York City Baths Club was represented at the Beverley Barracuda’s A/B Sprints Meet on Sunday 15th March by a squad of 42 swimmers who took top honours by capturing the Top Club Trophy from the other 15 participating Clubs.

This outstanding performance is attributed to every child’s individual efforts in the pool with 39/42 of the competitors acquiring medals or Speeding Tickets (STs). (Medals were awarded to the top 6 competitors in boys/girls 9/10/11 age groups, and the top 3 in boys/girls 12/13/14/15+ age groups. The top boy and girl in each age group received additional recognition.)

YCBC would therefore like to commend and acknowledge the outstanding performances of the following 4 swimmers who captured top boy/girl in their respective age groups. Samuel Pickup who secured 2 x ‘A’ + 1 x ‘B’ grade Gold, plus 4 x ‘A’ grade Silver medals from his 7 entered events, lifting the top 11 year old boy trophy ahead of the 19 other boys in his age group. Georgina Rooke and Bethan Morris, maintained 100% Personal Best (PBs) performances to lift their respective 11 year old and 13 year old top girl trophies. Georgina gained 2 x ‘B’ grade Gold, 2 x ‘A’ grade Silver and a 5th place ‘A’ grade medal, whilst Bethan lifted 2 x ‘B’ Gold, 2 x ‘B’ Silver and a ‘B’ grade Bronze medals, such consistent and valiant efforts ensuring they lifted their prizes.

14 year old Stafford Swainston, who received an ‘A’ and ‘B’ grade Gold, an ‘A’ and 4 x ‘B’ grade Silver, ‘B’ grade Bronze and a Speeding Ticket on his way to victory.

10 year old, Mollie-Jo Garratt medalled in 6/8 events, including 2 Gold’s and a Speeding Ticket; 11 year old, Ben Gibbs medalled in all 7 of his events, whilst Daisy Jackson, also 11 years old, earned a Speeding Ticket and 6 medals from her 7 events. Aiden Reilly won 5 medals from his 7 events. Each swimmer narrowly missed top honours by finishing runner up in their respective age groups.

Medallists

9 years

Trinity Benson: (1/3PBs + 2NTs) – 50m Breaststroke/Butterfly (2 x 4th) and 100m Individual Medley (5th)
Alice Crosby: (4/5 PBs) – 50m Backstroke (4th), 50m Butterfly (5th) and 50m Breaststroke (6th)

10 years

Mollie-Jo Garratt: (4/8 PBs) – 100m backstroke(ST), 100m Butterfly (‘A’ Gold), 100m Breaststroke (‘B’ Gold), 50m Butterfly/100m Individual Medley (2 x ‘A’ Silver) and 50m/100m Freestyle (2 x ‘A’ Bronze)
Oona Gregory: (2/3 PBs + NT) – 100m Individual Medley (‘B’ 4th) and 100m Breaststroke (‘B’ 6th)
Scarlett Rooke: (6/7 PBs + NT) -100m Individual Medley (ST), 50m Breaststroke (‘B’ Gold), 50m/100m Butterfly (2 x ‘B’ Silver), 50m Freestyle (‘B’ Bronze), 50m Backstroke/100m Freestyle ( 2 x ‘B’ 4th) and 100m Breaststroke (‘B’ 5th)
Eve Stonehouse: (1/3 PBs) – 50m Freestyle (‘B’ 5th)
Saoirse Wilson: (1/4 PBs) – 50m Backstroke/50m Butterfly (2 x ‘B’ Bronze)

11 years

Elizabeth Blake: (3/3 PBs) – 200m Individual Medley (‘B’ Silver)
Maddy Carr-Rushby: (1/4 PBs) – 50m Breaststroke (‘B’ 4th) and 100m Breaststroke (‘B’ 6th)
Jessica Crosby: (6/7 PBs) – 50m/100m Freestyle (2x STs), 50m Breaststroke/100m Butterfly (2 x ‘B’ Silver), 100m Breaststroke (‘B’ Bronze) and 50m Butterfly (‘B’ 4th)
Rebecca Fidler: (3/4 PBs) – 100m Backstroke (‘B’ 5th)
Ben Gibbs: (4/7 PBs) – 100m Freestyle (‘B’ ST), 100m Butterfly/200m Individual Medley (2 x ‘B’ Gold), 50m Butterfly (‘B’ Silver), 50m Backstroke (‘B’ 4th), and 50m Breaststroke/Freestyle (2 x ‘B’ 6th)
Daisy Jackson: (6/7PBs) – 200m Individual Medley (ST), 50m/100m Breaststroke (2 x ‘A’ Gold), 50m Butterfly (‘B’ Silver), 100m Freestyle (‘B’ Bronze), 50m Freestyle (‘B’ 5th) and 50m Backstroke (‘B’ 6th)
Lucy Jordan: (5/5 PBs) – 100m Backstroke/200m Individual Medley (2 x ‘B’ Silver) and 100m Breaststroke/Butterfly (2 x ‘B’ 4th)
Toby Mayfield: (2/4 PBs) – 50m Freestyle/100m Backstroke ( 2 x ‘A’ Silver) and 100m Butterfly (‘A’ Bronze)
George McVey: (3/4 PBs) – 50m Backstroke (‘B’ Gold), 200m Individual Medley (‘B’ Silver), 50m Breaststroke (‘B’ 4th) and 50m freestyle (‘B’ 5th)
Charlie Peach: (4/4 PBs) – 100m Backstroke (‘B’ Gold) and 200m Individual Medley (‘B’ 4th)
Samuel Pickup: (5/7 PBs) – 50m/100m Freestyle (2 x ‘A’ Gold), 50m Breaststroke (‘B’ Gold) and 50m/100m Butterfly, 100m Breaststroke and 200m Individual Medley (4 x ’A’ Silver)
Andrew Reed: (3/4 PBs) – 100m Backstroke (‘B’ Bronze)
Aiden Reilly: (2/7 PBs) – 200m Individual Medley (‘B’ Gold), 50m/100m Freestyle (2 x ‘B’ Silver). 50m Breaststroke (‘A’ Bronze) and 100m Backstroke (‘B’ Bronze)
Lucy Roberts-Clark: (2/3 PBs) – 50m Breaststroke (‘B’ Bronze) and 100m Backstroke (‘B’ 4th)
Georgina Rooke: (7/7 PBs) – 50m Breaststroke/100m Butterfly (2 x ‘B’ STs), 50m Freestyle/100m Backstroke (2 x ‘B’ Gold), 100m Breaststroke/200m Individual Medley (2 x ‘A’ Silver) and 100m Freestyle (‘A’ 5th)
Isabella Spenceley: (3/3 PBs) – 50m Backstroke (‘B’ Bronze)
Alandra Swainston: (6/9 PBs) – 50m/100m Butterfly and 200m Individual Medley (3 x ‘B’ Bronze) and 100m Backstroke (‘B’ 6th)

