Congratulations to Jim Salmon, Norwich Swan Swimming Club, who successfully passed his British Swimming Referee practical assessment at the weekend, following completing the written exam in November 2023 with a high set of marks. We look forward to seeing Jim refereeing at events throughout the County & Region. For those who are considering becoming a…
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Tony Smith was the lead referee at Norfolk County Galas for many years and had been a volunteer for the County for over 30 years.Tony’s family asked if the County could have an award to recognise the part volunteers play in the sport of swimming within the County and the Tony Smith Salver was awarded…
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Well done to all swimmers who took part in the distance events at the weekend. Norfolk were joined by Suffolk so lots of swimmers took part.Saturday saw the 800m freestyle and the results by age follow: Boys 12 years1st Riccardo Di Maria City of Norwich2nd Lawrence Taylor City of Norwich3 Patrikas Garalavicius City of Norwich…
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Nathan Wells (25) had a fantastic weekend racing at The East Region Winter Short Course Regionals at Luton (3rd-5th November 2023) Against some strong opposition and recovering from a recent injury Nathan managed to complete the hatrick winning all individual medley race Titles- 100im, 200im & 400im Nathan has achieved what no other Norfolk Male…
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Congratulations to James Salmon, Norwich Swan member who has passed the British Swimming referees written exam with an excellent set of results, following 11 months of dedicated study and training. James now only has to pass the practical assessment, which will take place at a suitable gala following the 2024 County Championships. He will be…
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At the first LEN European Masters Short Course Swimming Championships in Madeira, Sally Lelean won 2 Gold, 2 silvers and a bronze medal. On her first day of competition Sally Lelean from Diss Otters won silver in the 50m Breaststroke. Sally went one better first thing the following day winning the Gold in the 200m…
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At the GoCardless Swim England Masters National Championships 2023, Suzanne Noble, of East Anglian Swallow Tails, broke European Records in the 1500m and 800m Freestyle. In the 1500m Freestyle the old record was 20:44.63, Suzanne’s new time was 20:19.11. In the 800m Freestyle Suzanne’s new record was 10:34.62, the old British record was 10:36.35, the…
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Nathan Wells is believed to be the first Male swimmer in our region to win all 3 Mens Individual Medley Trophies at the SE East Reional Short Course Championships (Luton 4th-6th Nov 2022) 24 year old Nathan had a fantastic SE ER Winter Regional Championship making 7 finals over the weekend. Winning 3 gold and…
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Olivier Vedrenne (Co Norwich) broke the Swim England East Region Senior Mens SC 200m Breaststroke record in 2:12.80. He has been invited to join the British Swimming Team at the Canadian Junior Internationals in Toronto on 16-18th December 2022. Nathan Wells (West Norfolk) is believed to be the first Norfolk Swimmer to win all three…
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