Author: Caroline Furze
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Okehampton Sprint meet
Many people would think that four galas in little over a month were more than enough, but not some of our younger swimmers. Offered an invitation from our neighbours at Okehampton Otters to take part in their LL4 Easter Sprint meet, eight took up the challenge. They all had a cracking afternoon’s racing, with lots…
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Dartmoor Sprint meet
We welcomed over 150 swimmers, ages seven to 16, to our annual Dartmoor Sprint meet at Exmouth last weekend and had plenty of enthusiastic feedback. Thank you to Exmouth for being such efficient co-organisers, to the staff of the Leisure Centre for being so welcoming, to all the officials and helpers who made it possible…
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DRSA Winter Sprinter
Twenty-one swimmers from Tavistock Swimming Club took part in a gala hosted by Devonport Royal Swimming Association last weekend. There was a wide range of experience, from those with five or more years’ racing under their belt to one competing from the first time, but mutual support eased the nerves and everyone went home with…
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2026 Devon County Championships
Twelve of our swimmers qualified for this year’s county championships, five of them for the first time. The places were hard-won: three others achieved consideration times but didn’t get to swim, such was the standard of entries. Our competitors enjoyed the experience and produced some impressive swims, the youngsters taking to the 50m pool with…
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2025 PL Xmas meet
Plymouth Leander Christmas Open Meet – Race Report Competitors from Tavistock Swimming club put in a fantastic team performance over two weekends at the Plymouth Leander Christmas Open Meet. With 17 swimmers racing across 65 events, it was a busy and exciting competition, full of excellent swims, plenty of personal bests, and some standout results.…
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1500m
Four swimmers went to Exeter to swim the 1500m; three of them (Lottie, Lily & Cora) doing it for the first timeParking was a nightmare – so many Christmas shoppers! – but the swimming was impressive.*Devon times for Lily & Cora 🎉🎉🎉*A bronze medal for Lottie🥉*And a gold medal for Charlotte 🥇Well done to them…
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SW Schools Biathlon
Miri and Olivia both had an excellent competition at the South-West Schools biathlon at Millfield last weekend. Both achieved PBs in their swims; Liv was 5th in her age group and achieved National qualification; Miri also has National qualification in her sights. Well done to both! Liv’s first time in the Schools Biathlon and Miri’s…
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Pony club triathlon
Lots of our members compete in Pony Club triathlons instead of (or as well as) traditional swim meets. These require athletes to swim as far as they can in two minutes (or three minutes, for older ones) Congratulations to Hadley, 9, who achieved a massive 20m PB at the weekend, swimming 3.23 lengths in his…
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100% success rate
Four swimmers went off to the Exeter Distance Qualifier to swim the 800m.Four swimmers came home with four PBs, four county consideration times and one gold medal.A solid afternoon’s work.Well done girls and thank you very much to Sarah, from TSC, and Exmouth Swimming Club for looking after them on poolside.
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800m + Winter regionals
A fantastic 22 swimmers took part in our club 800m towards the end of October, all except four of them for the first time. They all put in swims to be proud of, with strikingly mature pacing across the board. A special shout-out to Lily who was less than 2s off a Devon time in…