Great Yarmouth Swimming Club
News Report
14th April 2005
Apologies to Daniel Henderson as his results were omitted from the Norfolk County Championship and Age Group results last week. Daniel competed in the 50m butterfly coming 4th and the 50m breaststroke and came 9th in the 9 year age group.
While one Great Yarmouth team competed at North Walsham on the 19th March, as reported earlier, another travelled to Dereham to compete in the Norfolk County Junior League. Despite being drawn against some of the strongest teams in the league, they put in a creditable performance, finishing in 4th place, narrowly missing 3rd position, taken by Norwich Swans, by 3 points. The team now qualifies to compete for the Christine Clark Cup, held in Wymondham on the 23rd April.
Final positions on the day where:
City of Norwich 163 points 1st
Dereham 140 points 2nd
Norwich Swans 74 points 3rd
Great Yarmouth 71 points 4th
The under 9s went along to compete in Relays only, with R Driver, R Trett, C Havercroft and A Hacon coming 3rd and 4th in the boys relays and G Goode, J Abel and H Goldspink taking 4th in both theirs.
For the 10 year olds, D Henderson, L King and T Smith came 3rd in all their races, including the relays. For the girls, M Cocker came 4th in the 25m butterfly, H Smith 3rd in the 50m backstroke, P Bould came 3rd in the 50m breaststroke and H Robbins came 4th in the 50m freestyle.
In the under 11 age group, M Harlow took 2nd place in the 50m breaststroke and B Fuller came 3rd in the backstroke, while K Havercroft came 3rd in the 50m freestyle. For the boys J Sherwood came 3rd and 4th in the 50m butterfly and backstroke, while B Tennant came 4th in the 50m breaststroke and D Dawson came 2nd in the 50m freestyle.
First places where also illusive in the under 12 year age group as E Thurtle came 2nd and 4th in the 50m butterfly and 100m individual medley, T King came 4th in the 50m backstroke and C Smith took 2nd and 4th in the 50m breaststroke and freestyle. Competing for the boys where M Evans 4th in the 50m backstroke, D Evans 3rd in the 50m breaststroke, C McColgan 2nd in the 50m freestyle and A Moore 4th in the 100m individual medley.
Pictured are most of the swimmers from Great Yarmouth who competed in the Norfolk County Relay Gala held at the UEA last weekend, Showing off their medals.
Relay teams only competed at the UEA, this weekend, in 21 different events, some with several heats. Sixteen teams from various clubs in the area entered the competition and Great Yarmouth finished in second place with 77 points. Stephen Fisher, Lewis Newsom, Dominic Rowe and Luke Rushbrook came first in both their events for the 13/14 year old boys. Kirsten Abel, Hannah Douglas, Louise Buck and Katie Lewis came 4th and 6th for the girls.
In the 11/12 year age group Shanise Webster, Emily Applegate, Katie Lewis and Laura Harris finished 2nd in both their races while the boys: Harry Yussuff, Ben Johnson, George Goldspink and Nathan Henderson came 3rd in both theirs.
In the mens junior Luke, Stephen and Dominic where joined by Oliver Lee and Lewis Newsom to finish 2nd and 3rd in their relays, while Shanise Webster teamed up with Natasha Applegate, Louise Buck and Kirsten Abel to form a ladies junior team and came 7th and 7th in the freestyle relay with Laura Harris and Emily Applegate in.
With the UEA pool in its 50m configuration it was a new experience for most of the junior members, more familiar with 25m or even 25 yard lengths.
The youngest teams consisted of Evie Lodge, Amy Read, Kerrie Havercroft and Emma Fisher for the 9/10 year old girls, and they finished 2nd in both their races. The boys team was made up of James Applegate, Jake Sherwood, Daniel Henderson and Oscar Moore who came 5th and 6th in their races.
The senior mens team came 5th in both their races and consisted of: Daniel Buck, Mathew Andrews ( Back from his sponsored hitch), Daniel Askew and Mark Grayston. The ladies team was made up of Lori-Ann Flemming, Natasha Applegate, Sophie Rowe and Melanie Douglas who came 6th in both their competitions.
Paola Moore
April 4th 2005
Norfolk County Age Groups and Championships
(Pictured – The Bulk of Great Yarmouth swimmers who competed in the Norfolk county Championships and Age Groups - See photo’s web page)
Great Yarmouth swimmers travelled to the UEA and Thetford pools, to take part in the Norfolk County Championships and Age Groups, over four weekends. The Championships comprised of 68 events, with distances ranging between 50 and 1500 meters. Swimmers from all over the County took part, and in some events there were many tens of swimmers competing.
