Tag: competitions
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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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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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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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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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SW Regional Championships
This Bank Holiday weekend saw four swimmers – Chloe, Hannah, Evie and Nell – race at the highly prestigious South West Regional Championships at the Plymouth Life Centre. Qualification for this meet is very tough, so they did well even to make it on to the starting list. All four swimmers did themselves credit, with…
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Excellent performances by our Pony Club swimmers
While our younger swimmers were gaining experience and having a great time in our Dartmoor Sprint gala at Exmouth, three of our slightly older swimmers were competing nationally in the Pony Club Winter Triathlon Championships. All three of James (18), Rory (17) and Lamorna (14) put in great swims, with James and Rory achieving personal…