HOME

Swimmers entering the event must meet the minimum qualifying times. Swimmers competing in a 100m race should not enter the 25m race in that discipline.

	Men	Women		Men	Women
25m Backstroke	48.00	1.00.00	100m Butterfly	2.18.00	2.39.00
25m Breaststroke	52.00	1.04.00	100m Freestyle	1.40.00	2.30.00
25m Butterfly	49.00	1.01.00	100m IM	3.00.00	3.26.00
25m Freestyle	47.00	58.00	200m Backstroke	4.00.00	4.40.00
50m Backstroke	1.17.00	1.20.00	200m Breaststroke	4.10.00	5.00.00
50m Breaststroke	1.23.00	1.35.00	200m Butterfly	4.10.00	5.10.00
50m Butterfly	1.19.00	1.31.00	200m Freestyle	3.30.00	4.20.00
50m Freestyle	1.16.00	1.26.00	200m IM	3.50.00	4.30.00
100m Backstroke	2.20.00	2.36.00	400m Freestyle*	6.20.00	8.30.00
100m Breaststroke	2.25.00	2.50.00	400m IM*	7.20.00	9.10.00

* - top 16 entrants only will qualify.

The entry time is to have been attained on or after 1st June 2007 and must be verified by the signature of a coach

or official showing where, when and at what event the time was achieved.

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS (subject to change)


Saturday AM	Saturday PM	Sunday AM
Warm up (9.45am – 10.45am)	Warm up (1.45 – 2.45)	Warm up (8.45-9.45)
Session 1 (11am – 1pm)	Session 2 (3pm – 6.30pm)	Session 3 (10am – 1.30pm)
50m Backstroke	50m Breaststroke	50m Butterfly
400m Individual Medley	400m Freestyle	200m Individual Medley
100m Breaststroke	200m Backstroke	100m Backstroke
200m Freestyle	25m Backstroke (Festival only)	50m Butterfly - Final
25m Breaststroke (Festival only)	50m Breaststroke - Final	200m Breaststroke
100m Individual Medley	50m Freestyle	100m Freestyle
50m Backstroke - Final	100m Butterfly	25m Freestyle (Festival only)
	25m Butterfly (Festival only)	100m Freestyle – Final
	200m Butterfly
	50m Freestyle - Final

RECORD-BREAKER SETS NEW WORLD STANDARD

09 January 2008

Swimmer Anita Linton set four world records in a superb display at the Shrewsbury Masters New Year Gala.

Linton, from Lightwood, stretched her career record to eight world best times at the Quarry Swimming and Fitness Centre.

The 29-year-old, who competes for Wombourne Swimming Club, claimed records for Down's Syndrome athletes in the individual breaststroke, butterfly, backstroke and freestyle, all over 25 metres.

Her times were 23.52 secs (freestyle), 26.18s (backstroke), 26.68s (breaststroke) and 30.69s (butterfly), setting records in a new 25-34 year-old category for Down Syndrome competitors.

The times were inside the qualifying mark for the Down's Syndrome International Swimming Organisation World Championships, to be held in Albufeira, Portugal in November.

They have now been sent for ratification by the Reading-based DSISO.

Her mum Barbara, who campaigned to the DSISO for the new age category, said: "Anita is over the moon.

"She can't get over what she has achieved. Everyone at the event was thrilled to bits with her.

"Lots of swimmers with Down Syndrome continue to swim into their 40s and after years in world-class competitions, Anita wanted to continue. So I was keen for them to create a new category.

"Everything this year is leading towards the world championships and all her times in Shrewsbury were well under what she needs to qualify. It's a great start to the year."

Linton set her first of eight world records while competing for Great Britain in the 4x25m medley relay at the 2002 World Championships.

She broke that mark as part of the GB team in the 2004 and 2006 World Championships, and also claimed the individual freestyle record at the DSE Open Long course Championships.

In 2005, she won the Stoke-on-Trent Sports Personality Award for an individual with a learning disability.

She retained the title in 2006 and also won the Unity Cup and Rose Bowl for Outstanding Achievement, following up last year by claiming third place in the Inspirational Achiever category.

Linton is now focused on training at Fenton Manor Sports Complex before her next competition, at the Disability Sport Events West Midlands Gala at the end of this month.

by GRAHAM TONG