York City Baths Club

Leeds Christmas Cracker Meet

 Press Report  

17 gold, 4 silver, 9 bronze and a huge 91 top eight finishes was the total return from YCBC swimmers at the annual Leeds Christmas Cracker Meet.

Anna Atkinson-Smith 11yrs was again in fine form as she stormed to 6 gold and 3 bronze medals. Her gold came in the 100m and 200m breaststroke, 100m and 200m backstroke, 200m and 400m Individual Medley. She took bronze in the 100m and 200m butterfly and also the 200m freestyle with a 4^th in the 100m freestyle.

Hannah Petts 14yrs collected 4 gold in the 100m and 200m breaststroke, the 100m butterfly and the 200m IM. She also took bronze in the 50m breaststroke ‘skins’ event. 4^th place came in the 50m butterfly ‘skins’ and 5^th in both the 100m and 200m freestyle. Andy Burns 12yrs took 3 gold in the 100m and 200m breaststroke and the 200m butterfly. He also finished 4^th 400m IM and 100m butterfly, 5th 200m IM, 6^th 200m freestyle and 7^th 100m backstroke. Rachel Eastaugh 14yrs had a gold in the 100m backstroke and silver in the 100m freestyle and 200m backstroke. She also finished 5^th in the 50m backstroke and 50m freestyle ‘skins’ and 6^th in the 400m freestyle. Alice Lawrenson 16yrs picked up gold in the 200m backstroke,  4^th in the 100m backstroke, 100m freestyle and 200m IM, 5^th in the 100m and 200m breaststroke with an 8^th place in the 50m breaststroke ‘skins’. Michelle Moffatt 14yrs took gold in the 400m freestyle, bronze in the 200m freestyle with a 5^th 200m IM and 7^th 100m backstroke. Tom Jackson 14yrs had a gold in the 200m IM, 5^th in the 50m breaststroke ’skins’, and 6^th 200m freestyle. Sophie Glasby 13yrs had silvers in the 100m and 200m backstroke, 5^th 100m butterfly, 6^th 200m IM 400m freestyle and 8^th 200m freestyle. Tom Bartram 11yrs took bronze in both the 100m and 200m breaststroke. Oliver Wilby 14yrs had a bronze in the 100m backstroke, 4^th 200m backstroke, 6^th 200m IM and 7^th 400m freestyle. Kirsty Smith 12yrs took bronze in the 200m backstroke,5^th 100m freestyle and 6^th in the 200m IM, 100m butterfly and 100m backstroke.

Top eight finishes came from; Aaron Perry, James Rogers, Bradley Swainston, Claire Owen, Jennifer Hodgson, Sophie Edmonds-Allen, Kieran Taylor, James Wilby and Michael Feetenby.

Personal best performances came from; Xavier Edmonds-Allen, Alice Carty, Olivia Lawrenson, Rachael Webster, Hannah Carty and Laura Briggs.

Alan Sunderland

Coach

YCBC