BSSC and Harlow Penguins Swimming Club hosted their second joint Regional Qualifier Open Meet at Harlow Leisurezone on Saturday 22nd March.
The clubs welcomed over 300 swimmers, together with a packed gallery of 300 supporters and spectators from clubs across the region including Epping Forest, New Hall, Harwich and Brentwood.
BSSC was well represented, with 80 swimmers from across the Club – from our Junior squads to Masters swimmers. Our swimmers raced in 298 events, with 198 races resulting in personal best times. Thirty-three swimmers PB’d in every race.
Our overall medal haul was 177 medals – 86 gold, 53 silver and 38 bronze.
Ten swimmers from the Juniors squad were competing in their very first open meet, with three of them going on to secure top-three places: Ruby Penny (10) – Silver, 50m Backstroke, Lara Crotty (9) – Silver, 50m Butterfly and Otis Mastin (10) – Gold, 50m Breaststroke.
Congratulations to the following swimmers, who secured top-three places and personal best times in all of their events:
- Ailbhe Millsom, 9
- Morgan Richards, 9
- Harrison Dodwell, 11
- Edie Foster, 14
- Tom Hughes, 14
- Daniel Csincsak, 16
Five short course BSSC Club Records were broken during Saturday’s racing:
- Dylan Davenport – 50m Freestyle, male age 14-15, 24.73
- Taras Boiko – 100m Butterfly, male age 10-11, 1:12.25
- Taras Boiko – 200m Individual Medley, male age 10-11, 2:39.36
- Benjamin Green – 100m Backstroke, male age 9/Under, 1:37.71
- Ailbhe Millsom – 100m Breaststroke, female age 9/Under, 1:52.20
Full results:
9 years
- Ailbhe Millsom – 50m Freestyle Bronze, 50m Breaststroke Silver, 100m Breaststroke Gold, 50m Backstroke Bronze
- Benjamin Green – 50m Freestyle Gold, 100m Freestyle Gold, 200m Freestyle Silver, 50m Breaststroke Gold, 100m Breaststroke Gold, 50m Backstroke Gold
- Erin Millsom – 50m Breaststroke Gold
- Lara Crotty – 50m Butterfly Silver
- Morgan Richards – 200m Freestyle Gold, 200m Breaststroke Gold, 50m Butterfly Gold, 50m Backstroke Silver
10 years
- Alys Morton – 100m Freestyle Bronze
- Cian Millsom 50m Freestyle Gold, 100m Freestyle Gold, 200m Freestyle Gold, 50m Butterfly Gold
- Daniel Cara – 100m Breaststroke Gold, 50m Butterfly Silver, 100m Backstroke Gold
- Otis Mastin – 50m Breaststroke Gold
- Ruby Penny -100m Backstroke Silver
11 years
- Evie Lowers – 100m Freestyle Silver, 50m Butterfly Gold, 100m Butterfly Gold, 100m Backstroke Bronze, 200m Backstroke Silver, 200m Individual Medley Gold
- Harrison Dodwell – 100m Freestyle Gold, 50m Butterfly Gold, 200m Individual Medley Silver
- Joshua Green – 400m Freestyle Gold, 50m Backstroke Bronze, 100m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke Silver
- Kenny Millsom – 50m Breaststroke Gold, 100m Breaststroke Gold, 200m Breaststroke Gold
- Linke Groenewald – 100m Breaststroke Gold, 50m Backstroke Gold
- Margo Martin – 50m Breaststroke Bronze
- Oliver Vaughan – 200m Freestyle Bronze, 50m Breaststroke Bronze, 200m Freestyle Gold
- Taras Boiko – 100m Butterfly Gold, 50m Backstroke Gold, 100m Backstroke Gold, 200m Individual Medley Gold
- Yana Patel – 50m Freestyle Bronze, 200m Freestyle Bronze
12 years
- Claudia Csincsak – 50m Freestyle Bronze, 100m Freestyle Silver, 50m Backstroke Gold, 100m Backstroke Gold, 200m Backstroke Gold, 200m Individual Medley Gold
- George Hall – 100m Freestyle Bronze, 400m Freestyle Silver, 50m Butterfly Bronze, 50m Backstroke Bronze
