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Records tumble as Harrogate District Swimming Club smash world record
October 28, 2022Harrogate District Swimming Club smashed the previous world record as they stormed to victory at the Swim England Masters National Championships.
The quartet of Julie Hoyle, Jo Beardsworth, Karen Graham and Fiona Cryan clocked a time of 9:24.37 in the 200+ Years Women’s 4x200m Freestyle – which was more than five seconds faster than the previous benchmark time.
They achieved just the second world record-breaking time so far in this year’s competition, following on from East Leeds’ scintillating swim earlier in the day.
Alongside the impressive swim from Harrogate, a further two European records and 17 British records were broken during the final session of day one at Ponds Forge.
There were some stand-out performances from Spencer Swim Team’s Amanda Heath, who carried her record-breaking form into this competition.
After breaking two world records in the 100m and 200m Breaststroke events at the European Masters Championships earlier this year, Heath continued a successful 2022 to date.
The 65-year-old started out with a new British record time of 40.37 in the 60-65 Years Women’s 50m Breaststroke and later set a new European record of 6:21.67 in the 400m Individual Medley.
The other new European record was achieved by Birmingham Masters in the 320+ Years Men’s 4x200m Freestyle.
Keith Ingram, Arthur Lowe, John Tennant and Trevor Clark teamed up to finish in a time of 14:21.45.
Breaststroke brilliance
The Women’s 50m Breaststroke saw Derventio’s Imogen Clark and City of Cardiff’s Helen Gorman lower the British records for their respective age groups.
Clark set a time of 29.61 in the 18-24 Years age group, while Gorman snuck under the previous best by 0.58 with her time of 34.41.
In the men’s event, Basingstoke’s Martin Bennell, Portsmouth’s Christopher Jones and Kingston upon Hull’s Colin Sage set new British record times.
Bennell finished just inside the previous best in the 45-49 Years age group (29.99) as he touched the wall in 29.71.
Jones clocked in at 29.19 in the 40-44 Years age group and at 86-years-old, Sage touched the wall in 52.22.
Individual Medley magic
Alongside Heath’s European record, there were three British records in the Women’s 400m Individual Medley.
Trafford Metro’s Judy Brown swam a new British record time of 5:44.73 in the 55-59 Years age group and swimming out in lane one was Holywell’s Nicola Latty, who set a new 50-54 Years record of 5:25:49.
Loughborough University’s Rachel Anderson lowered the 18-24 Years GB record by 1.12 to finish in 4:45.47.
Fantastic five
Five of the evening’s British records came in the 100m Butterfly events.
Three of those were broken in the men’s age groups through Alec Johnson, Michael Hodgson and Ben Harkin.
Warrington swimmer Harkin set the 40-44 Years record at 57.24, while 55-year-old Hodgson of Woking knocked more than a second off his age group record with his time of 1:01.01.
Johnson joined his Trafford Metro teammate Brown on the list of latest British record holders. He swam a time of 1:05.39 in the 60-64 Years age group.
Georgina Heyn (1:04.69) of Teddington and Northampton’s Victoria Reading (1:04.64) were the two record breakers in the women’s events.
Team triumphs
Adding to their world record, East Leeds later broke a British record, but this time in the 200+ Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Team event.
Chris Knee, Andrew Carr, David Emerson and Paul Clemence dropped the record significantly – finishing more than 10 seconds under the previous time with 8:37.33.
In the 240+ age group, there was another impressive swim from Warrington Masters as Russell Mason, Graham Padgett, Mark Jones and Christopher Rix also made a huge dent in the previous benchmark time.
The previous time stood at 9:47.75 but the team touched the wall in 9:35.29 – improving the time by more than 12 seconds.
