The City of Oxford Swimming Club Master’s Squad, coached by Adam James, enjoyed a highly successful ASA National Masters and Senior Age Group Championship held in Ponds Forge, Sheffield from 23^rd to 25^th October. In one of their best ever performances, City’s Masters brought home an impressive 27 medals in total with 8 Gold, 7 Silver and 12 Bronze medals.

Leading the way with gold in a new British Record time of 8.21.01 in the Men’s 4 x 200m freestyle 160+ years combined age group category were the relay team of Chris Aust, Nick Bridge, Matt Gomez and David Denny. The quartet also took silver in the 4 x 100m freestyle relay (3.46.80) and bronze in the 4 x 00m medley relay (4.16.18).

In the individual events all four of the record breaking quartet added to City’s medal haul. Denny stormed to 5 gold medals in the men’s 35-39 age group category in the 800m freestyle (8.47.12), 400m individual medley (4.46.51), 100m butterfly (1.00.53) 200 butterfly (2:10.71) and 400m freestyle (4.14.88). Bridge also struck gold in the men’s 45-49 year age 200m backstroke (2.22.90) and 100m backstroke (1.04.39) with silvers in the 200m freestyle (2:09.18) and 50m backstroke (30.45) and a bronze in the 50m butterfly (28.20). Gomez, also in the 45-49 year category, took silver in the 800m freestyle (9.48.90) and bronze in the 100m breaststroke (1.14.14). Aust (30-24 yr age group) took silver in the 200m individual medley (2:14.09) and bronze in the 100m IM (1:00.19) and 50m freestyle (24.24).

In the men’s relay events in the 72+ combined age group category Josh Harrop, Graham Cable, Andy Hagues and Chris Johansen took silver in the 4 x 100m medley (4.09.32), bronze in the 4 x 50m medley (1.52.63) and bronze in the 4 x 100m freestyle (3.48.58).

Johansen (30-34yr age group) added a silver medal in 400m freestyle (4.21.38), and 3 bronze medals in the 800m freestyle (9.10.82), 1500m freestyle (17.46) and 400m individual medley (5.05.56). Hagues, also in the 30-34yr age group, took 2 bronzes in the 100m butterfly (1:00.70) and 100m backstroke (1:02.45).