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2006 2007 Season Gala Reports |
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SWINDON TIGERSHARKS - SEPARATED MEDLEY 29TH July Swimmers Jacob Graham, Jessica Graham, Charlotte Moore, Rebecca Robinson, Alex Smith, Bethan Tomlinson, James Tomlinson
Coach Report A small band of swimmers ventured west for the Tigersharks Open meet which is a good, friendly well run gala. All swimmers raced well some achieving personal bests again on their swims a week earlier at Plymouth. Although the gala was a licensed Level 3 event the cut off times were set at the National Standard. A number of good swimmers from around had travelled to compete and the competition level was high. Jacob Graham had a notable performance winning all Golds available in the 11 year boy age group. All swimmers raced over 50m in all the strokes and were ranked according to their total time from each 50m sprint. The six swimmers with the fastest total time qualified for a Medley final. Of our 8 swimmers, the appearance of Jessica Graham, James Tomlinson and Bethan Tomlinson in the overall finals was also a highlight. It was interesting to see that in general, the finishing position in the finals over the longer medley distance mirrored the total time from the 50m sprints.
Gala Results Full Gala results can be downloaded HERE
Social The Swindon venue was packed and the summer sun led to warm temperature in the pool area. Parents attending next year are advised to arrive early and have a cushion for the chairs. Lunch can be purchased at the nearby Asda, although the sports centre also has a good cafe. The good quality glass block trophies presented to all the finalist swimmers were well received. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Plymouth Open Level 3 Non-National Qualifiers Open Meet - 21st/22nd July 2007 Swimmers Katie Bennett, Alice Constable, Jacob Graham, Jessica Graham, Charlotte Moore, Peter Rogers, Nikki Smith
Coach Report A small band of swimmers ventured south for the Plymouth Open meet. All swimmers raced well with most achieving personal bests. Although the gala was a licenced Level 3 the cut off times were set ASA grade AAA which equates to roughly National standard. This meant the overall standard was high especially in the younger ages. We won a range of medals with the lions share going to Peter Rogers in the 10 year boy age group. Overall we ended up about 12th ranked club which was a good achievement given the number of swimmers.
Gala Results Full Gala results can be downloaded HERE Southwold results can be downloaded HERE
Medals: Katie Bennett(10) 100 Free - 6th, 400 Free - 6th Jacob Graham (11) 50 Breast - Bronze Jessica Graham (10) 50 fly - 6th Peter Rogers (10) 50 Fly Silver, 50 Breast - Bronze, 400 Free - Bronze, 200 Free - 5th, 50 Back - 6th, 200 Breast - 4th, 100 Back - 6th, 100 Breast - 6th, 100 Free - 5th Nikki Smith (17) 50 Breast - Bronze, 100 Breast - Silver, 200 Breast - Silver Social The majority of the squad stayed in the recommended Premier Travel Inn alongside the GB mountain bike squad. The hotel was fully booked so next year please book early. The whole squad had a Gala Dinner at the Marsh Mill Beefeater on Saturday Night. The bars quiz machine proved highly attractive and the combined coach/parents/squad team managed to win £4.50 by playing as competitively as the squad swam. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gloucestershire County ASA 2007 Open Water Championship - Sunday 15th July Henleaze Swimming Club - Henleaze Lake, Lake Road, Henleaze, Bristol BS10 The events are:
Entries need to be completed ASAP. please, as the event is becoming more and more popular each year and there will be a maximum number of swimmers that can be entered. NB: The Championships will be used to select a team to represent the County on Saturday 27th August at the Open Water National Age Group Championships. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cartwright Trophy Gala - Keynsham - 30th June This was an excellent gala with some great performances. Thornbury and Keynsham were just too strong but we held our own admirably against the Bristol North team. Our younger swimmers continue to improve with each gala. Individual times now on Hy-Tek.
Final Results: Thornbury - 199 Keynsham - 192 Southwold - 142 Bristol North - 126 Dursley - 63 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gloucester City Level 3 Open Meet - Sat 23rd/Sun 24th June 2007 This Meet was an excellent opportunity for our less experienced swimmers to gain quality competitive experience. In a number of excellent swims, we won a number of gold and other medals and a couple of first places that unfortunately resulted in “Speeding Tickets”. However these times still stand as ASA qualified personal best times. The full set of results can be downloaded HERE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol North Diddy Gala - Saturday 24th March 2007 This was an enjoyable gala with very good performances from our young swimmers. For some this was their first real gala and apart from a few early nerves all went well. We were up against strong Henleaze and Soundwell sides and held our own in many races. Henleaze were very strong in the relays and constantly stayed ahead of Soundwell and us. Between Soundwell and us it was "neck and neck" and with 2 races to go it was all square on points. Unfortunately Soundwell managed to claim a 1st and 2nd place in the last 2 races to just knock us into 3rd place. The final points were:
Bristol Henleaze - 267 Soundwell - 255 Southwold - 252 Bristol North - 199 Thornbury - 141 Dursley - 136 Beaufort - 97
Detailed results can be found HERE The team was picked based on the Southern Junior League (SJL) ages so all the swimmers selected are eligible in those age bands for the SJL competition. All swimmers need to keep themselves available if possible for the Southern Junior League Galas on Saturday 21st April, 19th May and the 23rd June. Team sheets will be posted on the notice board nearer the time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gloucester Blocks - 17th/18th March 2007 Another good weekend at GL1 produced 90% plus PBs. Bethan Tomlinson continued her run in the 11 year girls with 2 more Gold medals, a Silver and a Bronze. An excellent swim from Steven van der Park saw him pick up a Silver in the 15 years 100 Backstroke. Top 8 placings in the younger groups went to George Youlden (12), Jacob Graham (11), Jon Hatton (12), Alice Constable (10) and Maddie Hopkinson Buss (10). The older swimmers swam well with many knocking a number of seconds off the 100m times they swam in November. Ashley Case picked up his first South West Region time in the 100 Back with a 4.5 second PB.
