August 19, 2024 By Dorset ASA
Many congratulations go to Dorset’s Wendy Bates who successfully completed the gruelling Dover to Cap Griz Nez Channel Swim on 17 August in an impressive time of 12 hours 10 minutes.
The Seagulls Master swimmer, who is clocking up a creditable history of undertaking long swims, must also be congratulated on being selected to represent Great Britain at the International Ice Swimming Association (IISA) World Championships in January 2025 to be held in Molveno, Italy.
Well done Wendy!
August 18, 2024 By Dorset ASA
The Dorset County ASA team for this year’s National County Team Championships at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge on 6 October 2024 has been announced this week with 24 swimmers from six clubs having been selected as follows.
Bournemouth Collegiate – Oliver Cocks, Lucas Rijvers. North Dorset – Oliver Buck. Poole – Freddie Beasley, Macie Cailes, Poppy Collins, Leo Condie, Halle Harris, Jessica Huggins, Daria Korotkova, Amelia Newsum, Jack Palmer, Henry Walker, Leo Wisbey, Hugo Young. Seagulls – Edward Bell, Sophie Kilby, Freya Treliving. Swim Bournemouth – Kira Burgart, Elliott Dunnett, Lucas Garel-Jones. West Dorset – Anna Miles-Simonite, Sadie Robinson, Layla Wareing.
Age groups for this competition are 12/13, 14/15 and 16/17 years, with age as at 31 December 2024.
Coaches for this year’s competition are Barry Alldrick (Poole) and Jeff Sandley (Swim Bournemouth).
August 18, 2024 By Dorset ASA
Two Dorset para-swimmers have been recognised for outstanding achievement in the sport and were presented with Dorset County Achievement Awards by County President Karen Yendole at the recent Dorset Development Competition held at Littledown LC in July.
Zack Sturgess of Bournemouth Collegiate SC was presented with a total of three certificates, the first being for his first international selection to represent the England Para Talent Team at the Scottish National Open Championships at Edinburgh’s Royal Commonwealth Pool in June 2024 where he had been selected for five events and clocked up a second and two third placings. A further two certificates were awarded to Zack for breaking two British Para Swimming Records (S10 Category), both long course and short course, in the 1500m Freestyle.
A second Achievement Award for international selection, this time by English Schools to represent England at the World School Sport Games in Rio de Janeiro in August 2023, was also presented to Isabella Haynes of Swim Bournemouth. Isabella was also named by the English Schools Swimming Association as their Top Female Para-Athlete 2023.
June 27, 2024 By Dorset ASA
Saturday/Sunday 6-7 July at Littledown 2024 Programme of Events
Start Sheets
DC24 – Session 1
DC24 – Session 2
DC24 – Session 3
DC24 – Session 4
County President: Karen Yendole
June 27, 2024 By Dorset ASA
What a success! The second Poole SC Masters Open Meet, incorporating Dorset County Masters Championships, took place on Saturday 15 June at 1610 Dorchester Sports Centre and concluded with two new British Swimming Masters records and 26 Dorset Masters CBTs being achieved. With 135 swimmers (one a visiting swimmer from New Zealand) from 46 different clubs taking part across 90 heats and ‘hot heats’ which went down a storm, it was an action packed day and Dorset was well represented with almost half the swimmers coming from Dorset clubs. 
Masters is also for everyone – the age of competitors ranged in age from 21 to 80 years – and inclusivity was evident. Participants included swimmers competing in their first event for decades alongside experienced swimmers who have medalled at National level and higher. There was also huge excitement poolside when Bracknell & Wokingham SC Master Kirsty Johnson set two new British Masters records in the 50m Backstroke and 100m Backstroke in the 40-44 years age category – the atmosphere was electric. The local ladies also dominated the CBTs table with 21 of the 26 new times being achieved by them.
Masters events usually struggle with on-the-day assistance, so a huge thanks must go to all the officials and volunteers 
who helped to make the event possible. PSC Masters Meet, together with Dorset County Masters Championships, will be back in 2025 with a provisional date of Sat 14 June 2025.