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More than 100 medals won by British athletes at World Championships
March 6, 2024It was a successful trip to Doha for Great Britain’s Masters athletes with more than 100 medals won by those that headed to Qatar for the competition.
Across the 10 days Brits won medals in swimming, artistic swimming, diving and in open water in what was a successful and exciting week for all involved.
Around 3000 athletes competed in Doha from 85 different countries with GB a regular fixture on the podium throughout the competition.
Amongst the success, a number of championship records were set with Amanda Heath setting a new benchmark in the 65-59 Years Women’s 400m Individual Medley, David Cumming in the 85-89 Years Men’s 400m Individual Medley and Judith Pearson in the 60-64 Years 200m Butterfly.
There were a number of athletes that came home with multiple medals including artistic swimmers Jeanne Ansley and Andrea Holland as well as divers Katie Bell and Iain St John.
Cumming also stood out by being the oldest competitor to complete the 3000m open water race at 86-years-old to claim one of his many medals.
Below is our medal roll of honour featuring all the British medallists throughout the competition in Qatar.
You can catch up on all the results from the event here and World Aquatics have also made the event photography available to view and download.
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Great Britain’s medallists at the World Masters Championships 2024 in Doha, Qatar
Swimming
Women’s 800m Freestyle
70-74 Years
Silver medal – Christine Ayers, South Beds, 13:37.33
60-64 Years
Silver medal – Nuala Muir-Cochrane, Gateshead & Whickham, 11:18.96
Men’s 800m Freestyle
85-89 Years
Silver medal – David Cumming, Spencer, 15:43.81
75-59 Years
Bronze medal – Stuart McLellan, Hadleigh, 13:34.60
30-34 Years
Gold medal – Daniel Mills, Trafford Metro, 8:36.56
Women’s 200m Backstroke
30-34 Years
Bronze medal – Yolanda Speare, GB Police, 2:34.75
25-29 Years
Bronze medal – Rebecca Owens, Trafford Metro, 2:42.56
Men’s 200m Backstroke
60-64 Years
Bronze medal – Alec Johnson, Trafford Metro, 2:36.30
Women’s 100m Freestyle
45-49 Years
Bronze medal – Fleur Turner, Basingstoke Bluefins, 1:02.68
40-44 Years
Bronze medal – Aimee Ramm, GB Police, 1:02.08
30-34 Years
Gold medal – Victoria Cunningham, Trafford Metro, 58.11
Men’s 100m Freestyle
70-74 Years
Bronze medal – Steve Braine, Mid Sussex Marlins, 1:07.87
55-59 Years
Bronze medal – Spencer Turner, Basingstoke Bluefins, 57.75
25-29 Years
Silver medal – Lo Jeffrey, East Leeds, 53.17
Women’s 100m Breaststroke
70-74 Years
Gold medal – Christine Ayers, South Beds, 1:45.06
Silver medal – Christina Victor, Guildford City, 1:47.88
65-59 Years
Gold medal – Amanda Heath, Spencer, 1:30.20
Silver medal – Esther Iseppi, Spencer, 1:32.43
50-54 Years
Silver medal – Lucy Ryan, Team Anglia, 1:20.78
Men’s 100m Breaststroke
75-79 Years
Bronze medal – Johns Macpherson-Stewart, Free Style SC, 1:43.63
40-44 Years
Gold medal – Chris Jones, Portsmouth Northsea, 1:05.20
Men’s 100m Backstroke
60-64 Years
Bronze medal – Alec Johnson, Trafford Metro, 1:10.44
Women’s 100m Backstroke
30-34 Years
Silver medal – Yolanda Speare, GB Police, 1:09.68
25-29 Years
Gold medal – Emily Osborne, GB Police, 1:08.33
Men’s 400m Freestyle
80-84 Years
Silver medal – Derek Parr, Broomfield Park SC, 6:51.63
Bronze medal – Tony Cherrington, Spencer, 7:03.44
30-34 Years
Gold medal – Daniel Mills, Trafford Metro, 4:08.74
Women’s 400m Freestyle
60-64 Years
Silver medal – Nuala Muir-Cochrane, Gateshead & Whickham, 5:33.01
45-49 Years
Gold medal – Fleur Turner, Basingstoke Bluefins, 4:54.24
