Following an absolutely fantastic performance at Weekend Two of Swim England Hertfordshire County Championships (where BSSC finished the weekend with 36 medals ), swimmers were back in action for the penultimate weekend of racing at Westminster Lodge in St Albans for a weekend of sprints, relays and 200m events over Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th January.
Weekend Three saw the Club collect 45 more medals – 23 gold, 8 silver and 14 bronze.
Youngest swimmers – new medallists
Our youngest swimmers continued to do the Club proud, with first-time County medallists adding to their collections.
Morgan Richards, 10, was the Club’s youngest gold medallist, taking his first County medal in the 50m Breaststroke in a time of 39.70 seconds.
Jeremy Cox, 12, built on his 100m Butterfly bronze from Weekend Two, adding a 50m Freestyle gold, 100m IM bronze and 200m Freestyle bronze to his growing collection. It was an absolutely fantastic first Hertfordshire County Championships for Jeremy, and we look forward to seeing what he does next in the season.
Meanwhile, siblings Kenny and Ailbhe Millsom showed skill in the Breaststroke, with Kenny (12) winning his first County Championships medal (silver, 200m Breaststroke in a time of 2:51.51) and his younger sister Ailbhe (10) winning bronze in the 50m Breaststroke. Her twin sister Erin Millsom also competed in the Breaststroke final and came 7th.
All first-time medallists:
In the 10-11 years age group:
- Ailbhe Millsom – 50m Breaststroke Bronze
- Bethany Chapman – continued winning medals from Weekend Two and added to her collection with 50m Butterfly Gold and a 200m Butterfly Silver
- Morgan Richards – 50m Breaststroke Gold
In the 12 years age group:
- Daniel Cara – 50m Backstroke Bronze
- Jeremy Cox – 50m Freestyle Gold, 100m IM Bronze, 200m Freestyle Bronze
- Kira Norman – 200m Backstroke Bronze, 200m Breaststroke Bronze
- Naomi Muwangi – 200m Butterfly Gold
- Otis Mastin – 200m Breaststroke Silver
13 years age group:
- Kenny Millsom – 200m Breaststroke Silver
Relay successes
BSSC swimmers performed superbly in the relays, with five top-three finishes:
- Gold – 15/Under Female Medley Relay (Lois Fields, Edie Foster, Summer Miller and Millie Cass)
- Gold – 15/Under Female Freestyle Relay (Edie Foster, Summer Miller, Lois Fields and Millie Cass)
- Silver – 15/Under Male Freestyle Relay (Jenson Richards, Max Duggan, Zackary Haslett-Fossey and Benjamin Palmer)
- Silver 10/Over Female Freestyle Relay (Rose Conday, Summer Miller, Esme Stringer and Edie Foster)
- Bronze – Mixed 10-13 Freestyle Relay (Harrison Dodwell, Margo Martin, Luca Tse and Aurelia Court)
Stand-out performances
- Taras Boiko – took home five golds (200m Butterfly Gold, 50m Backstroke Gold, 50m Butterfly Gold, 100m IM Gold, 200m Backstroke Gold) in the 13 years age group
- Summer Miller – collected six gold and one silver 14 years age-group medals (200m Backstroke Gold, 50m Freestyle Gold, 200m Freestyle Gold, 50m Backstroke Gold, 50m Butterfly Gold, 100m IM Silver, 200m Butterfly Gold)
- Benjamin Palmer continued to dominate the Male 15 years Freestyle events, taking gold in the 50m and 200m Freestyle, as well as golds in the 50m Backstroke and 50m Butterfly, and a 100m IM Silver
- Edie Foster took home golds in the girls 15 years age group 50mFreestyle, 200m Freestyle and 50m Butterfly, as well as 50m Breaststroke Bronze and 100m IM Silver
Sitting top of the medal tables…
With only the 1500m left to swim (on Saturday 31st January) BSSC sit top of the Age Group, Junior Championships and Overall medal tables!
We’re looking forward to finishing strong in the 1500m Freestyle, where we have six swimmers in action.
Top-ten positions and medals:
