Police smash world records

Police Sport UK fielded a strong team of 20 swimmers in the British Gas ASA Masters and Senior Age Group Championships in Sheffield, where they smashed three world records as well as European and British records.

The Great Britain Police relay team took no prisoners in the
Mixed 800m Freestyle team event, smashing the world record
by eight seconds.

Pictured above are Brian Steatham (West Midlands), Aimee Ramm (Leicestershire), Teresa Dray (Sussex) and Matthew Adamson (Staffs), who were delighted with their achievement, especially as
they had taken part in nine relays across the three days.

Teresa said: “When Matt put us in the lead, we just felt obliged to keep it. And it was great to break the record by eight seconds.”

A further two world records were gained in the 400m Mixed
Freestyle team event when Victoria Standen and Nigel Gaskin
(West Midlands), Brian and Aimee, all pictured below, took the World Mark for the 100-plus years age group.

Then Aimee and Brian teamed up with Rachel Vallins (Dorset) and David Morgan (Gwent) to set a world best in the same category for the Mixed 400m Medley team event.

There were also European records for Aimee, Victoria, Teresa and Claire Thorn (West Midlands) in the Women’s 800m Freestyle. British records were set by Ryan Long and Hayley Bird (West Mids), Laura Chidgey (Devon & Cornwall) and Nigel Gaskin in the
team Mixed 800m Freestyle.

Exceptional individual performances included Aimee – who
won both her 100 freestyle and 4x1 individual medley races and took silver in both the 50 freestyle and fly – and Teresa, who won both her 400 freestyle and 100 fly and took silver in the 200 freestyle and 50 fly. Hayley gave outstanding performances winning the 100 freestyle in 58.66 – breaking the golden minute for the first time – and won three silver medals in the 50 backstroke,
freestyle and fly.

Team manager Claire Thorn said: “I am extremely proud of
the team’s performances over a very hard weekend of swimming
and happy for the swimmers themselves.

“The Championships have been the best the team has
ever had, racking up seven gold, 15 silver and six bronze
individual medals and 10 gold and 10 silver relay medals.
Well done to everyone.”

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