Yorkshire ASA Gala 1 ,2 & 3 Results

2^nd/3^rd, 9^th/10^th, 23^rd/24^th February 2019

JCC, Leeds, Ponds Forge, JCC (50m).

Ponds Forge, Sheffield (50m)

10 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze.

41 top 10s.

1 club record.

Well done guys on some good swimming. There were plenty of positives, new NER times, Long Course pbs,  but there were also plenty of elements that we can work on over the coming months. Onwards and upwards!! Lets push hard and work on those basics that cost seconds- breathing patterns, streamlines etc!!

Sarah Fisher

Development Coach

Congratulations swimmers on some fine swimming. Extra congrats to Cameron on his medals and club record and also to all our finalists.

It’s great to see that quite a few NER QTs were also achieved at the Yorkshire’s too!

Andy Pearce

Senior Coach

City of Sunderland New Year Meet.

Sunderland Aquatic Centre (50m) 18^th-20^th 2019.

9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze. 47 top 10s.

Well done swimmers. A strong set of results from a small group of swimmers.

Congratulations to Cameron Green on his new club record on 800.

Andy Pearce

Senior Coach

Swim England Winter National Championships, Ponds Forge, Sheffield (25m)

14^th-16^th December 2018.

Well done to both Archie and Cameron on their qualification for this event. No mean achievement in itself.

Congratulations to Archie on his new club record in the 100 Fly also.

A great effort guys!

Andy Pearce

Senior Coach

City of Sheffield Snow Frills Meet. Ponds Forge (50M)
1^st/2^nd December 2018.

4 gold, 13 silver, 11 bronze. 68 top 10s.

Well done guys. Congratulations to all our medallists. Some great personal best  swims once again!! Good start to the long course season coming up!!

Sarah Fisher

Development Coach

CITY OF SUNDERLAND NEW YEAR MEET

SUNDERLAND AQUATIC CENTRE

18^th/20^th January 2019

A small squad of City’s more experienced swimmers who train under the guidance of Leisure Service’s senior coach Andy Pearce and Development Coach Sarah Fisher travelled to Sunderland to compete in the City of Sunderland New Year Meet.

This long course meet gave swimmers valuable experience in the transition between short course and long course swimming.

Regional medallist Cameron Green aged fourteen took the plaudits winning gold in the 100m, 200 and 800m freestyle, and 50m and 100m breaststroke. His time of 9.27.67 in the 800m freestyle was a new club record in the 13/14 years age group.

He also went on to clinch silver in the 50m and 100m butterfly, 100m backstroke and 50m freestyle.

Next on top of the rostrum and swimming in the 10/11 age group was emerging talent Freddy Dean. His wins came in the 50m freestyle and 50m breaststroke and he then placed third in the 100m breaststroke.

Fifteen year old Fraser Buxton looked confident in winning the 50m breaststroke and he also claimed bronze in the 50m butterfly.

Kiera Hinchcliffe was the clubs double medal winner when she finished first in the twelve years 200m backstroke and third in the shorter 100m event

Gracie Beaumont swam a highly competitive 200m backstroke in the thirteen years age group to claim silver and fifteen year old Sam Akers of Keighley went under the magic minute to finish third in the 100m freestyle in a time of 59.30

With forty seven top ten fishes the club can look forward to the forthcoming long course season with optimism.

Christine McCabe

City of Bradford Swimming Club

CITY OF BRADFORD SWIMMING CLUB

HARROGATE JANUS A & B GRADE MEET

HARROGATE HYDRO

JANUARY 5/6^th January 2019

The Harrogate Swimming Club Janus Graded Meet held at the Hydro saw City’s swimmers win a plethora of medals.

Outstanding performances and gold medals in the A Grade meet went to the following swimmers:

Katie Wiles (2), Freddy Dean (2), Keira Hinchcliffe and Evie Hobson.

A grade silver medals went to Keira Hinchcliffe (3), Maya Griffiths (2), Freddy Dean (2), George Smith, Joshua Jones, Samuel Akers, Jasmine Shay, Holly Vasey,

Bringing up the rear with bronze A grade medals were, Jasmine Shay (2), Louie Dove, Holly Vasey, Oscar Hobson, Kiera Hinchcliffe, Hannah Carney, Freddy Dean and Jakub Marszewski.

In total City had a pleasing 27 medals in total at this level.

At B grade level Niamh O’Brien, Hannah Carney, Joshua Jones and Jakub Marszewski were all on top of the podium.

Followed up by silver positions for Tyler Bower (2) Holly Vasey, Joshua Taylor, Hannah Carney, George Varley and Jakub Marszewski and bronze for Joshua Taylor (2), Abigail Naylor (2), Hannah Carney (2), Rose Lever, Amelia Fullerton and Jakub Marszewski.

The meet was a good introduction to competitive swimming for some of City’s emerging swimmers and produced a host of personal best times and Yorkshire qualifying times. All of the above swimmers train with Leisure Services Aquatic Competition Programme under the guidance of coaches Andy Pearce and Sarah Fisher.

Christine McCabe

City of Bradford Swimming Club

SWIM ENGLAND WINTER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 25M

SHEFFIELD PONDS FORGE

14^TH-16^TH DECEMBER 2018

Archie Minto and Cameron Mander were City’s only representatives at this high quality meet and the competition was always going to be tough.

Having qualified for four events and swimming as a Junior (15 years and under) it was Minto who swam to three personal best times and a club record.

His time of 58.85 in the 100m butterfly event broke a club record which had stood since 1996 and placed him 26^th in this highly competitive field.

His times of 2.12.00 in the 200m butterfly and 2.11.35 in the 200m backstroke were also personal best times and he also competed in the 200m individual medley.

