Garioch Masters
Garioch Masters swimming club was founded for swimmers aged 16 years and over. We train Tuesday morning (6.15 - 8am), Thursday evening (7.40 - 8.40pm) and Sunday morning (8 - 9.40am).
Garioch Masters sets a friendly and relaxed atmosphere for swimmers to improve their fitness, refine technique, enjoy competing and above all, have fun! Members are encouraged to compete to set goals and track progress. To this end, the club enters relay teams at major meets to represent Garioch and ensure that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy competing as part of a team.
If you enjoy swimming competitively and this sounds like it is for you, please get in touch by sending an email to [email protected].
Meet the Team
Ed Rafipay is official Coach and the founder of the Garioch Masters team, alongside Andy Langman.
Alex Rafipay manages the day to day admin and running of the Masters team.
Our valued members allow us to competitively enter multiple female, male and mixed relay teams.
Results
The recent Scottish Short Course was a fun, fast weekend in Glenrothes. Highlights include multiple personal bests, a Scottish record by Ed Rafipay in the 50m fly and lots of successful results for our relay teams. The 50m free is always a competitive event within our team, one we love to race and push either other in. Our 4x50m male free relay team were overall winners, during the race came quote of the weekend by an excited Andy Langman - "It's like watching the Olympics!!". Good thing they did win after all their posing.
Relay Records
Mixed
| Relay | Age Group | Record | Team | Splits |
| Mixed 4x50 Medley SC | 72-99 | 2:24.44 | Stuart MacVicar Isla Coull Richard Taverner Elizabeth Bauld |
37.56 39.11 32.66 35.11 |
| 120-159 | 2.20.51 | Nick Edwards Stuart MacVicar Nicole Ogg Millie Milne |
33.58 37.66 31.70 37.57 |
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| 160-199 | 2.08.72 | Katie Gibson Smith Ed Rafipay Alex Rafipay Andy Langman |
36.21 29.76 33.33 29.42 |
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| Mixed 4x50 Free LC | 72-99 | 1:52.10 | Hayden Pritchard Ed Rafipay Isla Coull Nicole Ogg |
25.94 25.35 31.28 29.53 |
| Mixed 4x100 Free LC | 72-99 | 2:28.87 | Hayden Pritchard Max Schneider Isla Coull Nicole Ogg |
57.94 1:00.49 1:10.95 1:05.71 |
Male
| Relay | Age Group | Record | Team | Splits |
| Male 4x50 Free SC | 72-99 | 1:39.48 | Craig Stevens Ed Rafipay Hayden Pritchard Tom Leach |
25.12 24.24 24.66 25.46 |
| 160-199 | 1:57.92 | Nick Edwards Stuart MacVicar Richard Taverner Andy Langman |
29.97 28.95 28.87 30.13 |
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| Male 4x50 Free LC | 72-99 | 1:44.98 | Hayden Pritchard Tom Leach Max Schneider Ed Rafipay |
25.96 26.76 26.97 25.29 |
| 160-199 | 2:00.75 | Richard Taverner Stuart MacVicar Mark Robertson Andy Langman |
29.91 29.12 31.23 30.49 |
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| Male 4x100 Free LC | 160-199 | 4:35.13 | Richard Taverner Stuart MacVicar Mark Robertson Nick Edwards |
1:04.64 1:07.43 NA NA |
| Male 4x50 Medley SC | 72-99 | 1:53.70 | Ed Rafipay Tom Leach Hayden Pritchard Craig Stevens |
28.66 32.27 27.70 25.07 |
| 160-199 | 2:14.14 | Nick Edwards Stuart MacVicar Richard Taverner Andy Langman |
35.59 35.81 32.50 30.24 |
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| Male 4x50 Medley LC | 160-199 | 2:04.01 | Nick Edwards Tom Leach Ed Rafipay Stuart MacVicar |
35.22 33.18 26.91 28.70 |
Female
| Relay | Age Group | Record | Team | Splits |
| Female 4x50 Free SC | 72-99 | 2:06.47 | Alex Rafipay Isla Coull Katie Gibson Smith Elizabeth Bauld |
29.38 31.38 30.93 34.78 |
| 100-119 |
2:08.48 | Katie Gibson Smith Alex Rafipay Millie Milne Nicole Ogg |
31.56 30.58 37.01 29.33 |
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| Female 4x50 Medley SC | 72-99 | 2:21.65 | Katie Gibson Smith Isla Coull Alex Rafipay Elizabeth Bauld |
36.18 38.40 32.58 34.49 |
| 100-119 | 2:22.85 | Katie Gibson Smith Alex Rafipay Nicole Ogg Millie Milne |
35.46 37.06 32.02 38.31 |
Upcoming Meets
The Scottish Swimming Masters Calendar has a number of events over the year which you can find here.
| Date of Event | Meet |
|---|---|
| 24th-26th October | Swim England Masters, Sheffield |
| 29th November | East District Championships, Prestonpans |
| Jan/Feb 2026 (TBC) | Silver City Masters Meet, Aberdeen |
