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HILLINGDON SWIMMING CLUB NEWS
15.7.10 EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPS, HELSINKI - KARLEY TAKES EUROPEAN TITLE & SETS NEW BRITISH RECORD!
Karley Mann has won the 200m Backstroke event in the European Junior Championships in Helsinki!
Karley swam an amazing lifetime best of 2.12.23 in the 200m Backstroke heats to qualify fastest for the semi finals of the European Junior Championships.
She then qualified fastest for the final. Today, Karley swam in the final and surpassed her previous performances yet again with a record setting swim of 2:11.48, taking Stephanie Proud’s British Junior Long Course Record (set in 2004) and also the European Junior title.
MINI YOUTH GAMES 1.7.10 - Hillingdon team are 2nd overall.
A team of 8 swimmers from Hillingdon Swimming Club went to Crystal Palace on 1st July to compete against 26 other London Boroughs and were rewarded with second overall place.
The girl's team was Lauren O'Connor, Elise Kelly, Keyala Wharton-Adey and Melanie Hall. They came 1st in the Free Relay and 3rd in the Medley Relay. Lauren and Elise were both high up in the individual placings but just missed out on medals.
The boy's team was Bradley O'Connor, George Taplin, Jamie Pearson and Mitchell Adams. They came 2nd in the Medley Relay and 3rd in the Free Relay. Bradley came 2nd in the breaststroke, George was 2nd in the free and 3rd in the backstroke.
The team Manager was Holly Elderfield and they were also accompanied by Carol, a coach from Seabyrds.
The team, pictured below with their medals, were amazing and did really well to come 2nd. Other pictures are in the members' Gallery.
NATIONAL QUALIFIERS
Twenty-two Hillingdon Swimming Club swimmers will be going to Age Group or Youth Swimming Nationals this summer. Fifteen have qualified for indiviidual events. Six relay teams will be competing for honours. Click here for details of who is going!!
WINDSOR GALA
A team from RNSS house competed at the Windsor gala on 22nd May, winning the top visting club award.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The AGM of Hillingdon SC was held on Tuesday 4th May 2010.
Chairman and coaches’ reports summarised a successful year with strong achievements both in and out of the water. Swimming successes included our largest ever team at Nationals, our 2nd year in a row at the National Diddy league final and many individual and team successes at meets through the year. Hillingdon SC members won 5 out of 8 possible awards at the London Region Volunteer awards with Dave Austin and Ellie South going on to represent the London Region at the National ASA event. Our teaching team won Young Achievers’ awards from Hillingdon Council whilst the entire club won the Hillingdon Sports Club of the Year award.
Head Coach of RNSS, Lesley Westendorp acknowledged the work of the committee in the development of the club and provided a set of clear guidelines for parents in supporting their swimmers.
Debbie Wilson stood down as Chairman and was replaced in the role by Wayne Hirst. In recognition of the continuing growth and development of the club two new positions of 'Head of House’ were created. Debbie Wilson has taken on the HBEST role and Karen Keeling joined the committee as Head of RNSS House. The House Heads will be the first point of contact for house specific matters, working with the rest of the committee to continue club development.
See Documents page for minutes and copies of the Chairman's, RNN Head Coach & HBEST Head Coach reports.
HBEST SWIMMERS RECEIVE MIDDLESEX BAGCATS AWARDS (24.5.10)
A presentation of the BAGCATS awards won by Hillingdon swimmers at the Middlesex Champs in Feb/Mar was made at the new Hillingdon pool on 24th May. Winners were:-
Daniel Lachasseigne - 1st place, 9yr boys
George Taplin - 1st place, 10yr boys
Bradley O'Connor - 3rd place, 11yr boys
Danny Nelson - 1st place, 12yr boys
Adam Prunty - 2nd place, 14yr boys
Tegan Drew - 1st place, 9yr girls & Junior Wilkinson Sword winner
Lauren O'Connor - 3rd place, 10yr girls
Sarah Procter - 1st place, 13yr girls
Kate Wilson - 3rd place, 13yr girls
KARLEY MANN ACHIEVES EUROPEAN SELECTION (7.4.10)
Karley Mann achieved automatic selection for the European Junior Championships by swimming 2:15.15 in the 200m backstroke at the British Championships last week.
Francesca Marr, Sophie Wilson and Luke Spain also competed at the Championships - click here to read more details of their achievements.
OPENING OF HILLINGDON NEW 50M POOL COMPLEX 23.3.10
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson opened the new £31m Hillingdon Sports and Leisure Complex in west London on 23 March. The state-of-the-art complex features the first 50m Olympic-sized swimming pool to be built in London for more than 45 years. Swimmers from Hillingdon Swimming Club put on a display of elite swimming for the mayor as part of the opening celebrations.
To see more photos, and a report on the Complex, go to the Hillingdon Council website by clicking here.
RNSS CLUB CHAMPS - 14 NEW CLUB RECORDS SET
Sunday 15th November: 170 RNSS swimmers, aged between 6 and 18, turned out to compete in the annual Club Champs at Highgrove. The event was a great success with fourteen club records broken. The star of the day was Tegan Drew (aged 9) who broke three records in the Under 10 Girls Butterfly, Breaststroke and Backstroke and just missed a clean sweep of wins when Rhiane Berchie pipped her in the Freestyle. Two new records were set each by Sophie Wilson, Dan Davis and Francesca Marr. Other record breakers were Leon Berchie, Tom Randall, Kate Wilson, Adam Wood and Luke Spain. Full results are available on the Results page.
KARLEY MANN SWIMS 9TH FASTEST 200M BACK IN GB
At the Duel in the Pool gala on 3rd October, Karley Mann, swimming for London Region, clocked 2.11.4 on the 200m backstroke - the 9th fastest in Great Britain. Hillingdon Swimming Club now have 2 swimmers in the top 10 GB Senior rankings - Francesca Marr & Karley Mann !
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