Swim England North East Open Championships.
Ponds Forge, Sheffield (50m).
5TH-6TH May 2018

1 Bronze.
2 Club Records.
6 Top 10s.

Congratulations to Hermione on her bronze medal and to Sophia and Sam on their new club records.
Well done to all the qualifying swimmers.

Andy Pearce
Senior Coach.

YSA OPEN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS
May 12th 2018
John Charles, Leeds (25m) 

5 GOLD, 4 SILVER, 2 BRONZE
Well done on your performances!
It was good to see a few more of you competing and doing well!!

Andy Pearce Senior Coach
Sarah Fisher Development Coach

City of Liverpool Spring Meet,
Liverpool Aquatics Centre, Wavertree. (50M)
7th/8th April 2018. 

COBSC 3RD OVERALL CLUB.

29 gold, 11 silver, 8 bronze.

Well done guys on some new Long Course PBS, some faster times for the qualifying window, and some new NER QTS. The more we race long course the stronger we get for our next event.
Keep up the hard work and let’s have even faster swimming at our next competitions.

Sarah Fisher
Development Coach

As a team a good meet for us. Congratulations to Sophia on her new club record and congratulations to our medal winners and those of you who gained new NER times also. Job well done!

Andy Pearce
Senior Coach

City of Sheffield Premier Meet. Ponds Forge. (50M) 23rd-25th March 2018. 

5 Club Records.

4 gold, 5 silver, 1 bronze.

22 top 10 placings.

Congratulations to Sam and Sophia on setting new club records and well done to all the club’s swimmers in Sheffield.
A good job at this, the first of the long course meets in the National qualifying window.

Andy Pearce.
Senior Coach.

Nova Centurian March Sprint Meet 11/3/ 2018
Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham .

Really well done swimmers. Some great PB’s. Congratulations to you on some fine swims. It was good to try a new meet and the pool was fab, just a shame that there were no swim down facilities.
Well done guys!!

Sarah Fisher
Development Coach

YORKSHIRE SWIMMING ASSOCIATION

MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS

JOHN CHARLES CENTRE FOR SPORT, LEEDS

MAY 12th 2018

Joanne Robinson, Elizabeth Ibbotson, Chris Brown, Steven Eddison and Omar Hussain were City’s competing masters swimmers at the Yorkshire Swimming Association’s annual Masters Championships held at the John Charles Centre for Sport, Leeds.

Brown swimming in the 65/69 years age group claimed two county Championship titles in his favoured backstroke events. In the 50m event his time was 33.30 and in the 100m event 1.13.09.

Hussain was also on top of the rostrum in the 30/34 years 200m and 400m freestyle. He also claimed silver in the 100m butterfly event.

Eddison featured in three events claiming gold and the County title in his age group 200m freestyle, silver in the 50m freestyle and bronze in the 50m breaststroke events.

Recently returned to competive swimming Robinson finished in second place in the 40/44 years 50m and 100m breaststroke and had a top ten finish in the 50m freestyle.

Ibbotson also returning to competition had top ten finishes in the 40/44 years 50m freestyle and butterfly.

The mixed 160 years + medley team of Robinson, Ibbotson, Hussain and Brown finished in a very creditable bronze medal position in a time of 2.24.92.

All the swimmers train with Bradford Aquatics Development Programme.

Christine McCabe

City of Bradford Swimming Club

CITY OF BRADFORD SWIMMING CLUB.

CITY OF LIVERPOOL SPRING MEET.

LIVERPOOL AQUATIC CENTRE, WAVERTREE 50M.

APRIL 7/8th 2018.

Liverpool Aquatics Centre was a new venue for City’s swimmers and they rose to the occasion in no uncertain terms.

A small team of City’s swimmers made the journey over the Pennines and were rewarded with a host of medals and personal best times along with new North East Region qualifying times.

Hermione Roe and Cameron Green both swimming as thirteen year olds shared the honours in the gold rush with nine titles each.

Roe came home with wins in the 200m individual medley, 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle, 50m and 100m butterfly, 50m 100m and 200m breaststroke.

In form Green struck gold in the 400m individual medley, 50m, 100m and 200m butterfly, 50, 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle and 100m backstroke. He also placed third in the 200m backstroke.