Based on their performances Bethan Tomlinson, Jacob Graham and Nikki Smith have been selected to swim for Gloucester County at the Wiltshire Centenary Gala on the 21st April. Congratulations and Good Luck to all of them!
Medal Table and individual results can be found on the “Open Gala Reports” webpage Information about the Sprint Sessions can be found on the “Open Gala Documents” webpage
Southwold came 8th club overall in the Ken Guy Trophy which is for IM performance. We were 10th before the good performances from our 10 year old girls this weekend that saw us climb 2 places.
Thornbury - 293 Stroud - 221 Gloucester - 219 Soundwell - 141 Cheltenham - 128 Tewksbury - 125 Bristol North - 75 Southwold - 65 Brockworth - 59 Bristol Henleaze - 57 Cirencester - 38 Lydney - 35 Bishopsworth - 34 Cinderford - 33 Bristol Penguins - 28 Bristol Central - 9 Dursley - 6
Final 2007 Blocks medals awarded - 26 Gold - 8 Silver - 5 Bronze - 13 Alice Constable (10) 50 Back – Bronze Bethan Tomlinson (11) 200IM - Gold, 200 Back - Bronze, 50 Breast – Gold, 200 Free – Gold, 50 Back – Silver, 200 Breast – Gold, 100 Free – Gold, 50 Fly – Bronze, 100 Back – Silver, 100 Breast – Gold, 100 Fly – Bronze, 100IM - Gold George Youlden (12) 50 Back – Silver Orla Adams (12) 200 Breast - Bronze Steven van der Park (15) 200 Back – Bronze, 100 Back – Silver, 50 Back – Gold, 50 Free - Bronze Louisa Duck (15) 200 Breast - Bronze 50 Breast – Bronze Kirsty Jenkins (16) 200 Back – Bronze, 50 Back – Bronze, 50 Free – Bronze Ben Hutchings (17) 400IM Bronze Holly Payne (22) 50 Breast – Silver
“Well Done” to everyone who took part. 2. Medal table 4. County Championship Records SC 5. County Championship Records LC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thornbury Val Ross Memorial Gala - 3rd March at Keynsham As expected, this was a highly competitive gala with Thornbury, Soundwell, Bristol North and Bristol Central all putting out very strong teams. All our swimmers rose to the occasion producing some really outstanding performances creating an excellent, exciting atmosphere at the gala. Final results were: Thornbury - 212 Soundwell - 195 Southwold - 145 Bristol North - 119 Bristol Central - 84 Well done everyone that took part. All the hard work of training is really paying off now! A special mention goes to Jacob Graham who took an outstanding 12.51 seconds off his PB in the 100m fly to win his race. Individual results can be found HERE
On a sadder note, this was Chris Sawyer’s last time with the Club as she is retiring from coaching. We thank her for her dedication to the Club. All the squads swimmers have greatly benefited from her experience, talent and expertise. We wish her well for the future - she will be missed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bristol North Christmas Cracker Gala At this highly enjoyable gala the final results were: Thornbury - 185 Bristol North - 160 Southwold - 153 Bristol Henleaze - 140 Keynsham - 122 Clearly our intensive training sessions with balloons paid off! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hereford Open Meet (Level 2) Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th November There were some excellent swims at this highly competitive gala with almost every Southwold entrant gaining a PB in at least one race. Well done everyone! Southwold swimmers results can be downloaded HERE. Club records broken at this and the Speedo galas can be downloaded HERE Full set of results can be found HERE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tigersharks Open Meet (Level 3) Swindon 22nd Oct 2006 Results can be found HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avalon Autumn Open Meet (Level 2) Millfield 21st/22nd Oct. 2006 We had 13 swimmers competing and the competition was reasonable for a Level 2 meet. We achieved some good results overall with many PBs. A few of the swimmers had not competed over these distances before in a long course (50m) pool and the experience will be extremely valuable. A special mention must go to Orla Adams for some excellent racing with a batch of medals, a number of finishes just outside the medals and smashing of her personal bests. Summary of Placings (Top 6) Orla Adams (11) - 200 Breast - Gold; 50 Breast - Silver; 100 Breast Silver; 200IM - 6th; Bethan Tomlinson (11) - 200 IM - Bronze; 50 Breast - Bronze; 50 Free - Bronze; 100 Breast - 5th; 100 Fly - 5th; 200 Back - 6th Jacob Graham (11) - 400 Free - 5th; 100 Fly - 5th Rebecca Robinson (11) - 50 Back - 6th Ashley Case (14) - 200 Breast - 4th Nick Monks (14) - 100 Fly - 5th Steven van der Park (14) - 50 Back - Gold; 100 Back - Silver; 50 Free - Silver; 50 Fly - 4th; 200 Back - 4th; 100 Fly - 4th; 200IM - 5th; 200 Free - 6th Louisa Duck (15) - 200 Breast - Bronze Summary results can be downloaded HERE. Details can be found on the Hy-Tek online database
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