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Arthur lowers the British record in Masters National Champs opening session
October 29, 2021Birmingham Masters swimmer Arthur Lowe set a new British record in the opening session of the Swim England National Masters Championships 2021.
The 86-year-old swam a time of 31:56.02 in the Men’s 85+ 1500m Freestyle event, making it the first record-breaking swim of the competition.
The previous record, which was set back in 2017, was a time of 32:49.92.
After beating the record by 53.9 seconds, Lowe will compete in the Men’s 85+ 50m Backstroke in session two.
All live results can be found here and all images can be purchased from Will Johnston Photography.
Men’s full results:
18-24 Years
1 – Thomas Sansome, Loughborough, 16:00.43
2 – Dan Donovan, Loughborough, 16:22.00
25-29 Years
1 – Thomas Allen, Flitwick, 19:25.79
2 – Jonathan Pennell, Co St Albans, 22:48.09
30-34 Years
1 – Daniel Mills, Trafford Met, 16:39.74
2 – Dan John, Totnes, 17:18.61
3 – Stewart Moore, Manch Tri, 17:44.78
35-39 Years
1 – Gianluca Guicciardi, Enfield Sq, 18:54.06
2 – Chris Grey, Teddington, 19:53.73
3 – Guy Armstrong, Kent Weald, 20:01.79
40-44 Years
1 – Nick Valentine, N’umbria Masters, 17:19.38
2 – Christopher Malpass, Trafford Met, 17:38.80
3 – Tim Cartwright, Newbury, 17:40.73
45-49 Years
1 – A Almaraz Serrano, Reading, 19:10.02
2 – Stuart Gibbs, Tigersharks W, 19:38.69
3 – Gregory Banham, Co Chester, 20:06.02
50-54 Years
1 – Peter Dixon, Bo Newham, 17:42.40
2 – Justin Palfrey, Loughborough, 19:08.29
3 – Richard Evans, GB Police, 19:10.22
55-59 Years
1 – Andrew Carr, East Leeds, 18:15.38
2 – Dale Barker, Team Anglia, 20:22.21
3 – Andrew Gristwood, Cleethorpes, 20:23.80
60-64 Years
1 – Nicholas Parkes, East Leeds, 19:45.85
2 – Mark Jones, Warrington M, 19:53.34
3 – Mark Strakosch, Hemel Hemp, 21:00.84
65-69 Years
1 – David Granger, Evesham, 23:40.02
2 – Nick Minns, Team Waveney, 24:26.28
3 – Bernard Stone, RTW Masters, 24:31.75
70-74 Years
1 – Peter Stephens, Spencer, 26:48.23
80-84 Years
1 – Michael Read, Brighton, 29:07.13
2 – Bill Moore, East Leeds, 33:06.48
85+
1 – Arthur Lowe, Birmingham M, 31:56.02