Thirteen year old Sophia Basaraba was in record breaking form when she posted 2.28.94 in the 200m backstroke to claim first place and break her own club record. She also went on to claim gold in the shorter 50m event.

Next on top of the podium was fifteen year old Cameron Singh Mander with wins in the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke.

Gracie Beaumont struck gold on two occasions in the girls twelve years 100m and 200m backstroke.

In the boys sixteen years and over age group Sam Naylor took the plaudits in the 200m backstroke as did Archie Minto in the boy’s fifteen years 100m butterfly.

Silver medals went to Archie Minto (4), Archie Dunne (3) Sam Naylor (3) and Harrison Edwards (1).

Also bringing up the rear with a bronze medal to their credit were Maisie Dunne, Archie Dunne, Naomi Calvert, Sam Naylor, Archie Minto, and Harris Khaliq.

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

CITY OF BRADFORD SWIMMING CLUB

SHEFFIELD PREMIER MEET

PONDS FORGE SHEFFIELD

23rd/25th March 2018

A small squad of City’s top swimmers competed in the prestigious City of Sheffield Premier long course meet held at Ponds Forge Sheffield.

This meet lived up to its name with entries from clubs all over the country and as far away as Galway, Ireland.

City’s swimmers were chasing qualifying times for future meets as well as medals on this occasion and some the swimmers who made the journey to Sheffield posted best times and broke Club records along the way.

It was thirteen year old Cameron Green who once again stole the limelight with wins in the 100m backstroke, 100m and 200m breaststroke, silvers in the 100m and 200m freestyle and 200m individual medley and bronze in the 400m freestyle.

Hermione Roe also swimming as a thirteen year old clinched gold in the 200m breaststroke, silver in the 100 event and also had top ten finishes in the 100m and 200m freestyle and in the Open 50m breaststroke.

City’s other medallist was thirteen year old Sophia Basaraba who finished in silver medal position in the 200m backstroke in a new club record time of 2.29.48 . She then went on to claim fifth spot in the shorter 100m event again in a new club record of 1.10.15.

Sam Naylor broke four club records on his way to claiming fourth place in the seventeen years and over 400m individual medley and 200m butterfly. His record times were 4.47.04 in the medley event which broke both his age group record and the open record and 2.11.55 in the butterfly event which also broke the two group records.

Four top ten placings went to twelve year old Gracie Beaumont in the 100m and 200m backstroke and the 400m and 800m freestyle.

Bringing up the rear were Cameron Mander with an eighth place finish in the boys fifteen /sixteen years 100m breaststroke and Sam Wardle with a tenth place finish in the seventeen years and over 200m butterfly.

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

Christine McCabe

City of Bradford Swimming Club

Club records have now been updated as at 31st March 2018.

Thay can be found under the Member Info heading.

Any queries should be sent to Chris Lund at kit@cobsc.co.uk

CITY OF BRADFORD SWIMMING CLUB

NOVA CENTURION MARCH SPRINT MEET

11/03/2018

Harvey Hadden Sports Village was the venue for the March Spring Meet hosted by Nova Centurion Swimming Club.

A small team of City’s swimmers made the journey south and were rewarded with a plethora of medals and personal best times.

The gold medal charge was lead by Naomi Calvert swimming in the fifteen years and over events. She took gold in the 50m and 100m butterfly and followed that up with silver in the 100m freestyle and bronze in the 50m freestyle.

Fourteen year old George Smith was in medal winning form as he took the plaudits in the 50 breaststroke and also showed good form in placing second in the 50m backstroke and third in the 100m backstroke.

Swimming as a fourteen year old Poppy Anderson demonstrated consistent form and took home three silver medals in the 50m freestyle, and the 50m and 100m butterfly.

Relative newcomer nine year old Freddy Dean acquitted himself well in the 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke and 50m butterfly to take silver in all three events along with a bronze in the 50m breaststroke.

Harris Khaliq swam a well paced race to claim silver in the boys fourteen years 100m backstroke and followed that up with a bronze in the 50m breaststroke.

Bronze medals also went to Matty Joe Wilson in the boys ten years 50m backstroke and Harrison Edwards in the fifteen years and over100m freestyle.

The above swimmers all had multiple final placings along with Ellie Horrocks, Holly Vasey, Abigail Naylor, Corey Green, Joshua Taylor, Joshua Hall and George Varley.

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