Great Yarmouth swimmers excelled themselves producing 14 1sts, 15 2nds and 17 3rds as well as numerous 4,5,6th and other places, mostly above 10th.
In the 9 year age group, for the girls, Zoe Johnson came 6th in the 200m freestyle, 7th in the 200m backstroke and 100m individual medley, 9th in the 50m freestyle and 10th in the 50m backstroke. For the boys, Oscar Moore came 4th in the 100m individual medley. Andrew Lewis came 3rd in the 50m breaststroke and 4th in the 50m freestyle, taking 5th in the 50m backstroke. Daniel Henderson came 4th in the 50m butterfly and 9th in the 50m breaststroke.
In the 10 year age group, for the girls, Emma Fisher came 1st in the 50m breaststroke, 2nd in the 50m butterfly, 50m freestyle, 200m breaststroke and 100m individual medley, 3rd in the 200m freestyle and 200m individual medley and 4th in the 50m backstroke. Evie Lodge, came 5th in the 50m butterfly, 6th in the 50m backstroke and 400m freestyle and 200m backstroke, 8th in the 200m freestyle and 100m individual medley and 10th in the 50m breaststroke and freestyle. For the boys, Bradley Ellis came 4th in the 200m freestyle, 5th in the 200m breaststroke, 6th in the 50m butterfly, 7th in the 50m freestyle, 200m backstroke and individual medley, 8th in the 50m backstroke and 12th in the 50m breaststroke.
The 11 year girls: Laura Harris came 4th in the 100m backstroke, 5th in the 200m freestyle, 100m and 200m individual medley, 6th in the 50m butterfly, 100m breaststroke and 100m freestyle, taking 7th in the 50m freestyle and 200m backstroke. Shanise Webster, came 3rd in the 50m breaststroke, 4th in the 50m butterfly, 50m backstroke and 100m breaststroke, 5th in the 50m freestyle and 100m freestyle and 7th in the 200m breaststroke and freestyle. Katie Lewis came 6th in the 50m backstroke and breaststroke, 8th in the 100m individual medley, 11th in the 50m butterfly and 100m individual medley and 12th in the 50m freestyle. And the boys: Malbert Funnell came 9th in the 50m butterfly and freestyle, 13th in the 50m backstroke and 14th in the 50m breaststroke. Andrew Moore came 10th in the 100m individual medley.
Up a year to the 12 year olds, for the girls, Charlotte Askew came 3rd in the 100 and 200m butterfly, 5th in the 100m backstroke and 200m freestyle, 6th in the 50m backstroke, 50m butterfly and 100m individual medley, 8th in the 50m breaststroke and 10th in the 50m freestyle. The 12 year old boys: Nathan Henderson came 1st in the 50m backstroke, 2nd in the 50m breaststroke, 100m breaststroke and 200m backstroke, 3rd in the 50m butterfly, 50m freestyle, 200m freestyle and 100m individual medley, and two 4ths in the 100m freestyle and 200m breaststroke. Ben Johnson competed in nine events taking 7th in the 100m breatstroke, 8th in the 50m breaststroke, 9th in the 200m individual medley, two 10ths in the 100m backstroke and 200m breaststroke, 11th in the 100m individual medley, 13th in the 50m freestyle, 15th in the 200m freestyle and 18th in the 100m freestyle. Harry Yussuff came 5th in the 50m backstroke and breaststroke, 6th in the 50m freestyle and 7th in the 50m butterfly.
Two girls represented the club in the 13 year old girls with Louise Buck coming 5th in the 50m butterfly, 6th in the 200m butterfly, 7th in the 100m butterfly, 9th in the 200m freestyle, and four 10ths in the 50m backstroke and freestyle and 100m freestyle and individual medley. Hannah Douglas came 10th in the 100m breaststroke and 11th in the 50m breaststroke. Probably the most outstanding swims came from Stephen Fisher and Luke Rushbrooke as they battled for only firsts, seconds and thirds in all their races. Stephen Fisher came 1st in his 50m butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, 100m backstroke and breastsroke, 200m backstroke and breastsroke and 100m individual medley. 2nd in the 50m freestyle, 100m butterfly and 200m individual medley and 3rds in the 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle and 400m individual medley with some very exciting moments for all cheering him on. Luke Rushbrooke came 1st in the 50m breaststroke also, 50m butterfly and freestyle. 2nd in the 100m frestyle and 200m freestyle taking 3rds in the 200m breastroke and 100m individual medley.
