Bluefins Club Records 2025 — A Year That Rewrote the Record Books

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The season closes with Basingstoke Bluefins swimmers having delivered an extraordinary year, with 169 club records set across the programme. Twenty-three swimmers contributed to that total — up from nineteen the previous year — reflecting growing depth and a wider distribution of performance.

Records reflected a mix of expected progression and clear step-changes, with first-time club records from Ella, Eloise, Isabel and Olek illustrating the range of contributors within the current pathways.

Freya and Luke both passed the 20-record mark during the season, with the lead changing late before Freya edged ahead at the Last Chance Meet.

The swimmers who set club records during the season were: Amelia, Archie, Bran, Clara, Daniel, Ella, Eloise, Erin, Freya B, Isabel, Lizzy, Luke, Mary, Matilda, Oli P, Olek, Piaras, Rebecca, Rhys, Sonny, Ted, Thomas T, and Tom M.

Headline figures

• 23 swimmers

• 169 club records

• An increase of 77 from 2024

Context:

• 2022: 30 club records

• 2023: 66 club records

• 2024: 92 club records

• 2025: 169 club records

This represents a clear step change in output.

Record holders — ranked by total

Rank	Swimmer	Records
1	Freya B	21
2	Luke	20
3	Piaras	17
4	Daniel C	16
4	Thomas T	16
6	Sonny	13
7	Tom M	12
8	Olek	11
9	Bran	8
10	Rhys	7
11	Rebecca	6
12	Clara	4
13	Erin	3
13	Oli P	3
15	Archie	2
15	Lizzy D	2
15	Ted	2
18	Amelia	1
18	Ella	1
18	Eloise	1
18	Isabel	1
18	Mary	1
18	Matilda	1

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