London Regional 11-14 Age Group Championships 2016

Head Coach Martin writes: The Regional Championships concluded in May with the 11 -14 year old age group competition. 10 Leander swimmers qualified this year. We had fantastic first weekend, gaining two medals and our first Regional Champion – Jordan S-D … Continue reading →

Head Coach Martin writes: The Regional Championships concluded in May with the 11 -14 year old age group competition. 10 Leander swimmers qualified this year.

We had fantastic first weekend, gaining two medals and our first Regional Champion – Jordan S-D in the 200m Breast. Imogen M took Bronze in the 200m Breast.

The star performances continued in the second weekend:

• Kirstin became our other Regional Champion by winning the 50 Fly in a very close race. She also collected Bronze in the 400m IM.
• Jordan collected Silvers in the 100m Breast and the 400m IM
• Jake, Khaled, Joseph and Tymek came 6th in the 14-16y Boys 4x200m Free
• Enerel, Suzannah, Megan and Kirstin came 5th in the 14-16y Girls 4x200m Free

See the full results.

Total tally:

• 6 medals: 2x Gold, 2x Silver, 2x Bronze
• 18 swims in the Finals
• Our finalists: Jordan (4 finals), Kirstin (7 finals), Imogen, Mia(3 finals) as well as our 14 year old girls and boys relay teams.

Overall we had fantastic a Regional Championships. It was also great to see several swimmers from Silver and Gold squad who qualified and experienced a big Championships for the first time.