Here are the Conditions and Entry Details for our Open Meet in September.
Author: Sue Haigh
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DEVON COUNTY MASTERS OPEN MEET
The Devon County Masters Open Meet, incorporating the Devon County Masters Championships will take place on September 11 at the Life Centre, Plymouth.
The programme will be made up of 50m, 100m and 200m of each stroke, 100m 200m and 400m Individual Medley and 400m freestyle.
Please save the date !
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Notification of a 'local' competition opportunity for masters swimmers.
Cornwall County ASA will be holding their annual masters competition at Bodmin on the 20th March.
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NEW MASTERS COMMITTEE
We are hoping to create a new Devon County masters swimming committee in order to oversee and make decisions on the future of masters swimming in the county.
If any masters would be interested in putting their names forward to be part of this new Committee would they please contact masters rep Sue Haigh.
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Opportunity for masters to compete in the 800m and 1500m during the Devon County Age Group Championships
Devon County have once again offered masters swimmers the opportunity to compete in the 800m and the 1500m during the 2022 Age Group Championships.
We will have one heat for each distance.
1500 ….15th January
800…….22nd January
Please go through your club competition secretary to enter these events.
Sue Haigh
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MASTERS NATIONAL INTER COUNTY RESULT
After the Devon County team's great performance in retaining the Regional Shield on the 14th November at Millfield, their points were put forward for inclusion in the National Intercounty event. When the national positions were revealed Devon placed a creditable 6th.
It was an excellent team performance and there were many national podium positions secured by individual swimmers and team relays.
Simon Veale had an exceptionally successful meet. In the 65 yrs + age group he secured 3 national first places in freestyle (28.76), backstroke (32.99) and butterfly (31.65).
Both in the freestyle and backstroke, he was close to breaking British records for his age group. Kalon Veale also gained a first place in the 25 yrs + backstroke (26.13) and frustratingly, he was even closer to creating a new British record.
Those who gained second places in the national table were:
Matt Henry, in the 25 yrs + freestyle (23.70) and Kalon Veale in the 18 yrs + backstroke, (26.42)
Devon also had five individual swimmers placing third nationally.
These were, Zoe Cawsey in the 18 yrs + butterfly (28.64), Kate Veale 55 yrs + backstroke (36.98), Neal Taylor 35 yrs + freestyle (25.23), Matt Henry 18 yrs + breaststroke (29.36), Hollie Steer 18 yrs + breaststroke (34.20) and Kalon Veale 18 yrs + butterfly (25.67).
Rebecca Jenkinson and Warren Barrett were both unlucky to miss out on a third place spot in their events with both swimmers gaining two 4th places.
Many other swimmers gained top 10 places with their swims.
They were …….. Pete Hayward, Christa Page, Rob Will, Zoe Cawsey, Mags Bickley, Nigel Travers -Griffin, Graham Cridland, Katie Yardley, John Holding, Tom Hughes, Charlie Smith, Dominic Garros, Kim Berry, John Paul Davies and Katie Townsend.
In the relay events, Devon also had several podium places:
Women 072+ years medley (Zoe Cawsey, Hollie Steer, Jess Bickley and Katie Townsend) 2nd
Men 072 yrs + medley (Kalon Veale, Matt Henry, John Paul Davies and Michael Cuddihee) 2nd
Mens 100 yrs + medley team (Kalon Veale, Tom Hughes, Matt Henry and Neal Taylor) 3rd
Womens 72 yrs + freestyle team (Hollie Steer, Jess Bickley, Zoe Cawsey and Katie Townsend) 3rd
Mens 72 yrs + freestyle team (Matt Henry, Kalon Veale, Neal Taylor and John Paul Davis) 3rd
Well done to all who took part.
SUE HAIGH
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MASTERS INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP 2021
On Sunday 14th November the Devon County Masters team were competing at Millfield in the regional round of the National Inter County Competition.
The afternoon provided some very exciting racing and at one stage there was only one point dividing the two leading teams.
However, after the final event Devon had managed to creep ahead of Gloucestershire and in doing so, reclaim the regional shield.
MANY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WHOLE TEAM.
The final scores were:
Devon 283
Gloucestershire 277
Somerset 209
Cornwall 151
Wiltshire 121
Our thanks go to our four officials who travelled to support the team on the day.
They were, on poolside, our Devon County President, Jane Brimacombe along with Caroline Paternotte Chilton. Robert Clarke was poolside coach and Martin Walters was running the meet programme, recording and collating the results.
It will be very interesting to see how Devon have fared in the national competition, the results of which should be released within the next few days.
The Devon team consisted of the following swimmers.
WOMEN
Kim Berry
Mags Bickley
Jane Bickley
Jess Bickley
Ali Browning
Zoe Cawsey
Rebecca Jenkinson
Sam Lake
Judith McGregor Harper
Christa Page
Shelagh Ratcliffe
Charlie Smith
Hollie Steer
Katie Townsend
Kate Veale
Katie Yardley
MEN
Warren Barrett
Michael Cuddihee
Graham Cridland
Jon Paul Davis
Dominic Garros
Peter Hayward
Matt Henry
John Holding
Tom Hughes
Rob Macey
Jamie Page
Kalon Veale
Simon Veale
Paul Russell
Neal Taylor
Nigel Travers Griffin
Rob Will