York City Baths Club  

North Eastern Region

Age Group Championships

Harrogate Hydro  

Press Report  

The 2005 North Eastern Region Age Group Championships were held at the Harrogate Hydro Pool where 19 of York’s  top 10yrs to 13yrs girls and 10yrs to 14yrs boys had achieved qualifying times in order to compete. They returned with 3 silver, 5 bronze and 27 top 8 finishes.

10yr old Jordan Foster competing in his first NER Championships had an excellent weekend taking silver in both the 100m butterfly and 100m freestyle with a bronze in the 200m freestyle. He also finished 4^th in the 200m Individual Medley and 100m breaststroke and was 6^th in the 100m backstroke. Sophie Glasby 13yrs hit a National Age Group Championships qualifying time as she took silver in the 200m backstroke. She also took bronze in the 100m backstroke. Andrew Burns 12yrs also hit 4 NAQ times as he picked up bronze in both the 200m butterfly NAQT and the 400m IM NAQT. He also finished 4^th 200m breaststroke NAQT, 5^th 400m freestyle NAQT and 100m butterfly, 6^th 100m breaststroke and 7^th 200m IM. Tom Jackson 14yrs collected bronze in the 200m breaststroke, 4^th 100m breaststroke and 7^th 100m butterfly.

York’s other top eight finishes came from Anna Atkinson-Smith 11yrs 5^th 400m IM and 200m breaststroke, 7^th 200m butterfly.  James Wilby 11yrs 4^th 200m breaststroke and 5^th 100m breaststroke. Michael Feetenby 12yrs 5^th 100m backstroke and 6^th 200m backstroke and Edward Clarkson 11yrs  8^th in both the 100m and 200m butterfly.

Personal best performances came from; Suzy Parrott, Oliver Hicks, Claire Owen, Jennifer Hodgson, Hannah Garnett, Sophie Edmonds-Allen, Tom Eaton, Rachael Webster, Kirsty Smith, Bradley Swainston and Oliver Wilby,

Alan Sunderland

Coach

YCBC