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British Gas ASA Masters and Senior Age Group Championships (25m) 2009 at Ponds Forge swimming pool in Sheffield on October 23rd-25th

Five Wincanton master swimmers competed at the British Gas ASA Masters and Senior Age Group Championships 2009 at Ponds Forge swimming pool in Sheffield on October 23rd-25th.



Philippa O'Grady won 2 golds and 1 silver medal, Adele Parham won 1 silver and 1 bronze and Pete Gilpin won 1 bronze. The Wincanton team also entered the 160+ Mixed medley and Mixed fc team relays and gained 8th position in both races.

Results:

Philippa O'Grady (40-44yrs)
200m fly 2nd · 400m IM 1st · 100m fly 4th · 200m IM 1st

Adele Parham (40-44yrs)
1500m 3rd · 100m IM 11th · 200m IM 7th · 200m fc 8th · 400m IM 2nd

Lucy Hart (35-39yrs)
50m brst 6th · 100m brst 7th · 200m brst 6th

Pete Gilpin (50-54yrs)
50m fc 4th · 100m fc 5th · 50m bacr 3rd · 100m bacr 4th

Phil Icke (40-44yrs)
50m fc 15th

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SIX GOLD, 4 SILVER, 4 BRONZE MEDALS AND A WELSH RECORD AT THE MASTERS AND SENIOR AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CARDIFF 2009

The British Gas Masters and Senior Age Group Championships (50m) 2009 took place at Cardiff International pool on the weekend of 19th-21st June in which five swimmers from Wincanton Masters Swimming Club competed. The swimming club have had swimmers compete successfully at the short course championships (25m) held in October but this was the first time the swimmers have competed in the long course championships (50m). Their coach Lindsay Lant gained 3 golds and 1 silver. Philippa O'Grady gained 2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze, Peter Gilpin won gold and a new welsh record in the mens 50-54yrs 50m backcrawl plus 2 silvers and 1 bronze in his other races and Adele Parham won 2 bronzes.

The swimmers all exceeded their expectations. The races were tough especially as the club can only train in a 25m pool and racing in a 50m pool can feel much harder and more tiring. The swimmers are now beginning their preparation for the National Championships at Ponds Forge, Sheffield at the end of October where they hope to continue with their success.