12 years

Emma Pears-Dorland: (1/5 PBs) – 100m Butterfly/200m Individual Medley (2 x ‘B’ Gold) and 100m Freestyle (‘B’ Silver)
Jessica Flannery: (5/7 PBs + 2 NTs) – 100m Butterfly (‘B’ Bronze)
Alex Neale: (3/5 PBs) – 50m Freestyle (‘B’ ST), 50m Backstroke and 100m Freestyle (2 x ‘B’ Gold)
Abigail Young: (4/7 PBs) – 100m Butterfly (‘B’ ST), 50m Butterfly/100m Backstroke (2 x ‘B’ Gold), 100m Freestyle (‘A’ Bronze) and 100m Breaststroke (‘B’ Bronze)

13 years

Amy Durrant: (5/5 PBs) – 100m Breatsstroke (‘B’ ST), 100m Freestyle/200m Individual Medley (2 x ‘A’ Gold) and 100m Butterfly (‘A’ Silver)
Bethan Morris: (8/8 PBs) – 50m Backstroke/100m Freestyle (2 x ‘B’ Gold), 100m Breaststroke (‘B’ Silver) and 100m Backstroke/200m Individual Medley (2 x ‘B’ Bronze)
Joshua Mould: (4 NTs) – 50m Freestyle (‘B’ Bronze)
Frankie Van Den Heever: (2/6 PBs) – 50m Breaststroke (‘B’ Gold), 50m Backstroke (‘B’ Silver), 200m Individual Medley (‘A’ Bronze) and 50m Butterfly (‘B’ Bronze)

14 years

Anna Adams: (2/5 PBs) – 50m Backstroke (‘B’ Bronze)
Beth Barrett: – 50m Backstroke/100m Butterfly (2 x ‘B’ Silver)
Matthew Foot: (4/5 PBs) – 200m Individual Medley (‘B’ ST), 100m Backstroke (‘B’ Gold), 50m Butterfly/100m Freestyle (2 x ‘A’ Silver)
Stafford Swainston: (2/9 PBs) – 50m Freestyle (‘B’ ST), 100m Backstroke (‘A’ Gold), 100m Butterfly (‘B’ Gold), 50m Backstroke (‘A’ Silver), 50m/100m Breaststroke/50m Butterfly/100m Freestyle (4 x ‘B’ Silver) and 200m Individual Medley (‘B’ Bronze)

15 years

George Hogg: (2/6 PBs) – 50m Breaststroke (‘B’ ST), 200m Individual Medley (‘A’ Gold), 100m Breaststroke/100m Butterfly (2 x ‘A’ Silver)
Jack Pears-Dorland: (2/3 PBs) – 100m Freestyle (‘B’ Gold) and 200m Individual Medley (‘A’ Bronze)

17 years

Edward Matthews: (1/5 PBs) – 50m Freestyle (‘B’ Gold) and 100m Butterfly (‘B’ Silver)

Overall the squad maintained an impressive 64.5% PB rate, including multiple 100% attainments from: Elizabeth Blake (3/3); Amy Durrant (5/5); Lucy Jordan (5/5); Charlie Peach (4/4); Leah Pinder (6/6); and Isabella Spenceley (3/3). Libby Hogg and Isobel Plummer each missed a 100% record by one race with (6/7) and (3/4) PBs respectively. Joshua Mould recorded (4/4) newly registered times (NTs) as he and Oona Gregory (2 x PBs + 1 NT) made their debut for YCBC in their first Graded Meet.

Supported by County Squad Coach Neil Hodgson and assisted by Caroline Garratt on poolside and an enthusiastic army of YCBC supporters in the spectator’s gallery, every swimmer did themselves and the Club proud! Well done!