BOBSC NEWS HEADLINES
January has been a very busy month starting off with a last chance for swimmers to achieve qualifying times for the 2015 Yorkshire Championships (and the chance to release some energy after the Christmas holidays) and culminating with the start of the championships themselves.
This issue includes a report on the first weekend of the 2015 Yorkshire Championships featuring the 50m events… PLUS
Libby Turner has qualified for two events for the British Swimming Championships… PLUS
Gala reports for other January Level 1 and Level 3 meets!
The Yorkshire Swimming Association Age Group / Open Championships 2015
The first weekend of the 2015 championships saw the 50m events held at Ponds Forge Sheffield on Saturday 31 January.
There was a change to the format of the 50m events this year with 9 and 10 year olds swimming on a heat declared winner basis and only 11 year age groups and upwards competing in heats with the top ten in each age group swimming in finals.
20 Girls and 10 Boys from BOBSC took part. Swimming in the Yorkshire Championships often brings out the best in swimmers and this year's 50m events lived up to that with a total of 43 long course PB's from 70 swims in spite of a busy competitive schedule in the run up to the Championships. Many congratulations to everyone who contributed to the "haul" of PB times!
Our top medallist (and also our 2014 Swimmer of the Year) was Abigail Miles competing in the 10 year age group who won Gold Medal in breaststroke, Silver Medal in backstroke and also received "top ten" pennants for 4th places in both freestyle and butterfly.
Our other 9 and 10 year old girls excelled themselves contributing significantly to the total number of PB's on the day with the following securing top ten finishes and receiving "top ten" pennants:
Georgia Lee (9) 4th place in breaststroke; Macy Yoxall (9) 7th place in freestyle and 9th place in backstroke; and Phoebe McNicholas (10) 7th place in breaststroke.
For the 9 and 10 year old boys Lewis Baker again performed very strongly securing top ten finishes and receiving "top ten" pennants for 5th place in freestyle, 7th place in breaststroke and 9th place in backstroke. Lewis also finished just outside the top ten with 11th place in butterfly.
In the older age group categories Thomas Speed swimming at the 15/16 year category was again our top boy swimmer reaching the final and winning Gold Medal in breaststroke and just missing out on the butterfly final finishing in 11th place in the heats. Thomas also finished 17th in backstroke and 21st in freestyle.
Also for the boys Greg Lugton (13) reached the butterfly final and received a pennant for a battling 8th place finish. Greg just missed out on the final of the backstroke finishing 11th in the heats and also finished 14th in freestyle.
For the girls Elizabeth Safonkina (12) reached the backstroke final and received a pennant as reward for an excellent 9th place finish. Elizabeth also finished 17th in breaststroke, 21st in butterfly and 26th in freestyle.
Other swims deserving special mention for finishes just outside the top ten include Lola Yoxall (9) for 14th in freestyle and 15th in butterfly; Megan Sharp (9) for 16th in butterfly; Georgia Lee (9) 18th in freestyle; Macy Yoxall (9) 17th in butterfly; Daniel Miles (9) for 15th place in breaststroke; Alex Tikhonov (10) for 13th place in breaststroke (and for competing at all following illness); Harriet Ostrowski-Jones (11) for 11th in backstroke and 17th in breaststroke; Sam Charlesworth (11) for 12 place in breaststroke; Georgia Hamblett (13) for a "storming swim" and 16th place in freestyle; and Holly Milnes (in the 16 year and over category) for 12th place in butterfly.
Other swimmers taking part were Maea Hamby, Isabelle Speed, Maddie Barker, Megan Firth, Megan Mitchel, Claire Berry, Emily Norton, Emma Smith, Alanah Hill, Corrine Hill, Curtis Harper, Myles Tupman, Nathan Billingham and Ben Nutt.
Unfortunately Libby Turner was unable to take part due to illness.
Qualification for The British Swimming Championships 2015
Earlier in January Libby Turner (13) secured qualification times for the British Swimming Championships for 200IM when competing at the City of Derby Meet and 50m freestyle when competing at the Burns Open Meet. Libby joins Thomas Speed who has already qualified for 100m and 200m breaststroke.
The championships will be held at the Aquatics Centre London from 14 to 18 April 2015. This will be a truly memorable occasion for Libby and for Tom. As the British Swimming website says, "It will be the first time since the Olympic trials of 2012 that the venue has hosted a British Championships and the Olympic venue will provide a perfect setting for athletes to perform while audiences watch action unfold."
