’s 60-64 age group, some 11 seconds ahead of the bronze medallist.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p>Having had a head-scratching first day in the 1500m freestyle and 200m back (losing to a childhood clubmate),<strong>&nbsp;Simon Berry&nbsp;</strong>did what all good athletes do. He returned the following day and left it all out there in the 800m freestyle to come home in a very satisfying 10:35.80 in the men’s 50-54 years, recording a season’s best time. With belief restored, Simon was back on Sunday, where he replicated his good form with a 5:10.37 in the 400m freestyle.&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong>Robyn Le Friec</strong>&nbsp;placed second in women’s 30-34 age group for 200m fly in a very impressive 2:30.77 and in the 100m fly, showed the importance of a strong finish by claiming bronze by two one-hundredths of a second in 1:08.00.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Moving into the 70-74-year-old men&#8217;s age group this year, Godfrey Admans delivered some of his best times for several years, with a superb 1:25.78 for the&nbsp;100m backstroke, earning him a silver medal and 38.9 seconds in the 50m backstroke, seeing him just off the podium in 4<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;place.&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong>Suzanne Maidment</strong>&nbsp;hauled in a bronze medal in the 400m freestyle in a time of 5:38.93 in the women’s 55-59 years age group after a strong weekend of swimming across all her events.&nbsp;</p>



<p>In the 75-79 age group, Peter Stevens seemed to be Spencer’s busiest swimmer, taking on team relay duties and an extensive individual program. Peter managed medals of all colours in the following races: 800m freestyle (bronze), 400m freestyle (gold), 200m breaststroke (silver), and&nbsp;1500m freestyle (bronze).&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p>With the assistance of some intense physio work,<strong>&nbsp;Guy Emerson&nbsp;</strong>shook off the effect of a back injury that prevented him from swimming during the first two days of competition to claim a bronze medal in the 50m backstroke in the men’s 60-64 age group.&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong>Karl Simpson</strong>&nbsp;produced master’s lifetime personal best times in the 50m freestyle (28.7), 100m fly (1:16.19), and 200m freestyle (2:20.26) and equalled his PB in the 100m freestyle (1:02.7). In the final session, after a strong weekend, he came home in the 400m freestyle in a season’s best time.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Elsewhere, the team performed impressively in the relays without winning any medals. Also, breaststroke specialists&nbsp;<strong>Rebecca Pritchard</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Fiona Wiggins</strong>&nbsp;delivered impressive swims across the meet, achieving PBs in several different events. Rebecca wiped 4 seconds off her 200m PB.&nbsp;<strong>Helen Cumber</strong>&nbsp;achieved four PBs and slipped just out of the medals in the 50m backstroke.&nbsp;<strong>Luca Milana</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Sally Ritchie</strong>&nbsp;both showed encouraging signs of their best form in their selected events, too.&nbsp;</p>



<p>It was a monumental three days of competitive swimming, with many incredible individual performances. The medals and times are the rewarding dividends of many months of hard training. But it isn’t only about podiums and personal bests, as many other accomplished goals don’t appear on the scoreboard, and every master’s swimmer goes home proud of their achievements. It was a privilege to be part of such a great community of passionate swimmers giving their all, and hopefully, many more Spencer swimmers can enjoy the fun experience in 2025.&nbsp;</p>
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<p class="has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a686419c58bb612b78abf3c78b5a5b69"><strong>British Masters Nationals, Swansea, 19<sup>th</sup> – 21<sup>st</sup> April 2024</strong></p>



<p class="has-small-font-size">Report by Karen Bassett/Willem Heskes</p>



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<p>A small in numbers, but great in ambition, Spencer team travelled to Swansea for three days of racing at the Wales National Pool. This was a long meet: starting at 8.25am on Friday morning and finishing at 5pm on Sunday afternoon.</p>



<p>The racing was very competitive and fast, as expected, with Spencer swimmers raising up to the challenge and coming back with <strong>18 gold, 13 silver and 10 bronze medals</strong>.</p>



<p>Spencer swimmer of the meet was the incredible <strong>Dan Cotton</strong> who broke three British Records, 200 back, 200 free and 200 IM. Notable mentions include <strong>Guy Emerson</strong>, who after a long journey back to fitness won a fantastic gold in the 50 back. And our legendary <strong>Amanda Heath</strong> who won 5 golds, 200/100/50 breaststroke, 200 IM and 400 IM.</p>



