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Workington Presidents Gala 2013 Info

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SWIMMERS AGES ARE AS AT 7TH SEPTEMBER 2013

ENTRIES: Cost £4 per event £6 per 800m & 1500m event

POOL: 25m 6 Lane Pool

TIMING: Colorado Electronic Timing

SESSION TIMES:

FRIDAY  

Warm Up 6pm   Start 6.30pm

SATURDAY   

Morning: Warm Up 9am, Start 9.45am

Afternoon: Warm Up 1.45pm, Start 2.30pm

AGE GROUPS & EVENTS: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14yrs/ Over

200m All Strokes, 100m & 400m I.M. 400m, 800m & 1500m Free

Awards will be given to the top 6 swimmers in each age group in each event.

Closing Date Saturday 12th August, entries accepted on a 1st come 1st served basis.

Connor Joyce

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Workington Swimming Club’s 13 year old speedster, Connor Joyce has had six weeks of gruelling competition, in March he fought off illness to compete in the Cumbria County Age Group Championships where he won fifteen out of sixteen events and achieved eleven North West Regional qualifying times, he then went on to compete against the best swimmers in the country at Ponds Forge International pool Sheffield gaining National qualifying times in the 100m and 200m breaststroke. The following week he travelled to Edinburgh’s Commonwealth pool to compete in the Scottish Nationals where he finished a creditable eighth in the 400m medley and ninth in the 200m butterfly, but the highlight of the week was the 100m breaststroke final where he led from start to finish to take the gold medal, finishing three seconds ahead of his nearest rival. Connor is now ranked the fastest 13 year old over 100m breaststroke in Great Britain!

Cumbria County Age Group Championships

Three weekends of the County Championships finished recently with the Workington team getting some excellent results, in the girls events, 9 year old Hannah Clifton did a superb swim in the 200m back to take second place, she also picked up a fourth and two fifths in the 200m medley, 50m free and 100m medley. In the 10 year age group, Eve Dootson took first place in the 400m free and third in the 200m breast, Hannah Kurzyk qualified with Eve for the 50m breast final where Hannah finished fourth and Eve sixth, Carys Miller was eighth in the 200m breast. The 11 year group saw Katie Edmondson finish second in the 400m free, third in the 200m free and fourth in the 200m back, Abbie Winstanley picked up two ninth places in the 50m and 200m breast. In the 12 year age group, Jasmin Pritt took third places in the 50m back and breast, 100m and 200m back and breast and 200m medley, she broke four club records and achieved eight North West Regional qualifying times, Rhianne Owen was sixth in the 50m back and Caitlin Hughes was first reserve for the 100m breast final. 13 year old Morgan McCutcheon qualified for the 100m breast final where she finished sixth and 14 year old Amie Ivison took second place in the 200m fly and finished fifth in the 100m fly final.

In the boys events, the 9 year group saw Ben Jenkinson win the 50m and 200m fly, back, breast and free, and the 100m and 200m medleys, he broke six County records and eight club records, Sam Bailey was first reserve for the 50m breast final, in the 10 year age group, Matthew Banks finished second in the 50m free and third in the 200m free, Ross Hemsley took third place in the 50m breast final and was fourth in the 50m and 200m free, Alex Caine was first reserve in the 50m breast final. The 11 year age group saw Luke Ivison take first in the 200m fly, second in the 200m and 400m free and 400m medley and third in the 200m back, Ross Wright was sixth in the 200m breast and Jack Ivison had sixth places in the 200m back and 400m free, 12 year old Jack Dixon took sixth in the 200m back. Connor Joyce had his best championship to date, dominating the 13 year age group, he took first places in the 50m fly, back, breast and free, 100m fly, back, breast, free and medley, 200m fly, back, breast and medley, 400m free and medley and was second by a whisker in the 200m free, he qualified for the 100m, and 200m breast and 200m fly County finals, being the youngest swimmer to qualify and finished third, fourth and fifth respectively, he broke three club records and achieved eleven North West Regional qualifying times. 14 year old Elliot Routledge also excelled in the championships, winning the 50m, 100m and 200m fly, back and free, the 400m free and the 200m and 400m medleys and was second in the 100m medley, Elliot qualified for five County finals finishing second in the 200m fly and medley, third in the 100m fly and 200m free and fifth in the 100m free, he broke ten club records and achieved nine North West Regional qualifying times. Matthew Ivison aged 15 had a fourth and two fifths in the 400m medley and the 200m back and 400m free, Matthew competed in the gruelling open 1500m free where he knocked 13 seconds off his previous best time and broke the club record.

