Date: Saturday 8th December
2007
Location: Barry
Leisure Centre (25m)
Event: National
Speedo League – Western Premier Division, Rd 3
Mat Sambrook – 2 Individual Wins
Swindon
Dolphin showed
improved form in Round 3 of the Western Division Speedo League at Barry Leisure Centre
on Saturday. Despite once again missing
several experienced swimmers, and a coach journey that included an unscheduled tour
of Barry and a close encounter with a low bridge, Dolphin eventually finished a comfortable
second behind Carms in this year’s “B” final. For
the third Speedo gala in a row it was the younger age groups that starred, accumulating
9 first place finishes out of the team’s total of 11 as they responded to the excellent
atmosphere created by the travelling parents and other swimmers.
Sam
Berry and Matthew
Sambrook were both three times winners.
Berry
was an individual winner in the Girls’ 10-11 year 50m backstroke
and butterfly events, and completed her hat trick with team mates Charlotte
Gardo, Victoria Jennings and Charlotte Pitts in
the freestyle relay. Sambrook also
had two individual wins – in the Boys’ 10-11 year 50m backstroke and freestyle – and
rounded off a successful evening with a win in the freestyle relay, ably assisted
by Jack
Janicki, Craig
Lofts and Niall
Westman. Janicki also
triumphed in the Boys’ 50m butterfly.
In
the Boys’ 13 and under group James
Clark continued his domination of the 100m breaststroke,
whilst Joe
Kerslake was finally rewarded for his good early season
form with another personal best time and a first place in the 100m backstroke. Other
winners on the night were team captain Cathal
Westman in the Boys’ 15 and under 100m breaststroke
and Jon
Audis in the Men’s 100m backstroke.
Although
this was a disappointing Speedo campaign, Dolphin can draw on a number of positives,
most notably the promise shown by the younger swimmers. The
girls’ group in particular have dominated the 10-11 year age groups in all three galas
which have seen individual and team triumphs against many “A” finalists.
Results: Carms
– 163 points, Swindon Dolphin – 156, West Wilts Force 5 – 149, Keynsham – 143, City
of
– 131
Team: U12
– M Sambrook, C Lofts, J Janicki, N Westman, C
Gardo, C Pitts, S Berry, V
13 &
Under – J Clark,S Lofts, L Tubb, J Kerslake, B
, M Jones
15 &
Under – T
, C Westman, J Makings, E Beckett, J Prunty,
M Unalan, A Waite
Open – N
Masters, R Fouracre, M Tanner, J Audis, J Drake, K
Baker
Unavailable
– N Kirby, L Herbert, C Jones, A Manley, E
Jefferies, R Saunders, Mel Agius, A Alleyne,
T Gray, L Maynard, C Hayes
>
Source: Swindon Dolphin Press Team
