Beds Masters Decathlon Challenge 2014 Report
At the end of 2014, with the Regional and National Championships completed, the standing of the Beds ASA Masters Decathlon 2014 is as below. The Beds results were extracted from the National results, with national position in brackets. In the tables below, the last column contains the number of qualifying swims.
Beds Women Masters Points Ranking at the End of 2014
Liz Woolner (Flitwick) with high scoring swims has won the Beds Decathlon for the first time. She finished in 9th place nationally. She was closely followed by last year's champion Christine Ayres. Jo Holder and Samantha Hammond are close behind. 1735 ladies competed nationally.
In the ladies club team results, out of 390 clubs in the national rankings, South Beds Masters finished in a creditable 8th place in the National rankings with 16425 points. Biggleswade ladies were in 83rd place, Putteridge in 90th place, Flitwick in 120th place Beavers Masters in 201st place, Team Luton in 228th Place,
Beds Men Masters Points Ranking at the End of 2014
Marcel Scholten (Modernian) has won the competition for a third time in succession. Graham Powell has stayed in second and David Cartledge in third. Good all-rounder Alastair Gibb is in fourth place. Ian Murray of Flitwick is in fifth place. There were 2288 men competing nationally,
For the men's teams, out of 464 clubs in the national rankings, Team Luton with 14555 points, finished in 14th place ahead of South Beds in 28th place, Modernians in 71st place, Putteridge in 105th place (which would have been higher at 34th if Seniors were included), Flitwick in 143rd place, Biggleswade in 265th and Dunstable Water Polo Club in 452nd. Place.
National Masters Decathlon Awards
As noted above, Bedfordshire swimmer Liz Woolner gained a ninth place in the 2014 National Masters Decathlon and was surprised when a congratulatory letter and commemorative swim hat arrived through the post from ASA/British Swimming. While the 2014 decathlon conditions (on the Internet) say that prizes will be awarded to the top 3 of each sex, it doesn't specify what the prizes will be.
However the British Swimming Masters Decathlon Competition in 2009 stated that:-"Awards are given to the top three overall Male and Female swimmers with the highest total points scores, and the top Male and top Female clubs. In 2009 the prizes will be:- Individual 1st- £100, 2nd- £50, 3rd- £25, 4th-10th- Cap and Club 1st- £400", so it may be worth a bit of extra effort to get among the prizes.