Men’s 50m Breaststroke
45-49 Years
Silver medal – Martin Bennell, Basingstoke Bluefins, 30.39
25-29 Years
Bronze medal – Mak Manson, East Leeds, 29.34
Women’s 50m Breaststroke
70-74 Years
Gold medal – Christine Ayers, South Beds, 47.34
Silver medal – Christina Victor, Guildford City, 47.82
65-59 Years
Silver medal – Esther Iseppi, Spencer, 41.76
50-54 Years
Silver medal – Lucy Ryan, Team Anglia, 36.83
Women’s 50m Freestyle
40-44 Years
Silver medal – Sarah Hunt, Basingstoke Bluefins, 28.16
Bronze medal – Aimee Ramm, GB Police, 28.58
30-34 Years
Gold medal – Victoria Cunningham, Trafford Metro, 26.82
Men’s 50m Freestyle
25-29 Years
Gold medal – Jeffrey Lo, East Leeds, 23.73
Women’s 200m Individual Medley
70-74 Years
Silver medal – Christine Ayers, South Beds, 3:34.11
65-69 Years
Silver medal – Esther Iseppi, Spencer, 3:15.67
45-49 Years
Bronze medal – Fleur Turner, Basingstoke Bluefins, 2:39.08
Men’s 200m Individual Medley
80-84 Years
Silver medal – Michael Read, Spencer, 4:48.55
25-29 Years
Silver medal – Matthew Holland, Royal Air Force Swim Team, 2:13.72
Women’s 100m Butterfly
40-44 Years
Bronze medal – Aimee Ramm, GB Police, 1:08.97
25-29 Years
Silver medal – Charlotte Taylor, Trafford Metro, 1:05.42
Men’s 100m Butterfly
85-89 Years
Gold medal – David Cumming, Spencer, 1:57.05
80-84 Years
Silver medal – Derek Parr, Broomfield Park SC, 1:34.74
60-64 Years
Silver medal – Alec Johnson, Trafford Metro, 1:07.32
25-29 Years
Silver medal – Matthew Holland, Royal Air Force Swim Team, 56.90
Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Relay
160-199 Years
Silver medal – Basingstoke Bluefins (Martin Bennell, Oliver Espinasse, Sarah Hunt and Fleur Turner), 1:45.57
Women’s 4x50m Freestyle Relay
240-279 Years
Silver medal – Gateshead & Whickham (Judith Pearson, Verity Dobbie, Joan Edwards and Nuala Muir-Cochrane), 2:17.65
120-159 Years
Silver medal – GB Police (Emily Osborne, Rhianna Sheehan, Yolande Speare and Aimme Ramm), 1:53.48
100-119 Years
Bronze medal – Trafford Metro (Molly James, Charlotte Taylor, Rebecca Owens and Victoria Cunningham), 1:56.02
Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay
160-199 Years
Bronze medal – Basingstoke Bluefins (Martin Bennell, Oliver Espinasse, Sarah Hunt and Fleur Turner), 1:59.57
100-119 Years
Bronze medal – Trafford Metro (Molly James, Charlotte Taylor, Jonathan Altoft and Daniel Mills), 1:59.24
Women’s 4x50m Medley Relay
240-279 Years
Bronze medal – Gateshead & Whickham (Nuala Muir-Cochrane, Verity Dobbie, Judith Pearson and Joan Edwards), 2:33.98
100-119 Years
Bronze medal – Trafford Metro (Molly James, Charlotte Taylor, Rebecca Owens and Victoria Cunningham), 2:09.04
Men’s 4x50m Freestyle Relay
320-359 Years
Silver medal – Spencer (Tony Cherrington, David Cumming, Michael Read and Peter Stephens), 2:44.43
100-119 Years
Bronze medal – East Leeds (Declan Dahill-Rowan, Gareth Allen, Manson Mak and Jeffrey Lo), 1:36.87
Men’s 4x50m Medley Relay
320-359 Years
Silver medal – Spencer (Tony Cherrington, David Cumming, Michael Read and Peter Stephens), 3:23.54
100-119 Years
Silver Medal – East Leeds (Gareth Allen, Manson Mak, Jeffrey Lo and Declan Dahill-Rowan), 1:47.32
Men’s 200m Breaststroke
75-79 Years
Bronze medal – Johns Macpherson-Stewart, Free Style SC, 3:48.35
50-54 Years
Gold medal – Geoff Boddie, GB Police, 2:44.29
40-44 Years
Gold medal – Chris Jones, Portsmouth Northsea, 2:26.16
Women’s 200m Breaststroke
70-74 Years
Gold medal – Christine Ayers, South Beds, 3:47.31
65-59 Years
Gold medal – Amanda Heath, Spencer, 3:15.68
Silver medal – Esther Iseppi, Spencer, 3:22.14
50-54 Years
Gold medal – Lucy Ryan, Team Anglia, 2:59.18
