Saturday 13 December 2014

British Gas ASANER Age Group Championships (25m) 2014 and Senior/Junior Championships (25m) 2014

HEADLINES FROM ASANER IN SUNDERLAND……..

Thomas Speed sets a new Yorkshire Boys 50m breaststroke short course record…..

In the Age Group Championships Abigail Miles is the 10 year North East Regional Champion in 3 events.... Abigail also wins 2 Bronze Medals..... Libby Turner also wins a Bronze Medal…………

In the Senior/Junior Championships   Thomas Speed is also the Junior North East Regional Champion in 3 events .... and picks up a Silver and a Bronze.....

 

9 of the ten swimmers who took part in ASANER Championships December 2014 (after training on 03/12/2014)

FULL REPORT

Ten swimmers from Borough of Barnsley Swimming Club achieved the qualifying times and competed in the British Gas ASA North East Region Senior/Junior Championships (25m) 2014 and the British Gas ASA North East Region Age Group Championships (25m) 2014 which were held on the 6-7 December 2014 at Sunderland Aquatic Centre.

The Age Group Championships are for boys aged 10-14 and for girls aged 10-13. The events are won on a heat declared basis.

In the Senior/Junior Championships the Juniors (15 year old boys and 14 year old girls) swim with the Seniors (boys 16 and over and girls 15 and over). The swimmers compete in heats and the top ten race off in finals. The Juniors swim for medals in their age category (irrespective of whether they reach a final) and can gain also gain a further medal in the same event if they finish in the top three of a final (against swimmers of all ages).

In the Age Group Championships seven swimmers swam in 36 events achieving 26 short course PB's and winning 6 medals.

Lewis Baker, Sam Charlesworth and Elizabeth Safonkina made their ASANER debuts.

Lewis Baker and Abigail Miles (both 10) qualified for and swam in 11 events each.

Abigail gained an outstanding top ten finish in all 11 events winning Gold Medals in 400IM, 100m breaststroke and 200m breaststroke and Bronze Medals in 400m freestyle and 200m IM. Her other finishes were 4th in 200m butterfly; 5th in 200m backstroke and 100m butterfly; and 6th in 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle and 100m backstroke. Overall Abigail achieved 10 PB's from her 11 swims.

Lewis gained highly creditable top ten finishes in 200m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 200m butterfly 100m breaststroke and 200m breaststroke; had five other results in the top twenty; and achieved 6 PB's.

In the 11 year category Sam Charlesworth finished 16th in the 100m breaststroke with a PB; Jessica Richardson finished 17th in the 200m butterfly with a PB; and Harriet Ostrowski-Jones finished 17th in both 100m breaststroke and 200m breaststroke with a PB in each and 20th in 100m backstroke.

In the 12 year category Elizabeth Safonkina finished 11th with a PB in the 100m backstroke.

In the 13 year category Libby Turner also qualified in 11 events, swimming in 8 of them and having an excellent weekend winning a Bronze Medal in the 100m backstroke with 6th places in 200m backstroke and 100m breaststroke; 7th place in 200m IM; 8th places in 100m and 200m freestyle and 200m breaststroke; and 9th place in 400m freestyle. Overall Libby achieved 5 PB's.

In the Senior/Junior Championships three swimmers swam in 12 events achieving 10 short course PB's and winning 5 medals.

15 year old Holly Milnes finished 28th in 50m butterfly, 43rd in 50m freestyle and 58th in 100m freestyle with 2 PB's. Claire Berry also 15 finished 28th in 50m backstroke and 62nd in 50m freestyle with a PB in each event.

Meanwhile 15 year old Thomas Speed enjoyed another superb weekend winning Junior Gold Medals in 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke; a Junior Bronze Medal in the 50m backstroke; and a further Silver Medal for 2nd place in the 50m breaststroke final (with the senior swimmers).

In the 50m breaststroke Thomas set a new Yorkshire Boys short course record with a time of 29.79 beating the previous time set in 1996!

In his other swims in the combined Senior/Junior heats he finished 21st in the 100m backstroke, 28th in the 50m butterfly and 26th in 200m IM and overall achieved 6 PB's.

Congratulation to all the swimmers on some fantastic swims.

Carly Herbert

Head Coach

8 of the 10 swimmers who took part in the ASANER Championships December 2014 (before training on 03/12/2014)