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Cally Masters Swimming Club, based in Cally Pool, Islington, London

Cally Masters at the Nationals!

Cally Masters’ Lorenzo was in outstanding form at the National Masters Swimming Competition in Sheffield last weekend. Swimming in the 30-34 years age group, he began this 3 day competition by winning silver in the 1500 metres freestyle, the longest … Continue reading

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Barnet Masters Sprint Meet

A small group of Cally swimmers attended this meet on 23rd September and came away with an impressive haul of medals. It would be great to get more swimmers there next year as it is only a short way up … Continue reading

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Lago d’Orta Marathon Swim

Five Cally swimmers headed to Lago d’Orta in the Piedmont region of Northern Italy. Lago d’Orta is a stunningly picturesque lake with its own island town near the centre. The race is a 27km swim up one side of the … Continue reading

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The Jubilee 10k River Swim

Callymasters win again – this time at a 10K open water swim in the Jubilee River. The event has over 450 entrants and marks the beginning of the season. By the time the race started, the river was drenched in … Continue reading

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Cally Secure 2nd Place at the Middlesex Masters

Cally Masters were out in force at the Middlesex Masters Swimming Gala held at Barnet Copthall Pool last weekend. Everyone swam well and Cally Masters achieved a well-deserved overall second place. Cally excelled in the relays in which all members … Continue reading

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Cally Masters are Middlesex Champions!

The Middlesex Masters Competition is the annual gala open to all masters clubs in the region. This year it was held at Barnet Copthall on Saturday 29th July. A team of 19 swimmers represented Cally Masters. Swimmers competed in age-group … Continue reading

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The Big Welsh Swim

Here is Sally’s write-up of a great weekend… If you noticed that the Saturday morning session was quiet last weekend it was because it seemed like half of Cally Masters had decamped to Wales to take part in The Big … Continue reading

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Capital Tri Races at the West Reservoir

As has now become usual, a team of Cally swimmers headed to the Stoke Newington West Reservoir for the ‘Splash’ races run by Capital Tri. There are races of 750m, 1500m and 3km. Ingrid swam for Cally for the first time and … Continue reading

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Barnet Copthall Masters Distance Meet

Several of our swimmers swam at Barnet Copthall on the weekend of the 8th and 9th of July. It was a distance meet which gave Richard, Sue and Lorenzo the chance to race 800m freestyle. Lorenzo and Luka also took on … Continue reading

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Jubilee River Swim

A group of nine Cally swimmers headed out to Berkshire for the 10km Jubilee River swim on the 11th June 2017. The swim has been running for a few years and is a chance to swim down a lovely stretch … Continue reading

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