Well done to all swimmers who competed at the Microleague gala in Southport this Saturday . It was always going to be a tough challenge competing in the top division with some of our regular swimmers unavailable. However, this gave opportunities to our up and coming swimmers, some who were competing for the first time- and they did not disappoint us. The effort they put in ensured that we gained points in heats against very strong opponents. Swimming for the girls: Lizzie Woodcock(captain), Milly Arcangelo, Anika Anderson, Katie Doughty, Holly McHugh, Katie Henry, Kiera Dunstan, Kate Eastwood, Georgia Ashton, Mia-Louise Pilkington, Emma Baker, Rachel Parr, Ellie Hancock, Lucy Goldthorpe, Jemmima Stubbs and Imogen Blackwell. Swimming for the boys: Luka hyam(captain), Isaac Brennand, Liam Hardman, Liam Donahoe, Scott Paynter, Joe Arcangelo, Alex Fitzpatrick, George Wilson, Daniel Caley, Lucas Brennand, Jayden Lowe, Callum Ward and Joe Parkinson Special mention goes to those who had to 'swim up' against older opposition, namely: Isaac Brennand, Scott Paynter, Liam Hardman, Liam Donahoe Also those who won their heats: Lizzie Woodcock(12yr) 50 free+ 50 fly Georgia Ashton(10yr) 50 back Joe Arcangelo(10yr) 50 free Isaac Brennand(11yr) 50 fly+50 breast- he won the 11yrs 50m fly just 6 races after winning the same event in the 12 yrs age group. Against swimmers a whole year older! Another mention goes to a potential future captain, Imogen Blackwell(9yr), who spotted one of the poolside helpers sending one of her teammates to get changed when they still had another race- well done Imogen!
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There were a lot of highlights as well as winning best visiting club we achieved the following: Jack Hardman - Best 14 year old Boy Isaac Brennand - Best 10 year old boy Chloe Cottam - Best 12 year old girl Individual Achievments.Chloe Cottam: 1st - 200 IM, 1st - 100 Fly, 2nd - 50 Free, 3rd - 50 Back, 1st - 50 Fly, 2nd - 100 Free. Lizzie Woodcock: 2nd - 100 Fly, 1st - 50 Free, 1st - 50 Back, 2nd - 50 Fly, 2nd - 100 free. Jack Hardman: 2nd - 100 Fly, 2nd - 100 Back, 2nd - 100 Free, 1st - 200 IM, 2nd - 50 Back, 2nd - 50 Fly, 2nd - 50 free. Isaac Brennand: 1st - 100 IM, 1st - 50 Breast, 1st - 50 Back, 1st - 50 Free. Alex Highcock: 1st - 100 Breast, 3rd - 200 IM, 1st - 50 Breast. Mariette Braithwaite: 2nd - 100 Fly, 1st - 50 Fly. Eleanor Anwyl: 3rd - 50 free, 2nd - 50 Back. Callan Sharples: 3rd - 100 Fly. Scott Paynter: 2nd - 50 Breast. Sarah Glen: 3rd - 100 IM. Anika Andersen: 3rd - 50 Back. PDF Results Below:
Well Done to all the swimmers who took part in our second round of the 2014 NW Micro League competition. We finished a very credible 3th place on the night with a healthy 107 points, Great Job everyone.
Well done to all that supported the club at the opening round of the 2014 North Lancs league at Blackpool. we expected a tough round which since getting promotion to the top flight last year, and we were'nt disapointed. Although the opposition was tough we did extremely well as we were missing some of our top swimmers for the event. download the pdf below for race to race results.
These championships were held over two weekends in March : the first on 8th/9th March at Liverpool and the second on 15th/16th March at Manchester Aquatics. The club was represented by a contingent of 23 swimmers, our highest to date. The first weekend was the quieter of the two for us, being the 'distance' weekend, but we had swimmers in all events except the 800 and 1500 free. There were plenty of solid swims and pb's. Podium finishes are extremely hard to come by in these championships. Unfortunately we didn't manage any in the first weekend but there were ten top 10 places which was a great achievement. The second weekend saw the swimmers come into their own. A total of 26 top 10 places were achieved, an average of almost 2 per event which is fantastic for a relatively small club. This time there were 7 podium finishes, a huge well done to the swimmers below: Gold - Tom Gibbs (50 fly and 100 fly) Silver - Isaac Brennand (50 breast) Bronze - Anna Doughty (50 breast and 50 fly) Alex Highcock (50 breast) Special mention also goes to Chloe Cottam who achieved three more regional qualifying times (200IM, 400IM and 200 free ) to add to the 5 she already has! and to Jack Hardman who achieved his first ever regional qualifying time in the 100 free. Well done! A great two weekends' work by all our swimmers who did the club proud. See below for our swimmers' report. Full results can be viewed on the Lancs county swimming website.
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