On 20th September 2015, over 50 swimmers from York City Baths Club travelled to Ponds Forge, Sheffield, for the Rotherham Metro Graded Short Course Meet. They competed against 27 other clubs, and won 78 medals and 4 speeding tickets between them. Ten swimmers also achieved new ASANER qualifying times.
Amy Durrant celebrated her birthday by winning two A Grade bronze medals. Special congratulations go to Samuel Pickup, Jason Robson, James Ruxton, Daimhin Watson, Sam Russell, Bethan Morris, Neola Thorpe and Katarina Bonner, who all won four or more medals. Well done to everyone who took part.
This was the first gala under new Head Coach Josh Spencer, and these results certainly bode well for the future. Josh was on poolside, along with Regional Squad Coach, Anna Nicholson, and Country Squad Coach, Heather Robson.
YCBC’s medallists and ASANER qualifiers were:
Boys
9 year olds
Philip Suddes – Bronze 50m Backstroke, Bronze 50m Butterfly, Bronze 50m Freestyle
10 year olds
Simon Robson – A Grade Silver 100m Butterfly, A Grade Silver 100m Breaststroke, A Grade Bronze 100m Backstroke
11 year olds
Toby Mayfield – A Grade Silver 200m Freestyle, A Grade Bronze 100m Backstroke
George McVey – B Grade Gold 50m Backstroke, B Grade Silver 50m Freestyle, B Grade Bronze 50m Butterfly
Samuel Pickup – A Grade Silver 100m Butterfly, A Grade Silver 50m Butterfly, A Grade Bronze 100m IM, A Grade Bronze 200m Freestyle
12 year olds
Ben Gibbs – B Grade Silver 50m Butterfly, B Grade Silver 50m Freestyle, B Grade Bronze 100m Freestyle
Jason Robson – Speeding Ticket 100m IM, Speeding Ticket 100m Freestyle, A Grade Gold 50m Backstroke, A Grade Gold 200m Freestyle, A Grade Silver 100m Backstroke
13 year olds
Joshua Mould – B Grade Bronze 50m Freestyle
James Ruxton – B Grade Gold 100m IM,B Grade Silver 200m Freestyle, B Grade Bronze 100m Butterfly, B Grade Bronze 50m Backstroke
14 year olds
Daimhin Watson – A Grade Gold 50m Breaststroke, A Grade Gold 100m Breaststroke, B Grade Gold 200m Freestyle, B Grade Silver 100m Freestyle
15+ year olds
George Hogg – A Grade Silver 100m IM, A Grade Bronze 100m Butterfly
Sam Russell – Speeding Ticket 50m Breaststroke, A Grade Gold 100m IM, A Grade Silver 100m Breaststroke, A Grade Bronze 50m Butterfly
Girls
9 year olds
Florence Spenceley – Bronze 100m Breaststroke
10 year olds
Charlotte Deniz – B Grade Gold 50m Backstroke, B Grade Bronze 50m Breaststroke
Scarlett Rooke – B Grade Gold 100m Backstroke, B Grade Gold 100m Breaststroke, B Grade Bronze 100m IM
11 year olds
Beth Gibbons – ASANER qualifying time in 100m Butterfly, A Grade Gold 100m Butterfly, A Grade Gold 100m Freestyle
Daisy Jackson – ASANER qualifying time in 50m Breaststroke, A Grade Gold 50m Breaststroke, A Grade Silver 100m Breaststroke
Megan Kirkman – ASANER qualifying time in 100m Breaststroke, A Grade Bronze 100m Breaststroke
Georgina Rooke – B Grade Bronze 100m Butterfly
Alandra Swainston – B Grade Silver 50m Butterfly
Kimberley Thompson – 2 ASANER qualifying times, A Grade Gold 50m Freestyle, A Grade Bronze 100m Butterfly
12 year olds
Alexandra Neale – B Grade Bronze 100m IM
Emily Robson – ASANER qualifying times in 50m and 100m Breaststroke, A Grade Silver 100m Breaststroke, A Grade Silver 50m Breaststroke, B Grade Gold 100m Butterfly
Abigail Young – A Grade Bronze 200m Freestyle, B Grade Silver 100m Butterfly
13 year olds
Ella Fisher – ASANER qualifying time in 100m Butterfly, A Grade Silver 100m IM, A Grade Bronze 100m Butterfly
Bethan Morris – B Grade Gold 200m Freestyle, B Grade Gold 50m Butterfly, B Grade Gold 50m Backstroke, B Grade Silver 100m Backstroke, B Grade Silver 100m Butterfly
Neola Thorpe – ASANER qualifying time in 50m Breaststroke, A Grade Gold 100m Butterfly, A Grade Silver 100m IM, A Grade Bronze 50m Breaststroke, A Grade Bronze 50m Backstroke
Erin Wilkes – ASANER qualifying time in 50m Butterfly, A Grade Gold 50m Butterfly, A Grade Bronze 100m Backstroke
14 year olds
Amy Durrant – A Grade Bronze 200m Freestyle, A Grade Bronze 100m IM
Meghan Scadding – B Grade Silver 50m Butterfly
Genna Suddes – B Grade Gold 100m Breaststroke
15+ year olds
Katarina Bonner – ASANER qualifying time in 50m Breaststroke, Speeding Ticket 50m Butterfly, A Grade Gold 200m Freestyle, A Grade Gold 100m IM, A Grade Bronze 50m Freestyle, A Grade Bronze 50m Backstroke
Nicola Merrett – ASANER qualifying times in 50m Butterfly and 100m Backstroke
Lucy Nicholson – A Grade Silver 100m Butterfly, A Grade Bronze 200m Freestyle