The Master swimmers train on a Sunday evening from 7.00pm to 8.00pm, except for the Sundays of bank holiday weekends.  Members may also sign up for the Saturday morning sessions, which are shared with the younger club members.

Masters sessions are open to swimmers age 19 years and over, with no upper age limit.

We do not teach non-swimmers, but a high standard of swimming is not necesary.  It is sufficient for applicants to be able to swim two lengths of the EPIC pool (66.6 metres) on two different strokes.

Swimmers divide into three lanes:

Lane 1 is the teaching lane for swimmers who cannot swim all four strokes or who lack stamina.  Stroke teaching and basic diving instruction is given as required.

Lane 2 is for swimmers competent in all four strokes, the emphasis is on increasing speed and distance while also increasing stamina.  These swimmers are encouraged to enter novice masters events or distance events such as the BLDSA one-hour swim or the ASA half-hour swim.

Lane 3 is for experienced swimmers, where the schedules are challenging and varied.

Swimmers enter masters meets from local to National events, while the younger members may suppport the club team by swimming open events in competitive galas (such as the Speedo Swimming League.)

 

If you would care to join us, come along on a Sunday for a trial session.

 

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Recent Masters' successes:

Annual Club Mile winners:  Matthew Gibbs and Traci Shipley (in a new record time)

Arfon (Bangor) meet:  Traci Shipley 1st 100m backstroke, 1st 100m freestyle

Cheshire Masters:  Matthew Gibbs  1st 50m breaststroke

                                  Holly Newsome 1st 50m freestyle

                                  Traci Shipley     1st 50m backstroke

                                  Sarah Westoby 1st 50m breaststroke             

 

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