This weekend was the first of 3 for the Yorkshire County Championships, at John Charles Sports Centre Leeds in the long course pool. To gain opportunity to race the squads have to achieve cut off times across each age group, this year due to the level of entries, a number of our swimmers achieved the times but were unable to complete.
Age groups were based on age at end of year with 10/11 at end of year competing in the same category.
Whilst in this first weekend the squad did not achieve any medals in the tough competition there were many personal bests and top 6 places, there was a mixture of heat declared winners and finals across the day.
In 100m backstroke Abigail Miles (12) achieved a fantastic 4th place in the final.
Alexander Tikhonov also achieved 4th in the 10/11 200m Individual Medlay. Whislt Abigail achieved 6th in the same event.
Alexander Tikhonov went on to qualify for the final of the 100 Breaststroke in top spot as did Thomas Speed, but narrowly missed out on a medal within 0:31 seconds splitting the top 4, whilst Lewis Baker (12) achieved the final qualifying 5th.
On the Saturday afternoon placing continued with Curtis Harper achieveing 6th in the 10/11 400m freestyle, and Lewis Baker coming home in 4th.
In the 400m Freestyle Abigail also achieved a top 6 position with a time of 5:08:85, and Libby Turner qualified for the 200m IM final.
Racing continued on Sunday with 9 swimmers competing, Abigail Miles finished 5 in final of the 100m Breaststroke, and Libby Turner (15 AG) competed in the Final of the 100m Fly and came 6th in the final of the 100m Breastroke.
The afternoon session saw Curtis Harper and Alexander Tikhonov come home in 4th and 5th respectively for the Boys 200m (10/11)Freestyle, with Lewis Baker (12) achieving a top 6 position in his age category.
Also competing were Jessica Richardson, Elizabeth Safonkina, Corinne Hill, Alanah Hill, Sam Charlesworth, Magan Sharp, Harriet Ostrowski-Jones, Megan Firth, Greg Lugton, Lucy Gretorex.
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