After winning the first round gala this one was always going to be tougher. We were going up against a strong Seagulls team who had been boosted the influx of a number of ex Cheetas swimmers. We were also 5 swimmers down for a variety of reasons which meant there were additional swimmers brought into the team for the relay swims. It was clear that everyone would have to swim well to stand a chance of making the "A" Final.
Seagulls pulled away from the beginning of the gala and it was left to the rest to battle it out. In the end Weston proved a bit too strong and we were in a scrap with the rest. We had some good swims to round out the gala and secured a 3rd place but only just 5 points ahead of Kingsbridge Kingfishers. We had 5 first place individual finishes and these went to Jacob Graham (2), Bethan Tomlinson (1), Ashley Case (1) and Aiden Loughnane (1). We also had wins in the Boys 11 Freestyle Relay and the Mens Open Medley relay. Thanks must go to the chaperones, coaches and officials who helped on the day.
Results should be in Hy Tek shortly and Final points were:
| Christchurch Seagulls | 263 |
| Weston Super Mare | 188 |
| Southwold | 155 |
| Kingsbridge Kingfishers | 150 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 143 |
| Newton Abbot | 140 |
We now know that this result qualified us in 5th place for the Final of 8 teams. The Final gala will be at Millfield starting at 3pm. We intend to hire a coach for the team to get to this gala and all swimmers under the age of 18 are required to travel on the team coach (details to follow). The team sheet for this gala will be available shortly.
Keith
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