Whilst some of our older swimmers were in Edinburgh meeting Adam Peaty (!) on 16/17 March, the rest of the club and a veritable army of volunteers were welcoming swimmers from Hatfield, Brentwood, Newham & UEL, FS Godmanchester, Harpenden, and Chesham to our BSSC Spring Open Meet at Borehamwood.
Roughly 250 swimmers took part in 1350 swims, across 32 events, during 1.5 days of a superbly organised meet that ran like clockwork! We’ve never seen results posted so quickly (thanks Pam & Graham!), or a meet run so nicely to time. A big thanks must go to Pam Spratt for her organisational skills, and to all the visiting & local officials, coaches, back office organisers and volunteers without whom the meet would not have happened.
The entire squad from our 9-year olds at their first competitive meet, to the much more experienced older swimmers represented BSSC superbly and the team spirit throughout the weekend was exceptional. There were countless PBs and over 160 medals (48 gold!) won across all strokes, distances and ages.
The girls kicked off the medal collecting on Day 1 with a great 9 medal haul in the 200m Free, and the medals kept coming (full list below). Day 2 was opened with some beautiful demonstration swimming from Nellie, who smashed her PB by nearly 7 seconds in the 400 IM (5:20.68) in an East Region Qualifying time, accompanied by the sound of the whole squad joining Laure in her encouraging “yep”. Warm up dancing was on form both days, but on Day 2 we were treated to a very memorable Nellie & Ellie synchronised swimming demonstration!
Congratulations to everyone who achieved a goal over the two days, be it not being DQ’d in a stroke that previously proved tricky, improving a start or turn, matching or bettering a PB, winning a medal or reaching a regional time. We are already looking forward to seeing you do even better at our BSSC Long Course meet in Luton on Saturday 29 June.
Full Medal List:
Girls 200m Free– Gold Zoe (9yr) & Evie (13yr), Silver Tia (9yr), Imogen (11yr), Laura (14yr) & Nellie (15yr/O) and Bronze Olivia (11yr), Lilian (13yr), Eleanor (15yr/O).
Girls 100m IM– Gold Lauren (12) & Amy (15/O), Silver Zoe (9), and Bronze Meisha (12) & Sally (15/O).
Boys 100m Breast– Gold Ethan (9), Leo (10), Jago (12), Adam (14), & Tom (15/O), Silver Tain (10), Bronze Grigory (9).
Girls 100m Back– Gold Eliza (10), Jaymee (12), Evie (13), Laura (14) & Nellie (15/O), Silver Olivia T-A (11), Lauren (12) & Aoife (14), Bronze Bobbie (9), Megan (11), Elizabeth (12), Freya (13) & Eleanor (15/O).
Boys 50m Free– Gold Dylan (9) & Tom (15/O), Silver Adam (14), Bronze Ethan (9), Jago (12)
Girls 50m Fly– Gold Alice (12) & Issy (13), Silver Zoe (9), Bronze Jessie (12) & Evie (13)
Boys 200m IM– Gold Adam (14) & Tom (15/Over), Silver Beau (10) & Jago (12), Bronze Roman (12)
Girls 400m Free– Gold Amy P (12), Silver Issy (13) & Laura (14), Bronze Freya (13)
Boys 200m Back – Gold Jago (12)
Girls 200m Breast– Gold Kirsty (11), Silver Alice (12) & Nellie (15/Over), Bronze Olivia R (11), Lauren (12) & Hannah (15/O)
Boys 100m Free– Silver Leo (10), Bronze Charles (9), Jago (12), Sam (13), Adam (14)
Girls 100m Fly– Gold Grace (12) & Nellie (15/O), Silver Olivia R (11), Alice (12), Issy (13) & Eleanor (15/O)
Boys 50m Breast– Gold Adam (14), Silver Ethan (9) & Leo (10)
Girls 50m Back– Gold Zoe (9), Imogen (11), Jaymee (12), Freya (13), Silver Olivia T-A (11), Lauren (12), Evie (13), Nellie (15/O), Bronze Bobbie (9), Scarlett (10), Hannah (15/O)
Girls 400m IM– Gold Nellie (15/O)
Boys 200m Free– Silver James (14), Bronze Leo (10), George G (11), Jago (12), Adam (14)
Girls 200m Fly– Gold Grace (12), Silver Eleanor (15/O)
Boys 100m IM– Gold Jago (12), Silver Leo (10), Roman (12), David (13), Will (15/O), Bronze Seb (12),
Girls 100m Breast – Gold Lilian (13), Silver Kirsty (11), Issy (13), Hannah (15/O), Bronze Hannah R (10), Alice (12), Freya (13), Amy (15/O)
Boys 100m Back– Gold George G (11), Jago (12), Silver Ethan (9), Bronze Dylan (9), Beau (10), Oliver (11)
Girls 50m Free– Gold Imogen (11), Lilian (13), Bronze Alice (12), Issy (13), Nellie (15/O)
Boys 50m Fly– Silver Roman (12), James (14), Bronze David (13), Adam (14)
Girls 200m IM– Gold Alice (12) & Nellie (15/O), Silver Issy (13) & Eleanor (15/O), Bronze Kirsty (11), Meisha (12), Lilian (13), Amy (15/O)
Boys 400m Free– Gold Jago (12)
Girls 200m Back– Gold Nellie (15/O), Silver Eliza (10), Jaymee (12), Laura (14), Bronze Meisha (12), Freya (13) & Aoife (14)
Boys 200m Breast– Gold James (14), Bronze Roman (12) & Adam (14)
Girls 100m Free– Silver Imogen (11), Bronze Issy (13), Nellie (15/O)
Boys 100m Fly– Gold Will (15/O)
Girls 50m Breast– Gold Lilian (13) & Amy (15/O), Silver Zoe (9), Alice (12), Issy (13), Hannah (15/O), Bronze Kirsty (11), Lauren (12), Aoife (14)
Boys 50m Back– Gold Jago (12), Will (15/O), Silver Ethan (9), Leo (10), James (14), Bronze Dylan (9), Tain (10), George G (11), Fergal (12)
