Hinckley gala Winter league 2008
Final Round
Well swimmers what a way to finish the winter league.
To start my report I am going to say a special thank you to Fiona Dyer and Chris Moore for coming back from uni to swim for us. You both had some brilliant swims and it was much appreciated!
At this gala we had a lot to do if we didn’t want to be relegated and I’m afraid that we were, but I don’t think that’s such a bad thing as next time round we can prove to the other clubs that we won’t be relegated for long.
On a more successful note I have listed below the relay times over the last three galas and the improvements were fantastic. Swimmers if you only swam in the relays please don’t be disheartened. You are a vital part of the team.
- Relay Gala 1 Gala 2 Gala 3 Swimmers
- G 11u FC 1.15.04 1.10.42 1.08.12 Elisabet/Natalie/Tash/Eleanor
- B 11u FC 1.12.97 1.10.71 1.08.46 Billy/Shaun/Tom/Alex -
obviously this is unofficial as had an overage swimmer, but the younger boys had the fastest splits of the 3 galas in this round.
- G 15u FC 2.18.64 2.17.90 2.16.75 Steph/Yasmine/Lucy/Alice
Girls consistent improvement. This just proves you work well as a team.
- B15 U FC 2.19.17 2.13.13 2.11.26 Adam/Jack/Sam/Chris. Again
well done lads. It has been a hard league for you as we do not have enough boys in this age group.
- G 13u FC 2.36.33 2.38.01 2.28.92 Sophie/Lilly/Elise/Demi
MASSIVE - improvement! 8 seconds. Sophie swam about 3secs faster, Lilly about 1 second
- B 13u FC 2.28.22 2.27.21 2.18.62 Chris/Billy/Jack/Jake -
again MASSIVE improvement - Billy swam about 3 secs faster than his own pb!
- G Open FC 2.13.90 2.14.25 2.15.60 Fiona/Beth/Vicky/Grace
- B Open FC 1.51.53 1.51.26 1.50.29 Mark/Ian/Chris/Matt
- G 11u Med 1.28.95 1.26.92 1.22.28 Eleanor, Elisabet, Tash, Natalie -
Eleanor Natasha and Natalie swam a lot faster splits.
- B 11u Med 1.29.20 1.27.49 1.22.39 Charlie/Shaun/Tom/Alex
- well done younger lads, all the hard work you are putting in at training really shows.
- G 15u Med 2.40.95 2.44.09 2.38.20 Alice/Lucy/Steph/Yasmine
- B 15u Med 2.47.62 2.37.75 2.32.90 Chris/Sam/Billy/Adam
– Again lads this is a massive improvement. Billy swam Faster in this relay than his own age group.
- G 13u Med 1.22.45 1.22.46 1.18.01 Mel/Sophie/Demi/Lilly
well done girls nice and consistent.
- B 13u Med 1.20.91 1.18.36 1.17.30 Chris/Charlie/Jake/Jack.
- G Open Med 2.37.88 2.34.02 2.35.93 Beth/Fiona/Grace/Vicky
- B Open Med 2.07.05 2.06.02 2.05.97 Chris/Ian/Matt/Mark.
improvement in both relays lads brilliant effort!
Three swimmers showed an extra special effort in the relays.
Sophie Tupper- who started the fr 13/u relay a lovely start and you held your position well. You are improving all the time Sophie well done.
Billy Wells - Who is 11 swam in the 15/u boys medley relay swimming fly. A brilliant swim Billy not only would that have been a pb but as a relay it was the quickest medley relay over the whole 3 galas. Well done and I want to see that speed and determination at training and in the Diddy’s. No excuses!
Natalie King - A brilliant swim Natalie in both 11/u med and fc relay. You swam fantastically well and I look forward to see what you can do in the diddy’s .
As a club I think you all deserve a massive pat on the back. Suzi and I both commented on the fantastic team spirit. It was a brilliant gala and we both were very proud of you all. No other club had as many swimmers cheering each other on as we did. No other club had swimmers praising each other when they swam their races irrelevant of their placings like we did. We could not have asked for anymore.
I would like to see all this enthusiasm in the forthcoming Diddy galas and Autumn league later on in the year.
There were 18 pbs at this gala. FANTASTIC.
Thank you to all the parents who came and watched and the parents who helped poolside.
don’t forget to buy your Easter egg raffle tickets as soon as you can. The raffle shall be drawn
on 17th March as the pool is closed on the 20th.
If anyone has any comments on my reports or on the galas in general please feel free to talk to me
at poolside training sessions preferably Fridays.
from
Rachel Team Manager
