World Masters, Riccione, Italy, 2012

24/06/12 21:34

Date: 3-9/06/2012

Riccione, Italy was the host for the World Masters Swimming Championships 2012. The meet attracted over 9500 swimmers and provided some of the most crowded warm ups ever seen. At one point it was standing room only in the men's warm up pool and the events ran past midnight on one day despite starting at 7:30 am. With the flood lights on and the spectator area full the swimmers were greeted with cheers from the crowd as they got on the blocks. It was a test of endurance as the meet ran for seven full days with GB swimmers winning 12 gold, 18 silver and 35 bronze medals.

Oundle's Nicola Latty won two gold medals and one silver medal in the 40-44 age group, an age group that included former Olympic 200m freestyle champion Claudia Poll.

Women's 40-44 100m butterfly with Nicola Latty in the red cap sprinting to the wall

World Masters, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2010

16/08/10 22:34

Date: 31/07/2010 - 5/08/2010

Nicola Latty won gold in the 35-39 200m butterfly at the World Masters Swimming Championships in Gothenburg, retaining her title from the championships in Perth two years ago. Claudia Nunez Nunez (Argentina) won silver and Anja Hanz (Germany) won bronze.

Women's 35-39 200m Butterfly Presentation with (left to right) Claudia Nunez Nunez, Nicola Latty and Anja Hanz

World Masters, Perth, Australia, 2008

15/05/08 19:30

Date: 15-25/04/2008

Claire Foster and Nicola Latty were Oundle's representatives at the 2008 FINA World Masters Championships. Nicola returned from Australia with two gold medals.