PACTRAC pair brave the freezing cold to win six silver medals at GB Ice Swimming Championships, club champion honoured, latest golf results
PACTRAC stars Amy Mellor and Laura Hardy won a remarkable six age group silver medals in the GB Ice Swimming Championships at Stonehaven, just south of Aberdeen.
The event took place in an unheated outdoor lido with the local ladies both competing in the 250m and 500m freestyle races, while Mellor also took part in the 50m and 100m backstroke events.
Mellor recorded a personal best (PB) time in the 500m and equalled her best time in the 250m. She was beaten to the gold medal in the 50m backstroke by just 100th of a second.
Around 150 swimmers took part in this extreme sport which is growing in popularity.
The pair now have their sights on the European Ice Swimming Championships in Molveno, Italy in early February.
Results: 500m freestyle: 5th Laura Hardy .... 7:45 AG 2. 7th Amy Mellor ...... 7:50 AG 2; 250m freestyle: 8th Laura Hardy .... 3:43 AG 2; 9th Amy Mellor ...... 3:44 AG 2; 50m backstroke: 9th Amy Mellor .... 0:41 AG 2; 100m backstroke: 7th Amy Mellor .... 1:33 AG 2.
Chris Northern collected the ‘PATRAC-er of the Year’ award at the club’s Christmas meal and presentation night at the Crown in Elton. Seventeen trophies had already been presented at the AGM last month, leaving just three to be presented on the night.
The top 3 ladies in the Club Championships, Susie Freeman, Sophie Robotham and Harriet Lomas received their awards. and the top 3 in the overall Club Championships, Susie Freeman, Rob Hammond and Sophie Robotham also collected their prizes.
Members for vote for the award won by Northern who received his prize from guest of honour, Sarah Williams from the British Triathlon Federation.
Chris Shaw came second in his age group in the Sherwood Pines Duathlon near Mansfield over the run, bike, run distances of 6.25 miles,16-miles and 3.25 miles. The event was all off-road through the forest trails. Shaw recorded splits of 54:59, 77:59 and 29:27 for a total time of 2:42:25 which was good enough for 35th place overall.
PACTRAC athletes Heather Phillips and Simon Guerin completed the Valencia Marathon in times of 3:39:37 and 3:46:24 respectively.
GOLF
The latest results from local clubs…
NENE PARK
Ladies: Christmas waltz: 1 Judy Hendry, Caroline Wagstaff, Helen Morton 63pts, 2 Cath Hunt, Karen Hiles, Jenny Walters 58, 3: Yee Li (Ping), Gill Wilson, Gunilla Grundstrom 54.
Seniors: Christmas Stableford TW: Division One: 1 Yim Kong 37pts, 2 Alan Hulbert 34, 3 Andrew Parker 33. Division Two: 1 Trevor Smith 35pts, 2 Richard Sowell 32, 3 Larry Didlick 29.
Mixed: Christmas Foursomes TW: 1 Nuno Varela/Jae Lester 36pts, 2 Jane Darnes/Mike Brenchley 36, 3 Gary Meisel/Rosie Stafford 35.
ELTON FURZE
Mixed: Turkey Trot - 2 Ball Texas Scramble: 1 J. Barnes/ W. Hardy, 2 A. Longford/T. Littlefair, 3 M. Murchie/P. Davies.
Stableford: 1 Neil Farrington, 2 Michael Barnes, 3 Peter Lander.
Ladies: Weekend Stableford: 1 Carla Myhill, 2 Melanie Steel, 3 Sarah Wade.
Christmas 9 Hole Pairs Betterball: 1 H. Bayliss/P. Whittamore, 2 M. Steel/T. Crighton, 3 M. Cook/E. Fares.
Midweek Stableford: 1 Patricia Whittamore, 2 Carla Myhill, 3 Margaret Seed.
TENNIS
City of Peterborough Tennis Club have raised £10k in 10 years for Sue Ryder. A cheque presentation attended by Morgan Hicks (Sue Ryder), Jonathan Short (City of Peterborough Sports Club manager), Martin Collcott (City of Peterborough Sports Club chairman), Peterborough MP Andrew Pakes and chief organiser of the fund-raising Ray McDonnell.