Tickets will be on sale through the British Swimming website.
Level 3 Meets - Harrogate Janus Meet and Leeds New Year Meet
The weekend of 3rd & 4th January 2015 provided the last opportunity for swimmers to achieve qualifying times before entries closed for the 2015 Yorkshire Championships and the first opportunity of 2015 to prove themselves after the Christmas break with swimmers attending the Harrogate Janus A/B Grade Meet and a small number also attending the City of Leeds New Year Meet.
At Harrogate:
In summary 14 Swimmers competed achieving 33 short course PB's
Macy Yoxall (9): 6 PB's. A Grade Gold 200m Backstroke and 200m Butterfly; A Grade Silver in 400m IM; and A Grade Bronze in 200m Breaststroke and 200m IM.
Lola Yoxall (9): 5 PB's B Grade Gold 200m Butterfly and A Grade Bronze 200m Backstroke.
Daniel Miles (9): 5 PB's. B Grade Gold 50m Breaststroke and A Grade Silver 200m Breaststroke.
Jessica Richardson (11): A Grade Gold 200m Backstroke and 400m IM; B Grade Gold 200m Butterfly; and A Grade Bronze 400m Freestyle.
Matthew Selous (11): A Grade Silver 400m Freestyle.
Georgia Hamblett (13): 3 PB's. B Grade Gold 200m Freestyle and 400m IM; and B Grade Bronze 50m Butterfly.
Megan Lee (13): B Grade Silver 100m Breaststroke.
Mollie James (16): A Grade Gold 50m Backstroke; B Grade Gold 100m and 200m Backstroke; and A Grade Silver 50m Freestyle.
Emma Smith (15): 4 PB's. B Grade Gold 50m Backstroke; B Grade Silver 100m Backstroke and 200m IM; B Grade Bronze 50m and 100m Breaststroke.
Also taking part were Lucy Hatfield, Georgia Lee, Neve Wilkie, Lauren Sharp and William Kenny.
At Leeds:
In summary 5 Swimmers competed achieving 6 long course PB's.
Lewis Baker (10) won Gold Medal and Matthew Selous (11) finished 4th on their debut swims in the 1500m Freestyle.
Jessica Richardson (11) won Silver Medal in 800m Freestyle.
Georgia Lee (9) won Gold Medal in 200m Breaststroke and Silver Medal in 50m Breaststroke.
Megan Lee also took part.
Level 1 Meet - City of Derby
Borough of Barnsley's consistently highest performing Level 1 swimmers, Abigail Miles, Lewis Baker, Libby Turner and Thomas Speed were again in action at the City of Derby SC Long Course Level 1 Open Meet held at Ponds Forge Sheffield on 10th and 11th January 2015.
Lewis Baker (10) secured Gold Medals in 100m and 200m Breaststroke, a Bronze Medal in 400m Freestyle and 4 PB's.
Abigail Miles (10) secured Gold Medals in 100m Freestyle, 200m IM and 200m Breaststroke; Silver Medals in 100m Backstroke and 200m and 400m Freestyle; and 7 PB's.
Libby Turner (14) secured 3 PB's including, in the heats, a 200m IM qualification time for the British Swimming Championships 2015.
Thomas Speed secured 1 PB in the 15 and over category.
Level 3 Rotherham Metro A/B Meet
At the Level 3 Rotherham Metro A/B Grade long course meet held at Ponds Forge on 17th and 18th January 2015 a squad of 13 swimmers secured a total of 27 PB's.
The medal winners included:
Georgia Lee (9): Silver Medal 50m Breaststroke and Bronze Medal 200m Breaststroke.
Phoebe McNicholas (10): A Grade Gold Medal in 50m Breaststroke and first place and a Speeding Ticket in 200m Breaststroke.
Freya Waller (10): B Grade Bronze Medal in 200m Breaststroke.
Lucy Hatfield (13): B Grade Gold Medal 50m Breaststroke.
Megan Lee (13): B Grade Bronze Medal 50m Breaststroke.
Emily Norton (14) B Grade Gold Medals 50m and 100m Backstroke and B Grade Silver Medal 50m Breaststroke.
Also taking part were Megan Sharp, Lauren Sharp, Maea Hamby, Millie Hamby, Ella Waller, Georgia Clarke and Elliot Robinson.
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