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Christine Thomas – 22 December 1964 to 10 November 2024

11/12/2024

 
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We were saddened to learn that Christine passed away last month shortly before her 60th birthday – please see the Facebook message from the family below.

"Unfortunately, we write to share the heartbreaking news of Christine’s passing in the early hours of Sunday morning.  She was at home and surrounded by family.  Her decline over the past few weeks took us all by surprise. But that was Christine all over - determined to stay alive but then determined to go when she accepted it was time.  She was the definition of resilience.

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London Marathon success for Jenny!

21/4/2024

 
Congratulations to Jenny for completing the London Marathon in a time of 4:10.16.

​"​The crowds were amazing and I am so happy with the day. Thanks to all that have sponsored me."
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Mark's Triple Crown Open Water Swim Achievement

28/9/2023

 
The 'triple crown' of open water swimming is a marathon swimming challenge consisting of three historically important swims:
  • English Channel 
  • Manhattan 20 Bridges (a 28.5 mile circumnavigation swim around Manhattan Island, New York City)
  • Catalina Channel (20 miles between Santa Catalina Island and the California mainland)

​Having previously completed the English Channel and Manhattan 20 Bridges, Mark Johansen ​has now completed the triple crown with a successful swim of the Catalina Channel.

Read on for Mark’s fascinating account of this amazing achievement…

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Sarah's Thames half-marathon swim

13/8/2023

 
Congratulations to Sarah for completing the Thames half-marathon swim.

This is an 'approx' 5.5km swim starting from a point above Hurley and finishing in Marlow. 

Sarah completed the swim in 1:54 for a distance of 5.7km.

Christine and Paddy cycle to Paris

12/8/2023

 
Christine and her husband, Paddy, recently cycled 306 miles on the Avenue Verte from London to Paris - a 6 day cycle / camping trip.

Apparently they had to consume lots of croissants and baguettes to keep them going!

​Bravo!!

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Half Iron Man & Woman

9/7/2023

 
Congratulations to Motoko and Stuart who both completed the half ironman triathlon at Holkham in Norfolk.

The race comprised:
  • Swim 1,900m / 1.2 miles
  • Bike 90k / 56 miles
  • Run 21k / 13.1 miles

Motoko finished in 6:44.06, and Stuart in 6:09.46

An amazing achievement - well done to both!

Judith and Mark's Lanzarote to Fuerteventura challenge

3/5/2023

 
​Mark and I completed the crossing of the La Bocaina strait, Lanzarote to Fuerteventura, 15.2km in a time of 4 hours and 52 minutes. It was so lovely to be able to swim alongside each other. Our pace was perfectly matched. We were blessed with perfect conditions and saw two turtles enroute. What was not so great was the 4.45am get up to get to the start in time but worth it in the end. We were lucky enough to have been able to arrange a support boat with the help of Paul and Angela from Swim Lanzarote. Today we managed a 2k swim in the sea and then treated ourselves to a sports massage which turned out to be tougher than the swim itself!
 
I was swimming for Pancreatic Cancer UK in support of Christine Thomas, a previous member of the club who was diagnosed in June 2021 with the disease. I would like to thank everyone from the club who has kindly donated so far. This is really appreciated and I have managed to beat my target of £500. 

Half marathon success

26/2/2023

 
​Congratulations to Lesley (lane 2/3) who ran the Bedford 1/2 marathon aiming for under 2 hours, clocking an amazing 1:55 and coming 3rd in her age group.

​Well done Lesley!
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Ray Clarke – an inspiration to us all

6/12/2022

 
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​It was with great sadness that we heard that our much beloved Ray had passed away at home on 6 December surrounded by his family. He died following a short battle with cancer just before his 85th birthday, although he seemed so much younger than this given everything he did in his life and for others.

​Ray was a great ambassador for RNSC Masters, taking part in a number of UK based and overseas competitions including the Isle of Wight (well you do have to take a ferry to get there), Guernsey, Dublin, Spain (Malaga, Barcelona and Cadiz) to name but a few. He would regularly come back with a handful of medals, which was a fantastic achievement considering he only learnt to swim in his 50s.  Ray had been a member of RNSC Masters for over 30 years and was awarded lifetime membership of the club in December 2017.

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Remembering David Dines

12/9/2022

 
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​We were shocked and saddened to learn of the death of David Dines on Wednesday 17th August 2022 shortly after a routine shoulder operation. He was 75 years of age. David joined RNSC Masters in the 1990s and swam with us regularly in lane 3 or 4 until he ceased to be a member in 2012. He kindly volunteered to take over the role of Chairman when Deryk Allsopp left the Club, a role he held for many years.​

​Past and present members remember David as a great storyteller who was always up for a challenge. He entered a number of overseas swimming events – various Open Meets as well as the European and World Masters Championships – in Spain (Malaga, Barcelona and Cadiz), Ireland (Dublin), Guernsey, and Australia.

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