York
City Baths Club
Sports
Aid Open Meet
Leeds
International Pool
Press
Report
York
City Baths Club swimmers had a successful weekend at the annual Sports Aid meet
even though conditions at the pool were very poor. The water was cold and the
poolside just as cold as most swimmers spent the weekend trying to keep warm, as
did spectators on the balcony. Despite the appalling conditions York City B.C.
returned with 7 gold, 10 silver, 4 bronze and a total of 53 finalists.
Anna
Atkinson-Smith 11yrs topped the medal haul with 4 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze.
Her gold came in the 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke and the 200m Individual
Medley. She collected silvers in the 100m and 200m breaststroke with bronze in
the 50m and 200m freestyle. Anna also finished 4th in the 50m
breaststroke, 100m butterfly and 100m freestyle with a 5th place in
the 50m butterfly.
Sophie
Glasby 13yrs excelled in her favoured backstroke events collecting gold in the
100m and 200m backstroke with a silver in the 50m backstroke. She also finished
6th in the 50m butterfly, 200m freestyle and 200m IM, 7th
in the 50m breaststroke and 8th in the 50m freestyle.
Rachel
Eastaugh 14/over took gold in the 50m freestyle and silver in the 100m
freestyle.
Andrew
Burns 12yrs had a silver in the 200m breaststroke and bronze in both the 50m and
200m butterfly. He also finished 5th in the 100m butterfly.
Eddie
Clarkson 11yrs took silver in the 50m, 100m and 200m butterfly,
finished 4th in the 100m backstroke and 200m IM with an 8th
place in the 50m freestyle.
Jennifer
Hodgson 11yrs had a silver in the 200m butterfly, was 6th in the 50m
butterfly and 200m backstroke, 7th 100m butterfly and 8th
in the 50m freestyle.
Michael
Feetenby 13yrs collected silver in the 50m backstroke, 4th 100m
backstroke and 6th 200m backstroke.
Other
top eight awards went to; Alice
Carty 11yrs 4th 100m breaststroke and 200m IM.
Molly Eaton 11yrs 4th 200m butterfly.
Aaron Perry 11yrs 4th 50m breaststroke.
Edward Freer 14/over 5th 100m freestyle and 7th 50m
freestyle. Kirsty Smith 13yrs 6th
100m backstroke. Rachael Webster 13yrs 7th 200m backstroke. Oliver
Hicks 10yrs 7th 50m breaststroke. Tom Eaton 14/over 8th
50m freestyle. Joseph Brennan 10yrs 8th 200m butterfly. Simon Duston
12yrs 8th 200m butterfly and Kristian Newby 13yrs 8th 50m
breaststroke.
Other
York swimmers producing personal best times were; Kate Garnett, Kayleigh Brown,
Suzy Parrott, Alex Perry, Katie Mitchell, Hannah Carty, Christian Carty, Laura
Pitt, Claire Owen, Edward Bradley,
Angus Clark, Charlotte Dearlove, Isobel
Bradley and Luke Richmond.
Coach
YCBC