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Coronation Masters Event 13/May/2023

On Saturday, May 13, nine Diss Otters Masters swam at the Coronation Masters event held at UEA Sportspark in Norwich.
It was a well organised and enjoyable meet with all nine Masters winning medals:
Emily:-2 golds, 2 silvers
Paulus:- 2 golds, 2 silvers
Paul:- 4 silvers
Simon:- 2 golds
Krista:- 1 bronze
Adam:- 1 bronze
Mike:- 2 silvers
Sally:- 2 golds, 1 silver
Lee:- 3 golds
We also did well in the team relays:
The men's 100m medley relay team of Simon, Paul, Adam and Paulus collected bronze.
The men's 100m freestyle team of Mike, Paul, Adam and Paulus claimed silver.
Thanks go to Sally and Adam Lelean for their organisation.
 Also, thanks to Amber Daley, Ella Townsend, Donald Perrin who helped on the day along with Timekeeper, Neil .
Some of us celebrated with a meal at the Black Horse afterwards.
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West Suffolk SC Masters Gala

West Suffolk Swimming Club Masters Gala 2023

On the same weekend as the younger swimmers were excelling at the Warwick Thompson Memorial Gala,  five of the Club’s Masters swimmers competed at the West Suffolk Swim Club Masters Meet. Paulus Maukonen, having never raced before, came first in the 35-39 age category in the men’s 400m freestyle beating his entry time by 20 seconds.
In the 18-24 age category, Nathan Hunt won himself gold medals in the 50m and 100m backstroke. He also secured 4th, 5th and 6th places in the 100m freestyle, 50m freestyle respectively.
Holly Gregson was awarded three gold medals in the 50m backstroke, for which she also achieved a DOSC Masters personal best, 100m backstroke and 50m butterfly (joint first). She also picked up two silver medals in the 50m and 100m freestyle and achieved faster than entry times across all events in the 35-39 age category.
Adam Lelean competed in the 60-64 age category and secured five silver medals in the 100m and 200m backstroke, 100m butterfly, 100m IM and 200m freestyle.
It was six golds for Sally Lelean in the 70-74 age category in 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke, 50m and 100m breaststroke and she achieved her best time since Covid in the 200m IM.

Well done Masters!

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Warwick Thompson Memorial Gala 2023

Warwick Thompson Memorial Gala 2023 Report

Following the fantastic performances achieved by Diss Otters at the Norfolk County Swimming Championships at the UEA Sportspark last month, a team of 21 swimmers took to Thetford  on the weekend of 25-26th February for the Warwick Thompson Memorial Gala.
Personal best times were achieved by 19 of these swimmers in at least one of their events, which spanned distances from 50m to 200m and across all four strokes and the individual medley. A special mention goes to Ashleigh Fall, Connie Ellingham, Eleanor Godbold, Frances Guerin, Nia Jones, Olivia Brewer, Oscar Rush, Peter For and Sasha Spinks who hit new best times in every event they swam across the weekend including several improvements of 10 seconds or more. In total Diss achieved 69 new PBs from the 92 races swum.
Every meet the team enter is another stepping stone on their competitive swimming journey. These events give the swimmers the opportunity to put all their hard work in training to the test. We saw some superb development with our starts and turns and a real effort to hold form with their strokes as they sprinted each and every time they took to the pool.
The hard work resulted in all those new personal best times and furthermore Diss Otters picked up a total of 26 medals over the course of the weekend. We had bronze medals for Daisy Lewis, Jeanie Shurmer, Lily Ellis and Sophie Rochester, silver medals for Adam Lelean, Ashleigh Fall, Daisy Lewis, Eleanor Godbold, James Guerin and Liz Ferrier and gold medals for Adam Lelean, James Guerin, Liz Ferrier, Olivia Brewer and Oscar Rush.
Rebecca Fletcher showed resilience throughout the meet pulling off her best swim in the 50m backstroke with a 3 second PB whilst older sister Abigail Fletcher smashed 3 PBs in 4 races in quick succession in the morning session on the Sunday. Ananya Chaudhary also set 3 new best times with her a massive 12 second PB in the 100m front crawl. Strong swims for Ruby Welch saw her set big personal bests in the 200m individual medley and 50m backstroke, Seren Jones hit 4 new best times, shining in the 50m and 200m breaststroke and finally Sophie Rochester who hit 3 out of 4 events with new PBs only missing out by half a second in the 4th.
Jamie Rush, Coach at the event, said, “Undoubtedly this is a superb set of statistics. Everyone works so hard in training, and all the swimmers turned up prepared. We had some brilliant splits in 200m races showing great fitness, we smashed some big PBs in 100m events showing improvements in speed endurance and terrific racing in the 50s listening to race strategies and performing under pressure.”

