Prescot's swimmers recorded their best performance of the season so far with a fantastic 2nd place in the fourth Merseyside & District gala at Crosby Leisure Centre on Saturday afternoon.
Individual wins for the team were recorded by Daniel Cheshire (2), Alex Dunk (2), Tom Hughes (2), Charlotte Dodson and Cameron Dunk.
Hannah Deeley, Chloe Middleham, Courtney Dodson, Alice Harrison took first place in the Girls Open 4x1 Medley relay and narrowly missed doing the same in the Freestyle one.
The Boys 15 & under relay team of Matthew Lamb, Daniel Cheshire, Tom Hughes and Cameron Dunk won did what was expected of them now and won both the Freestyle and Medley relays,.
The Boys 13 & under relay team of Neil Wylie, Finley Hampson, Daniel Clark and Cameron Dunk won the Freestyle relay, as did the Girls 13 & under team made up of Elizabeth Hurst, Emily Lowrie, Katherine Cheshire and Charlotte Dodson.
Our guys recorded a massive 64 PBs and Elizabeth Hurst went sub 30 seconds for 50m Freestyle for the first time and Tom Hughes set a PB in every race and every split he swam. Well done to them.
Final result 1st: Crosby (189 points), 2nd: Prescot (170), 3rd: Garston (156), 4th: Everton (153), 5th: Halton (130).
We have consolidated 3rd position and barring disaster in the final gala we will finish in the best place for a fair few years.
There is also a rumour going round that Simon and Kevin may be consigned to the stands for the next gala after such a good performance without them.
Over the first weekend of the Lancashires it was Neil Wylie delivering for Prescot. Over the weekend Prescot's young star gathered a hat-trick of medals taking the silver medal in both the 200 & 400 Freestyle in the 12yo age group as well as the bronze medal in the 50m Butterfly.
The only medal winner from Prescot's girls over the first weekend was Chloe Middleham taking the bronze in the 16yo 200m Freestyle.
The second weekend saw the action move from Manchester to the Liverpool Aquatic Centre. This time it was the girls who took centre stage for Prescot. Chloe Middleham got 3 medals, gold in the 16yo 800m Freestyle and 2 silvers in the 200m & 400m Individual Medleys.Elizabeth Hurst ran Chloe close, taking two second places in the 13yo 100m & 200m Backstroke events and Charlotte Dodson weighed in with a silver in the 12yo 200m Butterfly.
The boys only medal on the second weekend came from Cameron Dunk who took 2nd place in the 13yo 1500m Freestyle.
Cameron gained NW Region qualifying times for 1500m Freestyle and 100m Backstroke and Daniel Clark got the 100m Backstroke time.
Still in a very hard championships with a lot of withdrawals due to illness Prescot swimmers managed 72 Long course PBs between them. Well done to all of them.
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Alex Dunk has been selected to represent Team GB in the European Junior Championships, held in Poznan, Poland 10-14th July 2013. This follows Alex’s competition in the British Gas International Meet held 7-10 March. |
| So well done indeed to Alex! |
According to the British Swimming website Mark Perry, Interim Technical Lead for British Swimming, who leads the development programme said: “The European Junior Championships is one of the target meets on the Podium Potential Programme and this year we have adopted a tough selection policy. “This year we are taking a smaller, more medal focused group who we believe have the potential to make the team for Rio 2016 and beyond. “This meet offers some swimmers the first chance to represent their country at a very high standard of competition, giving them valuable experience for the future.”
The British Gas GBR Swimming Team is:
| Harry Ackland (Plymouth Leander) Alex Dunk (Prescot) James Guy (Millfield) Caleb Hughes (Hatfield) Matthew Johnson (City of Sheffield) Joel Knight (Millfield) Max Litchfield (Doncaster DARTES) Jack Smith (Plymouth Leander) Mark Szaranek (Carnegie) Nathan Theodoris (British Gas Swansea ITC) |
Shauntelle Austin (Blackpool Aquatics) Megan Briggs (Warrender Baths) Harriet Cooper (City of Leicester) Kathleen Dawson (Warrington Warriors) Emma Day (Guildford City) Alice Dearing (Royal Wolverhampton School) Lucy Hope (Borders Elite Swim Team (BEST)) Ellena Jones (Swim Swansea) Amber Keegan (NOVA Centurion) Katie Latham (Thanet Swim) Lucy McKenzie (Cockermouth) Erin Nabney (Ealing) Rosie Rudin (NOVA Centurion) Linda Shaw (City of Leeds) |
World Class Podium Potential!
Alex has also been invited to join the British Swimming World Class Podium Potential programme. The focus of the programme is to support athletes who possess genuine and strong potential to make the Olympic team at the 2016 Rio Games and to medal at either those Games or the 2020 Olympic Games. The invitation follows an assessment by the British Swimming Development Coach, and takes into account the athlete’s trainability, attitude and performance.
In the past Prescot SC has been closely linked to St Helens Swim Training Scheme and many of our elite athletes have trained there over the last 20+ years under some well-respected coaches. Currently Prescot has about 35 swimmers taking part in the scheme and have achieved some success with the extra pool time and coaching the squad allows.
