croydon amphibians
We currently train four nights a week in a variety of pools in and around the Croydon area. We have aimed to make the structure of the Masters' section as flexible as possible as we appreciate that many of our members have other commitments outside of the club. Simply decide how many sessions a week you would like to swim and come on whichever evening suits you best, even though this may vary from week to week. Our fees are structured accordingly.
Still interested? For further information the Masters Secretary, Pam Pollington
Cross-Channel Relay, 15th August 2011
On Aug 15th 2011, four Croydon Amphibians, Lucinda, Mark, Paul Hare and Paul Finch swam a cross channel relay. The calm flat sea that they had hoped for didn't transpire. The conditions mid channel became quite rough and Paul Hare (who in a moment of mental lapse had agreed to take part) found himself swimming in mid air before crashing back down into the sea again. Under any circumstances their time of 11hrs and 37 mins was fantastic but given the conditions they all deserve a medal!
Surrey County Champs, June 2011.
The 25th June had to be national wedding, christening, anniversary and birthday day as 75% of our usual team seemed to be at one or the other!!! Our small but select team swam incredibly well and finished in 4th place. As usual a special mention of Frances Penwarden who swam all 14 events to win her Victor Ludoram, also congratulations to Emma Warrington who won the Victor Ludoram for her age group for the second year running.
Eastbourne, 15th May 2011
As defending champions, we were determined to retain our title. We did this in some style beating our main rivals, Mid Sussex Marlins handsomely to retain both the top club and top visiting club awards. As a sign of our maturing membership,for the first time ever we were able to enter a 240 + relay team. (everyone has to be over 60!) Congratulations on a great day to everyone who took part.
To illustrate the diversity of the masters,on 31st March 2011 Mark Bayliss arrived in Morocco to compete in the Marathon des Sables. This is not one, but the equivalent of six marathons run across the Sahara in six days. Not for the faint hearted. Mark successfully completed "marathon" and arrived home very happy and except for slightly swollen feet, none the worse for wear.
April 30th saw fiancé Lucinda undertake a marathon of her own at Guildford Lido. The aim, to swim 1 mile every hour for 24hrs in aid of "Help for Heroes". The weather at 9.30am was warm and sunny but the temperature dropped dramatically once the sun went down, making this not only a physically but mentally gruelling event. Lucinda was the youngest swimmer taking part and one of only 24 from an original entry of 124, to finish.
To see more pictures, training tips and future events, go to their web site, www.teambayliss.co.uk
Bracknell Open - 5th March 2011
Although narrowly pushed into 2nd place by a very strong team from Teddington, our swimmers still managed to win a very impressive 20 Gold, 16 Silver and 11 Bronze medals.
National Masters Results from Ponds Forge, Sheffield - 29th - 31st October 2010
The Masters had their best-ever results from the Short Course Nationals:
Rebecca Mulcahy
100m F/S - Silver
50m Breast - 4th
50m F/S - Gold
100m IM - Silver
50m Fly - Gold
Frances Penwarden
50m Breast - Gold and NEW BRITISH RECORD
400m IM - Gold
100m Breast - Gold
200m Breast - Gold and NEW BRITISH RECORD
Tammy McDermott
200m Back - 5th
50m Back - Bronze
100m Back - 4th
Clare Grundy
100m Fly - 5th
50m Breast - 8th
100m IM - 5th
50m Fly - 4th
Vicky Panagiotidou
100m Breast - 15th
200m Breast - 10th
Emma Warrington
100m Fly - 13th
400m IM - 8th
200m Fly - 7th
Anne Raymond
100m Breast - 7th
200m F/S - 11th
400m F/S - 11th
200m Breast - 6th
Alan Parkins
100m Fly - Gold
200m IM - Silver
100m IM - Silver
50m Fly - Gold
Paul Hare
1500m F/S - Silver
400m F/S - Bronze
50m F/S - Silver
Relay Teams
4 x 100m Mixed Medley - Alan, Paul, Vicky & Clare - Silver and NEW BRITISH RECORD
4 x 50m Mixed F/S - Alan, Paul, Frances & Anne - Silver
3 British Records, 8 Gold Medals, 8 Silver & 2 Bronze...
S.E Regions at Guildford Spectrum - 3rd October 2010
Only 5 of our Masters were able to complete in the S.E Regions this year but the results were superb:
Clare Grundy - 4 Golds, 1 Silver
Alan Parkins - 4 Golds, 1 Silver
Frances Penwarden - 3 Golds - she went home after lunch!
Anne Raymond - 1 Gold, 3 Silvers, 1 Bronze
Emma Warrington - 1 Gold, 2 Silvers, 1 Bronze
Many congratulations to all of you.
Zurich Open Water Race
In August Mark and Lucinda returned to Zurich to take part in the annual 26.4 km open water race.
Lucinda came 6th overall in a time of 7hrs 52 mins, a massive 1hr 36min p.b. Must be something to do with the change of hair colour!!
Mark was not far behind with a 8hr 17 min swim, a 30 min p.b. and placing him 8th overall.
Watch this space. Lucinda, Mark, Paul Hare and Paul Finch are swimming a cross channel relay in Aug 2011.
FINA World Masters Championships
Congratulations to Frances Penwarden, Christine Goodair and Anne Raymond, who travelled to Sweden to complete in the Fina World Masters Championships.
