Masters

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 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?

This event is similar to the winter league in that it's held in several pools at the same time and although gala results are available on the day, it takes a while to collate all the info from the various pools. However, it's not ALL relays. The south west region took place in Sherborne today and with Gloucestershire and Cornwall not entering a team, it was down to Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon and Somerset to battle it out. Club representation came in the form of Andy Chapman, Nikki Harris and me (accompanied by Andy Noakes from Trowbridge but trains with Corsham masters too).

The final round of the Wiltshire Masters for 2009 saw the usual suspects (Nikki, Andy and Stuart) make the long trip to Salisbury for 5 events (well, the lazy amoung us only did 3!!!)

Good results made the journey worthwhile.
Nikki claimed gold and county records in her 3 events.
Andy amassed 4 golds and a bronze - narrowly missing out on county records in 3 events.
Stuart gained 1 gold and 4 silvers - but more importantly was not disqualified in any of his races.