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Marham Swimmerssplash outfighting fenman& PED bulletinPED BulletinAESFA/CPL James NicholasPhysicalTraining LeaderThe PEd Flt would like tocongratulate RAF Marham’s newPTL’s! After a two day courseat DCAE Cosford learningpractical and theoreticalphysical conditioning theyare now qualified to conductaerobic and circuit training.Marham SwimmersSplashOutWritten By A/CPL James Nicholas AESFThe annual Royal Air ForceSwimming, Water-poloand Diving Inter-stationschampionships were heldat RAF Cranwell recently.The event was held over twodays, with the majority ofthe RAF Stations taking part,including those as far awayas RAF Akrotiri, in Cyprus.In recent years RAF Marhamhave taken part in thecompetition with little effecton the scoring results dueto very little personnel takingpart or “having a go!” This yearhowever, A/Cpl James Nicholasfrom Armament EngineeringSupport Flight (AESF) advertisedand recruited new members tothe RAF Marham swimming club.Leading up to the competitionthe club trained regularly atDownham Market Leisure Centre.Many of the Club membershad never swam at a competitivelevel and even through with shiftworking and operations theyshowed a great deal of dedicationto the competition. Prior to thecompetition the club designedteam ‘hoodies’ which had a greatimpact on the morale of the team.The first event was the waterpolo,the whole team took partin this even though the team hadlittle if any experience beforehand.RAF Marham came second in allof the games. It was a great dealof hard work but enjoyed by all.Following tiredness fromthe water-polo, RAF Marham’smain event - The Swimming!Bearing in mind RAF Marhampersonnel were swimmingagainst RAF swimmers in nearlyevery event, podium positionswere unexpected, However theresults told a different story!A/Cpl James Nicholasachieved two Gold’s for 50mButterfly (also a personal besttime) and 100m Breastrokeand a Bronze in the IndividualMedley (also a personal best).LAC Claire Hobbs achievedtwo Silvers in the 50m and 100mBreastroke and two Bronze’s inthe 100m Butterfly and 200mFreestyle (all personal best times).SAC Eleri Davies also achievedtwo Silvers in the 50m Butterflyand Individual Medley and twoBronze’s In the 100m and 50mFreestyle (all personal best times).SAC Verity Elward achievedGold and a personal best timein the 50m Backstroke.The remaining club memberswho unfortunately just missedout on a podium position, allachieved a personal best time intheir individual swims and swamfantastically in the relay events,which was a hot event for all theRAF stations competing for thefinal points of the competition.A further mention to F/S PaulKendall, an RAF swimming officialwho also competed for RAFMarham in the diving event duringhis busy two days refereeing.The women’s team came thirdoverall in the competition andthe men’s team came fourth.Overall, after competing in allthree disciplines of the competitionand with more personnel attendingthe competition from RAF Marhamthan seen in the last ten years, RAFMarham came FOURTH overall!It was an exciting two daysand we all look forward tonext year’s competition.Dyer was broughtup in Ramsey andlearned to box atMarch AmateurBoxing Club. The 26 year-oldlight-heavyweight knows allabout the Fens’ fighting history.Eric Boom, from Chatteris,won the British lightweighttitle in the 1930s thrilling thenations fight fans with hisnon-stop punching style andthree decades later, Bluntishambrothers Mickey and Monty Laudboxed professionally. Dave ‘Boy’Green was another crowd pleaserfrom Chatteris who fought hisway to British and Europeantitles and twice challengedfor world honours with thelegendary Sugar Ray Leonardas just one of his opponents.Dyer laughed: “I’m justanother lad from the Fens– and I’ve got a few toughacts to follow! Talking aboutDave ‘Boy’ Green, Dyer said“I’ve heard he would cycle toLondon, box and then cycle allF i g h t i n gFenmanFormer Soldier Jake Dyer from Whittlesey is due to continue the Fens’ long boxinghistory as he takes to the ring on Friday 9th March at the East of England Showgroundwhen promoter Robert Waterman brings professional boxing back to Peterborough.The bill also features Big Brother star JJ Bird and Caine Brodie, from Gunthorpe…I like tothink I givefans value-formoneywhenthey pay towatch me.the way home afterwards. MaybeI could make it to Peterboroughand back for my next fight!”Dyer, who spent seven yearsin the Army and served in Iraqand Afghanistan, has moremodest ambitions. “All I wantto do is win a title,” he said andhe has the all-action style ofthe Fens’ famous fighters.He thrilled the 70 fans whofollowed him to Newark lastDecember to watch a giveand-takematch against MickeyO’Sullivan with former women’sworld champion Jane CouchMBE describing the bout as “thesmall-hall fight of the year.” Dyerovercame a second-round wobbleto post a stoppage in the next andsecure his first win in four fights.“I’m not really a text-book boxer,”admitted Dyer, “but I like tothink I give fans value-for-moneywhen they pay to watch me”.Carl Greaves, the formerBritish title challenger and WBFworld champion, managesDyer and thinks he has somepotential “Jake has a real fire inhis belly. There are things to workon – he needs to get his handstighter and improve his lateralmovement – but he’s very heavyhanded and the will to win isthere. He’s never in a dull fight.”Jake Dyer currently worksfor the Military Provost GuardService at local base RAFMarham and next month’sshow will raise funds for theRAF Benevolent Fund.Further details available andinformation on tickets salesfrom Jake Dyer Ext: 7620.• Cpl Ian Burton• SAC Martin Cheesman• SAC Christopher Munro• SAC Daniel Poole• SAC Robert Taylor• SAC Michael Thomas• SAC Ben Blewitt• Cpl Luke Crabb• SAC Gemma Hinton• SAC Paul Humphreys• Cpl Andy Johnson• SAC(T) Ann Lindsay• LCpl Tom Mackay• SAC(T) Chris Maguire• F/L Mal Medcalf• Cpl Justin Nicholls• SAC Paul Roney• Cpl Jason Ruddoch• SAC(T) Cieron Scriven• Cpl Jonny Snelling• Sgt Ann Thomas• Cpl Charlie Vickers• Cpl Craig ZenkoPlease note the Multi-stagefitness test now has an onlinebooking system which canbe accessed via the Marhamhomepage. The Rockport walktest will still need to be bookedthrough the PEd Flight staff.AdventuroustrainingExercise MEDSAIL 2012 is a JointServices Sail Training Expeditiontaking place 23rd March to 16thSeptember 2012. The aim of theexercise is to develop adequaterigour, robustness, initiative andleadership to deliver resiliencethat military personnel requireon operations. It is open to allRegular and Reserve personnel.For anymore informationplease contact CplBarnett Ext: 7094.20 MARHAM MATTERS ISSUE 2Visit: w w w. m a rhammat tersonline.co.u kVisit: w w w. m a rhammat tersonline.co.u kISSUE 2 MARHAM MATTERS 21