Bank Holiday Swimming Round Up
Posted by Andrea Gilbert on 5 June 2018
A Bank Holiday of Swimming!
Over the end of May Bank holiday weekend the Swans were represented at the East of England Regional Championships by Luca Strazzullo and by 19 of the clubs swimmers at the Fenland Open Meet hosted by March Marlins.
In the last few weeks, Luca achieved race times to qualify and compete in the 50m and 100m breaststroke categories at the East of England Regional Championships, which were held in Luton over the last Bank Holiday weekend. Day One saw Luca achieve 10th place in the 100m, settle his nerves and get the feel for the pool and the competition. Day Two saw Luca achieve PB’s in the 50m, finishing fastest in the heats to qualify for the final and swimming faster again in the final. The final was an awesome swim with a finger tip finish that saw Luca gain fourth place. A great experience to build on and a super achievement that now sees Luca currently ranked 32nd in the country for his 50m! Super swimming Luca!
The Fenland Open also saw some outstanding swimming from the club. 32 PB’s were achieved overall on the day, 3 Gold medals (Emily x2, Darcy) 5 silver medals (Ewan, Emily, Darcy x 3) and 4 Bronze medals (Darcy, Joe,Tilly D x 2). There were plenty of thrilling races to watch and with a particularly notable finish by Darcy in her 100m breaststroke, to swim with added strength and power in the last 25m to finish first in her heat. A great swim which earned her a silver medal to add to her tally for the day; Gold in the 100 IM, silvers for 100m Back, 100m Fly and 100m Breast and bronze for 100 free. To cap the day - Darcy was awarded Overall Winner for Age 14 - a great accolade for a great days swimming! Well done all Swans swimmers for this was a great days racing, where everyone worked towards their County and Regional times and created a solid foundation for the year ahead.
Thanks as always to all those who make these meets happen - especially as the events were held during national Volunteer week! And thanks to all the 🏊♀️ 🏊♂️ - you’re all awesome!