- Holly Fitzgerald – 400m Freestyle Silver
- Isabella Crotty – 200m Freestyle Silver, 50m Butterfly Gold, 200m Individual Medley Silver
- Luca Tse – 50m Freestyle Bronze, 50m Butterfly Silver, 50m Backstroke Silver, 100m Backstroke Silver
- Noah Conroy – 50m Freestyle Silver, 100m Freestyle Silver, 200m Freestyle Gold, 200m Individual Medley Gold
- Sienna-Lilly Hutchinson – 100m Butterfly Bronze
- Summer Miller – 200m Freestyle Gold, 100m Breaststroke Silver, 200m Backstroke Silver
13 years
- Anna Grimwood – 200m Freestyle Silver
- Emilia Cass – 50m Freestyle Gold, 100m Freestyle Bronze, 50m Breaststroke Bronze, 50m Butterfly Silver, 200m Individual Medley Silver
- Guy Spearman-Baines – 100m Freestyle Bronze, 200m Freestyle Silver, 50m Breaststroke Silver, 100m Breaststroke Gold, 200m Individual Medley Gold
- Isabelle Earley – 200m Freestyle Bronze, 50m Breaststroke Gold, 100m Breaststroke Gold, 200m Breaststroke Gold
- Lois Fields – 50m Freestyle Bronze, 400m Freestyle Silver, 50m Backstroke Gold
- Meredith Ting – 200m Individual Medley Bronze
- Sebastian Smith – 100m Breaststroke Silver, 200m Breaststroke Silver
- Zackary Haslett Fossey – 50m Backstroke Gold, 200m Backstroke Gold
14 years
- Benjamin Palmer – 50m Freestyle Bronze, 100m Freestyle Gold, 200m Freestyle Silver, 400m Freestyle Silver
- Chloe Richards – 200m Breaststroke Silver
- Edie Foster – 100m Freestyle Silver, 400m Freestyle Gold, 100m Butterfly Gold, 100m Backstroke Gold
- Elliot Hall – 50m Freestyle Gold, 200m Freestyle Gold, 50m Butterfly Gold, 200m Individual Medley Silver
- Meha Patel – 200m Freestyle Bronze, 200m Individual Medley Bronze
- Rose Conday – 50m Freestyle Gold, 100m Freestyle Gold, 200m Freestyle Gold, 50m Butterfly Gold, 50m Backstroke Gold, 200m Individual Medley Silver
- Samuel Bird – 400m Freestyle Bronze
- Thomas Hughes – 50m Freestyle Silver, 100m Freestyle Silver, 50m Butterfly Silver
15 years
- Bobbie Macdonald-Williams – 200m Individual Medley Gold
- Dylan Davenport – 50m Freestyle Gold, 100m Freestyle Gold, 200m Freestyle Gold, 50m Butterfly Gold, 100m Butterfly Silver
- Elizabeth Balaam – 50m Freestyle Bronze, 100m Freestyle Bronze, 200m Freestyle Gold, 50m Butterfly Silver, 50m Backstroke Bronze
- Emily Fitzgerald – 200m Freestyle Silver
- Zoe Opiyo – 50m Freestyle Silver, 50m Breaststroke Gold, 50m Butterfly Gold
16 years and over
- Beau Reilly – 50m Breaststroke Silver, 50m Backstroke Bronze
- Brandon MacDonald-Williams – 200m Freestyle Gold, 200m Backstroke Silver
- Daniel Csincsak – 100m Freestyle Bronze, 50m Butterfly Silver, 50m Backstroke Gold, 100m Backstroke Gold, 200m Backstroke Gold, 200m Individual Medley Gold
- Esme Stringer – 100m Freestyle Bronze, 200m Freestyle Silver, 100m Breaststroke Gold, 200m Breaststroke Gold
- Felice Chan – 50m Freestyle Bronze
- Freya Hadnutt – 50m Freestyle Gold, 100m Freestyle Silver, 200m Freestyle Bronze, 50m Backstroke Silver, 200m Individual Medley Silver
- Jack Deeks – 50m Breaststroke Bronze, 100m Butterfly Silver
- Keira Shaw – 400m Freestyle Gold
- Niamh James – 100m Freestyle Gold, 50m Breaststroke Gold, 100m Butterfly Gold, 50m Backstroke Gold
- Oliver Tom – 400m Freestyle Gold, 100m Backstroke Silver, 200m Backstroke Bronze, 200m Individual Medley Bronze
- Scarlett Joslin – 50m Breaststroke Bronze, 100m Breaststroke Silver, 100m Butterfly Silver
