With a 1/4 of the A team missing and in a really tough draw the swimmers who stepped up along with the regulars did an amazing job to battle all the way and finish 3rd in the gala on the night.The 13 year old girls won 3 out of 4 individuals were 2nd in the other one and with Katie Sloan swimming up in the relays Alongside Elle Pryce, Krissy Tomlinson and Megan Smart they managed to win both relays recording 35 out of a possible 36 points. Other victories included Hannah Jones 100 fly and Katie Sloan 50 free and 50 fly. (I am awaiting the offical results so if I have missed anyone sorry).
The B team missing some swimmers promoted to the A team and others through injury or illness also finished 3rd on the night, however they were only 6 points behind the teams in joint 1st. This was an amazing achievement as they were up against other clubs A teams. Victories for the girls 15 free and medley relay teams, ladies open medley and 6 x 2 free relay, Erin Dilks 100 Bk, Liz Simpson 100 fly, Ryan Cendrowski 100 fly, Kate Williamson 100 bk, Hannah Dowell 100 br and Immogen Marshall 100 fr.
Its great to actually report on swimming and not behavior as this was greatly improved with bloodflow, cleanliness and general behavior all a lot better than at Chesterfield. My "rants" are for a purpose as well as how I report things and the reaction to them this weekend was exactly what I wanted. As coaches we are trying to get swimmers into good habits and we expect the parents to support this. Bloodflow to be done correctly, nutritional guidlines to be followed along with rules on mobile phones ect. These have all been explained to the swimmers several times and we expect these to be done without question now.
