Q2 Saturday Sessions

Please see below second quarter dates for Saturday sessions.

April:

CP 4th- 9:30-11

CP 11th- 11-12:30

CP 25th- 9:30-11

May:

CP 2nd- 9:30-11

CP 9th- 9:30-11

CP 16th- 9:30-11

LAC 23rd- 11-12:30

LAC 30th- 11-12:30

June:

CP 6th- 9:30-11

LAC 13th- 11-12:30

LAC 20th- 11-12:30

CP 27th- 9:30-11

2020 Q1 Saturday Training Sessions

The following Saturday training sessions have been confirmed for this quarter:

• 4th January: 11.00am-12.30pm @ London Aquatics Centre

• 11th January: 11.00am-12.30pm @ London Aquatics Centre

• 18th January: 9.00am-10.30am @ Crystal Palace

• 25th January: 11.00am-12.30pm @ London Aquatics Centre

• 1st February: 9.00am-10.30am @ Crystal Palace

• 8th February: 9.00am-10.30am @ Crystal Palace

• 15th February: 9.00am-10.30am @ Crystal Palace

• 22nd February: 11.00am-12.30pm @ London Aquatics Centre

• 29th February: 9.00am-10.30am @ Crystal Palace

• 7th March: 9.00am-10.30am @ Crystal Palace

• 21st March: 9.00am-10.30am @ Crystal Palace

• 28th March: 9.00am-10.30am @ Crystal Palace

2019 Q4 Saturday Training Sessions

The following Saturday training sessions have so far been confirmed for this quarter:

• 5th October: 11.00am-12.30pm @ London Aquatics Centre

• 19th October: 11.00am-12.30pm @ London Aquatics Centre

• 26th October: 11.00am-12.30pm @ London Aquatics Centre

• 9th November: 10.30am-12.00pm @ Crystal Palace

• 16th November: 10.30am-12.00pm @ Crystal Palace

• 23rd November: 10.30am-12.00pm @ Crystal Palace

• 30th November: 10.30am-12.00pm @ Crystal Palace

• 7th December: 10.30am-12.00pm @ Crystal Palace

• 14th December: 10.30am-12.00pm @ Crystal Palace

• 21st December: 11.00am-12.30pm @ London Aquatics Centre

That's a Wrap! Top Results at the 18th FINA World Masters Championships Gwangju 2019

The week began with the open water event, consisting of a choppy 3km course at the Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, about 60 miles from Gwangju. This was then followed up by 7 days in the Nambu University International Aquatics Centre, a wonderful Olympic-level facility complete with both indoor & outdoor 50m warm-up pools.

Team GB had some outstanding results throughout the championships, with a significant contribution from Otter!

Hayley Davies (W 35-39) became very acquainted with the podium, totaling 4 silver medals & 2 gold medals overall, and 6 for 6 cuddly Otters! On top of that, she achieved 2 Otter club records in the 800 Freestyle & 200 Backstroke:

• 3km Open Water 41:21, 2nd

• 800 Freestyle 10:02.46, 2nd, Otter record

• 400 IM 5:31.60, 1st

• 200 IM 2:33.64, 1st

• 200 Backstroke 2:31.96, 2nd, Otter record

• 200 Butterfly 2:30.34, 2nd

Pip Bennett (M 35-39) brought home 2 bronze medals (and more Otters!), as well as achieving 2 other top-20 placings:

• 3km Open Water 42:12, 3rd

• 800 Freestyle 9:46.81, 3rd

• 400 IM 5:30.84, 15th

• 200 Backstroke 2:36.44, 14th

Catherine Demont (W 25-29) brings home a medal for finishing 5th in the 400 Freestyle (FINA award medals to top-6 placings at World Championships), along with top-10 places in all swims:

• 100 Freestyle 1:02.95, 9th

• 200 Freestyle 2:18.58, 8th

• 100 Butterfly 1:12.02, 7th

• 400 Freestyle 4:53.97, 5th

Fraser Peh (M 25-29) also took a 5th place medal in the 100 butterfly:

• 100 Butterfly 59.76, 5th

• 100 Freestyle 56.48, 22nd

Wade Rimbach (M 35-39) broke 2 Otter club records in the 200 Backstroke and the 400 IM, as well as 2 top-10 finishes:

• 200 Backstroke 2:25.58 Otter Record, 8th

• 200 IM 2:23.47, 11th

• 400 IM 5:13.55 Otter Record, 11th

• 200 Breaststroke 2:42.29, 12th

• 400 Freestyle 4:47, 9th

Enrico Hahn (M 35-39) celebrated his final meet as an Otter before returning to his native Germany, by achieving 3 top-20 finishes:

• 200 Breaststroke 2:44.52, 15th

• 100 Breaststroke 1:16.44, 24th

• 400 IM 5:32.29, 16th

• 200 IM 2:34.70, 19th

Dontony Gill-Nasadi (M 25-29) achieved a lifetime best in the 50 Breaststroke:

• 50 Breaststroke 34.68, 32nd

• 200 Breaststroke 3:00.96, 18th

• 100 Breaststroke 1:18.98, 26th

• 50 Freestyle 28.46, 52nd

• 100 Freestyle 1:04.23, 49th

Caspar Stops (M 30-34) also clocked a masters best time in the 200 IM:

• 200 IM 2:45.58, 18th

• 100 Freestyle 1:02.64, 34th

• 50 Freestyle 28.07, 45th

Michael Amos (M 60-64) dusted off his goggles for his first World Masters Championships since 2014 in Montreal:

• 800 Freestyle 12:09.86, 12th

Special mention to honorary Otters who have been past members, or competed under different teams on this occasion:

• Steve Braine (M 65-69), racing under Mid-Sussex Marlins, took home a bronze in the 100 Freestyle, silver in the 50 Butterfly and bronze in the 100 Butterfly.

• Susan Pryzwara (W 35-39), racing under SCW Eschborn, won silver in the 50 Backstroke, silver in the 200 IM and bronze in the 100 Backstroke.

• Matt Wan (M 30-34), racing under Out To Swim, finished in top-20 places in all 4 of his races.

• Adrian Murphy (M 40-44), racing under Trinidad & Tobago Aquatics, made his World Championships debut under his native country’s representing team, competing in various 50s & the men’s medley relay.