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Two European and two new British records kick off Masters Nationals
October 25, 2024It was an exciting start to the GoCardless Swim England Masters National Championships with two European and two British records being broken.
Two of those came in the final heat of the session where Lucy Charles–Barclay and Daniel Mills both set record breaking efforts.
Charles–Barclay finished with an incredible time of 16:55:36 to take the European record in the Female 30-34 age category.
The Borough of Newham swimmer finished six seconds faster than the previous best, which had stood for six years and been set by Sophie Casson of Carnforth.
The second record of the heat was made by Daniel Mills of Trafford Met as he clocked in at 16.02.09 in the Open/Male 30-34 age category.
Eight seconds separate his time and the previous British best set by Trafford Metro clubmate Christopher Knight back in 2022 (16:10:04).
There was another new European record registered in the Female 70-74 category, as Jayne Stephenson broke Jane Asher’s record that had stood for a magnificent 20 years.
Stephenson finished in a time of 23:26:62, to beat the 2004 record (23:54:74) by a spectacular 28 seconds.
But it was Otter’s Derek Parr who had the honour of claiming the meets first record.
Swimming in the 80-84 Years category, he broke his own British best time by more than 15 seconds as he touched the wall in a time of 24:34.46. His 800m split also set a British record with a time of 12:58.67
Check out the rest of the results from the Mixed 1500m Freestyle here.
Images: Will Johnston photography
Article written by Gabrielle Laurent.
Day One, Session One, Medal Roll of Honour
Open/Male 1500m Freestyle
18-24 Years
1. Adam Jones, Trafford Metro, 17:14.21
2. Andrew Dobbing, Bebington, 17:46.25
3. Finnan Mott, City of Stoke, 18:42.75
25-29 Years
1. Thomas Allen, Flitwick, 18:56.48
2. Myles Hanlon, Out To Swim, 21:45.58
30-34 Years
1. Daniel Mills, Trafford Metro, 16:02.09
2. Reece Barclay, Borough of Newham, 17:23.96
3. Matthew Breckon, Crawley, 17:24.03
35-39 Years
1. John Dan, Reading, 17:19.61
2. William Askey, City of Stoke, 19:06.05
3. Matthew Lees, Rochdale, 21:07.35
40-44 Years
1. Nick Valentine, Derwentside and Gateshead, 17:27.67
2. William Ellis, Lacning College, 18:11.02
3. Pip Bennett, Otter, 18:27.70
45-49 Years
1. Steven Allcock, Leyland Barracudas, 18:11.40
2. Oliver Wilkinson, Gloucester Masters, 18:34.61
3. Steven Paine, Belper Marlins, 18:42.17
50-54 Years
1. Matthew Driscoll, Nottingham Leander, 18:10.69
2. Stuart Morgan, East Leeds, 19:26.72
3. Bradley Murphy, Wilmslow, 19:55.44
55-59 Years
1. Peter Dixon, Borough of Newham, 17:27.08
2. Andrew Carr, East Leeds, 19:14.29
3. Neil Yates, City of Stoke, 21:56.65
60-64 Years
1. Dale Barker, Team Anglia, 19:40.38
2. Mark Strakosch, Hemel Hempstead, 20:33.65
3. Mark Jones, Warrington Masters, 20:36.87
65-69 Years
1. Neil Weatherburn, Teddington, 23:07.59
2. Nicholas Crew, Medway Maritime, 25:23.25
70-74 Years
1. Chris Fidler, Teddington, 23:46.71
2. David Randall, Manchester Triathlon, 24:12.47
75-79 Years
1. David Hembrow, Swim Bournemouth, 25:11.69
2. Stuart McLellan, Hadleigh, 25:42.48
3. Peter Stephens, Spencer, 29:28.07
80-84 Years
1. Derek Parr, Otter, 24:34.46
2. Michael Read, City of Bolton, 30:52.63
Female 1500m Freestyle
18-24 Years
1. Emily Inns, Trafford Metro, 18:35.42
2. Sophie Marshall, City of Lincoln P, 19:12.96
3. Liv Spencer, Lincoln Vulcans, 19:40.57
25-29 Years
1. Emma Wheeler, Dartmoor Darts, 19:42.24
2. Athena Heavey, City of Stoke, 20:02.62
3. Alison Pringle, Dumfries, 20:05.11
30-34 Years
1. Lucy Charles-Barclay, Borough of Newham, 16:55.36
2. Amie Garforth, City of Lincoln P, 20:32.28
3. Gemma Cannon, Deben, 20:40.37
35-39 Years
1. Sarah Roberts, Manchester Triathlon, 19:23.18
2. Hayley Moore, Windsor, 19:40.48
3. Natalie Thomas, Swim Bournemouth, 20:19.18
40-44 Years
1. Nicola Bushell, Faversham, 20:00.43
2. Lucy Bessant, Dover Life, 20:20.49
3. Kira Neal, Basildon Pheonix, 20:43.13
45-49 Years
1. Jessica Partridge, Gloucester Masters, 19:08.16
2. Susan Evans, Biggleswade, 19:40.06
3. Nicole Hamilton, Teddington, 20:02.01
50-54 Years
1. Philippa Rickard, Harrogate, 20:04.75
2. Suzanne Wilding, Erith and District, 20:42.74
3. Daniella Harrison, Potters Bar, 21:46.96
55-59 Years
1. Heidi Nevin, Rochford, 20:41.99
2. Josephine Cresswell, East Anglian, 21:28.90
3. Andrea Thomas, Hoylake, 22:03.46
60-64 Years
1. Suzanne Noble, East Anglian, 20:23.52
2. Nuala Muir-Cochrane, Harrogate, 20:32.10
3. Catherine Munro, Winchester, 22:51.25
65-69 Years
1. Louise Kathro, Exe Masters, 28:07.45
70-74 Years
1. Jayne Stephenson, Gloucester Masters, 23:26.62
2. Christina Victor, Guildford City, 25:53.17
3. Valerie Thorp, Derby Excel, 27:38.94
75-79 Years
1. Rose Dudeney, Mid Sussex, 28:18.45
80-84 Years
1. Elaine Bromwich, Birmingham Masters, 37:42.41