<p>There was success in the relays too with golds and  silver medals.</p>



<p>A superb meet, and a great chance to race together as a team. Looking forward to the next competition!</p>



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<p class="has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6ef84e54f9f4fdcebbf4e0a55a918b96" style="font-size:37px;line-height:0.2"><strong>Results</strong></p>



<p class="has-link-color wp-elements-24907755860a8c33e9db93dd41d85e65" style="font-size:24px;line-height:0.2"><strong>Women</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Amanda Heath: AG 65-69yrs. Gold: 100 br, 200IM, 400IM, 50 br, 200 br, 200 fly. Silver: 50 fly. 4th: 50 free.</li>



<li>Becca Pritchard: AG 35-39yrs. 6th: 200 br. 8th: 200 free. 9th: 100 br.</li>



<li>Diane Ford: AG 80-84yrs. Gold: 100 br, 50 br, 200 br.</li>



<li>Diane Ridings: AG 60-64yrs. Silver: 50 br.</li>



<li>Karen Bassett: AG 55-59yrs. Silver: 400IM, 100 fly. Bronze: 1500 free, 800 free, 400 free, 50 fly.</li>



<li>Laura Kerrigan: AG 35-39yrs. 4th: 800 free. 7th: 100 free. 9th: 200 free.&nbsp;</li>



<li>Sally Ritchie: AG 30-34yrs. 5th: 50 back. 6th: 200 free. 9th: 50 fly, 100 free. 12th: 50 free.</li>
</ul>



<p style="font-size:24px"><strong>Men</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Clive Benson: AG 60-64yrs. Gold: 50 fly, 100fly.&nbsp;&nbsp;Bronze: 50 free. 7th: 100 free.</li>



<li>Dan Cotton: AG 50-54yrs. Gold: <mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">200 back</mark>*,<mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-primary-color"> 200 IM*</mark>, 100 back, <mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">200 free*</mark>.</li>
</ul>



<p class="has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c45c9e86da4c43159ddac9efc99c65e8"><em>*British Records.</em></p>



<ul>
<li>Guy Emerson: AG 60-64yrs. Gold: 50 back. Silver: 100 back. 4th: 50 free. 6th:100 free.</li>



<li>Peter Stephens: AG 75-79yrs. Silver: 1500 free, 200 free. Bronze: 200IM, 800 free, 400 free.</li>



<li>Rob Gilbert: AG 35-39yrs. Bronze: 400 free, 50 back. 4th: 200 free. 5th: 100 back, 200 back.</li>



<li>Simon Berrey: AG 50-54yrs. Silver: 200 back. 5th: 1500 free, 800 free. 6th: 400 free.</li>
</ul>



<p style="font-size:24px"><strong>Relays</strong></p>



<p><strong>Gold</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Mixed 4 x 50 medley, AG 240-279 &#8211; Guy, Di F, Clive, Amanda</li>



<li>Mixed 4&#215;100 medley, AG 240-279 &#8211; Guy, Amanda, Clive, Di R.</li>
</ul>



<p><strong>Silver</strong></p>



<ul>
<li>Mixed 4&#215;200 free, AG 200-239 &#8211; Karen, Peter, Laura, Rob</li>



<li>Mixed 4 x 50 free, AG 240-279 &#8211; Clive, Guy, Amanda, Di R.</li>



<li>Women&#8217;s 4 x 50 medley, AG 240-279 &#8211; Sally, Di F, Amanda, Di R</li>



<li>Women&#8217;s 4 x 200 free, AG 160-199 &#8211; Karen, Laura, Becca, Sally</li>



<li>Men&#8217;s 4 x 50 medley, AG 200-239 &#8211; Dan, Guy, Clive, Rob</li>
</ul>



<p>8<sup>th</sup></p>



<ul>
<li>Mixed 4 x 50 free, AG 120-159 &#8211; Rob, Dan, Becca, Sally</li>
</ul>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The recently finished World Aquatics Masters Championships Kyushu 2023 in Japan, saw a strong Spencer squad compete superbly, winning a[...]</p>
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<p class="has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size"><strong>The recently finished World Aquatics Masters Championships Kyushu 2023 in Japan, saw a strong Spencer squad compete superbly, winning a total of 23 medals: 11 gold, 11 silver and 1 bronze. The medals were won across a multitude of events, ranging from open water, relays and individuals.</strong></p>



<p>Starting with the 3k Open Water events, on day 1, we saw Amanda Heath win silver (65-69), Tony Cherrington win silver (80-84), Peter Stephens came 5th (75-79 ), and finally Alan Parkins was 11th (60-64).</p>



<p>Day 2 of the pool swimming delivered 3 golds and a silver for Spencer. Kath Tunnicliffe won both 200 back and100 free (70-74) Amanda and Esther were 1-2 in the 100 breast (65-69) Tony Cherrington 4th in 100 free (80-84), Peter 22nd (75-79)</p>



<p>Day 3 of the pool swimming and a deja-vu with another 1-2 for Amanda and Esther, this time in the 400 IM. In the 200 free, Tony Cherrington won silver, Peter Stephens was 10th and Suzanne Maidment 13th. Then it was silver for Jack Marriott in the 50 fly and 20th for Alan Parkins</p>



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<p>Day 4 of the pool swimming, 8th August. Esther and Amanda swam different events, still taking gold (Amanda 200 IM) and silver (Esther 100 fly). In the 50 free Kath won gold, Tony was 9th and Suzanne 24th</p>



<p>Day 5 was relay day. Men’s 280+ 4&#215;50 free took silver. Guy Emerson, Peter Stevens, Tony Cherrington, Alan Parkins. Same team were 4th in the 4&#215;50 medley. Mixed 280+ 4&#215;50 free winners, Alan Parkins, Kath Tunnicliffe, Tony Cherrington, Esther Iseppi.</p>



<p>Day 6 had all events delayer by 4 hours due to a typhoon passing close by. When things resumed, we saw 3 more golds for the girls: Amanda in the 200 breast and 200 fly, and Kath in the 100 back. Esther took silver in the 200 breast and bronze in the 200 fly (to make sure she had the full set!).</p>



<p>Day 7, 11 August, was the final day. Tony won another silver in the 400 free and Kath won silver in the 50 back. Suzanne Maidment took 16th place in the 400 free and Guy Emerson 11th in the50 backstroke.</p>



<p><em>(All photos and text provided by Amanda Heath, edited by Willem Heskes)</em></p>



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		<title>Spencer&#8217;s medals blast at Bracknell</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Spencer&#8217;s superb squad produced a string of splendid swimming at the Bracknell Masters Short Course 2022. The club finished 5th[...]</p>
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<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Bracknell_Spencerites_2022web-1024x766.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1887" width="736" height="550" srcset="https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Bracknell_Spencerites_2022web-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Bracknell_Spencerites_2022web-300x224.jpg 300w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Bracknell_Spencerites_2022web-768x574.jpg 768w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Bracknell_Spencerites_2022web.jpg 1051w" sizes="(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px" /><figcaption>From the back, left to right: Oli, Ross, Jess, Olegas, Robyn, Sally, Sarah, Fiona, Amanda, Laura and Luca (Godfrey is missing in this photo)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p>Spencer&#8217;s superb squad produced a string of splendid swimming at the Bracknell Masters Short Course 2022. The club finished 5th in Top Club Points, a very notable achievement.</p>



<p><strong>Sally Ritchie</strong>&nbsp;<br>Gold: 100 IM&nbsp;<br>Silver: 50 BCK<br>Bronze: 50 FREE&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong>Sarah Tripp</strong>&nbsp;<br>Bronze: 100 BRST and 50 FLY</p>



<p><strong>Fiona Wiggins</strong><br>Gold: 200 BRST<br>Bronze: 100 BRST and 50 BRST</p>



<p><strong>Laura Mason</strong><br>Gold: 50 BRST; 100 BRST; 200 IM<br>Silver: 100 IM</p>



<p><strong>Robyn Le Friec</strong><br>Gold: 50 Fly; 100 Fly; 200 Fly and the Trophy as the Top scoring 200 Fly swimmer!<br>Silver: 200 Free</p>



<p><strong>Amanda Heath</strong><br>Gold: 200 Free; 100 BRST; 200 BRST</p>



<p><strong>Godfrey Admans</strong><br>Silver: 50 Bck and 100 IM</p>



<p><strong>Luca Milana</strong><br>Silver: 200 IM<br>Bronze: 100 BRST</p>



<p><strong>Oliver Lungley</strong><br>Gold: 50BRST; 100 BRST; 100 FREE<br>Silver: 50 FREE<br>Bronze: 50 FLY<br><em>In the top swimmer rankings placed 9<sup>th</sup>!&nbsp;</em></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="507" src="https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Bracknell_Multiple-1-1024x507.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1892" srcset="https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Bracknell_Multiple-1-1024x507.jpg 1024w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Bracknell_Multiple-1-300x149.jpg 300w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Bracknell_Multiple-1-768x381.jpg 768w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Bracknell_Multiple-1.jpg 1211w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption>Robyn and Oli</figcaption></figure>



