SWIM ENGLAND NATIONAL MASTERS SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS

SHEFFIELD PONDS FORGE

OCTOBER 26^th-28^th 2018

City of Bradford had four representatives who competed in multiple events at the National Masters Short Course Championship held at Ponds Forge Sheffield.

Swimming in the 65/69 years age group Chris Brown stormed to victory and national titles in the 50m and 100m backstroke events in times of 32.93 and 1.13.78 respectively.

His time of 2.48.93 in the 200m backstroke event placed him in silver medal position and he finished third in the 50m butterfly in a time of 33.55.

Joanne Robinson who also competed in the team events finished a very creditable eighth in the 40/44 years 50m breaststroke in a time of 42.03.

Other individual swims came from Omar Hussain in the 30/34 years age group. Hussain finished in tenth place in the 200m freestyle, 12^th in the 50m butterfly and fourteenth in the 100m freestyle. In times of 2.05.09, 28.25 and 56.99 respectively.

Along with Nicola Jones the above swimmers competed in the team events and they powered to a silver medal in the mixed 160+ years 400m freestyle team in a time of 4.30.04 and fifth place in the 160+years mixed 200m freestyle team.

All swimmers train with Bradford Council’s Leisure Services Aquatic Competition Programme under the guidance of Senior Coach Andy Pearce and Development Coach Sarah Fisher.

Christine McCabe

City of Bradford Swimming Club

Swim England National County Team Championships

Ponds Forge (25m) 7^TH October 2018

Two of City’s top swimmers represented Yorkshire at the recent Swim England National County Team Championships held at Ponds Forge Sheffield.

Swimming in the 12/13 years age group Hermione Rowe gained valuable points for the Yorkshire team when she swam to victory in the 100m breaststroke and freetsyle events in times of 1.13.16 and 59.49 respectively.

In the 6 x 50m mixed freetsyle team she swam a time of 26.82 and helped the team place first.

She was also swam breaststroke on the 4 x 50m medley team event which placed second.

In the same age group Cameron Green was also on the winning mixed 6 x 50m team which placed first, his time was 25.89.

Green also placed third in the individual 100m backstoke in a time of 1.03.20 and seventh in the 100m breaststroke in a time of 1.13.03.

Both swimmers train with Leisure Services Aquatic Competition Programme under the guidance of coaches Andy Pearce and Sarah Fisher.

Final points total:

Yorkshire 497

Scotland West 431

Devon 427

Christine McCabe , City of Bradford Swimming Club

YORKSHIRE SWIMMING ASSOCIATION

WINTER COMPETITION 2018 12 YRS and UNDER

JOHN CHARLES CENTRE FOR SPORT

15/16^th SEPT 2018

Following a successful National Championships in the summer City opened their new seasons account at the Yorkshire Swimming Association’s Winter Competition in sizzling form with nine year old Freddy Dean stealing the limelight.

He produced some outstanding performances to claim gold and County titles in the 100m freestyle in a time of 1.17.28 and the 100m individual medley in a time of 1.30.54

He then went on to win silver in the 50m freestyle, 100m breastroke and backstroke and bronze in the 50m backstroke.

Rounding off an excellent weekends swimming he finished in fourth place narrowly missing out on medals in the 50m breaststroke and butterfly.

Twelve year old Gracie Beaumont whose favoured events are the backstroke finished in 6^th place in the 100m event and eighth in the 50m in times of 1.12.30 and 33.72 respectively.

Matty Joe Wilson brought up the rear with a tenth place finish in the ten years 100m freestyle in a time of 1.16.40.

All of the swimmers train with Leisure Services Aquatic Development Programme under the guidance of Head Coach Andy Pearce and Development Coach Sarah Fisher.

Christine McCabe

City of Bradford Swimming Club

Swim England National Summer Meet. Ponds Forge, Sheffield 31st July-4th Aug 2018.

2 Gold- Hermione Roe 50 & 100 Breast.
2 Silver- Hermione Roe 50 & 100 Free.
1 Bronze- Archie Dunne 50 Fly.
(5 Total).
14 Finals.
14 Club Records.
21 swims-12 PBs.

A fantastic Nationals guys. Really, really well done.
Big congratulations to Hermione and Archie Dunne on their medals but each one of you chipped in with PBs, finals and club records galore.
These were our most successful Nationals for over 10 years.
Again, congratulations to you all on an outstanding meet.

Andy Pearce
Senior Coach.

British Summer Championships. Ponds Forge, Sheffield (50m) 24th – 29th July 2018.

Congratulations to Cameron, Hermione and Archie on their qualification for the British Summer Champs. Further Congrats to Hermione on her final placing on the 200 Breast which beat her own 13/14 age group club record which stood previously at 2.46.64 and also the Open club record which stood at 2.41.65.

Andy Pearce
Senior Coach.

European Youth Triathlon Championships Selection.

