National Masters – Sheffield 2011

Four members of Stroud Masters SC travelled north to take part in the British Gas ASA National Masters and Senior Age Group Championships, at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge swimming pool.

Geoff Twinning, Kerrie Aldridge, Jessica Wooddisse, Mark Partridge

With over one thousand entrants this annual event is the largest and most competitive Master’s pool based swimming event of the year.

The team made a great start to the three day event with both Geoff Twinning and Jessica Wooddisse gaining medals in the 1500m freestyle; Jessica winning gold and Geoff, silver. Later on the same day Mark Partridge swam a new personal best time to win a bronze in the 100m breaststroke. Swimming in a very competitive age-group, Kerrie Aldridge ended the first days swimming with an eleventh place in the 100m backstroke.

Medals continued to be won on the second and third days of the competition with Jessica winning gold in the 400m and 800m freestyle events and a silver in the 400m individual medley. Geoff swam well to win gold in the 400 individual medley with Mark gaining a surprising silver and one second personal best time in the 50m breaststroke. Kerrie put in very creditable performances to get fifth in the 200m backstroke, eighth in the 200m breaststroke and ninth place in a very close 50m backstroke. The team came back with four gold medals, three silver medals, one bronze and a number of personal best times which was overall a great performance from the small team from Stroud.

SwimmerEventTimePosition
Jessica 1500 free18.40.791st
800 free9.47.571st
400 free4.51.141st
400 IM5.40.692nd
Mark 50 brst32.882nd
100 brst1.14.883rd
50 free27.176th
100 free1.02.2213th
100 IM1.10.306th
200 brst3.01.736th
50 bck34.9112th
Geoff1500 free17.36.802nd
200 IM2.19.955th
400 IM4.59.411st
100 fly1.01.386th
200 free2.02.775th
100 free56.2313th
Kerrie50 fly33.6723rd
50 bck32.679th
100 bck1.10.3411th
200 bck2.30.485th
100 IM1.13.7415th
200 brst3.04.218th