In the relay events, the 9/10 year boys team, Matthew Banks, Danny Barnes, Ross Hemsley and Ben Jenkinson had brilliant swims to win both the medley and freestyle relays, the girls team, Hannah Clifton, Eve Dootson, Hannah Kurzyk and Carys Miller fought hard in the medley relay to take third place. The 11/12 year girls freestyle team ‘A’ Sadie Barnes, Katie Edmondson, Rhianne Owen and Jasmin Pritt took third place while the ‘B’ team, Caitlin Hughes, Holly Lyall, Abbie Winstanley and Holly Winstanley finished ninth, Rhianne and Caitlin swopped places in the medley teams where the ‘A’ team finished fourth and the ‘B’ team eighth, the boys team, Jack Dixon, Jack Ivison, Luke Ivison and Ross Wright finished fourth in the freestyle and fifth in the medley. Amie Ivison, Sophie Little, Morgan McCutcheon and Shauna Muir finished eighth in both of their relays in the 13/14 year age group, and the 15/18 year boys, Jamie Edmondson, Ben Farnworth, Matthew Farnworth and Matthew Ivison finished with a fifth and sixth place in the free and medley.

County Age Group Championships

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Middlesborough Gala

Ben Jenkinson

Workington swimming club’s speed king, 9 year old Ben Jenkinson, had exceptional swims in the Middlesborough AA gala, his first event was the 400m freestyle where he broke his own County record by a whopping 17 seconds to win in a time of 5.26.31, he also broke his own 200m backstroke County record winning in a time of 2.56.37. Ben then went on to take gold in the 50m back, 100m fly and free and 200m breast and took silver in the 50m breast.

City of Leeds Gala

Leeds

Young Workington swimmers braved the wintry conditions to compete in the City of Leeds gala, 9 year old Ben Jenkinson stormed to a win in the 200m free, breaking his own County record in a time of 2.41.50, he also took gold in the 50m back, 200m fly, back, breast and medley, silver in the 50m breast and bronze in the 50m fly, in the 10 year age group, Matthew Banks had a fantastic swim in the 100m free, knocking six seconds of his best time to take the silver medal, he also took bronze in the 50m free, in the same age group, Eve Dootson picked up silver in the 100m free and 200m breast and bronze in the 100m breast, Hannah Kurzyk took bronze in the 50m breast and 100m free while Abbie Winstanley and Millie Riddle, swimming for the first time in a 50m pool recorded personal best times. 12 year old Connor Joyce took six gold medals in the 50m fly, back, breast, and free and 100m breast and free, four silvers in 100m fly and back and 200m fly and free and bronze in the 200m back, 14 year old Elliot Routledge picked up seven golds in the 100m and 200m fly, back and free and 200m medley and silver in the 100m breast, other swimmers competing were, Rhianne Owen, Caitlin Hughes and Holly Winstanley.

New Fundraising/Social Committee

Friends of WASC,

We have decided as a club to set up a new fundraising/social committee and would like to invite any parents who are interested in in attending a meeting at the pool at 7:30PM on Friday 25th January 2013.

If you would like any further details please contact Michelle Jenkinson on 07801789122 or Tracey Owen

Both Michelle and Tracey are at the pool for most training sessions.

Look forward to seeing you all there.

Michelle Jenkinson