Mander competed in the 100m breaststroke event and touched the wall in a very creditable time of 1.10.73.

Both swimmers who train with Andy Pearce and Sarah Fisher on Bradford Council’s Leisure Services Aquatics Competition Programme can now look forward to a short Christmas break before training resumes in earnest in the New Year.

Christine McCabe

City of Bradford Swimming Club

CITY OF SHEFFIELD SNOW FRILLS MEET. (50m) PONDS FORGE SHEFFIELD

1^st/2^nd DECEMBER 2018

City’s swimmers came home with a slew of medals from the prestigious Sheffield Snow Frills Meet.

It was Archie Minto swimming in the boys 15/16 years events who took the plaudits with wins in the 200m backstroke, 100m freestyle and 200m individual medley. His respective times were 2.19.69, 56.72 and 2.23.18.

Not content with being on top of the podium Minto also claimed silver medals in the 200m freestyle and 200m butterfly.

Next in line and swimming in the seventeen years and over age group was Ellen Winters who had also stolen the limelight at the previous years Snow Frills Meet. She finished in gold medal winning position in the 100m backstroke, silver place in the 200m backstroke and 50m breaststroke and bronze in the 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle, 100m breaststroke and 50m backstroke

Fourteen year old Fraser Buxton swam excellently paced races to claim silver in the 50m and 200m breaststroke and 50m butterfly

Leading the charge in the fourteen years age groups was Keighley’s Sam Akers who claimed two silver medals in the 100m and 200m freestyle events.

Mateusz Lipowicz narrowly missed a top of the podium place in the seventeen years and over 200m butterfly finishing in second place and also finished in third place in the 200m freestyle,

In the younger age groups rising star Freddy Dean finished a very creditable second in the nine/ten years 50m breaststroke and then went on to claim third place in the 50m and 100m backstroke.

Poppy Anderson and Ella Jones both rose to the occasion and claimed silver medals in their age group 200m butterfly and 50m backstroke respectively.

Jones went on to collect bronze medals in both the 100m and 200m backstroke.

City’s other medallist was Oscar Hobson aged eleven who took bronze in the 100m breaststroke.

The swimmers all 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

STOCKPORT METRO NOVEMBER MEET

GRAND CENTRAL POOL STOCKPORT 25M

NOVEMBER 17^th/18^th 2018

Once again it was thirteen year olds Cameron Green and Hermione Roe who stole the limelight for City at the Stockport Metro November Meet.

Roe took centre stage on the rostrum in the 50m and 100m breaststroke, 100m and 200m individual medley and 50m freestyle.

She then went on to place second in the 200m breaststroke, fourth in the 14 years and under Skinz event, fifth in the 100m freestyle. And eighth in the 50m butterfly.

Green powered his way to victory in the 50m and 100m backstroke and 50m breaststroke and finished second in the 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle and third in the100m butterfly, 200m backstroke and 200m individual medley. He also competed in the Skinz event finishing in eighth place.

Fifteen year old Archie Minto was City’s other gold medallist with a time of 2.12.38 in the 200m butterfly he took the gold medal and gained a new National Winter Qualifying time. He also placed second in the shorter 100m butterfly.

His time of 2.13.47 in the 200m backstroke gained him a further qualifying time and placed him sixth and to round off a great weekends swimming he claimed seventh place in the 200m individual medley, eighth in the 100m backstroke and ninth in the 400m medley.

Other finalist were Maya Griffiths (3), Gracie Beaumont (3), Cameron Mander (2), Simran Mander (2) and Naomi Calvert (2).

All swimmers train on the Bradford Aquatics Competition programme under the guidance of coaches Andy Pearce and Sarah Fisher.

Christine McCabe

City of Bradford Swimming Club

9 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze.

37 top 10s.

2 New Winter National Qualifying Times.

Congratulations to Archie on his 2 new Winter National QT’s. A big well done to all our swimmers in Stockport at this high level meet.

Andy Pearce

Senior Coach

CITY OF BRADFORD SWIMMING CLUB

SHEFFIELD CITY MEMORIAL B GRADE MEET

PONDS FORGE SHEFFIELD, 50m

17^TH NOVEMBER 2018

A squad of City’s emerging talent competed in the Sheffield City Memorial B Grade long course meet held at Ponds Forge Sheffield.

City’s swimmers were on top form when they claimed six golds, ten silvers and eleven bronze medals and an additional forty four top ten finishes. Swimmers also swam personal best times and gained Yorkshire Championship qualifying times in doing so.

Gold medals went to Keira Hinchcliffe, Fraser Buxton (2), Oscar Hobson, Joshua Jones and Sam Akers.

Silver medals went to Abigail Naylor (2), Keira Hinchcliffe (2), Joshua Jones (2), and Sam Akers, Angus Twigger, Harris Khaliq and Oscar Hobson claimed one silver medal each.

Bringing up the rear with bronze medals were, Oscar Hobson (2), and with one bronze medal to their credit Jasmine Shay, Abigail Naylor, Keira Hinchcliffe, Holly Vasey, Harris Khaliq, Matty Jo-Joe Wilson, Jamie Connolly, Angus Twigger and Fraser Buxton.

All swimmers train on the Bradford Aquatics Competition Programme under the guidance of coaches Andy Pearce and Sarah Fisher.

Christine McCabe

City of Bradford Swimming Club

6 GOLDS, 10 SILVERS, 11 BRONZE PLUS 44 ADDITIONAL TOP TENS!!

A big well done to those who competed at Sheffield this weekend. It was our first long course meet of the season and we had some excellent personal bests and some new Yorkshire qualifying times.

Keep up the hard work, keep your attendance up and keep working those finer details, ie turn speed, streamlines, underwaters etc.

Sarah Fisher

Development Coach