Author: Caroline Furze
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City of Plymouth League
TSC swimmers dug out their war paint and their very best swimming for the first event of the new City of Plymouth League at the Life Centre today. Huge congratulations to everyone in team Tavistock and a very big thank you, not only to the volunteers and officials but also to some seniors who put…
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Okehampton Sprints
Some of the swimmers from last Saturday’s Sprint Meet at Okehampton Well done to EVERYONE who took part! Sorry it is so difficult to get a photo of you all at once.
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Busy weekend
A busy weekend competing for TSC swimmers… In outdoor events, Sam was 4th out of (literally) thousands in Swim Serpentine; Miri 3rd in the Falmouth Triathlon, a pretty impressive start to her first adult season; Hannah, 2nd in the Dawlish Sprint Triathlon; and Liv & Harriet joint first in the junior section at Falmouth. Meanwhile,…
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“Summer” social and presentations
To Adrenalin Quarry in Cornwall last weekend for some out of the pool fun and our annual presentations. The rain was so heavy that those who chose to spectate rather than swim got every bit as wet as those who went in but everyone seemed to have a great time. Afterwards, some snacks organised by…
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2025 National Biathlete Championships
Huge congratulations to Miri on her amazing achievement at the 2025 National Biathle Championships & World Qualifier at Weymouth Beach last weekend. Racing continuously in a 800m run, 200m swim followed by another 800m run, Miri placed 6th overall, earning her a hard earned spot to represent Great Britain in the U15s at the World…
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National Aquathlon Championships 2025
Exciting news from the National Championships, where we had three swimmers competing in the event held at the National Water Centre in Nottingham. Hannah and Charlotte Walker were competing in the 20-24 age group and Sam Lake in the 45-49 age group. They began with a 750m swim in the regatta lake followed by a…
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DRSA Summer Sizzler
The Summer Sizzler is almost always on a hot weekend and mid-July was no exception. A small but determined group attended from Tavistock and coped well with the sweltering conditions poolside. All the under-12s achieved at least one PB, with Liv taking 7 seconds off her 100m breaststroke time and Lily a massive 14 seconds…
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Club championships, part 2
Part 2 of our club championships (longer distances) were held last weekend. Numerous PBs were achieved, lots of swimmers tried events for the first time, five club records were broken and several potential Devon times achieved. Well done to everyone who took part and THANK YOU to the volunteers (officials and helpers) who made it…
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35th anniversary!
Tavistock Swimming Club was founded in 1990, with the opening of Meadowlands Swimming Pool in Tavistock. History enthusiasts can read more about that here. We celebrated the 35th anniversary with a club photo and a marvellous cake made by former club chairman Karen Ball. Thank you, Karen! Here’s to at least 35 more years of…
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Recent events
A busy few days in mid-May: Sam Lake won gold in her age group in the European Aquathlon championships in Navarra-Pamplona Charlotte and Hannah both took part in the Roadford Reservoir Open Water Swims. Charlotte came first overall in the 1500m and Hannah 3rd (2nd female) in the 2.5km. Miri came third in her age…