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Four swimmers competed in this year’s National Age Group Championships. James Ellison qualified in the 100m & 200m Butterfly events. He was also joined by James Worsley, David Mitchell and Sam Woodruff to make up the Boys 4 x 100m Freestyle and Medley relay teams. The boys swam very well and both relays improved on their entry times. I hope that the boys have brought back with them the experience of swimming at National level to encourage them to work hard for next year’s event.
National Youth Championships 27th – 31st July
Eleven swimmers from A squad travelled to Sheffield to compete in this year’s National Youth Championships. On the first morning of competition Eilidh Macgregor and Alannah Fillingham competed in the Girls 200m Butterfly. Alannah shed 4.5 seconds off her personal best to reach the Semi Final. Oliver Weedon competed in the Boys 100m Backstroke swimming well to achieve a personal best. Kathryn Willis and Clara Nutting both competed in the Girls 200m Backstroke, Clara swam well to post a personal best time and Kathryn swam a seasons best time to qualify for the semi finals. The Boys 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Team comprising of Steven King, Christopher Brook, George Wilson and Kevin Mitchell finished in 14th place swimming faster than their entry time. In the evening session Alannah finished in 14th position in the 200m Butterfly and Kathryn qualified for the final of the 200m Backstroke.
The second day of competition saw Steven King start his campaign in both the Boys 200m Butterfly and 100m Freestyle, producing a pb in the freestyle and reaching the evening semi finals in both events. George Wilson also produced a best time in the 100m freestyle and progressed to the semi finals. Ewan Laing and Kevin Mitchell swam in the 200m Individual Medley. In the evening session Steven finished 13th in the semi finals of the 200m Fly and 19th in the 100m Freestyle, George swam another personal best time and qualified for the 100m Freestyle finals and Kathryn competed in the 200m Backstroke final, where she finished 8th.
On Day 3, in the Boys 200m Backstroke, Calum MacGregor competing in his first ever National Championships swam very well just 0.14 off pb pace. Alannah Fillingham achieved another personal best in the 100m Butterfly reaching the semi final. The Boys 4 x 200m Relay Team comprising of Steven King, Kevin Mitchell, George Wilson and Christopher Brook finished in 13th Place again swimming faster than their entry time. In the evening finals session George finished 6th the final by 0.23 secs.
Day 4 and Steven King and George Wilson were swimming in the 200m Freestyle which saw George qualify for the Semi Final with a Pb. Kathryn and Clara were both back in action in the 100m Backstroke. Again, Clara swam well to achieve another Pb and Kathryn qualified for the semi finals in the evening session. Kevin Mitchell and Steven King both swam well in the Boys 100m Butterfly with Kevin gaining a best time and Steven progressing to the semi finals. In the finals session George finished 18th in the semi final of the 200m Freestyle and both Kathryn and Steve progressed to the finals of the 100 Backstroke and 100 Butterfly respectively.
On the final day of the championships, George Wilson competed in the 50m Freestyle and swum a personal best time to qualify for the Semi Final and Ewan Laing competed in the Boys 400m Individual Medley. The Boys 4 x 100 Medley Relay finished in 23rd place swimming faster than their entry time. In the evening session George was 12th in the 50 freestyle in another best time, Steven finished 9th in the 100 Butterfly and Kathryn was 10th in the 100m Backstroke.
Congratulations to Alannah Fillingham who broke the Club Junior records for both the 100m and 200m Butterfly.
Nigel Willis
Head Coach