From
the
Advertiser, first published Wednesday 21st Jun 2006.
Dolphin made
their mark on the British Masters Championships at Manchester Aquatics Centre, finishing
third behind the
teams of Spencer and Otter.
Highlights
included two British records plus 25 gold, 14 silver and 10 bronze medals.
In the 74+
years mixed 200m medley relay, Jon
Audis (backstroke) and Commonwealth finalist Chris
Jones (breaststroke) were joined by debutantes Jenna
Beckett (butterfly) and Kathryn
Rees (freestyle) to sweep to gold in a new British
record of 1:58.01.
Audis, Nigel
Masters (breaststroke), Steve
Cryer (butterfly) and Andi
Manley (freestyle) made it a record brace in the mens’
120+ years category in 1:50.86.
John
Drake entered
the record books with a new club mark of 9:49.52 in the 800m free to add to his win
in his favoured 200m fly.
Audis broke
his own club record in the 200m backstroke, touching in 2:14.23 to add to his 50m
fly record en route to a personal best over 100m.
Chris
Lock medalled
for the first time, claiming three bronzes in the 50 and 100m breaststroke and 50m
free.
Daughter Sarah capped
it with gold in the 100m backstroke in 1:14.31 seconds.
British
rankings: Spencer 274
points; Otter 169; Swindon Dolphin 158; Royal Navy 157; Trafford Metro 148; Heart
of England 142; Romford Town 112; Camden Swiss Cottage 108; Gloucester Masters 101;
Barnet Copthall 99.
Dolphin
juniors produced their best-ever showing at the Western Counties Regional BAGCAT championships
at Millfield.
Day one produced
eight finalists, 11-year-old James
Clark becoming the only BAGCAT winner in Wiltshire,
with gold in the 200m IM to add silver in the 100m free. Katie
Carter, also 11, was third in the 200m breaststroke.
Day two saw Clark, Cathal
Westman, 13, (200m breaststroke) and Rosie
Wells, 12, (200m backstroke) unsurpassed.
Other finalists: Elizabeth
Beckett, Samanatha
Berry ( fifth, 100m fly), Tim
Berry (seventh, 200m breaststroke), Jose
Prunty, Peter
Wasielewski.
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