Wednesday 18 November 2015

Barnsley Minor Individual Championship report 7th November 2015

Last weekend saw the BOBSC squad attend Knottingly for the Alec James Barnsley Minors League Individual Championship, X swimmers took place across all age groups.  Split across 2 sessions the team had an exciting day with a good number of personal bests.  All races were 50m sprint.

In the Girls 9 year category, Kloe Eade had a great morning with 2 PB’s and 2 medals, in Silver and Freestyle, whilst picking up 4th place in Breaststroke.

Kalum Smart (11) competing in all 4 events had a great success in the Butterfly with a Bronze, there was also a good interclub race with our 11 year girls in the backstroke with <.7 between 3 swimmers.

In the 13 year group Lucy Hatfield had a fantastic performance in the 50m breaststroke with a Gold at a time of 40.61s, followed by a bronze for Thomas Stather, just 0.12 between silver and bronze.

In the afternoon session the excitement increased with the first race, Lola Yoxall and Georgia Lee coming home with Gold and Bronze respectively in the Backstroke, followed quickly by a silver for Jessica Richardson in the 12yr backstroke in a closely competed race with less than 0.3 of a second splitting the top 3. 

Further success in the same stroke for William Kenny (12) Gold and Corinne Hill (16) silver.  William continued his winning run with a gold in the breaststroke, matched by Georgia Hamblett (14) in her age group.  Nathan Billingham (14) and Corinne Hill (16) continued the success in breaststroke with 2 bronze medals

Lola Yoxhall took her 2nd of 4 medals in the 50m Breaststroke, following this with a bronze in Butterfly and Silver in Freestyle with Georgia Lee picking up the Bronze in freestlye for the 10yr event.  Macy Yoxhall came home with a silver in the butterfly and 4th in breaststroke having been above the cut off time for the other events.

After last months Gold in the Yorkshire Championships, Curtis Harper repeated it again this time in Butterfly.  Jessica Richardson, increased her medal count with a gold in the same event then a Silver in Freestyle. 

Whilst Nathan Billingham achieved his second Bronze in Butterfly.  Sisters Corinne and Alanah Hill achieved Silver and Bronze respectively in the 50m Butterfly.

Alongside the above medals for Freestyle the team were also successful in age 12 boys and age 14 girls with William Kenny and Georgia Hamblett battling for the bronze medals, the latter in a thrilling session with 2 swimmers being awarded bronze on 30.59.  Nathan Billingham picked up his 3rd Bronze in the freestlye the same place being awarded Corinne Hill.

A fantastic days swimming was had by the club with 22 medals being achieved across the squad.

Also swam Millie Hamby, Ella Waller, Emily Yeates, Neve Wilkie, Isabelle Speed, Lucy Redfern, Lily Martin, Freya Waller, Maea Hamby, Lucy Hamblett, Lucy Greatorex, Lucy Gray, Holly Northam, Megan lee Rianna Hill, Alanah Hill, Elliot Robinson.

 

 

 

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