Over the past 2 months squad has been put under severe pressure over the quantity of pool time it receives and the times that it trains. Because of the close links between squad and Prescot we have been working hard to secure the correct amount of pool space and time required to continue squad as the top class training scheme it already is. As part of this work it became apparent that squad would struggle to continue without some much needed financial and management support it required, so it was decided by the Prescot SC management committee in agreement with the coaches that the current squad would come under the management and financial control of Prescot SC. As a consequence of this change in management the squad has been renamed ‘Prescot Open Swimming Squad’.
As a result of the negotiations we have secured extra pool time for squad in Knowsley Leisure & Culture Park as well as Parr Swimming & Fitness Centre in St Helens so the short term future of the squad as well as the financial stability has been assured. The good news for Prescot SC is that the starter squad (C) will now swim in KLCP on Monday, Wednesday and Friday before the clubs normal sessions.
| The squad is open to swimmers from all clubs but to qualify they need to be
recommended by their club coach. Any Prescot SC swimmers in lane 3 or above who
have the drive to want to become a competitive swimmer automatically have that
recommendation.
If you would like more information about Prescot Open Swimming Squad then please either e-mail info@prescotopenswimmingsquad.org or talk to your child’s coach either before or after a club session. Alternatively visit the squad website at www.poss.org.uk or www.prescotopenswimmingsquad.org (you can also click the "Squad" button on the Prescot SC website). The new squad and it’s timetable come into force on Monday 25th February |
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Day Two of the Liverpool & District Championships saw Matthew Lamb surpass last weeks exploits with a bagful of golds in the 13yo age group. He won the 13yo 200m Individual Medley, 13yo 100m Freestyle and 13yo 100m Breaststroke titles in what has been an exceptional meet for the Prescot youngster. He also picked up a Silver medal in the 13yo 400m Freestyle. Possibly his biggest achievement was in breaking the 1 minute barrier in the 100m Freestyle for the first time clocking 59.57 seconds. Amongst all this he picked up 1st place in the 13yo BAGCats competition - for those who pick up the most points over their swims.
Neil Wylie ran Matthew close for Prescot's swimmer of the meet with victory in the 12yo 200m Backstroke and 12yo 200m Butterfly titles and a second place finish in the 12yo 200m Individual Medley. Neil finished with 6 medals (3 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze) and finished in 2nd place in the 12yo BAGCats classification.
Cameron Dunk did the impossible and beat the mighty Mr Lamb to the gold in the 13yo 400m Freestyle, the pair finished 1st and 2nd with only a second separating them. He also took the Bronze in both the 13yo 200m Individual Medley and 13yo 100m Freestyle events. Cameron also picked up 3rd place in the 13yo BAGCats competition,
The girls did not miss out on the Gold Rush, Chloe Middleham took the 16yo 400m Individual Medley title and the 16yo 200m Freestyle title with a time that gave her 3rd place in the Open category.
Elizabeth Hurst won the 13yo 100m Backstroke and Hannah Deeley grabbed the gold in the 16yo category of the same event swimming a PB in the process..
Other medal winners:
Courtney Dodson - 2nd 15yo 100m Butterfly, 2nd 15yo 200m Freestyle
Finley Hampson - 2nd 12yo 100m Breaststroke, 3rd 12yo 400m Freestyle
Charlotte Dodson - 2nd 12yo 100m Butterfly
The following swimmers achieved Qualifying Times for the North West championships which they did not have before: Charlotte Dodson (200m Freestyle), Cameron Dunk (400m Freestyle, 200m Backstroke, 200m Individual Medley), Elizabeth Hurst (200m Freestyle), Courtney Dodson (100m Butterfly), Chloe Middleham (400m Individual Medley), Daniel Cheshire (100m Freestyle), Matthew Lamb (100m Freestyle, 200m Individual Medley).
Qualifying Times for the Lancashire championships which they did not have before were swum by : Daniel Clark (200m Backstroke, 200m Individual Medley), Chloe Middleham (400m Individual Medley), Finley Hampson (100m Freestyle, 100m Breaststroke), Katherine Cheshire (100m Backstroke), Matthew Lamb (400m Freestyle), Tom Hughes (400m Freestyle, 200m Backstroke)
Prescot Swimmers swam 36 PBs between them, congratulations to them all.
Ladies captain Chloe Middleham stormed to victory in the 400m Freestyle with a 4-second PB at the Liverpool & District Championships held at Everton Park on Saturday. Chloe also took the 16yo 800m Freestyle title finishing 3rd in the Open event.
Matthew Lamb achieved a very rare double winning both the 13yo 200m Freestyle and 13yo 200m Breaststroke events
Neil Wylie continued his good form winning the 12yo 100m Backstroke and Elizabeth Hurst took the gold in the 13yo 200m Backstroke.
