York City Baths Club

Winter Yorkshire Championships

Ponds Forge

 

Press Report

The Winter Yorkshire Long Course Championships held at Ponds Forge Sheffield saw two York City Baths Club swimmers hit National Qualifying times for next summers Youth and Age Group National Championships. Hannah Petts 14yrs saw a welcome return to form as she took gold in the 200m Individual Medley and the 100m butterfly both in NYQ Times.She also took bronze in both the 100m breaststroke and 100m freestyle. Andrew Burns 12yrs was the other National Qualifier as he took silver in the 200m IM and bronze in the 100m breaststroke.

The York youngsters returned with 3 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze from a total of 53 finalists. All events were over the 100m distance with a 200m IM.   James Wilby was another gold medal winner taking the 11yrs 100m breaststroke. Rachel Eastaugh 14yrs picked up silver in both the 100m backstroke and 100m freestyle. Claire Owen 10yrs finished superbly over the last 10m to snatch silver in the 100m breaststroke. Sophie Glasby 13yrs was another silver medallist in the 100m backstroke.

Bronze medallists were Jordan Foster 10yrs 100m butterfly, Tom Jackson 14yrs 100m breaststroke and Oliver Wilby 14yrs 100m backstroke.

York finalists were; Claire Owen 10yrs butterfly, backstroke, freestyle and IM, Anna Atkinson-Smith 11yrs backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle and IM, Andrew Burns 12yrs backstroke, butterfly and freestyle, Tom Jackson 14yrs butterfly, freestyle and IM, Jordan Foster 10yrs freestyle and IM, Molly Eaton 10yrs butterfly and backstroke, Rachel Eastaugh 14yrs breaststroke and IM, Michelle Moffatt 14yrs backstroke and IM, Edward Clarkson 11yrs butterfly and backstroke, James Rogers 13yrs backstroke and butterfly, Sophie Glasby 13yrs IM, Michael Feetenby 12yrs backstroke, Simon Duston 11yrs butterfly, Hannah Garnett 11yrs butterfly, Kate Garnett 9yrs breaststroke, Sophie Edmonds-Allen 12yrs breaststroke, Tom Eaton 13yrs backstroke, Alex Fowler 13yrs breaststroke, Oliver Wilby 14yrs breaststroke, Bradley Swainston 14yrs backstroke, Jennifer Hodgson 11yrs IM and Duncan Rajan 13yrs butterfly.

Alan Sunderland

Coach

YCBC