<p><em>Medley Relays</em></p>



<p><strong>Sally Ritchie, Sarah Tripp, Robyn Le Friec, Jess Campbell</strong><br>Silver: Womens 120+&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong>Olegas Petrikas, Luca Milana, Oliver Lungley, Ross Needham</strong><br>Bronze: Mens 120+</p>



<p><em>Freestyle Relays</em></p>



<p><strong>Sally Ritchie, Laura Mason,Jess Campbell, Robyn Le Friec</strong><br>Bronze: Womens 160+</p>



<p><strong>Olegas Petrikas, Luca Milana, Oliver Lungley, Ross Needham</strong><br>Bronze: Mens 120+</p>



<p><br><em>Mixed Fly Relay 120+</em></p>



<p><strong>Oliver Lungley, Olegas Petrikas, Sally Ritchie, Robyn Le Friec</strong><br>Bronze: Golden Fins (fun name of the team)</p>
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		<title>Spencer triumphs at Swim Wales Masters Long Course 2022</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Spencer&#8217;s most senior and distinguished swimmers shone at the Swim Wales Masters Long Course, 5-6 March, bringing home 30 medals,[...]</p>
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<p>Spencer&#8217;s most senior and distinguished swimmers shone at the Swim Wales Masters Long Course, 5-6 March, bringing home 30 medals, 18 of them gold, and a World Record.</p>



<p><strong>Alan Parkins</strong> 60-64<br>4th 1500 free, 7th 800 free</p>



<p><strong>Amanda Heath</strong> 60-65<br>Gold 200 breast (WR), 200 free, 50 free</p>



<p><strong>Godfrey Admans</strong> 65-69<br>Silver 100 back, 50 free</p>



<p><strong>Grace Isaac</strong> 90-94<br>Gold 50, 100, 200 back</p>



<p><strong>Muriel Hitchcock</strong> 80-84<br>Gold 50, 100, 200 breast, 50 back, 50 free</p>



<p><strong>Peter Stephens</strong>, 75-79<br>Gold 1500 free, 50, 100 breast, 50 back, 50 fly; Silver 100, 200, 400, 800 free</p>



<p><strong>Simon Berrey</strong>, 50-54<br>Silver 1500 free, bronze 800 free</p>



<p><strong>Sue Lauder</strong> 75-79<br>Silver 200, 400 free; bronze 800 free</p>



<p><strong>Suzanne Maidment</strong> 55-59<br>Bronze 50 free, 4th 200 free, 5th 50 breast &amp; 800 free, 6th 400 free</p>



<p>Women’s 280+ 4&#215;50 free &#8211; Gold<br><strong>Suzanne Maidment, Muriel Hitchcock, Sue Lauder, Amanda Heath</strong></p>



<p>Mixed 280+ 4&#215;50 free &#8211; Gold<br><strong>Alan Parkins, Peter Stephens, Sue Lauder, Amanda Heath</strong></p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Amanda_WR_March_2022_web-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1878" width="516" height="516" srcset="https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Amanda_WR_March_2022_web.jpg 1024w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Amanda_WR_March_2022_web-300x300.jpg 300w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Amanda_WR_March_2022_web-150x150.jpg 150w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Amanda_WR_March_2022_web-768x768.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px" /><figcaption>Amanda Heath&#8217;s World Record breaker with her time keeper Alan Perkins</figcaption></figure></div>
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		<title>Medal rush for Spencer</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 01:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>K2 Crawley — 22/23 January 2022 A group of Spencer swimmers braved the first competition of the year, facing down[...]</p>
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<p><strong> K2 Crawley — 22/23 January 2022</strong></p>



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<p>A group of Spencer swimmers braved the first competition of the year, facing down K2 Crawley for the South East Regional long course Masters champs.</p>



<p>Despite losing our long course training pool last year at Crystal Palace, there were some amazing performances. We brought home nearly 40 medals and the incredible Amanda Heath marked her move into the 65/69 age group by smashing British and World records.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/K2_Amanda_2022-814x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1856" width="357" height="449" srcset="https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/K2_Amanda_2022.jpg 814w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/K2_Amanda_2022-239x300.jpg 239w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/K2_Amanda_2022-768x966.jpg 768w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/K2_Amanda_2022-1221x1536.jpg 1221w" sizes="(max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px" /><figcaption>Amanda receiving one of her 5 gold medals</figcaption></figure></div>



