It's that time of year when the good, the bad (and the ugly) of Masters swimming descend upon Ponds Forge, Sheffield to prove that they've still got what it takes to plough up and down a pool at (a reasonable) pace.

Congratulations to Melissa Birkett and Matthew Harris who are swimming for Wiltshire this weekend at the inter county champs at Ponds Forge. 

Following in her son's footsteps, Nikki Harris has received the call to swim in the Masters inter county in Bristol in November. 

Good luck to them and the rest of the Wiltshire swimmers.

Down to Salisbury for the final round of the Wiltshire Masters for 2011.  Yet again, a small but perfectly formed Corsham team tackled the events on offer (100 IM, 50 breast, 25 back, 25 fly and 50 free).  The events came thick and fast.

Having missed the previous rounds, it was a welcome return for Nikki Harris and her preformances dominated the evening taking gold in her 3 events and lowering her county records in all 3 too.

The best of the west (and some of the rest) gathered in Millfield today for 25s, 50s and 100 in all strokes and the 100 IM.  Of course, being old folk, we were able to choose as much (or as little) as we wanted.

Nikki Harris took 4 golds in 50 back, 50 free, 100 IM and 100 back.  But with the 100 free being the final event in what turned out to be a very quick gala, the odds were stacked against and she took a hard earned silver.  (will there be revenge at the Nationals at the end of October?)

On the 10th July, Wiltshire held their Open Water Champs at Lake 32 in the Cotswold Water Park.  It was a pleasant evening with the water temperature approaching a 'comfortable' 20 degrees.

Round 2 of the County Masters took place tonight at Trowbridge and Corsham went along with a small (but perfectly formed) team due to holidays and other commitments. 

Most pleasing result of the night was in the 120+year 4x50fc relay where Stuart Gibbs, Sarah Lewis and Kirsty Mason kept us in the race and allowed Mike Edmundson to bring it home for GOLD. 

In the individual events, we had 10 medals from 12 races - not a bad little haul.

We have successfully applied for a grant from the Westlea Community Investment Fund and this is to be put towards the Open Water Swim Camp to be held at Lake 32, Cotswold Water Park on 11th/12th June.

This has resulted in us being able to reduce the cost and hopefully make the camp more accessible and affordable to all Corsham ASC swimmers.
 

JUST A REMINDER

The dates of the County Open Water Championships (at Lake 32, Cotswold water Park) are:
Sunday 10th July from 5pm (750m for 11 year olds, 1500 for 12+)
Wednesday 13th July from 5.45pm (3km for 13+) 

There will also be taster sessions on:
Sunday 5th June from 6pm
Wednesday 8th, 15th and 22nd June from 7pm. 

You must attend one of these sessions to compete! 

See the attached documents for more information.

The first round of the 2011 County Masters took place at the Link in Swindon tonight and we went with a team of 8 to tackle the various individual events (50 back, 100 fly, 25 breast and 100 free) and numerous relays.  We even had support from family and friends.  How many clubs just happen to bring a lifeguard with them to ensure that the gala could continue?