Event: Southern
Junior League Round 2
Venue: Horfield
Leisure Centre (25m)
Date: Sat
19 May
Swindon Dolphin
youngsters booked their place in the grand final of the Southern Junior League in
June after an impressive performance in round 2 of the competition at Horfield Leisure
Centre last Saturday night. Without 2
key swimmers and a few competing somewhat under the weather, Dolphin finished second
behind favourites Ferndown and were only outside the top 3 in 4 of the 49 events in
a very exciting gala.
Noah
Kirby, Liam Jefferies, Alex Chantler-Mayne & Adam
Coleman were unbeatable in the boys’ 9 yrs 4 X 25m frs & IM relays
as were Sam Lofts, James Clark, Mat Sambrook & Liam
Tubb in the boys’ 12 yrs 4 X 25m IM relay. Dolphins
had to settle for second in 12 other relays.
Samantha
Berry won the girls’ 11 yrs 50m Fly & frs and James
Clark was victorious in the boys’ 12 yrs 50m brs & fly. Alex
Chantler-Mayne (9 yr, 25m frs), Noah Kirby (9
yr, 25m brs), Maddie Easter (9 yr, 25m
fly), Sam Lofts (12 yr, 50m bk) & Liam
Tubbs (12 yr, 50m frs) were also individual winners.
Craig
Lofts (10 yr, 50m fly & frs), Niall
Westman (10 yr, 50m brs & bk) and Mat
Sambrook (11 yr, 50m frs & bk) had two individual second places
each while Georgina Pitts (9 yr,
25m bk), Charlotte Pitts (10 yr, 50m brs), Liam
Jefferies (9 yr, 25m bk), Megan Jones (12
yr, 50m bk) and Katie Carter (12, yr 50m
brs) also touched second.
Results:
Ferndown –
254 points
Swindon
Dolphin – 238
Thornbury -178
Soundwell –
120
Bristol
North – 113
Weston-super-Mare
– 110
9yrs 25m freestyle
winner
Source:
Dolphin Press Team
