SHEFFIELD, England, Nov. 5. RECORD-breaker Francis Penwarden had a smile as wide as the Ponds Forge pool as she registered her own slice of history on the opening day of the (British) ASA National Masters 25m Championship.<\/p>\n
The Kings Cormorants 200m Breaststroke ace set a new European and British record in Sheffield, clocking an impressive time of 3:00.66 in the women's 50-54 age-group category. And 51-year-old Penwarden was not the only record-breaker in South Yorkshire, but she and Judy Hattle were the only two swimmers to set a new European standard.<\/p>\n
Hattle, 45, representing Hadrian Masters, set a new European and British record in the 50 Butterfly. Her time of 30.70 was enough to re-write the record books in the 45-49 age group.<\/p>\n
Records continued to tumble during the course of the 1500m Freestyle, 200m Breaststroke, 50m Butterfly and 100m Backstroke disciplines. This year's swimmers have a tough ask on their hands if they are going to eclipse last year's final record standings – but they've certainly started in the right manner. Last year saw 10 World, 31 European and 115 British records fall.<\/p>\n
But 86-year-old Harold Dodd, a plucky pensioner from Wythenshawe, started the ball rolling with a new British record in the 1500m Freestyle, competing for Trafford. His time of 34:04.68 bettered his previous best of 34:20.91 from last year.<\/p>\n
City of Milton Keynes swimmer Margaret Smith, 47, was also in fine form in the 1500 Freestyle, with a time of 20:12.79 for a British and new Scottish record in the 45-49 age-group.<\/p>\n
Hadrian Masters had cause for double success when, as well as Hattle's success, Graham Pearson claimed a British record in the 200m Breaststroke for the 50-54 age bracket. The 53-year-old registered a time of 2:44.26 for a deserved medal, while in the 70-74 age-group section Southport's Thomas Walker touched home in 3:15.50 to achieve a British record of his own.<\/p>\n
There were six other British records broken on the opening day, with a total of 13 British and two European records broken.<\/p>\n
Aimee Ramm, 23, starred for Loughborough University with a time of 28.30 in the 19-24 age-group of the 50m butterfly, with Soundwell's Eric Henderson a record-setter in the 55-59 section of the men's 50m butterfly. The 57-year-old recorded a time of 29.15.<\/p>\n
The other record-breakers were Sarah Rickwood, 21, from Loughborough Town, in the 19-24 100m Backstroke (1:05.51); Jo Corben, 21, of Fareham Nomads, successful in the 35-39 100m Backstroke (1:06.02), and 62-year-old Diane Ford, of Spencer, in the 60-64 200m Breaststroke (3:18.15).<\/p>\n
Bob Lord, 60, made his experience tell with an inspired swim in the 60-64 years 100m Backstroke competition. The Kennilworth Masters swimmer clocked a time of 1:15.46 while the last record of the day went to 81-year-old John Davis. The Birmingham Masters swimmer swam a time of 1:49.03 for a new British record in the 80-84 age group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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