Regional Success for Hull Swimmers Nov 6th to 8th
Regional Success for Hull Swimmers – November 6th – 8th
Just weeks after competing at the Yorkshire Winter Competition, Kingston Upon Hull swimmers made waves again at the Northeast Regional Championships at Ponds Forge in Sheffield earlier this month.
Waiting a long time between races, overcoming personal challenges, and competing against some of the best swimmers in the region is not easy but provides invaluable experience for the future. There were fantastic swims across the board with an array of personal best times, top-ten placements and even some medals.
Medallists:
Amelia Barrett (12 yrs): GOLD in 50m breaststroke, SILVER in 100m breaststroke, SILVER in 200m breaststroke
Dylan Hill (11 yrs): SILVER in 50m backstroke, SILVER in 200m backstroke, BRONZE in 100m backstroke
Luke Baughan-Withington (13 years): BRONZE in 1500m free
Zac Baughan-Withington (11 yrs): SILVER in 200m freestyle, SILVER in 400m freestyle
Just weeks after competing at the Yorkshire Winter Competition, Kingston Upon Hull swimmers made waves again at the North East Regional Championships at Ponds Forge in Sheffield earlier this month.
Finalists:
Amelia Barrett (12 yrs): 200m free (7th), 100m fly (8th), 400m free (6th), 200m IM (5th), 100m back (5th)
Luke Baughan-Withington (13 yrs): 200m IM (9th), 400m IM (4th), 400m free (4th)
Zac Baughan-Withington (11 yrs): 100m free (8th), 200m IM (5th)
Jack Collins (13 yrs): 1500m (4th), 400m IM (5th), 400m free (10th)
Dylan Hill (11 yrs): 200m breast (4th), 200 IM (9th), 50m breast (7th), 200m free (6th), 50m free (8th)
Joshua Kelly: 200m fly (5th), 400m free (5th)
Josh McCollin (14 yrs): 100m free (8th), 50m back (9th), 100m back (6th), 200m free (7th), 50m fly (9th), 200m back (5th)
Victoria Sibova (13 yrs): 200m free (10th), 100m free (5th)
Matthew Sitch (12 yrs): 200m breaststroke (8th)
James Starling (14 yrs): 400m free (5th), 100m IM (6th)
Ben Towse (11 yrs): 50m back (10th), 200m free (10th), 100m IM (8th), 50m free (10th)
Pavel Zirar (12 yrs): 200m back (6th)
It is much harder to achieve a top-10 placement in the open-age category but all of Kingston’s older swimmers swam to a very high standard.
Once again, KUHSC swimmers faced some very tough competition but made their mark as members of the premier swimming club in the area. Director of Swimming and former Olympic Coach Russ Barber, and Head Coach Tom Rhodes are building on this success and the future looks very bright for Kingston Upon Hull Swimming Club. If you are interested in joining the club, or would like more information, please email kuhscheadcoach@gmail.com