Other medal winners:
Courtney Dodson - 2nd in 15yo 100m Freestyle, 2nd 15yo 400m Freestyle, 3rd
15yo 200 Individual Medley
Finley Hampson - 2nd 12yo 200m Breaststroke
Cameron Dunk - 2nd 13yo 200m Freestyle (only 0.25
seconds behind Matthew)
Hannah Deeley - 2nd 15yo 200m Backstroke
Alice Harrison - 2nd 14yo 200m Butterfly
Neil Wylie - 2nd - 12yo 200m freestyle, 3rd 12yo 100m Butterfly
Dan Cheshire - 3rd 15yo 100m Backstroke (edging out Jake Simm for the
medal).
The girls also took 3rd place in the 4 x 100m freestyle relay.
The following swimmers achieved Qualifying Times for the North West championships which they did not have before: Charlotte Dodson (400m freestyle), Cameron Dunk (200m Freestyle), Elizabeth Hurst (100m Freestyle), Courtney Dodson (200m Individual Medley), Chloe Middleham (800m & 400m Freestyle) and Daniel Cheshire (200m Breaststroke).
In addition the Qualifying Times for the Lancashire championships which they did not have before were swum by : Charlotte Dodson (400m freestyle), Finley Hampson (100m Butterfly), Matthew Lamb (200m Breaststroke) and Tom Hughes (200m Freestyle)
In all Prescot Swimmers swam 31 PBs in a very successful first day.
Prescot found it tough going at the latest M & D gala, held at Crosby Leisure Centre.
Crosby Swimming Club had recalled their big guns for the gala and after 12 events they had established an unassailable lead.
There were however some standout performances
There were individual wins for Charlotte Dodson, Cameron Dunk, Daniel Cheshire (2), and Alex Dunk (2).
In addition the team of Elizabeth Hurst, Emily Lowrie, Katherine Cheshire and Charlotte Dodson won the Girls 13 & under Freestyle relay.
The Boys 15 & under relay team of Matthew Lamb, Daniel Cheshire, Tom Hughes and Cameron Dunk won both the Freestyle and Medley relays, a notable double - a feat matched by the Boys 13 & under relay team of Neil Wylie, Finley Hampson, Daniel Clark and once again Cameron Dunk - so a massive double double for Cameron.
The swimmers achieved 21 Personal Bests during the gala.
Final result 1st: Crosby (183 points), 2nd: Everton (166), 3rd: Garston (153), 4th: Prescot (152), 5th: Halton (142).
Crosby move up to 2nd in the table after their win, this means that we slip back to 3rd, Garston 4th and Halton 5th.
9 hardy Prescot swimmers braved the snow and ice over the weekend and made their way to the Aquatics Centre in Wavertree for the City Of Liverpool SC Winter Meet.
The results they managed were as follows.
| Alex Dunk | 1st in 1500m Freestyle, 1st in 400m Freestyle, 1st in 200m Freestyle. |
| Neil Wylie | 1st in 12yo 200m Freestyle, 2nd in 12yo 200m Butterfly, 3rd in 12yo 200m Individual Medley, PBs in 200m Freestyle and 200m Individual Medley, overall 11-12 Boys Age Group Champion |
| Cameron Dunk | 2nd in 13yo 400m Freestyle, 2nd in 13yo 200m Freestyle, PBs in 200m, 400m and 1500m Freestyle |
| Matthew Lamb | 3rd in 13yo 200m Individual Medley, PBs in 200m Freestyle and 200m Individual Medley |
| Daniel Cheshire | PBs in 400m Freestyle & 400m Individual Medley |
| Emily Lowrie | PB in 800m Freestyle |
| Georgia Simm | PB in 200m Breaststroke |
| Katherine Cheshire | PBs in 200m Backstroke & 200m Breaststroke |
| Jake Simm | Jake started well in his 1500m Freestyle, but he was forced to stop due to pain from an injury. He also had to withdraw from the 200m Free. We wish Jake the best in his recovery. |
In addition there were another 17 split times at 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m & 800m that bettered the swimmer’s existing best times.
Many congratulations to all our competitors.
Prescot finished in 6th place overall – which with only 9 swimmers was a fantastic performance.
Thanks to Helen Billington from Squad for looking after the Prescot swimmers on poolside.
Shaking off the effects of the Christmas pud Prescot's swimmers returned to league action on Saturday afternoon with the 2nd Merseyside & District gala. They were up against a very strong Everton team again but came in a very solid 2nd place, a finish that pushes them up to 2nd place in the league table.
There were individual wins for Jess Hardman, Daniel Cheshire (2), Alex Dunk (2), Tom Hughes (2), Chloe Middleham, Charlotte Dodson and Cameron Dunk.
In addition the Girls 13 & under relay team of Elizabeth Hurst, Katherine Cheshire, Charlotte Dodson and Emily Lowrie won both of their relays as did the Boys 15 & under relay team of Neil Wylie, Daniel Cheshire, Tom Hughes and Cameron Dunk.
The other winning performance came from the Girls 15 & under Medley relay team of Hannah Deeley, Jessica Hardman, Alice Harrison and Amy Johnson.
Prescot's swimmers managed 45 Personal Bests during the event, including Tom Hughes breaking the 30 second barrier for 50m Butterfly in winning his race in 29.90 seconds.
Final result 1st: Everton (191 points), 2nd: Prescot (169), 3rd: Garston (152), 4th: Crosby (149), 5th: Halton (137).
