Swimming Scrapbook 1960-2010

Scans from the pages of a Swimming Scrapbook kept by Robert Palmer from 1960 to 2010.

Index to Scrapbook pages

01 Instructor's Certificate 1961 02 Exhibition Match 1960 03 Hon Sec's report 1964 04 Richmond Swim Club 1962 05 Pin Seah + John Fox 06 Captain's report 1968 07 East German train 1969       Falmouth 1968 08 ULU team 1967 09 ULU v Otter       ULU v Presidents 10 ULU v Sutton + Cheam       ULU v Army 1968       ULU v Europe 1968 11 ULU etc teams 12 ULU win Champs       BUSF selection 13 ULU results 1968 14 Draw 15 ULU purple award 1968 16 BU v Rosyth 1968 17 Surrey selection 1968 18 Surrey v Middlesex 1968 19 League results 20 Otter v Leamington 21 Bannister Award 1968       Otter team 1967-1971 22 Surrey colours award 1969 23 Cups won 24 Otters v Comb.Services       Otter Tour 1969 25 Otter v Comb.Services 26 Hampshire Masters 1999       Mary's Swim Club 1969 27 Richmond Cert 1965 28 Havant Masters 1999       Eastbourne Masters 29 Leamington Team       Poly team 1970       Triathlon, New England 1987 30 Profile 1982 31 200 m Gold 2009 32 200 m Gold 2009 33 4 x 200 relay 2010 34 David Craig 1996       Roger Sharpley 2002 35 Hants Masters badge 1999 36 Middx Masters 2002       John Iliffe 2001 37 S. Counties Masters       Hants Master Champs 38 Mary's reunion 1994       John Iliffe 1996 39 GB Masters results 2010 40 Duncan Kemp       Mary's Tour 1968 41 Sue Groves       Closeup RJP       Triathlon USA 42 BUSF Gold medal 1968 43 Surrey Gold medal 1969 44 ASA Masters medals 2009/10 45 Geoff Bishop 2011 46 Geoff Talbot, RJP, John Fox 47 Otter half-mile, Henley 2012 48 Intercounty, Beckenham 2014 51 GB Champion 2014 52 GB Rankings 2015 Swim Times Event Rankings

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SB02 Water polo exhibition match at Royal Masonic School, Bushey on Sports Day 1960. (I was in the Vth form). Tek Kenney is referee. 02a I first played water polo at school (in summer 1958 in my IIIrd form). Water polo was played on our inter house basis and was very popular (there would be more spectators at an interhouse league match at school than at a National league Premier? I match). Water polo was the one sport I was outstanding at).

SB03 03a On leaving school and starting medical school at St Mary's London I joined the swimming and water polo club, There was a 20 yard pool in the basement at St Mary's. I received a lot of encouragement from John Kerr. This is my first report as hon sec of the club in 1964. 03b

SB04 04b 04a I joined Richmond Swimming Club in 1962. The team photo is back row left to right Steve Higgins, Max Kelly, Les Fox, Gerry Forse, myself, Willy Holmes. Front row left to right, Bill Haverley, Terry Lyons, Steve Piper, Mike Johnstone, Ken Coles. 04a

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SB06 06a My club report as captain 1967 to 1968. 06a 06b

SB07 07a A hypothermic Grupp (Graham Jupp) on the train going through East Germany to West Berlin on the London University tour January 1969. 07a 07b Geoff Talbot and the bertiemobile on the Mary's tour 1968 (Falmouth). 07b

SB08 08a The London University team 1967 to 1968. Jim Shekhdar, who was the best player I ever played with and later rowed the Pacific single handed, and Jack Gauldie a Canadian are not in the photo. Both played for GB as did Dave Chapman who is on the far right in the back row of the photograph. John Littleton is on the far left in the back row, I am next to him, Graham Jupp is next to Dave Chapman and Roger Marwood is second from the right in the front row. We were the 7 who won the BUSF championship and were selected en bloc for British Universities. 08a

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SB10 10a 10b 10c This was probably the best achievement of any team I played for. The highlight was beating Dusseldorf and we won because of Shekhdar and Gauldie. 10c

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SB12 12a 12b the ticks are the players selected for British Universities. 12b

SB13 13a These are the London University results in the 1967 to 1968 season. 13a

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SB17 17a I was selected for Surrey and we won the county championship at Cheltenham in 1968. 17a

