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Royal Navy masters meet
The team relay events proved very successful for the group of Isle of Wight Marlins Swim Club who travelled to Street to swim in the impressive 50 metre pool at Millfield School, though the event was run Short Course, with a boom dividing the pool to 25 metres. Competition from the services teams was very […]
Read moreCharles Ambler’s 90th birthday
Charles Ambler’s 90th. Birthday was celebrated at the home of his daughter Lynn, on a crisp day in December just after our second snowfall of the year. Several club members who have known and swum in the pool and the sea, with Charles for many years, enjoyed a lovely buffet lunch with Charles and his […]
Read moreCross Solent swim achieved at last
Favourable, though still somewhat choppy sea conditions in a brisk southeasterly breeze on September 1st, made it possible for Gordon Osborne, Ryde Inshore Rescue and Isle of Wight Marlins Swim Club, to pilot Jenny Ball across the Solent on their fourth attempt this year due to inclement weather. Jenny 72, is now the oldest female […]
Read moreSandown to Shanklin “Pier to Pier” swim
The 58th Sandown to Shanklin Sea Swim organised by the Isle of Wight Marlins Swim Club as part of Shanklin Regatta took place on 8th August 2010. The main organisers were Gordon Osborne and Nancy Godwin assisted by a team from the club and local residents. This year there was a record number of swimmers […]
Read moreLindsey wins ‘Gold’ at centenary swim
Masters swimmer Lindsey Shenton, a member of Isle of Wight Marlins Swim Club, won a Gold medal at the Hellespont swim in Turkey last week, swimming between two continents. Lindsey is a regular Open Water sea swimmer who entered the International swim from Europe to Asia, across the Bospherous Sea, which is situated between the […]
Read moreMasters and seniors national championships
The Masters and Seniors National Championships were held again at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge pool, when seven Islanders, three from Isle of Wight Marlins took part. Rosemary Johnson and Peter Harding, both living on the mainland but Isle of Wight Marlins Club members, joined Jenny Ball for the three day event. Peter 72, lowered his breaststroke […]
Read moreJuly 2010 Newsletter
Recent Open Water events have been enjoyed by five members of the Marlins Swim Club, who are based at the Heights Leisure Centre, Sandown. At Stanswood Rescue Centre, Calshot, the Solent Swimming Club ran their annual event last weekend. Lindsey Shenton, Duncan Heenan, Jane Dodd, Rebecca Wills and Jenny Ball swam the traditional course along […]
Read moreIsle of Wight 12th Masters Open Meet
Sunshine welcomed over 90 adult swimmers to the Heights Leisure Centre for the Isle of Wight Marlins Swim Club’s 12th Masters Swimming Open Meet. Once again and for the 11th year in succession, an addition was made to the Masters record books when Duncan McCreadie, Maidenhead SC, broke the British 65-69 years 800 metres freestyle […]
Read moreAnnual General Meeting 2009
A successful AGM was held on Friday 27 November at Ventnor Cricket Club, followed by good hospitality and dining for 20 members and guests. Gordon Osborne chaired the AGM as our Chairman Nancy Godwin was not able to attend, but everything went well and a full complement of Committee members were accepted. A key point […]
Read more11th Isle of Wight Masters Open Meet
For the tenth year in succession, records tumbled at the 2009 Heights Isle of Wight Open Masters Meet, held on a beautiful sunny weekend. Although the swimmers were fewer in numbers than in some of the earlier meets, the friendly atmosphere remained at the Heights Leisure Centre, one the first indoor public pools built on […]
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