Monday, April 23, 2018 Fun, Fitness and Friendship on show as record numbers attend Scottish Masters Championships A record number of competitors representing approximately 30 clubs took to the pool at Tollcross International Swimming Centre for the Scottish National Masters Short Course Championships on this weekend. Swimmers came from all over the UK and even as far as Norway, and ranged from ages as young as 18 and our eldest being William Groves at 81, proving that swimming really is a sport for life. This annual fixture has a great atmosphere combining the competitive elements of a national swimming meet with the fun, fitness and friendship theme of Masters swimming. A selection of brilliant photos by Brian Battensby are available on our Facebook and Flickr pages. The quality of swimming at this event is best demonstrated by the number of records that were broken at the meet, with 11 British Records and no fewer than 37 Scottish Records set over the weekend, as well as a European Record from Nicola Latty in the Women's 400m IM. The full list of records can be found at the bottom of this article. Once the competitive swimming was over, participants enjoyed a buffet dinner, a ceilidh and awards night on Saturday at Glasgow University Union, with Silver City Blues retaining their title as the top club. Full results are available via SwimScotland, here. The full list of award winners is as follows (done by Age Correction Factor - Scottish swimmers only): Men's 50m Butterfly (Inverclyde Trophy): Martin Snape, Silver City Blues Women's 50m Butterfly (Elizabeth McCallum Trophy): Dawn Coleman, St Thomas Men's 50m Backcrawl (Norrie Beattie Trophy): Eddie Riach, Milngavie & Bearsden Women's 50m Backcrawl (Inverclyde Trophy): Amy Harper, Lerwick Men's 50m Breaststroke (Speedo Trophy): Gordon Belbin, Ulverston Women's 50m Breaststroke (Speedo Trophy): Albena Collins, Lerwick Men's 50m Freestyle (Brogan Trophy): Peter Long, Silver City Blues Women's 50m Freestyle (Brogan Trophy): Dawn Coleman, St Thomas Men 1500m Freestyle (Galletly Trophy): Eddie Riach, Milngavie & Bearsden Women 1500m Freestyle (J Stobie Trophy): Audrey Cooper, Silver City Blues Decathlon Winners for 2017 Men: Stuart McIntosh, Aberdeen Dolphins (2nd Eddie Riach, 3rd Ian Milne) Women: Judy Hattle, Carlisle (2nd Audrey Cooper, 3rd Karen McBeath) British Records Michael Hodgson Guildford City 100m IM 50-54 01.00.96 Michael Hodgson Guildford City 100m B'fly 50-54 01.00.29 Nicola Latty (Also European Record) Holywell SC 400m IM 45-49 05.20.89 Eddie Riach Milngavie & Bearsden 200m B'crl 65-69 02.39.01 Eddie Riach Milngavie & Bearsden 400m IM 65-69 05.58.62 Robert Robson Kenilworth Masters 200m B'strk 45-49 02.26.43 Michelle Ware Guildford City 50m B'crl 45-49 00.31.68 Michelle Ware Guildford City 100m F'styl 45-49 01.00.22 Lorraine Wheatley Motherewell & Wishaw 100m B'strk 50-54 01.20.15 Lorraine Wheatley Motherewell & Wishaw 200m B'strk 50-54 02.56.17 Scottish Records Eddie Riach Milngavie & Bearsden 400m IM 65-69 05.58.62 Eddie Riach Milngavie & Bearsden 100m F'styl 65-69 01.06.49 Eddie Riach Milngavie & Bearsden 200m B'crl 65-69 02.39.01 Eddie Riach Milngavie & Bearsden 400m F'styl 65-69 05.09.37 Eddie Riach Milngavie & Bearsden 100m IM 65-69 01.17.36 Eddie Riach Milngavie & Bearsden 50m B'crl 65-69 00.34.71 Eddie Riach Milngavie & Bearsden 100m B'crl 65-69 01.15.08 Connor Wilson Heart of Midlothian 200m B'crl 25-29 02.11.48 Connor Wilson Heart of Midlothian 200m B'strk 25-29 02.17.79 Connor Wilson Heart of Midlothian 100m B'crl 25-29 00.58.49 Martin Snape Silver City Blues 50m B'fly 40-44 00.26.57 Martin Snape Silver City Blues 100m B'fly 40-44 00.59.73 Martin Snape Silver City Blues 100m IM 40-44 01.00.24 Margaret Smith City of Milton Keynes 100m F'styl 60-64 01.11.96 Margaret Smith City of Milton Keynes 50m B'crl 60-64 00.40.15 Margaret Smith City of Milton Keynes 50m F'styl 60-64 00.31.70 Peter Long Silver City Blues 100m F'styl 55-59 01.00.87 Peter Long Silver City Blues 50m F'styl 55-59 00.27.21 Audrey Cooper Silver City Blues 200m B'crl 60-64 03.04.38 Audrey Cooper Silver City Blues 200m F'styl 60-64 02.36.03 Henry Morris Orkney ASC 100m B'strk 75-79 01.45.79 Henry Morris Orkney ASC 200m B'strk 75-79 03.51.67 Julia Hector Inverclyde Masters 50m B'fly 65-69 00.40.69 Julia Hector Inverclyde Masters 100m F'styl 65-69 01.22.82 Julia Hector Inverclyde Masters 50m F'styl 65-69 00.37.28 Julia Hector Inverclyde Masters 100m B'fly 65-69 01.36.80 Fiona King Milngavie & Bearsden 100m B'strk 30-34 01.15.73 Fiona King Milngavie & Bearsden 200m B'strk 30-34 02.44.78 Janet McLean Carnegie 400m IM 45-49 05.30.66 Janet McLean Carnegie 200m B'crl 45-49 02.40.92 Lorraine Wheatley Motherwell & Wishaw 100m B'strk 50-54 01.20.15 Lorraine Wheatley Motherwell & Wishaw 200m B'strk 50-54 02.56.17 Lorraine Wheatley Motherwell & Wishaw 50m B'strk 50-54 00.38.12 Albena Collins Lerwick 50m B'strk 55-59 00.38.02 Susan Fraser Fee Style 50m B'strk 45-49 00.37.23 Robert O'Hanlon Motherwell & Wishaw 200m B'fly 70-74 05.24.21 Dawn Coleman St Thomas 50m F'styl 55-59 00.29.43 Top Club Award Silver City Blues 807 Warrendar Baths Club 391 Heart of Midlothian 364 Ren 96 293 Motherwell & Wishaw 245 Newcastle 233 Milngavie & Bearsden 226 Guildford 198 If you'd like to enter the British Masters Championship, follow this link: http://www.swimming.org/masters/british-masters-championships/ Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. comments powered by Disqus