This week Beryl Altabas and Vicki Connolly travelled to Holland to represent Club Natacion Torrevieja and Spain in the 14th Arena European Masters Championships 2013.
The event took place in the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, Eindhoven, Holland. Over 5000 swimmers from 1194 clubs across Europe competed in a week long programme of events in the 50m pool, on the diving boards, with synchronized swimming and finally a 3km open water event.
Both Vicki and Beth entered the 800m, 400m and 200m Freestyle events in their age categories 45-49yrs and 65-69yrs. Starting on Sunday, Beth swam first in the 800m women’s Freestyle and won 6th place, receiving a diploma with a time of 14:31:07. Vicki followed in 13th place with a new personal best of 12:04:93, knocking 43 seconds of her previous time and smashing her previous Valencian Community record.
Next day both were in the pool again for the 400m women’s Freestyle event, Beth winning 8th place, a second diploma and a new personal best time of 7:06: 84.
Vicki followed in 14th position in the 45-49yrs category with a new personal best of 5:45:43 knocking a further 21 seconds of her previous Valencian Community record.
By Tuesday both were back in the pool for their final events of the championships. With fierce competition, the duo swam in the women’s 200m Freestyle event. Again Beth raced first with a time of 3:29:21 and was placed 13th in the 65-69yrs category.
Vicki followed with another strong race gaining 24th place out of 52 swimmers in the 45-49yrs category. At the same time she knocked a further 13 seconds off her PB with a new personal best of 2:46:77 and took a new Valencian Community record.
The week’s events give both Beryl and Vicki new regional swimming records for the Communidad of Valencian and new Spanish rankings. Beth retains her first place (65-69yrs) and Vicki moves up to second (45-49yrs) in this year’s Spanish rankings in a 50m pool for the 800m and 400m Freestyle events.
Both now look forward to the 2014 Winter Spanish National Competition in Majorca and hope more of the Torrevieja Masters will be joining them.
For more information regarding Torrevieja Swimming Club please contact President Felipe on 609418776 Rosa – 665454126 or at info@clubnataciontorrevieja.com
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