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Isle of Wight Marlins Swim Club Meet 2011 and 2012
IWMSC regret that they will be unable to stage their Annual Swim Meet in 2011 at the Sandown Heights Leisure Centre that was tentatively scheduled for 18 - 19 February. However they hope to run the 2012 Meet at the Heights on 17 – 18 Feb 2012.
Swim and Social Event - August 2010
Unfortunately the planned 'Swim and Social' event on August 14th has been cancelled due to insufficient numbers of people interested.
SANDOWN TO SHANKLIN SEA SWIM 2010
This year’s Sandown to Shanklin Sea swim will be held on Sunday August 8th with a 12.00 midday Start at Sandown.
The 2010 event will be hosted by the ISLE OF WIGHT MARLINS SWIM CLUB and Shanklin Regatta Committee.
Entry forms will be accepted on a strictly first come first served basis. To avoid disappointment be sure to return your applications promptly by post, not e-mail, as they will only be accepted if they are accompanied by the entrance fee cheque.
At present we have a database of over 300 swimmers which is ever growing so we would be greatly obliged if you could inform us if you no longer have an interest in this event and would like your name removed from the database.
More details can be found on the events page
Newsletter - April/May 2010
For an update on the latest club activities and results, read the April/May Newsletter...
February 2010 Isle of Wight Marlins Swim Club Meet Results
Here are the results in downloadable pdf format.
Meet Results
Club Placings
Individual Swimmers Points
Trophy Winners
Sunshine welcomed over 90 adult swimmers to the Heights Leisure Centre for the Isle of Wight Marlins Swim Club’s 12th Masters Swimming Open Meet.
Representing 23 clubs from the Island, the mainland, Germany, Wales and Guernsey, the swimmers competed over two days, Friday and Saturday, in 38 events.
Most Improved Swimmer Award 2009
Karen Lewis joined the club in March 2009 as an average recreational swimmer with aspirations to enter her first Triathlon at Freshwater in September.
She tentatively asked if we could help her learn front crawl, though she was planning to settle for Breaststroke for the 600m swim.
Isle of Wight Marlins Swim Club Annual Dinner and AGM 2009
A successful AGM was held on Friday 27 November at Ventnor Cricket Club, followed by good hospitality and dining for 20 members and guests.
Gordon Osborne chaired the AGM as our Chairman Nancy Godwin was not able to attend, but everything went well and a full complement of Committee members were accepted.
Swim the Wight 2009
For the second year running Swim the Wight took place on Saturday 5th September.
16 swimmers met at 7.30a.m. in Newport to ‘swim’ across the Isle of Wight visiting 5 pools and 3 beaches on the way.
The swimmers were from Isle of Wight Marlins Swim Club and friends.
Sandown to Shanklin Sea Swim on Sunday 2nd August 2009
The 57th Sandown to Shanklin swim organised by the Isle of Wight Marlins Swim Club as part of Shanklin Regatta took place on 2nd August. The main organisers were Gordon Osborne and Nancy Godwin assisted by a team from the club and local residents.
109 swimmers took to the water from the beach immediately south of Sandown pier in near perfect conditions. To avoid congestion at the first turning mark, the men started 2 minutes ahead of the ladies.