Day two kicked off with Nicolas Barber (4:43.23) & Wade Rimbach (4:45.57) taking silver and bronze in the mens 30-34 400 Metre Freestyle. Derek Parr (6:38.87) also picked up silver in the 70-74, while Catherine Demont (4:55.23) was 4th, Abi Hucker (5:08.85) 7th 25-29 & Camille Vrain (5:20.13) was 8th in the Ladies 25-29.
Michael Jennings (31.44) 35-39 & Roger Lloyd-Mostyn (45.90) 75-59 both came close in the 50m Backstroke finishing 2nd, while Martin Sartorius 30.29 25-29 took 3rd. Gina Hobson (34.78) 40-44 was 4th, Graham Webster (33.23) 25-29 was 6th, Nicolas Barber (32.79) 30-34 was 7th &
Astrid Wharton (48:09) 45-49 was 10th.
Session 4 finished with all 4 of the Otter 4 x 50 Metre Medley Relay teams taking first or second. The Mens 100-119 Otter A team of Wade Rimbach, Craig Gillespie, Fraser Peh, Martin Sartorius won in 1:53.02. The Mens 280-319 Otter A team of Anthony Ray, Derek Parr, Stephen Braine, Roger Lloyd-Mostyn won in 2:50.2. The Mens 120-159 team of Enrico Hahn, Dontony Gill-Nasadi, Wai Kwong Wan, Graham Webster were 2nd in 2:01.48 and the Womens 100-119 team of Abigail Hucker, Camille Vrain, Catherine Demont, Alice Dinsdale-Young were 2nd in 2:16.29
SESSON 5 started with the mens and womens 4 x 100 Metre Freestyle Relay winning gold.
The Mens 120-159 team in 4:06.75 (Olivier Geleoc, Graham Webster, Enrico Hahn, Dontony Gill-Nasadi.) The women's 120-159 team in 4:19.36 Hayley Davis, Catherine Demont, Gina Hobson, Olivia Reynolds.
Otter had more success in the 100 Metre Butterfly. Number 1 Derek Parr won the 70-74 (1:25.43) while Roger Lloyd-Mostyn won the 75-79 (1:43.81). Fraser Peh was 2nd in the 25-29 (1:00.18), Michelle Senecal was 3rd in the 40-44 (1:19.77), Catherine Demont was 4th and Abi Hucker 6th in the 25-29 (1:12.44 & 1:15.95). And Hayley Davis swam the 7th fastest ladies time over all (1:10.15), but somehow still finished 7th in the ridiculously tough 30-34 age group.
Otter had a clean sweep of the podium in the mens 30-34 200 Metre Breaststroke.
1st Craig Gillespie (2:36.22), 2nd Wade Rimbach (2:46.63), 3rd Wai Kwong Wan (2:48.16). Enrico Hahn won the 35-39 (2:41.98). Camille Vrain (3:07.05) & Elizabeth Shaw (3:22.13) took bronze in the 25-29 & 50-54 age groups. While Dontony Gill-Nasadi (2:57.35) & Alice Dinsdale-Young (3:22.02) both finished 5th in the 25-29.
Emma Shkurka took out the ladies 35-39 50 Metre Freestyle winning in 28.92. Roger Lloyd-Mostyn was 2nd in the 75-79 (35.42), Craig Gillespie & Gina Hobson were 3rd in the 30-34 (26.51) & 40-44 (29.05). Stephen Braine 4th 60-64 (29.41), Fraser Peh (25.57), Nicolas Barber (27.50), Olivier Geleoc (27.71), Anthony Ray (41.42) & Olivia Reynolds (29.20) all finished 6th in their age groups. Martin Sartorius (25.72) 7th, Michael Jennings (26.91) & Wai Kwong Wan (27.70) were 8th, Graham Webster (27.01) & Elizabeth Shaw (34.27) 10th. Camille Vrain (31.56) 11th, Astrid Wharton (37.22) 13th & Dontony Gill-Nasadi (28.31) 17th.
Three more Otter relay gold medals at the beginning of Session 6. The Womens 120-159 4 x 50 Metre Freestyle Relay won in 1:55.30 (Catherine Demont, Emma Shkurka, Olivia Reynolds, Gina Hobson). The Mens 100-119 in 1:46.50 (Fraser Peh, Graham Webster, Enrico Hahn, Dontony Gill-Nasadi) & Mens 280-319 in 2:34.21 36.59 (Roger Lloyd-Mostyn, Anthony Ray, Derek Parr, Stephen Braine.)
3 Gold medal swims in the 400 Metre IM. Hayley Davis 5:36.06 (30-34) & Derek Parr 7:32.21 (70-74) were at it again picking up another gold each. Wade Rimbach 5:23.25 & Wai Kwong Wan 5:33.16 went one, two in the mens 30-34 and Abi Hucker was 4th in the ladies 25-29 in 5:51.21.
Catherine Demont (1:01.75) picked up her 2nd individual gold in two days in the 25-29 100 Metre Freestyle. Otter picked up 4 silver medals through Emma Shkurka 35-39 (1:04.50), Stephen Braine 60-64 (1:06.36), Anthony Ray 70-74 (1:38.69) & Roger Lloyd-Mostyn 75-79 (1:21.11). Gina Hobson picked up Bronze in the 40-44 (1:03.23). Lot of other Otters in action in the final event of day two with Fraser Peh 56.26 was 4th, Martin Sartorius 56.98 & Alice 1:05.01 were 5th, Craig 56.97 & Olivier 1:02.71 were 6th, Enrico Hahn 59.41 & Olivia 1:05.18 were 7th, Graham 59.15 & Nicos 1:00.97 were 8th, Michael 1:00.03 & Camille 1:07.52 were 9th & Dontony 1:04:40 was 15th.
Congrats to everyone who raced today, one more day of racing to go. Good luck Otters!