<p>We were pleased to be joined by some of our ‘out of towners’ including Peter who traveled from Cornwall.</p>



<p>Other highlights included a gold in the men’s 240+ 4x50m Free relay and a nail-biting finish in the women’s 72+ 4x50m IM relay to pip Tunbridge Wells to the win. &nbsp;</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/K2_2022_Relay_Team-1024x699.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1860" width="593" height="404" srcset="https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/K2_2022_Relay_Team-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/K2_2022_Relay_Team-300x205.jpg 300w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/K2_2022_Relay_Team-768x525.jpg 768w, https://spencerswimteam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/K2_2022_Relay_Team.jpg 1309w" sizes="(max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px" /><figcaption>Becca, Sally, Helen and Abba</figcaption></figure></div>



<p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>GOLD</strong></p>



<p><strong>800 free:</strong>&nbsp;Peter Stephens</p>



<p><strong>50 back:&nbsp;</strong>Guy Emerson, Godfrey Admans</p>



<p><strong>Men’s 4&#215;50 free relay 240+</strong></p>



<p><strong>100 breast:</strong>&nbsp;Esther Iseppi, Amanda Heath <strong>(British Record)</strong>, Diane Ford</p>



<p><strong>200 IM:</strong>&nbsp;Amanda&nbsp;Heath <strong>(European Record)</strong>, Esther Iseppi</p>



<p><strong>100 back:</strong>&nbsp;Helen Cumber, Godfrey, Guy Emerson</p>



<p><strong>50 breast:</strong>&nbsp;Amanda&nbsp;Heath&nbsp;<strong>(British Record)</strong>, Rebecca Pritchard, Diane Ford, Esther Iseppi</p>



<p><strong>200 fly:</strong>&nbsp;Abba&nbsp;Newbery, Esther Iseppi</p>



<p><strong>100 free:</strong>&nbsp;Abba&nbsp;Newbery, Diane Ford, Guy Emerson</p>



<p><strong>200 breast:</strong>&nbsp;Esther Iseppi, Amanda&nbsp;Heath&nbsp;<strong>(World Record)</strong></p>



<p><strong>200 back:</strong>&nbsp;Helen Cumber, Amanda&nbsp;Heath</p>



<p><strong>4&#215;50 women&#8217;s 4x 50 IM relay</strong></p>



<p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>SILVER</strong></p>



<p><strong>50 fly:</strong>&nbsp;Oli Lungley</p>



<p><strong>400 free: </strong>Peter Stephens</p>



<p><strong>400 free:</strong> Sue Lauder</p>



<p><strong>50 breast:</strong>&nbsp;Oli&nbsp;Lungley</p>



<p><strong>50 free:</strong>&nbsp;Oli&nbsp;Lungley, Godfrey, Peter Stephens</p>



<p><strong>100 free:</strong>&nbsp;Oli&nbsp;Lungley</p>



<p><strong>100 fly:</strong>&nbsp;Abba&nbsp;Newbery</p>



<p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>BRONZE</strong></p>



<p><strong>800 Free:</strong> Sue Lauder</p>



<p><strong>200 free: </strong>Sue Lauder</p>



<p><strong>50 free:</strong>&nbsp;Helen Cumber,&nbsp;Abba Newbery, Guy Emerson</p>
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		<title>Spencer Report on 2021 Nationals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 19:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Venue: Ponds Forge.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Date: 29-31 October 2021 A return to the water for national competition at Ponds Forge after two years[...]</p>
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<p><strong>Venue: Ponds Forge.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Date: 29-31 October 2021</strong></p>



<p>A return to the water for national competition at Ponds Forge after two years out. The event was of course eagerly anticipated and followed on from the Regionals in early October. Both events were significantly changed from their previous incarnations.</p>



<p>Ponds Forge saw significant Covid regulations including mask wearing by officials, one-way poolside systems, participants and coaches obliged to sit in the balcony.&nbsp;&nbsp;These had a somewhat depressing impact and somewhat sterilized proceedings.</p>



<p>The number of older age swimmers in general was much reduced, possibly due to concerns over pandemic, travel difficulties etc.</p>



