Monthly Archives: Aug 2023

BCnP Crosses the Channel, August 2023

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Five members of Black Country n Potteries were part of two relay squads who swam the channel in August 2023. 

The first of these crossed on August 20th, Brainwaves, and finished in a time of 12hrs 21mins, a Guinness World Record (to be officially confirmed) for the oldest four person mixed relay swim. This team included Chair of BCPM, Caroline Jones, Diane Asbury and Lionel Spittle.

Team bch had to wait nearly a week in Dover before heading off for a very impressive swim of 11hrs 59mins This squad included club members Martyn Finney and Paul Tucker.

Their efforts were all to raise desperately needed funds for The Brain Tumour Charity and Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

Allianz World Para Swimming Championships, Manchester, 31 July–6 August 2023

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Our own club member Tony Ward played a significant role in the Allianz World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester from 31 July to 6 August.

As Technical Delegate he was one of the chief organisers and was given the honour of presenting five sets of medals on Day Five of the world event. Our club chair Caroline Jones also helped out as an NTO.

In preparing for the meet Tony was involved in coordinating the staging, lighting, TV camera’s, commercial branding and the important work of para classification.  

The competition involved nearly 550 competitors from 67 Counties and  resulted in the setting of 22 New World Records and 168 Championship or Regional Records. 

No rest for Tony his next trip is already booked … the World Para Series in Egypt this November.

World Aquatics Championships, Fukuoka, Japan, 6–13 August 2023

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Black Country n Potteries Swimmer Kath, 71, scooped six world titles at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka Japan.

Kath won gold in the 70–74 years 200 and 100 backstroke, 100 and 50 freestyle, the mixed 280–319 years Medley and Freestyle Relays, with a Silver in the 50m backstroke.

Competing for Spencer they set two British and a European record in their relay victories. Kath also set an improved her own mark in breaking the British Record in the 200 back.