David Brown

The first weekend in February provided some fantastic swimming by Team Wear Valley with swimmers achieving numerous exceptional performances. George Anderson and Joshua Whitton both stepped up in their first County championships with 3 lifetime best performances in their 3 individual events. Freya Colling gained well deserved lifetime best performances in both the 50m breaststroke and 50m butterfly. Charlotte Wilson made finals in the 200m backstroke and 100m butterfly, also making the reserve list for the 200m IM and 200m breaststroke events in which she smashed her personal best times. Thomas Power, our most senior swimmer also had a career … Read more

Write up from our visit to the North East Regional Short Course (25m) Championships on ov 4th & 5th November at Ponds Forge, Sheffield. Well, what a weekend that was! Based on that performance Wear Valley ASC can claim to be ranked in the top 20 of the 61 NE of England swimming clubs that competed at these championships. Wow, wow and yet another wow.  Before mentioning the swimmers, a word about the role of Corinne Wilson and Alex Grayson, our judges that attended these championships. They, along with other parents that have recently trained to be judges, are a … Read more