<p>The competition in the pool was dominated by very strong contingents of younger swimmers under 30 mainly with Loughborough University and Town absolutely dominating events.&nbsp;&nbsp;In some they had the top 8 swimmers in an event.</p>



<p>There were numerous records broken at that younger age especially in freestyle evets.</p>



<p>Spencer saw somewhat of a transition of the team.&nbsp;&nbsp;18 Spencer swimmers participated with 7 debutants.&nbsp;&nbsp;We only had 4 swimmers over the age of 65, an unusual situation for Spencer.</p>



<p>We swam 11 relays and won medal in the 120+ mixed freestyle relay and 120+ women’s 400 freestyle relay</p>



<p>Top honours went to&nbsp;<strong>Fran Baker</strong>&nbsp;who won 5 medals including 3 golds,&nbsp;<strong>Peter Stephens</strong>&nbsp;with 4 including 2 golds,&nbsp;<strong>Di Ford</strong>&nbsp;with 2 golds and&nbsp;<strong>Georgie Quayle</strong>&nbsp;with 4 bronze medals.&nbsp;&nbsp;The relay team of&nbsp;<strong>Mel Thomas, Rebecca Pritchard, Olegas Petrikas and Oliver Lungley</strong>&nbsp;won bronze in the 120 years 200 mixed freestyle relay.&nbsp;&nbsp;The women’s 4 x 100 Freestyle team of&nbsp;<strong>Georgie Quayle</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Sally Richie</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Laura Kerrigan</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Mel Thomas</strong>&nbsp;also brought back a bronze.</p>



<p>This meant we had 6 debutant medalists.</p>



<p>Agonizingly close results for Clive Benson who missed out on a medal in the 100 fly by 0.03 of a second and Anders Christenson by 0.1 second in the 50 free.&nbsp;</p>



<p>There was much to celebrate with numerous PBs within the team.&nbsp;&nbsp;Luca Milana moved up to 6<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;in the 400 IM.</p>



<p>Disappointingly we had to withdraw from numerous relays due to non-availability of key swimmers.</p>



<p>The event proved to be a strong bonding session with the traditional Friday and Saturday evenings out.</p>



<p><strong>Stephen Baker, Club Coach</strong></p>



<p><strong>Team List.</strong></p>



<p><strong>Women:</strong>&nbsp;Georgie Quayle, Fran Baker, Sally Richie, Emily Hayter, Mel Thomas, Rebecca Pritchard, Di Ford, Hajnalka Racj, Fiona Wiggins.</p>



<p><strong>Men:</strong>&nbsp;Peter Stephens, Oliver Lungley, Ross Needham, Olivier Geleoc, Luca Milana, Clive Benson, Anders Christensen, Olegas Petrikas, Simon Berrey.</p>
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<p>A grey day on Saturday 2<sup>nd</sup>&nbsp;October saw the return to pool racing for Spencer Swim Team at the South East Regional Masters Swimming Championships.</p>



<p>It did not start well with numerous withdrawals for various reasons including sickness and fuel shortage.</p>



<p>It was fantastic to see a competition pool again despite the restrictions of lack of spectators or ability to mill around on the pool side.&nbsp;&nbsp;The K2 at Crawley is a very well lit and attractive pool complex.</p>



<p>All 14 Spencer swimmers managed to get in on the medal act.</p>



<p><strong>Golds:</strong></p>



<p>Simon Berrey 1, Peter Stephens 1, Amanda Heath 3, Godfrey Admans 3, Helen Cumber 2</p>



<p>Rebecca Pritchard 1, Barbara Halls 5, Di Ford 2, Clive Benson 4,&nbsp;</p>



<p>Women’s 160 years 200 Medley</p>



<p><strong>Silvers:</strong></p>



<p>Simon Berrey 2, Peter Stephens 1, Rebecca Pritchard 1, Fiona Wiggins 4, Michael Barnett 4, Emily Hayter 2</p>



<p>Women’s 160 years Fee team, Men’s 160 years Free and Medley teams.</p>



<p><strong>Bronzes:</strong></p>



<p>Olegas Petrikas 3, Godfrey Admans 1, Emily Hayter 1</p>



<p>Ross Needham in the men’s teams.</p>



<p>Please forgive me if I have missed any medal count!!</p>



<p>Stand out performances included a PB 5.03 for Simon Berrey in the 400m Free, an outstanding time and Barbara Halls haul of 5 golds.</p>



<p>We move on to the Nationals in 4 weeks and wish a speedy recovery to all those laid low</p>



<p>Steve Baker.</p>



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