Bishop's Stortford Swimming Club

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BSSC Swimmers Inspire at Luton Swim EnglandEast Region Swimming Championships

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BSSC Swimmers Inspire at Luton Swim England East Region Swimming Championships

The best of the East Region swimming talent came together over the two May bank holiday weekends to crown the 2019 East Region Age Group Long Course Champions.  The qualification times were tough, so only the top swimmers across the Eastern Counties were present.  The strength and depth of the club was demonstrated with seventeen BSSC competitors qualifying for the Youth (15/Over) Championships in Luton (4-6 May) and seven qualifying for the Junior (11-14 Years) Championships in Norwich (25-27 May):

  • 12 years: Alice Longman, Kirsty Neill
  • 13 years: Grace Mason, Jago Derrington, Kaia Phillips, Lilian Opiyo
  • 14 years: James Gisborne
  • 15 Yrs: Mehdi El Mansar, Millie Fields, Tom Ogden
  • 16 Yrs: Alex Catton, Anya Fletcher, Eleanor Mason,
  • 17 Yrs/Over: Bryn Couser, Callum Davis, Callum Harold, Dan Chada, Jess Penkul, Meghan Maybanks, Mia Carter, Nellie Eastland, Niamh James, Nick Botha, Sarah Carroll

The Youths kicked off with a weekend of superb swimming, with all competitors fighting hard for final places and medals.  Our 17 swimmers competed in 60 races and achieved hard fought places in 22 individual finals (50/100/200 Events).  They won an amazing 14 medals (6 Gold, 5 Silver, 3 Bronze) which landed BSSC 7th on the medal table at the end of weekend one, ahead of some really big clubs!  Congratulations to all the swimmers who took part and represented the club so superbly.

The following had top 8 finishes:

  • Millie (15 Yrs): Gold 100m Free (PB) / 200m Free (PB) / 400m Free (PB), Silver 50m Free (PB)
  • Tom (15 Yrs): Gold 50m Back (PB) / 100m Back (PB) / 200m Back, Silver 100m Fly (PB),
  • Mehdi (15 Yrs): Silver 200m IM, Bronze 200m Back, 7th 100m Breast (PB)
  • Alex (16 Yrs): Silver 50m Back / 100m Back (PB), 4th 50m Free, 7th 200m Back
  • Bryn (17 Yrs/Over): Bronze 200m Breast, 6th 100m Breast
  • Meghan (17 Yrs/Over): Bronze 50m Back (PB), 4th 50m Free (PB)
  • Mia (17 Yrs/Over): 6th 50m Back
  • Niamh (17 Yrs/Over): 5th 200m Back
  • Nick (17 Yrs/Over): 8th 200m Breast
  • Dan (17 Yrs/Over): 4th 100m Back