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SB21 21a In 1968 I received the Bannister trophy (cowinner) from Sir Roger Bannister as the joint outstanding Mary's sportsperson. It was a very bad year! 21a 21b I played for Otter first team from 1967 to 1971 and was hon sec in 1971. We oscillated between the first division and second divisions of the premier league. In the first division we played the likes of Cheltenham, Polytechnic (the best team), Sutton and Cheam, Penguin, Walsall, Aston, Birkenhead, Leamington and Liverpool. I played defence and the hardest player to defend against was Nigel Horton of Aston (also a British Lion second row). The players for Otter were John Towers (GB goalkeeper), Bob Burn, Tony Milton (GB and GB swimmer in the 4th place relay team at the Melbourne Olympics), Peter Stevens, Roger Looker (Harlequins rugby player), John Fox, Geoff Talbot and several other players. Duncan Kemp (GB captain) and Tich Mclachlan (SA international swimmer), and Neil Payne had left Otter. 21b 21c

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SB24 24a 24b 24c In 1969 there was an Otter tour to Malta. Phil Brayford is back left, and Roger Looker to my left and John Towers next. Terry King is front left and Barry Turner front right. 24c

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SB26 26a I swam 50 metre backstroke for Hampshire masters in 1999. I came third in the county championships. 26a 26b

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SB28 28a I swam for a number years for Havant Waterlooville masters. 28a 28b I am swimming breaststroke in the Eastbourne masters. 28b

SB29 29a Jim Shekhdar is fourth from the right. 29a 29b Jack Gauldie is second from the right in the front row. 29b 29c After the swimming leg in a triathlon in New England around 1987. 29c

SB30 30a 30b After breaking my neck in Australia in December 1979 and prolonged rehabilitation I joined New England Masters Swim Club in 1980 and continued with them to 1990. 30b

SB31 31a My best swimming performance was winning the 200 back in the National Championships in Sheffield in 2009 in 3.06.59. I beat David Langley by 0.4 sec but he died from a brain tumour not long after so probably wasn't at his best. I repeated the win in 2010 but in a much slower time. 31a

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SB33 33a I swam in the Otter 4 by 200 freestyle relay in Sheffield in 2010 and we set a European and GB record. It wasn't as good as it sounds though. I was the slowest on the team and it was a soft record (a new event that year). 33a

SB34 34a With David Craig at the half mile in Henley 1996. David drowned in the event aged 70 in a subsequent year. 34a 34b 2002 I came 2nd in the half mile at Henley, here with Roger Sharpley 34b 34c 34d

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SB36 36a We won the masters water polo with Middlesex. 36a 36b The Otter mile at Windsor 2001 with John Iliffe. 36b

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SB38 38a Mary's reunion 22/9/94. Back row left to right Rex Stanbridge, myself, John Fox, the late John Sirs, George Tait, Dennis Warnford Davies. Front row left to right Ken Macleod, Phil Watts, Geoff Talbot, John Benjafield (Fangio). 38a 38b With John Iliffe 9/8/96.I won the Otter Henley half mile in a sprint finish with David Skidmore who I unintentionally swam across. 38b

SB39 39a The 2010 result. 39a

SB40 40a Duncan Kemp GB captain. I used to practice with him in the Mary's pool. 40a 40b Mackerel fishing on Mary's tour Cornwall late 1960's. from left to right the late Nick Walker, Roger Marwood, Geoff Talbot mackerel fishing Cornwall late 1960's. 40b

SB41 41a With Sue Groves in a New England Masters meet. 41a

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41c Triathlon USA 41c

SB42a 42a and b The 1968 BUSF gold medal 42a

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SB43a 43a and b The 1969 county championship gold medal (Surrey). 43a

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SB44 ASA masters Gold medals for 200 m backstroke, (Age group: 65-69), won at Sheffield 2009 and 2010

2009 44a

2009/2010 44b

2010 44c

SB45 Geoff Bishop receiving gold medal in 50 metres breaststroke longcourse in Leeds 2011 75 to 79 age group in a new GB record of 43.27 which ranks him 6th in the world. I train with him at Temeraire, Portsmouth. 45a

SB46 Heroes: 2012: Mary's all time top water polo players. (L to R): Geoff Talbot, London University purple, Queensland, Otter. Robert Palmer, British Universities, Surrey, London University purple, Otter. John Fox, GB trial, British Universities, Middlesex, London University purple, Otter. 46a

