Tuesday 18 July 2017

BoBSC storm Rotherham Metro

Rotherham Metro hosted 25 swimming clubs from the region and the Seahorses from Nairobi Kenya at their Summer A & B gala at Ponds Forge at the weekend. The 2 day gala saw a total of 27 Borough of Barnsley swimmers take part from across the club. Press Officer Adrian Wightman said " The majority of the swimmers have achieved personal best times as well as several swimmers securing their places in the autumn Yorkshire Championships and the prestigious Regional Championships." Several swimmers achieved multiple medal tallies

 

Jasmine Ball

Gold 100m Breaststroke (A), Bronze 50m Backstroke (A), silver 200m freestyle, 200m breaststroke (Too Fast Medal), silver 100m IM (A) Gold 50m breaststroke (A), silver 200m Breaststroke (A), bronze 50m freestyle (A), Bronze 100m backstroke (A)

 

Nathan Billingham

Gold 200 IM (B), Silver 50m breaststroke (B), Bronze 400m Freestyle (B), silver 400m IM (B)

Gold 100m breaststroke (B), Bronze 50m fly (B), Bronze 200m free (B)

 

Neve Booth                Gold  100m free (B), Gold 400m Freestyle (B)

 

Lucy Bratley                Silver 200m free (B) Bronze 200m IM (B) Gold 5om freestyle (B)

 

Kloe Eade                    Bronze 100m IM (A) Bronze 50m freestyle (A)

 

Amy Guettat              Silver     400m Individual Medley (B)

 

Millie Hamby             Bronze 50m fly (B)

 

Cody Ingram Bronze 200m  Breaststroke (B)  bronze 200m free (B)

 

Georgia Lee

Bronze 100m Breaststroke (A) 50m gold backstroke (A) Silver 100m IM (A) Silver 50m breaststroke (A) Bronze 200m Breaststroke  Gold 50m freestyle

 

Harriet Ostrowski-Jones

Gold 200m Breaststroke (A) Bronze 100m IM (A) silver 200m backstroke (B) Gold 50m Breaststroke (A) Bronze 400m freestyle (B)

 

Jessica Richardson   Gold 200m fly (B)

 

Matthew Selous

silver 400m freestyle (B) Bronze 200m Backstroke (A) Bronze 50m Backstroke (B) solver 100m Breaststroke (B) Silver 200m free (B)

 

Kalum Smart

Silver 50m breaststroke (A) Silver 100m fly (A) Bronze 200m backstroke (A) Gold 50m fly (A)

 

Thomas Speed Too Fast Medal 100m IM

 

Myles Tupman

Gold 200m breaststroke (A) Silver 100m Breaststroke (A) Bronze 100m IM (A)

 

Libby Turner Bronze 100m fly (A)

 

Eleanor Valentine-Bull Silver                200m Breaststroke (B) Silver 400m freestyle (A)

 

Roman Wallace

Gold 100m Freestyle (B) silver 50m backstroke (B) Gold 200m Breaststroke Bronze 100m Breaststroke (A) gold 50m fly (B)

 

Other swimmers who competed included Jonathon Wightman, Lucy Wightman, Keira Tiggardine, William Kenny, Greg Lugton, Ella Minogue, Emily Darlington, Megan Firth & Maea Hamby

 

 

 

Tuesday 4 July 2017

Summer Sizzling - 10th Summer Sizzler

The Borough of Barnsley Swimming Club narrowly missed the top spot at their 10th annual summer sizzler at Ponds Forge at the weekend, pipped at the post by Sheffield City Swimming Club.  Over 350 swimmers took part in the gala with clubs attending from Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Lancashire.  Club Press Officer Adrian Wightman said "The swimmers made a great effort with older the club's senior swimmers mentoring their younger team mates."  Aiden Duffin, Zack Bailey, Keira Tiggardine, Olivia Oughton, Holly Atkinson and Meredeth Gregory made their swimming debuts. For more information on the club email press@bobsc.co.uk or see them at the Mayor's Parade on Saturday.