During the last two weekend’s in March, the YCBC swimmers from National and Regional Squad have competed at two national qualifying meets.
YCBC Swimmers hit the Jorvik Spring Festival
Swimmers from five of the training squads competed at the Jorvik Spring Festival at Leeds on Sunday 10th March. Despite chilly water temperatures of 24c, the swimmers showed their resilience and posted some strong performances.
YCBC swimmers hit the 2019 Yorkshire Championships
I am pleased to report on a successful Yorkshire Championships 2019 for the YCBC swimmers after three weekends of competition in February, two weekends at Leeds and one weekend of Sheffield.
Fantastic First Long Course Meets of the Season
Over the weekend of Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th January, all squads were busy in action at two different long course competitions. The members of National Squad and a Regional Squad swimmer competed at the City of Sunderland New Year Meet and swimmers from Development, County, Junior Club, Club and Regional competed at the Rotherham Metro A & B Grade Meet in Sheffield.
Short Course Season Finishes in Style
Six of the National Squad swimmers qualified for 18 events in the Swim England Short Course Winter Meet over the weekend of the 14th-16th December at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. All of the qualifiers were swimming in the junior category which was for swimmers aged 15 years and under.
Busy weekend brings PBs, Medals and Records for YCBC Swimmers
Over the weekend of the 3rd and 4th of November, all training squads were in action competing at either the Swim England NERs in Sheffield or the Spenborough Bonfire Bash at Leeds. There were some fantastic performances with PBs and medals galore. Please see a summary of the competitions below:
YCBC announce Club Captains for forthcoming season
We are delighted to be able to announce that our Club Captains for this season are National Squad swimmers Ella Fisher and Jason Robson (pictured). Ella and Jason have swum with YCBC for several years and both have represented the Club at National level.
YCBC Swimmers in competition at the England Masters National SC Championships
Two York City Baths Club masters swimmers competed at this year’s Swim England Masters National Championships (25m) in Sheffield between Fri 26 Oct 2018 – Sun 28 Oct 2018
Successful start to the new season
The 2018 Winter Yorkshire Championships was split into two short course competitions. The first competition took place on the 15th and 16th September for the 9 to 12 year old swimmers at Leeds. There were swimmers competing from the Development, County, Regional and National Squads. The second competition took place on the 20th and 21st October in Sheffield for swimmers aged 13 and over. There were swimmers from National and Club Squad competing over the weekend.
End of season success for all YCBC Swimmers
The end of season meet in swimming is seen as the grand finale of the year and the competition in which swimmers arrive in peak physical and mental condition ready to perform their best times. Over the last month during July and August, YCBC swimmers from all Squads have been busy competing at a number of meets. Please see the reports for each competition below.