SB47a Otter half-mile, Henley Sailing Club, 20/7/2012 47a

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Event Rankings

------------------------------------ Male - Long Course - 200m Backstroke - British - 2009 - 65-69 Years Age Group Rank Name Ranked Club DoB Meet Name Venue Date Time 1 David Langley Gloucester M 06/08/44 British Gas Masters 2009 Cardiff 20/06/09 3:03.84 2 Nigel Salsbury Reading 13/09/40 South East Masters Long Course Crawley 24/01/09 3:15.32 3 Robert Palmer Otter 29/07/44 British Gas Masters 2009 Cardiff 20/06/09 3:17.11 4 Alex Galletly Warrender Ba 18/11/42 European Championships 2009 Cadiz 15/09/09 3:20.92 5 Peter Dorrell Spencer 07/08/44 British Gas Masters 2009 Cardiff 20/06/09 3:24.35 6 David Staveley Hythe 17/11/42 South East Masters Long Course Crawley 24/01/09 3:26.43 7 Hugh Cullen Glasgow Wm 30/01/44 European Championships 2009 Cadiz 15/09/09 3:37.46 8 Peter Ingham Rotherham Mo 12/05/44 Rotherham Masters Meet Sheffield 08/02/09 3:48.96 9 David Hall Witney 18/10/42 South East Masters Long Course Crawley 24/01/09 3:51.02 ------------------------------------- Male - Short Course - 200m Backstroke - British - 2009 - 65-69 Years Age Group Rank Name Ranked Club DoB Meet Name Venue Date Time 1 Tony Cherrington Gloucester M 23/07/42 Guernsey Masters Meet Guernsey 04/04/09 3:04.99 2 Robert Palmer Otter 29/07/44 BG ASA Masters & Age Grps 2009 Sheffield 25/10/09 3:06.59 3 David Langley Gloucester M 06/08/44 Gloucester & Somerset Masters Bristol 13/09/09 3:06.88 4 Alex Galletly Warrender Ba 18/11/42 18th Glasgow Masters Meet Glasgow 06/11/09 3:10.51 5 Nigel Salsbury Reading 13/09/40 Barnet Copthall Masters Meet Barnet 19/07/09 3:11.85 6 Peter Dorrell Spencer 07/08/44 South East Region Masters Guildford 03/10/09 3:24.78 7 David Staveley Hythe 17/11/42 Guernsey Masters Meet Guernsey 04/04/09 3:25.82 8 Derek Parr Otter 23/11/44 Berks & South Bucks Masters Maidenhead 28/11/09 3:26.67 9 Hugh Cullen Glasgow Wm 30/01/44 Scottish National Masters 2009 Glasgow 24/04/09 3:37.03 10 Paul Webster Co Cant'bury 16/07/42 French National Masters 2009 Dunkirk 25/02/09 3:39.18 11 Bruce Thompson Barnet Copt 15/02/42 Barnet Copthall Masters Meet Barnet 19/07/09 3:45.45 12 Carl Butler RichmondDale 28/03/44 BG ASA Masters & Age Grps 2009 Sheffield 25/10/09 3:48.59 ------------------------------------- Male - Short Course - 200m Backstroke - British - 2014 - 70-74 Years Age Group Rank Name Ranked Club DoB Meet Name Venue Date Time 1 John Holding D.T.S 13/09/40 Cornwall County ASA Masters Bodmin 27/04/14 3:21.66 2 Alex Galletly Warrender Ba 18/11/42 Scottish Gas Masters Championships Aberdeen 18/04/14 3:25.98 3 Robert Palmer Otter 29/07/44 Bracknell Masters Meet Bracknell 01/03/14 3:26.50 4 David Staveley Hythe 17/11/42 ASA Masters Short Course Meet 2014 Sheffield 25/10/14 3:29.48 5 Nigel Salsbury Reading 13/09/40 Bracknell Masters Meet Bracknell 01/03/14 3:34.43 6 Peter Dorrell Spencer 07/08/44 SER Short Course Masters Meet Guildford 04/10/14 3:39.50 7 Peter Waddell Poole 23/09/43 Dominion 5th Jersey Masters Open Meet St Peters Port 13/09/14 3:47.55 8 Paul Clarke Team Luton 02/01/42 Bracknell Masters Meet Bracknell 01/03/14 4:05.56 ----------------------------------- Male - Long Course - 200m Backstroke - British - 2014 - 70-74 Years Age Group Rank Name Ranked Club DoB Meet Name Venue Date Time 1 Charles Stewart Otter 07/06/43 British Gas Masters 50m 2014 Swansea 14/06/14 3:31.36 2 Robert Palmer Otter 29/07/44 SE Region Long Course Masters Meet Crawley 02/02/14 3:35.64 3 David Staveley Hythe 17/11/42 SE Region Long Course Masters Meet Crawley 02/02/14 3:42.30 4 Nigel Salsbury Reading 13/09/40 SE Region Long Course Masters Meet Crawley 02/02/14 3:44.21 5 David Hall Witney 18/10/42 SE Region Long Course Masters Meet Crawley 02/02/14 4:02.05 6 Paul Webster Co Cant'bury 16/07/42 SE Region Long Course Masters Meet Crawley 02/02/14 4:06.70 7 Paul Clarke Team Luton 02/01/42 ASASWR Masters Meet 2014 Millfield 28/09/14 4:21.80 8 Andrew Fawcett Cardiff Mast 17/10/43 British Gas Masters 50m 2014 Swansea 14/06/14 4:25.00 -------------------------------------

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