WORLD CLASS VAN RYSEL CONQUERS MASTERS SECOND DAY
Willy Van Rysel continued her strong form on the second day
of the ASA National Masters Championships in the pool with
an impressive three World records.
She smashed her second World record of the competition by
taking her heat of the 50m Freestyle in 1:05.00 seconds, slicing
three seconds off the previous record.
In the 400m Freestyle event Van Rysel (90), representing
the Spencer Swim Team, continued to dominate in the pool taking
the next World record in 10:29.76 seconds. Her final record
of the day came in the 200m Backstroke event in a time of
5:02.82 seconds.
Of her accomplishments she stated: "I am on top of the
world," she said. "I am really pleased with my achievements
today, I didn't think I was going to win my third race but
I claimed a World record as well."
"I have claimed four World records in two days and I
look forward to tomorrows events with the hopes of claiming
more records."
Elsewhere in the pool, Alexander Mills (55), from the Hadrian
Masters club, continued to dominate his heats in the 55-59
age group, and took one World record, two European and three
British records. He claimed the World record in the 100m Individual
Medley heat in a time of 1:05.90 seconds.
His European and British records came in the 400m Individual
Medley and the 50m Freestyle heats, continuing his form from
last year.
Commenting on his successful day he commented: "I am
really pleased with the way I have swam today," he said
"To claim a World record really was the end to a good
day. I have been unfortunate this year to not have the same
consistency in my training as last year, " he said. "However,
I am here to carry on my success from last year."
"I have a thirst to claim more records than last year.
I was pleased with the way that I swam today and I do enjoy
shaving time off previous records. Ponds Forge is a great
venue to compete in, it's great to return here and be successful
again.
Other World records slashed on the second day of the championships
were in the 200m Breaststroke heats by Chris Jones (25), from
the Swindon Dolphins, in a time of 2:18.04 seconds in the
25-29 age group. Maidenheads Masters swimmer Duncan McCreadie
(61), finished in 4:40.45 claimed the next record in the 400m
Freestyle in th 60-64 age group.
Veteran Masters swimmer Jane Asher (75), from Kings cormorants,
smashed the final World record in the 400m Freestyle heat
in a time of 6:09.40 seconds in the 75-79 age group.
The 50m Freestyle event saw five other GB records broken
by Hayley Bettinson (43, Birmingham) in the 40-44 age group,
Aimee Ramm (24, GB Police) in the 18-24 age group, Owen Morgan
(22, Cranleigh) in the 18-22 age group, Mark Reynolds (43,
Barnet Copt) in the 40-44 age group and Graham Potter (50,
Elmbridge) in the 50-54 age group.
There were a total of five World, ten European and 23 British
records broken on the second day of the event.
The final day of this year's competition will start at 9.00am,
with the mixed 800m Freestyle, 50m Breaststroke, 50m Backstroke,
the 100m Butterfly and the 200m Freestyle team event to look
forward to, followed by the concluding session of this year's
championship, which begins at 1.00pm.
The 200m Individual Medley, 100m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke
and the 200m Medley team event bringing a close to the proceedings
in Ponds Forge.
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