The World Aquatics Masters Championships took place in Doha from 23 February to 3 March and we now have two world champions in the East Region. Chris Ayers from South Beds Masters won 3 titles in the female 70-74 years age group: 50, 100 and 200 breast. She was also awarded silver medals in the
The British Masters Long Course Swimming Championships took place at Ponds Forge from 2nd to 4th June and there were numerous successes for Masters Swimmers from the East Region. Twenty-six swimmers came home with 47 national titles between them including 5 titles each for Janet Masters (South Beds Masters, 80-84), our oldest competitor at 83
On 27th March Swim England East Region held a development day for our Masters swimmers at Oundle Sports Centre. Presentations included; How to Deal with Nerves and Mental Race Preparation (Emma Wood, Cognitive Hypnotherapist and trainee Sport Psychologist); Injury Prevention through Strength and Conditioning Exercises (Lawrence Palmer, Strength and Conditioning Coach and Masters 50m Breaststroke
Swim England East Region is holding a Master 50m Development Day on Sunday 27th March 2022 at Oundle School Sports Centre, Oundle, PE8 4AG from 1pm-7pm. For more information please go to the Masters Development page.
Chris Dunn of Hatfield Swimming Club had an amazing weekend at the Swim Wales Masters Long Course meet at Swansea on the 5th/6th March. With 9 swims he broke 4 European records which were also British records and a further 4 British records. All 9 swims were also East Region records. Chris was swimming in
Entries are now open for the East Region Masters Championships being held on 10th October at Newmarket Leisure Centre. All entries must be received by 27th September 2021. For more information, please visit our Masters Competitions page.
We are hopeful that it will be possible to return to competition in the new season, and have therefore booked Newmarket Leisure Centre for an East Region Masters Competition on Sunday 10th October. Clearly this will be dependent on whatever COVID restrictions apply at that time, but if everyone can get the date on their
Louise Mackie has responded to our pleas for a volunteer to take on the role of East Region Masters Manager. As many of you will know, our former Masters Manager Sharon Perry stood down at our ACM due to work pressures. We have been be advertising for a replacement since September, and Louise has thankfully
You may be aware that our current Masters Manager, Sharon Perry, has decided to stand down from the role. Sharon has done a fantastic job as our Masters Manager over the past three years, but has a busy and demanding job which frequently takes her away from home, and is unable to continue to juggle
Fifteen swimmers from East Region clubs competed at the FINA World Masters Championships in Gwangju, South Korea between 12th and 18th August. There were multiple medals for Hannah Ueckermann (Whitham Dolphins) who picked up two gold, one silver and one bronze, and Lucy Ryan (Team Anglia) who collected three bronze medals. Stuart McLellan (Sudbury) also
Entries are now open for the East Region Masters Championships being held on 29th September at Newmarket Leisure Centre. All entries must be received by 16th September 2019. For more information, please visit our Masters Competitions page.
Congratulations to the regional winners of the 2018 Masters Decathlon Competition! Each year the top three swimmers in the region in each category are pulled from the national results and receive a regional trophy. The 2018 winners are:
