Twenty five of our 9-12 yr olds were in action at the end of last season, battling to keep our place in the top division of the Peanuts Hertfordshire Swimming League. They took part in three separate galas and finished a very respectable 8th out of twelve teams, retaining their place in Division one for 2024. It was a great achievement as they were up against many other larger clubs and were a very inexperienced team with some members competing for the first time!
The Peanuts league galas have events that are a mix of individual age group races (9yr, U11yr, U12yr, U13yr) and relays and are usually raucous, loud, fun nights that provide a great opportunity for swimmers to experience being part of a team in a sport that is primarily individual. This was the first time at Peanuts for the majority of the swimmers and they all put in amazing performances, working together as a team and giving loads of support for each other.
Special mention goes to Yana, Lois, Noah & Anna G who all swam not only in their own age group but also the age group above. Also to Zander, Linke, Bethan, Charlotte & Tilly who were all competing for the first time. Thanks also to the organising team of Team Manager Danielle and Coach Joe, club captains Freya Reilly and Jakey Hayes and older swimmers (Callum, Jake & Niamh) who came along to support the younger members of the club.
Top 3 finishes in Round 3:
- 9yrs: Harrison Dodwell 2nd 25m Backstroke & 3rd 25m Butterfly
- 9-10yrs: Adeline Chan 1st 25m Freestyle & 3rd 25m Backstroke, Noah Conroy 2nd 25m Butterfly & 2nd 25m Breaststroke, Yana Patel 3rd 25m Butterfly
- 9-11yrs: Lois Fields 1st 50m Backstroke, Guy Spearman-Baines 2nd 50m Breaststroke, Haydn Bird 3rd 50m Freestyle
- 9-12yrs: Lois Fields 2nd 50m Butterfly & 3rd 50m Backstroke, Samuel Bird 2nd 50m Freestyle & 50m Backstroke, Eddy Cheng 3rd 50m Breaststroke
- Mixed 9-10yr 200m Freestyle Relay: 1st Bethan Crang, Harrison Dodwell, Noah Conroy, Adeline Chan
- Mixed 9-12yr 200m Medley Relay: 1st Lois Fields, Meha Patel, Guy Spearman-Baines, Samuel Bird
- Mixed 9-12yr 200m Freestyle Relay: 3rd Anna Grimwood, Haydn Bird, Samuel Bird, Meha Patel
- Mixed 9-12yr 8*25m Freestyle Relay: 1st Adeline Chan, Guy Spearman-Baines, Noah Conroy, Linke Groenewald, Harrison Dodwell, Lois Fields, Meha Patel, Samuel Bird
Full squad across three galas: Harrison Dodwell, Joshua Green, Kenny Millsom, Noah Conroy, Samuel Bird, Haydn Bird, Elliot Hall, George Hall, Zander Van Baal, Eddy Cheng, Guy Spearman-Baines, Linke Groenwald, Tilly Sell, Bethan Crang, Yana Patel, Meha Patel, Lois Fields, Molly Greatbatch, Millie Cass, Charlotte Cass, Adeline Chan, Anna Grimwood, Anna Vaughan, Elsie Lowe, Alex Eustace