Day One, Session Three Roll of Honour
Men’s 50m Breaststroke
18-24 Years
1 – David Bloomfield, Loughborough University, 27.51
2 – Adam Metcalf, Loughborough University, 28.33
3 – Christopher Wood, Kidlington, 28.79
25-29 Years
1 – Neil Redman, Portsmouth Northsea, 28.17
2 – Henry Goodlud, Woking, 29.09
3 – Robert Lancaster, Chichester, 29.31
30-34 Years
1 – Samuel Redman, Portsmouth Northsea, 29.33
2 – Luke Westwood, City of Cambridge, 29.74
3 – Sean Leahy, Brighton Dolphins, 29.83
35-39 Years
1 – Ryan Steward, Bicester, 30.43
2 – Leon Smith, Teddington, 30.67
3 – Ian Surrage, Kidlington, 30.73
40-44 Years
1 – Christopher Jones, Portsmouth Northsea, 29.19
2 – David Ebanks, Basildon Phoenix, 29.26
3 – Christopher Aust, Kidlington, 29.65
45-49 Years
1 – Martin Bennell, Basingstoke, 29.71
2 – Martin Snape, Aberdeen Dolphin, 30.45
3 – Robert Robson, Kenilworth Masters, 30.65
50-54 Years
1 – Peter Wilmot, Blackpool Aquatics, 31.77
2 – Mark Deakin, Teddington, 32.07
3 – David Russell, Bebington, 33.22
55-59 Years
1 – Marcel Scholten, Modernian, 33.17
2 – Mark Reynolds, Barnet Copt, 33.88
3 – Peter Jackson, Harrogate, 34.39
60-64 Years
1 – David Milburn, Basingstoke, 32.62
2 – David Bryant, Woking, 33.10
3 – Martyn Fresher, Team Anglia, 35.42
65-69 Years
1 – David Pirrie, Hemel Hempstead, 36.34
2 – Luis Martinez Del Pozo, Otter, 37.09
3 – Stuart Maxwell, Dun City Aquatics, 38.44
70-74 Years
1 – Brian Taylor, Adwick, 38.43
2 – Godfrey Green, City of Lincoln Pentaqua, 44.87
3 – J Macpherson-Stewart, Free Style, 45.17
75-79 Years
1 – Robert Apel, Kettering, 44.60
2 – Christopher Smith, Ruislip Nw, 54.04
85+ Years
1 – Colin Sage, KingstonHull, 52.22
2 – Bill Moore, East Leeds, 58.91
Women’s 50m Breaststroke
18-24 Years
1 – Imogen Clark, Derventio, 29.61
2 – Tatiana Belonogoff, Loughborough University, 30.27
3 – Paige Fenton, Loughborough University, 32.43
25-29 Years
1 – Lucy Crocker, Stevenage, 34.45
2 – Megan Berridge, Birmingham Masters, 34.66
3 – Ruth Miller, Heart Of Midlothian, 34.95
30-34 Years
1 – Kellyn Caldwell, Wycombe District, 34.95
2 – Rachel Loudain, Borough of Newham, 37.07
3 – Sophie Trotter, RAF Swim, 38.17
35-39 Years
1 – Georgina Heyn, Teddington, 33.12
2 – Carla King, South Beds, 34.21
3 – Kathryn Gill, City of Cambridge, 34.27
40-44 Years
1 – Karen Bloyce, Winsford, 35.50
2 – Anna McCall, Birmingham Masters, 36.13
3 – Victoria Barker, Stevenage, 36.49
45-49 Years
1 – Lucy Ryan, Team Anglia, 37.00
2 – Mala Rajput-Driver, Trafford Metro, 37.15
3 – Sharon Burchell, Crawley, 37.64
50-54 Years
1 – Helen Gorman, City of Cardiff, 34.41
2 – Heidi Bell-West, Exeter Masters, 36.75
3 – Amanda Goodman, Basildon Phoenix, 38.06
55-59 Years
1 – Joanna Collins, Wrexham, 37.67
2 – Allie Price, Bridgend SC, 38.67
3 – Geraldine Bolton, Trafford Metro, 38.99
60-64 Years
1 – Phillipa Williams, Wycombe District, 40.04
2 – Linda Sprigge, Crawley, 41.49
3 – Sharon Allen, Salisbury, 41.51
65-69 Years
1 – Amanda Heath, Spencer, 40.37
2 – Lindsay Gowland, B C & P Masters, 42.30
3 – Sally Shields, Borough of Kirklees, 42.85
70-74 Years
1 – Diana Groat, Aylesbury, 52.12
2 – Sally Lelean, East Anglian, 56.12
3 – Liz Neale, South Beds, 57.81
75-79 Years
1 – Diane Ford, Spencer, 46.69
2 – Helen Frances Jenkins, Southport, 50.16
3 – Judith Alden, Barnet Copt, 50.51
80-84 Years
1 – Elaine Bromwich, Birmingham Masters, 1:09.90
Men’s 400m Individual Medley
18-24 Years
1 – Alex Casey, Loughborough University, 4:23.02
2 – Charles Kershaw, Loughborough University, 4:30.14
