Medals and Records For Masters at SE Long Course Championships

Our Masters swimmers made a great start to 2016, winning twelve medals (seven of them gold) and setting six new Eastern Region and ten new Beds County records. Newcomer Karen MacKenzie had an impressive debut winning two golds and setting a new Beds County record  over 50m Backstroke in the 40 – 44 year age group. See the Masters Competition News page for more details or just click here.

Arena League Round 3

Team Luton hosted Gala 2 of the 3rd and final round of the 2015/2016 National Arena League, London at Inspire: Luton Sports Village on 12 December.

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In this round Team Luton were competing against Anaconda, Berkhamsted, Brompton, Enfield Swim Squad B, Greenwich Royals, Hitchin and Wandsworth.  The Team Luton swimmers put in a magnificent performance recording 10×1st, 6×2nd and 14×3rd place positions.

The team finished in 3rd place on the night and finished 10th overall out of 16 clubs in division one. CLICK HERE for the full report.

Etwall Eagle Masters

We did it! Our Masters squad retained the top Non-Midlands team trophy at the Etwall Eagles Masters meet.

It was a decisive win with the squad scoring more than double the points of East Leeds and Trafford Metro. Click here for a full report

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National Arena League Round 2

Team Luton hosted the 2nd round of the 2015/2016 National Arena League London at Inspire: Luton Sports Village on 14 November.

In this round Team Luton were swimming against Berkhamsted, Brompton, Enfield Swim Squad B, Hemel Hempstead, Hitchin, Potters Bar and Saxon Crown.

After eighteen events Team Luton were placed in 4th position with only 8 points between them and the third placed team.  After the next 8 races the gap was narrowed to only 2 points.  With every team member swimming enthusiastically, they managed to move into third position after event 34 and stayed in this position to finish the gala in a commendable 3rd place.  In a closely fought gala, Hemel Hempstead turned out winners by 1 point from Brompton.  For a full report CLICK HERE

East Swimming Short Course Championships

Twelve Team Luton swimmers took part in the East Swimming Short Course Championships over the weekend of 6/7/8 November.  The championships are swum as an open competition with everyone swimming in the same age group and a single set of qualifying times.

winter_regionals_2015There was some fast swimming by all, with numerous personal bests and qualifying times for next years Regional Championships.  Read the full article HERE.