North East Region Bagcat Long Course Championships,
Ponds Forge, Sheffield, June 7-8, 14-15
A
total of 12 AA swimmers competed at these championships bringing home a total of 14 medals from 110 swims with 42 finalists
and 70 long course PB's. The squad also produced 6 national qualifying times for the Bagcat champs in July.
Andrew Burn is really having a great swim season,
14 swims saw Burnsy coming away with 5 medals, 2 gold & 3 bronze. Andrew was top of the pile in his 100 back with 1.05.43
(a national time) & 100 fly on a 1.04.26 (also a national time), he also took a bronze in the 200 back. Andrew made with
final in 200IM, 200 fly & 200 free. He also took the 13 yrs Bagcat overall bronze as well as helping team mates Oliver
Bratley, Jamie MacGee & Alex Wheeler to a bronze in the 4 x 100 medley relay.
Two of the newest squad members, Josh Hobbs & Lucy
Pages made real breakthrough performances at this meet. Josh came away with 3 medals & two superb national times
in 100 & 200 fly on 1.06.66 & 2.31.77 respectively. Josh came in a 1.03.87 from bronze in the 100 free. He made 6
finals out of his 7 events. Lucy also took home 3 medals, one of each colour & a national time in her gold medal winning
performance of 2.34.95 in the 200 back. She also won silver in 100 back with a 1.15.81 & took a bronze in the 11 years
Bagcats.
Jamie MacGee
bagged himself 3 medals as well. Individually he won silver in 100 breast confirming his recent converted national time by
going 1.15.81 in his heat & a bronze with 2.47.55 in 200 breast. His other bronze was in the medley relay.
Alex Wheeler also got himself on the medal podium
by taking a taking a bronze with his 17.51.95 in the 1,500 free. He also was in the 100 medley bronze winning team. All of
his 7 swims produced long course pb's.
Oliver Bratley was our last medallist as part of the medley team. He also made 7 finals from his 15 swims producing
10 pb's. Oliver was 4th in 100 fly & 100 back.
Catherine Shafto was only 0.38 off her 100 free national time, making the final in that event & the 200 free
& 100 fly as well.
Rebecca
Rogerson in her first ever NER long course champs made the final in 100 back finishing with a great 1.15.83 finishing
5th. She also pb'd in 100 free.
Jake Harland made the final in 200 back with a 6th & 100 fly 8th. His 10 swims produced 8 long course pb's.
Nicola Hastings made the final in 100 breast
& her 7 swims produced 5 new best times.
Zoe Kirkwood had six swims pb'g in 4 of them
Vanessa Venchard produced two new best times in her two events.
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