3 – Timon Chapman, City of Norwich , 5:11.63
25-29 Years
1 – Matthew James, Birmingham Masters, 4:43.60
2 – Augustus Veasey, Chelmsford, 4:47.24
3 – Lewis Archer, Halstead, 5:03.16
30-34 Years
1 – Goncalo Amaral Pinto, Crawley, 5:01.57
2 – Soren Mikkelsen, Bristol Pen, 5:42.73
40-44 Years
1 – Alex Thurston, NottmLeander, 5:03.06
2 – Pip Bennett, Otter, 5:22.16
3 – Simon Joyce, Kidlington, 5:52.55
45-49 Years
1 – David Jardine, Bicester, 5:20.50
2 – Richard Symons, Trafford Metro, 5:22.67
3 – Leonardo Lari, York City, 5:27.66
50-54 Years
1 – Christopher Morgan, Borough of Newham, 5:28.45
2 – Steven Horner, Eston, 5:32.63
3 – Gary Wright, Worcester, 5:34.65
55-59 Years
1 – Sean Kinsley, Stroud Mast, 5:34.43
2 – Matthew Grant, Gates & Whick, 5:49.68
3 – David Clarke, Wrekin SC, 6:04.02
60-64 Years
1 – Chris Tainty, Camphill Ed, 5:49.36
2 – Mark Jones, Warrington Masters, 5:49.77
3 – Rob Arnold, Trafford Metro, 6:02.95
65-69 Years
1 – Trevor Clark, Birmingham Masters, 6:20.57
2 – David Pirrie, Hemel Hempstead, 6:37.39
3 – Keith Parkin, Barnet Copt, 7:01.31
70-74 Years
1 – Stuart McLellan, Hadleigh, 7:34.27
2 – Paul Millington, Camphill Ed, 8:03.23
80-84 Years
1 – Michael Read, Brighton, 10:01.92
Women’s 400m Individual Medley
18-24 Years
1 – Rachel Anderson, Loughborough University, 4:45.47
2 – Elinor Bird, Kenilworth Masters, 5:18.43
25-29 Years
1 – Molly James, Winsford, 5:28.35
2 – Holly Oughton, Calv Bing, 5:34.90
3 – Laura Ballaam, City of Sheffield, 5:54.83
30-34 Years
1 – Rebecca Obrien, East Leeds, 5:16.45
2 – Kelly McIntosh, Silver City, 5:31.84
3 – Gemma Cannon, Felixstowe, 6:10.77
35-39 Years
1 – Lauren Wilcox, Saxon Crown, x5:22.37
2 – Laure Kearns, Teddington, 5:31.66
3 – Victoria Poole, Borough of Newham, 5:41.57
40-44 Years
1 – Emma Wills, York City, 5:19.59
2 – Victoria Williams, Bath Dolphins, 5:51.48
3 – Laini Harris, Barnes SC, 5:51.55
45-49 Years
1 – Janet McLean, Carnegie, 5:36.67
2 – Jessica Partridge, Gloucester Masters, 5:38.70
3 – Melanie Sayed, City of Liverpool, 6:07.72
50-54 Years
1 – Nicola Latty, Holywell, 5:25.49
2 – Sharon Perry, Team Anglia, 6:08.43
3 – Judy Prior, Enfield Sq, 6:22.69
55-59 Years
1 – Judy Brown, Trafford Metro, 5:44.73
2 – Katherine Veale, Totnes, 6:05.30
3 – Adele Parham, Exeter Masters, 6:19.07
60-64 Years
1 – Esther Iseppi, Spencer, 6:33.98
2 – Frances Baker, Spencer, 7:05.21
3 – Helen Turner, City of Sheffield, 7:48.22
65-69 Years
1 – Amanda Heath, Spencer, 6:21.67
2 – Susan Procter, Barnet Copt, 8:05.65
75-79 Years
1 – Patricia Jackson, East Anglian, 8:41.40
Men’s 100m Butterfly
18-24 Years
1 – Calvin Fry, Loughborough University, 54.44
2 – Jacob Greenow, Bath University, 55.08
3 – Robbie Jones, Loughborough University, 55.14
25-29 Years
1 – Thomas Bloor, Newcastle St, 55.94
2 – William Slawson, Wrekin SC, 57.72
3 – Nicholas Gowland, AFSHartlepol, 58.84
30-34 Years
1 – Bradley Price, G B Police, 56.18
2 – Kalon Veale, Totnes, 57.63
3 – Gareth Allen, East Leeds, 59.34
35-39 Years
1 – James Wardle, Kenilworth Masters, 56.76
2 – Craig Ward, Trafford Metro, 58.31
3 – Paul Wilkes, Birmingham Masters, 58.90
40-44 Years
1 – Ben Harkin, Warrington Masters , 57.24
2 – Paul Barnard, Trafford Metro, 1:00.57
3 – Christopher Malpass, Trafford Metro, 1:01.42
45-49 Years
1 – Edward Clayton, Southport, 59.53
2 – Martin Snape, Aberdeen Dolphins, 1:00.27
3 – Martin Bennell, Basingstoke, 1:00.72
50-54 Years
1 – Robert Wood, Darlington Masters, 1:04.32
2 – Spencer Glover, Warrington Masters, 1:05.55