Seventeen year old Cameron Reilly has been selected for the European Youth Triathlon Championships to be held in Loutraki Greece later this month.

Reilly was selected following trials in Sunderland in mid July and will complete a distance of 500m swim, 12k cycle and a 3km run.

He attends Ilkley Grammar School and has been a member of City of Bradford Swimming Club for the past six years.

Reilly trains on the Bradford Aquatics Competition programme in their Youth Development Squad under the guidance of Coach Andy Pearce.

Christine McCabe

City of Bradford Swimming Club.

BRITISH SWIMMING, BRITISH SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS

SHEFFIELD PONDS FORGE

24TH JULY- 29^TH JULY 2018

Three City of Bradford swimmers headed to Ponds Forge, Sheffield to round off their seasons swimming at the prestigious British Summer Championships.

Swimming in the thirteen/fourteen years age group Hermione Roe claimed an excellent seventh place finish in a new age group and open club record time of 2.41.13. She also placed sixteenth in the 200m individual medley event.

Also qualifying for this meet and gaining top twenty five places were Cameron Mander in the fifteen years 100m breaststroke in a time of 1.11.08 and Archie Minto in the fifteen years 100m butterfly in a time of 1.01.47.

SWIM ENGLAND, NATIONAL SUMMER MEET, PONDS FORGE SHEFFIELD

31^st July – 4th AUGUST 2018

Thirteen year old Hermione Roe produced some outstanding performances to claim her first national titles along with five age group and open club records for herself and her coach Andy Pearce.

It was in the 50m and 100m breaststroke events that she utilized superior technique and turning skills to power to victory in times of 34.24 and 1.13.32 respectively to put her on top of the rostrum.

With confidence high she demonstrated her speed and piled on the pressure to claim silver medals in the 50m and 100m freestyle events in times of 27.66 and 1.00.05 both times being club records.

Her 200m freestyle swim of 2.11.45 narrowly missed a medal placing her fourth and her 400m time of 4.45.46 placed her in tenth position.

In the butterfly events she claimed eighth spot in the 50m event and thirteenth place in the longer 100m event.

City’s other medallist was fifteen year old Archie Dunne who continued his rich vein of form in the 50m freestyle and butterfly. It was his time of 26.98 in the freestyle event that claimed him a bronze medal and a new personal best time and club record. He finished in 5^th position in the butterfly event.

Emerging talent Sophia Basaraba swam a personal best time of 2.27.45 claiming fifth place and a new age group and open club record in the girls twelve/thirteen years 200m backstroke

Club records in the seventeen/eighteen and open age groups years age group went to Sam Naylor in the 400m individual medley where he finished in sixth place and the 800m freestyle where he also placed sixth. His time of 2.12.21 claimed him eleventh place in the 200m butterfly.

 Seventeen year old Sam Wardle swam to a very creditable seventh place in the 200m butterfly in a new age group and open record of 2.10.89 and finished in twelfth place in the 400m individual medley in a personal best time of 4.53.07.

Archie Minto who had previously competed in the 100m butterfly at the British National Summer Championships claimed ninth spot in his age group 200m butterfly in a personal best time of 2.16.59 and thirteenth place in the 200m individual medley.

Fifteen year old Cameron Singh Mander who qualified for the 50m breaststroke event finished in fourteenth place in a time of 32.71.

Bringing up the rear and swimming in the thirteen/fourteen years age group Cameron Green looked a prospect for the future in placing 15^th and 16^th respectively in the 50m and 100m backstroke events.

This was City’s most successful nationals for ten years and Coach Andy Pearce’s first national titles and bodes well for the future of both the club and Bradford Council’s Leisure Services Aquatic Competition Programme.

All swimmers train under the guidance of senior Coach Andy Pearce and Development Coach Sarah Fisher.

Christine McCabe

City of Bradford Swimming Club.

Dear Parents and Swimmers

Please see below the dates of our annual summer break.

All training will be as normal up to and including Monday 30^th July.

Morning training only will continue as normal on Tuesday 31^st July and Wednesday 1^st August.

After Wednesday 1^st August there will be no training until we resume from the summer break on the evening of Monday 3^rd September. (There will be no morning training on Monday 3^rd September).

May I take this opportunity to wish you all a restful and enjoyable break and I would also like to congratulate the swimmers on a successful 2017/18 season and I wish you all the best for the coming season.

Yours Sincerely

Andy Pearce

Senior Coach

Harrogate SUMMER A Grade Meet.   
The Hydro 16TH/17TH   June 2018.

10 gold, 13 silver, 7 bronze, 58 top tens
Well done guys on some great PB’s and new improved NER times.
Sarah Fisher
Development Coach

British Masters Long Course Championships. 
Plymouth Life Centre.  
8th-10th June 2018

Many congratulations to Chris on his 3 gold medals and especially his British Age Group Record in the 200 back. A superb effort Chris. Well done!!

Andy Pearce
Senior Coach.