NORTH EAST REGION AND YORKSHIRE SWIMMING ASSOCIATION FESTIVAL OF SWIMMING MEET

PONDS FORGE SHEFFIELD (50M).

July 31st/1st August 2021

Having not competed for almost eighteen months it was with mixed emotions that City’s swimmers travelled south to Sheffield to compete in the North East Region and Yorkshire Swimming Association’s Festival of Swimming.

In the eighteen years and over category it was Cameron Mander who led the charge with first place finishes in the 100m and 200m breaststroke. 

He was closely followed by seventeen years old Sam Akers with a second place finish in the 400m freestyle and top ten places in the shorter 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle,

In the girls events it was fourteen year old Sophia Gledhill who finished a very creditable third in both the 100m and 200m butterfly. She also had top ten finishes in the 100m backstroke and 200m individual medley.

Other finalists were Fraser Buxton (5), Freddy Dean (4), Gina Warrior (4), Ciara O’Carroll (3), Robbie Ambler (2), Laura Temple (2), Louie Dove (2), and bringing up the rear Jasmine Shay (1).

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