Only Dominic Rowe competed for the 14 year olds but made up for it by coming 1st in the 200m individual medley, 2nd in the 50m butterfly, 100m butterfly and breaststroke. 3rd in the 100m individual medley, 4th in the 50m breaststroke, 5th in the 50m freestyle and 7th in the 50m backstroke.
In the Open Championship, Mark Grayston came 3rd in the 50m freestyle, 8th in the 50m butterfly and breaststroke and 10th in the 50m backstroke. Daniel Buck came 8th in the 100m backstroke, 10th in the 200m backstroke and 24th in the 100m breaststroke. Daniel Askew came 20th in the 50m butterfly, 23rd in the 50m backstroke, 28th in the 50m breaststroke and 37th in the 50m freestyle.
This is the fourth year that the Norfolk Age Group has calculated the swimmers BAGCAT placings. That is where the swimmers’ are awarded points on their individual times and the type of race they entered. The points are then totalled, to give a ranking which can be used Nationally. These were as follows:
Girls 9yrs - 7th Zoe Johnson
Boys 9yrs – 9th Andrew Lewis
10th Oscar Moore
13th Nathan Henderson
Girls 10yrs – 4th Emma Fisher
9th Evie Lodge
Boys 10 yrs – 5th Bradley Ellis
Girls 11 yrs – 6th Laura Harris
11th Shanise Webster
18th Katie Lewis
Boys 11yrs – 19th Malbert Funnell
23rd Andrew Moore
Girls 12yrs – 6th Charlotte Askew
Boys 12yrs – 3rd Nathan Henderson
11th Ben Johnson
22nd Harry Yussuff
Girls 13yrs – 9th Louise Buck
25th Hannah Douglas
Boys 13yrs – 2nd Stephen Fisher
3rd Luke Rushbrooke
Boys 14yrs – 7th Dominic Rowe
Paola Moore
23rd March 2005
Did The Other Teams Turn Up?
Yes they did and we showed them how to win a gala in style.
Saturday saw Great Yarmouth swimmers travelling to Dereham and North Walsham to take part in the Norfolk County Junior League. Dereham results are to follow, but it can be reported that the team for Great Yarmouth competed in North Walsham against Kings Lynn, Long Stratton and Aylsham.
Great Yarmouth started incredibly well and by the interval, had taken a whopping 31 point lead from Aylsham, with Kings Lynn and Long Stratton joint third. In fact eighteen out of the twenty races were firsts, with the other two seconds.
The nine year old age group completed relays only. Cydney Funnell, Georgina Harris, Katie Lewis and Daisy Parker for the girls and Luka Oosthysen, Henry Potter, Bradley Webb and Keelen Pywell fro the boys, who all finished a very close second.
Great Yarmouth increased their lead as the Gala progressed, deservedly by presenting a well trained, tidy team
In the 10 year olds (all firsts) Evie Lodge took first in the butterfly and freestyle, firsts also for Zoe Johnson in the backstroke and K Applegate in the freestyle. The boys: Oscar Moore first in the butterfly, Andrew Lewis first in the backstroke and freestyle and J Applegate in the breastroke. They all also took first place in the medley and freestyle relays.
The Eleven year olds also swept the board with firsts in all the relays and for the girls individuals: Emma Fisher came first in the butterfly and breaststroke, with Chloe Cashman first in the backstroke and freestyle. The boys likewise took all firsts: Bradley Ellis in the butterfly and backstroke, with J Applegate again taking first in the breaststroke swimming up and Dominic Lee the freestyle.
The twelve year olds, not to be outdone by the younger members took all firsts in the relays, Katie Lewis first in the backstroke, Laura Harris first in the freestyle and Individual medley. Shanice Webster first in the breaststroke, but meeting fierce competition in her butterfly race took a very close second. The boys again took all firsts: Joss Grant the butterfly and breaststroke, Dominic Lee the Backstroke and Malbert Funnell the freestyle and the individual medley.
At the end of the Gala, unsurprisingly, Great Yarmouth finished in first place on 163 points, Aylasham second with 98 points, Long Stratton 3rd with 66 points and Kings Lynn 4th with 56 points.
Paola Moore
March 8, 2005
Great Yarmouth Swimming Club competed in the Inter Club “C Team” gala , hosted by Oulton Broad, in Lowestoft on Saturday.
In true spirit of the competition, it gave some newer and less experienced members of the club, an opportunity to shine; two swimmers were proud of diving off the blocks competitively for the first time, in front of a packed spectator area.
