The Reading S.C. Easter Open

(Results at foot of page)

A huge thank you to everyone who attended our annual meet. We hope you enjoyed taking part as much as we enjoyed putting it on. The list of those due thanks would beat the average Oscar acceptance speech if we gave all the names, but they include the team of officials put together by club president Roger Penfold; SCASA president Roger Prior and Berks & S.Bucks ASA president Susan Harrison, for assisting with presentations as well as officiating; Reading parents who staffed the various teams on the door, the shop and competitors' stewards, the medals table and refreshments and particularly the meet office; Reading swimmers who helped out wherever needed; coaches Peter Hood for his expert commentaries and Maria Leonard for covering anything and everything; fellow announcer Melvyn Jones; Jenny for the off-site catering at Oxford Road School; the dedicated Reading Sport and Leisure pool staff; and Dave Rees for the Colorado timing.

We'd also like to offer particular thanks to the following for their generous support:
- D.W. Burns & Partner of Crowthorne, heating engineering supplies;
- Scott Golding International Plywood;
- Village Properties estate agents, Tilehurst;
- Collins, Dryland and Thoroughgood solicitors;
- Michael Ayerst, who printed the programmes;
- Mars Confectionery;
- and of course our main club sponsor the Evening Post, particularly Alan Porton who helped present medals on Saturday.

Before we come to the results - this will be familiar to our local clubs, who we thank for their messages of support, but now the meet is out of the way we are making the news more broadly available. People might like to know that the last couple of weeks have challenged the club greatly with the sudden death of one of our most popular swimmers, whose parents contributed enormously to the Easter meet both beforehand and right through the weekend. Everyone attending is in their debt. This report explains.

Full meet results below:
Friday: Sessions 1, 2 and 3 (50m events and distance freestyle)
Saturday: Sessions 4, 5 and 6 (finals in the evening)
Sunday: Sessions 7, 8 and 9 (finals in the evening).

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