York City Baths Club took a squad of 22 swimmers to the the 2014 ASANER Winter Short Course Championships, held at the Sunderland Aquatic Centre over the weekend of 6th and 7th December. We extend credit for their achievement of a solid 59% Personal Best (PB) record at this prestigious meet.

 

 

11 year old Jason Robson, who will be a full member of the YCBC National Squad from January 2015, showed off his full potential with 8/9 PBs and a magnificent haul of 6 Silver medals and 2 Bronze medals, while narrowly missing another in the 200m Freestyle event.

Meanwhile in the Junior/Senior sector, seasoned campaigners at this level of competition, Lucy Nicholson, Annie Johnston and Katarina Bonner also medalled. Lucy’s PB of 9:13:38 in the 800m Freestyle, gained her the Silver medal. Annie’s PB of 1:11:50 in the 100m Breaststroke, gained her a Bronze; and she also participated in the 50m Breaststroke and 200m Butterfly finals, finishing a noteworthy 6th and 7th respectively. Katarina’s PB of 29:48 in the 50m Butterfly secured a Bronze; and she recorded consecutive PBs in the heats and finals of the 100m butterfly and 200m Backstroke events.

 

 

Samuel Pickup and Sophie Brown also merit a special mention as they maintained a 100% PB record for their multiple events.

The Club would like to congratulate every swimmer who qualified to participate at this event.

Role of Honour

10 year olds

Megan Kirkman: 100m Breaststroke (15th)
Toby Mayfield: 100m Freestyle (PB – 12th), 200m Individual Medley (PB – 18th), 100m Backstroke (18th), 200m Butterfly (11th), 200m Freestyle (PB – 11th), 200m Backstroke (PB – 17th), 100m Butterfly (PB – 13th)
Samuel Pickup: 100m Freestyle (PB – 13th), 200m Individual Medley (PB – 14th), 100m Breaststroke (PB – 14th), 200m Freestyle (PB – 6th), 100m Butterfly (PB – 7th), 400m Freestyle (PB – 6th)
Kimberley Thompson: 100m Butterfly (PB – 15th)

11 year olds

Beth Gibbons: 100m Butterfly (12th), 200m Butterfly (PB – 11th)
Aiden Reilly: 100m Breaststroke (19th)
Emily Robson: 100m Breaststroke (PB – 26th)
Jason Robson: 200m Breaststroke (PB – 2nd), 100m Butterfly (PB – 2nd), 100m Freestyle (2nd), 200m Individual Medley (PB – 2nd), 100m Breaststroke (PB – 2nd), 400m Individual Medley (PB – 2nd), 100m Backstroke (PB – 3rd), 200m Butterfly (PB – 3rd), 200m Freestyle (PB – 4th)

13 year olds

Genna Suddes: 100m Freestyle (16th)
Neola Thorpe: 400m Individual Medley (PB – 12th), 200m Freestyle (PB – 20th), 100m Butterfly (11th), 800m Freestyle (PB – 7th)

14 year olds

George Hogg: 200m Breaststroke (PB – 7th), 200m Individual Medley (16th), 100m Breaststroke (PB – 4th), 400 Individual Medley (PB – 18th), 100m Butterfly (PB – 17th)
Lucy Nicholson: 800m Freestyle (PB – 2nd Junior/ 5th Open), 200m Freestyle (PB – 13th Junior/22nd Open), 100m Freestyle (32nd Junior/50th Open)
Jack Pears-Dorland: 1500m Freestyle (PB – 4th), 400m Individual Medley (DQ)
Sam Russell: 200m Butterfly (11th), 100m Freestyle (12th), 200m Individual Medley (PB – 12th), 400m Individual Medley (PB – 12th), 100m Butterfly (12th), 200m Breaststroke (DQ)

15 year olds

Katarina Bonner: 50m Butterfly (PB – 3rd Junior/8th Open), 200m Freestyle (PB – 15th Junior/25th Open), 100m Butterfly (PB – 4th Junior/9th Open), 50m Backstroke (PB – 6th Junior/13th Open), 50m Freestyle (26th Junior/42nd Open), 200m Backstroke (PB-6th Junior/8th Open), 100m Freestyle (22nd Junior/36th Open), 100m Backstroke (8th Junior/14th Open), 200m Breaststroke (PB – 10th Junior/16th Open)
Alex Scadding: 50m Backstroke (13th Junior/22nd Open)
Carrie Suddes: 100m Breaststroke (24th Junior/39th Open)
Sam Whittaker: 50m Breaststroke (PB – 7th Junior/24th Open), 50m Butterfly (PB – 16th Junior/ 38th Open), 100m Breaststroke (10th Junior/26th Open), 50m Backstroke (11th Junior/20th Open)

16 year olds

Annie Johnston: 100m Breaststroke (PB – 3rd), 50m Breaststroke (PB – 6th), 200m Butterfly (PB – 7th), 50m Butterfly (PB – 13th), 100m Butterfly (17th)

17 year olds

Sophie Brown: 50m Freestyle (PB-11th), 100m Freestyle (PB – 23rd)
Ellen Suddes: 200m Breaststroke (8th), 100m Breaststroke (19th), 200m Individual Medley (32nd)

Others

Matthew Winnell: 50m Backstroke (9th), 100m Backstroke (11th), 200m Butterfly (14th), 200m Individual Medley (17th), 400m Freestyle (PB – 15th), 200m Backstroke (18th)

 

 

Thanks are extended to Head Coach Mark Sheldrick and Assistant Coach Anna Nicholson for their expertise and advice on poolside during the Championships.

We look forward to reporting on further achievements by YCBC in the future.