Team spirit was exceptional, encouraging team members to speed up and slow down! to meet ‘cut off’ times. Scott Andrews and Lori-Anne Flemming, especially helped, encouraging younger members and answering nervous last minute questions. Thanks to Bethany Vanderwalle for stepping in just in time, as one novice suffered last minute nerves.
Jo Smith and Jane Evans stepped in seamlessly to manage the team, staying amazingly fresh and calm throughout, despite Daniel Evans slipping on the poolside and sustaining a nasty blow to his head; leaving him understandably shocked.
Possibly the highlight of the event was the reason given for Lawrence King’s disqualification; announced loud and clear over the Tannoy – pulling his trunks up!
Results:
Girls 10/U 25m: Fly, P Bould 1st 28.32, Back, H M Smith 1st 23.63, Breast, P Bould BCO (Beat Cut Off time) 27.23, Free, H Robins 1st 19.10.
Boys 10/U 25m: Fly, L King D/Q, Back, M Hosier 1st 23.10, Breast, L King BCO 26.28, Free, T Smith 2nd 20.75.
Girls 12/U 50m: Fly, K Havercroft D/Q, Back, B Vanderwalle 3rd 49.50, Breast, B Fuller 3rd 55.67, Free b Vandervalle 2nd 48.68.
Boys 12/U 50m: Fly, A Moore 3rd 51.73, Back, D Evans 3rd 48.48, Breast M Evans 56.75,Free, A Moore 3rd 40 93.
Girls 14/U 50m: Fly, L Peart 4th 44.72, Back, M Parr 4th 43.01, Breast, S Riches 3rd 51.81, Free, A Tovell 4th 38.14.
Boys 14/U 50m: Fly, N Kemp 4th 48.53, Back, J Childs 4th 42.31, Breast, N Kemp 4th 49.59, Free, J Childs BCO 33.15.
Girls Open 50m: Fly, M Douglas 3rd 40.21, Back, L Peart 5th 43.14, Breast, L.A.Flemming 4th 45.39, Free. M Douglas 2nd 33.73.
Boys Open 50m: Fly, P Buckley BCO 32.65, Back, P Buckley 2nd 35.15, Breast, S Andrews BCO 39.56, Free, No Swimmer.
Final Positions:
1st Oulton Broad Black 133 points
2nd Halesworth 129 points
3rd Great Yarmouth 99 points
4th Halstead 92 points
5th Oulton Broad White 88 points
Paola Moore
1st February 2005
Pictured are most of the swimmers receiving their badges fro representing Great Yarmouth Swimming Club in the Speedo League over the past three years. Competing means tough swims, hard work and many long coach journeys at weekends. Well done to: L.Buck, S.Fisher and L.Rushbrook who first swam Speedo in 2002. Swimming for the first time in Speedo in 2003 where: H.Yussuff, N.Henderson, G.Goldspink, M.Funnell, B.Johnson, E.Applegate, G.Hood and L.Harris. And in 2004: B.Ellis, J.Grant, A.Moore, D.Lee, D.Evans, H.Douglas, M.Parr, M.Douglas, L.A.Flemming, K.Abel, A.Tovel, S.Andrews, S.Webster, E.Fisher, E.Thurtle, O.Lee and P.Buckley.
There were also 3 cups presented this week to the most improved child in the teaching sessions over the past 6 months (12 months Saturday’s). The Cooper cup (Friday’s) went to K.R.Drew, the Joan Cook cup (Tuesday’s) to K.Pywell and the Sally Bullock cup (Saturday’s) to L.Griggs.
At the weekend a strong team popped down to Lowestoft for the 2nd Round of the Suffolk Winter League, where there were some good swims and P.B’s. Despite lying 5th at the halfway point, they managed to pull off a brilliant 3rd place by the end of the Gala, with lots of encouraging cheers throughout. Final positions: 1st Lowestoft A 218 points, 2nd Oulton Broad A 170 points, 3rd Great Yarmouth 150 points, 4th Sudbury A 146 points, 5th Thetford 124 points and 5th Leiston 92 points.
Paola Moore
Most of the team travelled on a packed coach on Saturday, to compete against very strong teams in the Eastern Junior League.
Despite the places obtained (which were close) Great Yarmouth put in a good team performance, holding 4th position at the half way mark.
The Gala proceeded at a rapid pace, with lots of relays interspersed throughout the competition. Due to this, thanks to C.Funnell and C. Mallett for travelling al the way for relays.
Final positions: 1st West Suffolk 183 points, 2nd City of Peterborough 180 points, 3rd City of Norwich ‘B’ 143 points, 4th Deben 97 points and a close 5th Great Yarmouth 96 points.
Paola Moore