December 2014 News Round Up including the Presentation Evening

BOROUGH OF BARNSLEY SWIMMING CLUB PRESENTATION EVENING AND SPECIAL AWARDS 2014.

Many congratulations to the swimmers who won trophies and medals in the 2014 Club Championships and especially to those who received special awards at our Presentation Evening which was held at the Dale Tavern on 27 December 2014…………

Abigail Miles

The Coaches Cup for Swimmer of the Year and The O'Connor Cup for Achievement at County, Regional & District Level

Thomas Speed

The Honours Cup for Representative Honours

Libby Turner and Thomas Speed

The Benefit Trophy for National Standard Achievement

Alice Moody

H Wade Memorial Cup for Best Club Supportive Swimmer

Megan Lee

The Interest Trophy for Training Application and Dedication

Lisa Nutt

Alec James Trophy for Volunteer of the Year

Jonathon Wightman

The Weston Park Shield for most improved Junior Club Swimmer

Lucy Hatfield and Alanna Sidebottom.

The Metropolitan Trophy for the most improved Intermediate Squad Swimmer.

Nathan Billingham

The Pollard Trophy for most improved A2 Squad Swimmer.

The A Squad together…

The Joe Walker Trophy for most improved Female A Squad Swimmer and The Olympic Trophy for most improved male A Squad Swimmer.

Rebecca Sanderson and Lawrence Savage

The Hilda Gibson Trophy for most improved Youth Squad Swimmer.

Derventio Excel Christmas Cracker

Four of our most successful swimmers in 2014 took part in the Long Course Level 1 Derventio Excel Christmas Cracker meet held at Ponds Forge Sheffield on 19 – 21 December 2014.

Abigail Miles(10) competing in six events, achieved five long course PB's winning Gold Medals in 50m and 100m breaststroke, 200m IM and 400m IM; and Silver Medals in 100m butterfly and 200m backstroke. Overall Abigail was the 13^th ranked Top Female swimmer at the meet.

Lewis Baker (10) competing in eleven events, achieved nine long course PB's winning a Silver Medal in 400m freestyle and Bronze Medals in 50m breaststroke, 100m backstroke and 200m freestyle. Lewis also secured four 4^th place finishes, two 6^th place finishes and an 8^th place finish. Overall Lewis was the 14^th ranked Top Male swimmer at the meet.

Libby Turner (13) competing in four events achieved two long course PB's winning Gold Medal in 200m butterfly and securing 4^th, 7^th and 8^th places respectively in her other events.

Thomas Speed (15) swimming in the 15 and over age group also competed in four events achieving three long course PB's with  5^th, 6^th, 24^th and 28^th place finishes in his events.

Other Borough of Barnsley swimmers taking part were Phoebe McNicholas – with a highly creditable 4^th place in the 200m breaststroke - and Harriet Ostrowski-Jones.