Eight Wear Valley Amateur Swimming Club swimmers achieved times to enable them to enter the County Championships held recently in the 50m pool in Sunderland. The championships took place over two weekends, 3rd/4th February and 9-11th February.
It was medals galore for Madison Peveller (12) who won a gold in each of the three backstroke events. Madison was delighted with her gold medals and also won a silver medal in the 50m freestyle. Together with her medals, Madison achieved five new pb (Personal Best) times and competed in eight finals. Jessica Maughan (12) also achieved a pb in her 200m breaststroke with a new time of 3.12.68. Thomas Power (13) competed in his first County final in the 50m. breaststroke and was really pleased with his pb time of 36.73 seconds. It was Ellie Sowerby’s first County Championships and Ellie (10) competed in five events reaching the final in every event her age permitted her to. Ellie came 5th in the 100m breaststroke final with a new time of 1.36.66 and 9th in the 10/11 years 200m freestyle final. Ellie also came 4th in the 200m breaststroke, 8th in the 200m IM (Individual Medley) and 9th in the 200m freestyle. Ellie won a top ten position in each of her swim events. Ryan Baker (19) and Mason Bartlett (13) also competed in the 50m breaststroke. This was Mason’s first County Championship. Joseph Dobson (14) achieved 3 pbs in his 50m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke and 400m IM. He also finished 9th in the County for his 400m IM. Annabel Cooper (12) achieved four pbs in each of her freestyle events and was very pleased with her 4th in the 200m butterfly, 5th in the 200 and 400m freestyle and 6th in the 200m freestyle and 400m IM.
Very many congratulations to all of the Wear Valley Amateur Swimming Club swimmers.