Frances was in superb form, becoming world champion for the 200m breaststroke in a new course record, as well taking silver in the 100m breaststroke and 200 I.M, and bronze in the 200 fly. A fabulous result.
Christine and Anne, although not in the medals, achieved long course P.B's for every event they swum. A really great achievement.
Surrey County Championships
Croydon Amphibians Masters were narrowly beaten into second place at this year's Surrey County Championships, a result that we have every intention of reversing next year. Our small but talented team won 45 Gold, 20 silver and 14 bronze medals.
Congratulations to Ciaran, Emma , David, Alan and Frances all of whom won Victor Ludorams.
Masters Long Course National Championships Results - Glasgow
100m Breast
Anne Raymond - 4th
Frances Penwarden - Gold
200m F/S
Anne Raymond - 8th
Paul Hare - 4th
200m IM
Alan Parkins - Silver
50m Fly
Alan Parkins - Bronze
200m Breast
Anne Raymond - 4th
Frances Penwarden - Gold
Christine Goodair - 6th
800m F/S
Anne Raymond - 6th
50m F/S
Paul Hare - 5th
200m Back
Christine Goodair - 5th
400m F/S
Esther Iseppi - Gold
Anne Raymond - Bronze
And now for the relays:
4 x 50m Medley - Silver
4 x 50m F/S - Gold
4 x 100m F/S - Silver
4 x 200m F/S - Gold and NEW WORLD RECORD
4 x 100m Medley - Gold and NEW WORLD RECORD
London Marathon
Congratulations to Masters swimmers Mike Kazimierskiand Lucinda Pollington, both of whom ran the London Marathon. Mike in a blistering time of 2hrs 45mins and Lucinda in 4hrs 23mins. A fantastic result for both.
Masters at Haslemere
On Sat 13th Feb, Alan Parkins and Mat Stone carried the momentum from K2 to Haslemere.This was a brand new format. 50s in all strokes plus 100 I.M and a "virtual 200 I.M" The result for this was achieved by adding together the times and points from the 50s. Alan won 5 golds ( including the 200 I.M) 1 bronze, a slight slip up there! Not to be outdone, Mat won a medal in each colour.
They celebrated afterwards in the time honoured fashion, a curry.
Creme de la Creme at K2
South East Counties Long Course Meet - Jan 30th/31st
Birthday boy Paul Hare along with Alan Parkins, Mat Stone, Mark Bayliss, Lucinda Pollington, Frances Penwarden, Clare Grundy, Emma Warrington and Marianne Rooke-Allden, had an amazing weekend at K2. They amassed 14 Golds, 7 Silver and 3 Bronze individual medals, and 1 Gold and 6 Silvers in the relay events. The highlight for me as a coach was having all 5 swimmers who participated in the 400f/s winning a medal of one colour or another.
Thank you all. It was a priviledge to be there with you - Pam
"My hobbies include sunbathe. Please, you see"
Our Masters swimmers avoid getting bogged down during the recent floods
Frances Penwarden's British Record 400m IM swim at Sheffield
ASA Masters Short Course National Championships Results
Clare Grundy:
100m IM - 5th
50m Back - 5th
50m Fly - Silver
100m Back - 5th
100m Fly - Bronze
Matt Stone:
100m IM - 14th
100m Breast - 15th
400m Free - 11th
100m IM - 10th
200m Breast - 9th
Frances Penwarden:
100m Breast - Gold
200m Breast - Gold
400m IM - Gold and new British Record
Fantastic results!
Many congratulations from your very happy coach.
Results from the European Masters, Cadiz
Congratulations to Frances Penwarden who won Silver in a new British record time for the 200m I.M. , Gold in the 200m Fly, Silver 100m Breaststroke, Gold 200m Breaststroke.
A fantastic result!
6000 competitors took part in this years event!
Congratulations to Frances Penwarden who broke the British record for the 400 I.M. long course in Zurich on 21st August '09
Coach Pam says she's a star!!
Lake Zurich Swim
On 26th July Lucinda Pollington and Mark Baylis swam Lake Zurich in Switzerland, a 26.4km open water race.
Lucinda came 5th in the ladies 16 - 35 age group with a time of 9 hrs 28 mins 57secs.
Mark was 4th in the mens 16 - 35 age group with a time of 8 hrs 47 mins.
Well done to both of you!
Results from the Blue Seventy 3K open water swim at Dorney Lake, Eton
189 competitors took part, 10 from CASC Masters
| Time | Overall Position | Age Group Position | |
| Mark Bayliss | 36.28 | 4 | 2 |
| Paul Finch | 39.49 | 12 | 6 |
| Lucinda Pollington | 40.04 | 17 | 2 |
| Mark Lee | 42.14 | 24 | 5 |
| Mat Stone | 43.35 | 38 | 7 |
| Russ Thornton | 47.56 | 57 | 23 |
| Rosh Lewis | 52.57 | 126 | 21 |
| Mark Eardley | 54.20 | 126 | 41 |
| Karen Macenhill | 58.38 | 148 | 27 |
| Justin Macenhill | 58.38 | 149 | 43 |
(To put things into perspective: the first guy out of the water was Maarten Van der Weijden, the Beijing Olympics 10K Gold Medal winner, next Richard Stannard, World Aquathon Champion 2003/6. The first 3 out of the water were professional triathletes! Makes our achievements even more impressive!)