3 – Mark Deakin, Teddington, 1:05.67
55-59 Years
1 – Michael Hodgson, Woking, 1:01.01
2 – Ian Wilkes, Loughborough, 1:05.74
3 – Clive Benson, Spencer, 1:07.61
60-64 Years
1 – Alex Johnson, Trafford Metro, 1:05.39
2 – Mark Robertson, Crawley, 1:08.04
3 – Chris Tainty, Camphill Ed, 1:13.79
65-69 Years
1 – Graham Powell, Team Luton, 1:14.70
2 – Simon Veale, Totnes, 1:15.25
3 – Steven Folsom, Teddington, 1:15.67
75-79 Years
1 – Derek Parr, Otter, 1:26.50
80-84 Years
1 – David Cumming, Eastbourne, 1:45.90
2 – Roger Lloyd-Mostyn, Otter, 1:47.87
Multi-Classification by British Para-Swimming Points
1 – Owen Garsides, KingstonHull, 722 points
2 – Joseph Seage, City of Sheffield, 661 points
3 – Bret Bassett, City of Derby, 640 points
Women’s 100m Butterfly
18-24 Years
1 – Maisie Elliott, Loughborough University, 1:00.42
2 – Georgina Pryor, Derventio, 1:00.47
3 – Kimberley Mackay, Chichester, 1:08.35
25-29 Years
1 – Elizabeth Gray, Aylesbury, 1:03.59
2 – Isabella Centeleghe, Cardiff Mast, 1:04.38
3 – Katie Maloney, Lincoln Vulc, 1:05.58
30-34 Years
1 – Chelsea Hendry, Portsmouth Northsea, 1:05.30
2 – Kimberly Saddler, Exeter Masters, 1:07.37
3 – Robyn Le Friec, Spencer, 1:08.38
35-39 Years
1 – Victoria Reading, Northampton, 1:04.64
2 – Georgina Heyn, Teddington, 1:04.69
3 – Alice Lane, Birmingham Masters, 1:11.61
40-44 Years
1 – Aimee Ramm, G B Police, 1:08.7
2 – Tanya Alexander, Team Waveney, 1:10.08
3 – Christine Jaeggi, Borough of Newham, 1:13.20
45-49 Years
1 – Michelle Ware, Woking, 1:07.63
2 – Susan Teale, Borough of Kirklees, 1:09.64
3 – Fleur Turner, Basingstoke, 1:10.61
50-54 Years
1 – Jeanne Petit, Leic Peng, 1:12.72
2 – Phillipa O’Grady, Exeter Masters, 1:14.80
3 – Daniella Harrison, Potters Bar, 1:20.39
55-59 Years
1 – Elizabeth Woolner, Team Anglia, 1:11.48
2 – Laura Cooke, Bracknell, 1:18.27
3 – Adele Parham, Exeter Masters, 1:25.61
60-64 Years
1 – Karen McBeath, Forres, 1:20.66
2 – Heidi Gore, Reading, 1:26.40
3 – Helen Kula-Prezezwanski, Caradon, 1:27.94
65-69 Years
1 – Sally Mills, Mid Sussex, 1:29.69
75-79 Years
1 – Judy Wilson, Birmingham Masters, 1:49.00
2 – Patricia Jackson, East Anglian, 1:59.28
Multi-Classification by British Para-Swimming Points
1 – Natalia Chociaj, Aberdeen Dolphins, 369 points
Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Team
72+ Years
1 – Loughborough University, 7:35.95
2 – West Suffolk, 8:06.25
3 – City of Southampton, 8:44.75
100+ Years
1 – Birmingham Masters, 8:03.86
2 – Aberdeen Dolphins, 8:45.48
120+ Years
1 – Brighton Dolphins, 8:31.52
2 – Stowmarket, 10:33.05
160+ Years
1 – Crawley, 8:31.51
2 – Kidlington, 8:46.16
3 – Exeter Masters, 9:25.55
200+ Years
1 – East Leeds, 8:37.33
2 – City of Sheffield, 8:47.71
3 – Borough of Newham, 8:58.73
240+ Years
1 – Warrington Masters, 9:35.29
2 – St Albans Masters, 10:53.11
3 – Spencer, 11:15.82
280+ Years
1 – Otter, 12:09.22
2 – City of Sunderland, 14:14.79
320+ Years
1 – Birmingham Masters, 14:21.45
Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Team
72+ Years
1 – Loughborough University, 8:15.80
2 – MwayMaritime , 10:15.65
3 – RTW Masters, 11:01.33
100+ Years
1 – City of Southampton , 9:52.91
120+ Years
1 – MwayMaritime, 10:31.30
2 – Out To Swim, 13:45.36
160+ Years
1 – City of Cambridge, 10:01.02
2 – Exeter Masters, 10:01.40
3 – Spencer, 11:00.55
200+ Years
1 – Harrogate District, 9:24.37
2 – St Albans Masters, 11:12.77
3 – City of Sheffield, 12:05.73
240+ Years
1 – Spencer, 11:06.64
2 – Bracknell, 11:44.88
280+ Years
1 – Mid Sussex, 12:52.44
