2026 swim meet

Saturday 7th February 2026. Download results from here.

25th YEAR BRINGS 25 CLUBS THE ISLAND
Saturday the 7th February saw over 60 swimmers from 25 Clubs complete in the 25th IOW Marlins Masters Open Swim Meet at the Medina Pool.

With over 60 swimmers from Clubs coming from Jersey, Exeter, Poole to Crystal Palace, South London, and Helga Reinicke from Germany as well as the Island Clubs. A warm and friendly afternoon of competion took place.

The Top Female swimmer was Jaqueline Patel from Spencer Swim Club. The Top Male swimmer was Jevenjis Putans from Bracknell & Wokingham. Both won a bottle of IOW Mermaid Gin. The Top Club and winners of the The Heights Memorial Trophy was Bracknell & Wokingham. Jackie and Jevenijs will share the Charles Ambler Trophy as they both swum 13 events.

Bob Cooper said ” I have had the pleasure of being Referee of this Marlins Masters meet for some 20yrs, and it is lovely to see so many swimmers coming back each year to the Island to swim these races. To see Helga, who is 83, come from Germany every year is lovely. Again this event shows that swimming is open to all ages, with Island swimmer Jenny Ball aged 87 and Roy Wilson aged 79 from Ruislip & Northwood still involved. I know that many of the swimmers and their friends stayed over on the Island. I would like to give a thank you to the members of the IOW Marlins Swim Club who make this event possible especially Fiona Newnham MBE for her organisational skills. Finally thank you to Medina Pool Staff for preparing the Pool.”