Men’s 50m Backstroke
60-64 Years
Silver medal – Alec Johnson, Trafford Metro, 31.71
Women’s 50m Backstroke
30-34 Years
Silver medal – Yolande Speare, GB Police, 31.83
25-29 Years
Gold medal – Emily Osborne, GB Police, 32.00
Men’s 200m Butterfly
85-89 Years
Gold medal – David Cumming, Spencer, 4:20.49
80-84 Years
Silver medal – Derek Parr, Broomfield Park, 4:08.17
40-44 Years
Silver medal – Paul Wilkes, Birmingham Masters, 2:10.28
25-29 Years
Gold medal – Matthew Holland, Royal Air Force Swim Team, 2:11.59
Women’s 200m Butterfly
65-69 Years
Gold medal – Amanda Heath, Spencer, 3:15.87
60-64 Years
Gold medal – Judith Pearson, Gateshead & Whickham, 2:55.03 (Championships record)
Women’s 400m Individual Medley
65-69 Years
Gold medal – Amanda Heath, Spencer, 6:33.50 (Championships record)
Bronze medal – Esther Iseppi, Spencer, 6:55.63
Men’s 400m Individual Medley
85-89 Years
Gold medal – David Cumming, Spencer, 8:28.47 (Championships record)
40-44 Years
Bronze medal – Paul Barnard, Trafford Metro, 5:03.22
25-29 Years
Gold medal – Matthew Holland, Royal Air Force Swim Team, 4:53.36
Women’s 200m Freestyle
50-54 Years
Silver medal – Claire Thorn, GB Police, 2:28.35
40-44 Years
Bronze medal – Sarah Hunt, Basingstoke Bluefins, 2:19.46
35-39 Years
Bronze medal – Dorianna Pirozzi, Basingstoke Bluefins, 2:18.83
30-34 Years
Silver medal – Victoria Cunningham, Trafford Metro, 2:07.64
Men’s 200m Freestyle
80-84 Years
Bronze medal – Tony Cherrington, Spencer, 3:16.02
55-59 Years
Bronze medal – Spencer Turner, Basingstoke Bluefins, 2:13.01
40-44 Years
Bronze medal – Paul Barnard, Trafford Metro, 2:01.88
30-34 Years
Silver medal – Daniel Mills, Trafford Metro, 1:56.59
Women’s 50m Butterfly
70-74 Years
Bronze medal – Christina Victor, Guildford City, 42.90
60-64 Years
Silver medal – Judith Pearson, Gateshead & Whickham, 33.37
40-44 Years
Bronze medal – Aimee Ramm, GB Police, 29.89
25-29 Years
Silver medal – Emily Osborne, GB Police, 30.29
Bronze medal – Federica Noera, Newham & University of East London SC, 30.99
Men’s 50m Butterfly
85-89 Years
Gold medal – David Cumming, Spencer, 46.65
80-84 Years
Silver medal – Derek Parr, Broomfield Park SC, 38.43
70-74 Years
Gold medal – Greame Milne, Carrick Masters, 31.82
Silver medal – Steve Braine, Mid Sussex Marlins, 32.07
60-64 Years
Gold medal – Alec Johnson, Trafford Metro, 28.77
25-29 Years
Silver medal – Jeffrey Lo, East Leeds, 25.33
Diving
Men’s 3m Springboard
25-29 Years
Bronze medal – Iain St John, City of Sheffield, 211.95
Women’s 1m Springboard
55-59 Years
Silver medal – Katie Bell, Amersham SC, 156.15
Men’s 1m Springboard
25-29 Years
Silver medal – Iain St John, City of Sheffield, 228.90
Women’s 3m Springboard
55-59 Years
Gold medal – Katie Bell, Amersham SC, 177.35
Women’s Platform
55-59 Years
Bronze medal – Katie Bell, Amersham SC, 166.90
Men’s Platform
30-34 Years
Silver medal – Stephen Raine, Amersham SC, 185.70
25-29 Years
Silver medal – Iain St John, City of Sheffield, 229.30
Artistic Swimming
Women’s Solo Technical
80+ Years
Gold medal – Jeanne Ansley, City of Leeds, 49.7198
60-69 Years
Gold medal – Andrea Holland, Rushmoor, 64.8382
Women’s Solo Free
80+ Years
Gold medal – Jeanne Ansley, City of Leeds, 49.1667
60-69 Years
Silver medal – Andrea Holland, Rushmoor, 58.9000
Open Water
Women’s 3000m
30-34 Years
Bronze medal – Hannah Dodwell, Royal Air Force Swim Team, 39:18.1
60-64 Years
Silver medal – Nuala Muir-Cochrane, Gateshead & Whickham, 47.58.5
Men’s 3000m
75-79 Years
Bronze medal – Stuart McLellan, Hadleigh, 59:37.0
80-84 Years
Bronze medal – Tony Cherrington, Spencer, 1:03:17.7
85-89 Years
Gold medal – David Cumming, Spencer, 1:16:30.5