Diss Otters Swimming Club once again holding their own in the County!

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Norfolk Inter Club Gala 2023: Date Change to 3rd June

Norfolk Inter Club Gala 2023: Date Change to 3rd June

The date of the above gala has been changed from 14th May to 3rd June.

This change has been driven by the East Region Championship gala moving to the 13th-14th May weekend to avoid the King's Coronation weekend.

The events calendar on the website is now updated.

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DOSC Competition Dates Announced!!

DOSC Competition Dates in 2023

The following Diss Otters Galas have now been scheduled - get them in your calendar!

  • Diss Open Gala 2023 @ the UEA Sports Park, Norwich: Sunday 15th October 2023
  • Diss Otters Club Championship Gala 2023 @ Diss Swimming Pool & Leisure Center, Diss: 5th to 19th November 2023 (Event held during the regular training times. 800m and 1500m Free on 5th and 19th November respectively). Check the calendar on this site for more details of dates.
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No Frills Meet at Stowmarket Swimming Club

Diss Otters competed in 83 individual swims at a pre-Christmas competition at Stowmarket.  On 17th & 18th December, 13 swimmers competed in a ‘No Frills’ meet.  Although no medals were awarded, Diss Otters did themselves proud with many achieving considerable personal best times since the last competition just two weeks previously (Winter Wipeout at the UEA Sportspark).

Diss Otters achieved 57 PBs (69%) in total across age categories 9-14 and 17 (open).  Notable mentions go to Sasha Spinks and Ethan Bailey who both knocked off an incredible 15 seconds from their times for the 400m and 200m freestyle respectively, Olivia Brewer who took off 14 seconds from her 100m breaststroke time, Amelia Bailey who slashed 9 seconds off her PB for 50m breaststroke and Liz Ferrier for taking off 8 seconds from her 50m butterfly time.   Congratulations also to Olivia Brewer, Ashleigh Fall and Ruby Welch who achieved PBs in all their swims.

Each member of the team achieved a top 3 position with 32 (39%) gold, silver and bronze places in total.  The team comprised Amelia Bailey (2 gold, 2 silver), Ethan Bailey (2 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze), Olivia Brewer (silver), Ashleigh Fall (gold, silver), Liz Ferrier (silver, bronze), Abbie Fletcher (bronze), Tayla Goodswen (silver), James Guerin (silver, 2 bronze), Nathan Hunt (gold, silver, 2 bronze), Daisy Lewis (silver), Hollie Richards (2 silver), Sasha Spinks (gold) and Ruby Welch (silver, 2 bronze).

18 teams competed in the event, and these were Basildon & Phoenix Swim Club, City of Cambridge, City of Peterborough, Colchester Swim Club, Deben Swim Club, Dunmow Atlantis, Felixstowe Swim Club, Hadleigh Dolphins, Leiston & District Swim Club, March Marlins, Mildenhall & District, Newmarket Swim Club, St Felix School Swim Club, Team Ipswich, Team Waveney Swim Club, West Suffolk Swim Club, Wisbech Swim Club and Diss Otters.

Head Coach, Laura Goodswen, said, “We took a small team to Stowmarket having only very recently competed at the UEA and it being so close to Christmas.  Despite this, more than two-thirds of our swimmers managed to achieve PBs, which is simply fantastic.”