at the Middlesex Championships
MEN AND BOYS POINTS TROPHY
Camden Swiss Cottage were awarded the top team trophy for Men and Boys ahead of Ealing and Harrow/Wealdstone. In the Women and Girls competition, we were 2nd to Ealing, but ahead of Harrow and Wealdstone in 3rd.
ALAN LAWRENCE TROPHY
Alex Mackay won the County award for the best performance by a Junior with his 16.18.97 in 1500m free. See our other Middlesex report for details of Alex's other swims and more open and Junior wins by CSC swimmers.
RELAY WINS
The boys U/15 relay team of Bogac Ayhan, Iao Pok Wong, Ensger Kotterink and Felix Samuels won both their free and medley relays in style, as did the U/17 team of Alex Mackay, Metin Ayhan, Callum McDougall and Harry Needs (with John Rittenhouse replacing Callum in the medley).
Jessica Hobbs, Kelly Hookway, Sarah Taylor-Reid and Reut Benaim did well to win the girls 13 and under free relay.
MORE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WEEKEND
To carry on from our 1st report, there were many other terrific swims in Enfield.
Callum McDougall (15) was 3rd Open and Junior in 200m brs in a 5 second PB of 2.47.51 and was 2nd Junior in 50m brs in 34.84. He swam in 14 individual events and made 2 open finals.
Max Hayhurst (16) matched Callum with 3rd Open and Junior in 800m free (9.36.06) and was 3rd Junior in 100m brs with a 3 second best of 1.16.44. His 200m back was impressive in 2.24.00.
John Rittenhouse was 3rd Open and 2nd Junior in 100m back (1.03.17) and 3rd Junior in 200m back (2.17.79). His talent is not confined to backstroke however, as he swam 4.24.58 in 400m free and 29.80 in 50m fly.
JUNIOR AWARDS TO TALENTED YOUNGSTERS
Junior awards were for swimmers aged under 17. 3rd Junior place went to Guido Cavaciuti (50m brs), Camilla Grossman (50m back) and to James Burgess (1500m free in 17.50.38), who notched up 7 notable bests including 59.38 (100m free) and 4.27.87 (400m free).
Naomi Wakeham-Aredes was 3rd Junior in 200m brs (2.54.42), taking the U/15 title for this and 50m free. She was 2nd U/15 in 200m free and 3rd in 100m free, 100m brs and 200m back.
13 year olds winning Junior awards were Iao Pok Wong and Reut Benaim. Iao achieved 3rd Junior and U/15 winner in 50m back, was 2nd U/15 in 50m free and 3rd U/15 in 200m back in 2.25.44. Reut Benaim was 3rd Junior and 2nd U/15 in 50m fly. Tamsin McKinnon, at 11, was our youngest finalist, finishing a creditable 5th in the open 50m brs (3rd Junior and 2nd U/15) and reducing her 100m brs time to 1.26.73.
UNDER 15 MEDALLISTS LED BY 14 YEAR OLDS
Lucas Perry-Hill doubled up with U/15 wins in 50m/100m brs and 2nd in 200m brs. Ed Graham had a brilliant weekend with 8 bests from 8 swims including 3rd place in U/15 400m free, 100m brs and 400m IM (the IM in an impressive 5.04.98).
Four more 14 year olds won U/15 medals: Santiago Parilli - 3rd in 50m brs, 50m free and 1500m free, doing well on all 4 strokes and also setting medley PBs of 2.25.84 (200m) and 5.10.31 (400m); Liam Coyle - 3rd in 50m fly and 800m free; Katie Lelinski - 3rd in 50m free as was Katherine Spooner in 400m free. Katie and Katherine also swam well on fly.
12 YEAR OLDS ACHIEVING UNDER 15 AWARDS
On breaststroke, Alex Peake was 2nd in 50m (36.07) and swam good PBs of 1.19.68 and 2.53.01 in 100m/200m.
On freestyle, Alex Burgess was 3rd U/15 in 800m in an excellent 10.01.88 and established 7 new PBs including 4.53.23 (400m free) and 2.34.75 (200m back).
Sarah Taylor-Reid was 3rd in 50m and 200m brs, she swam 12 events including 400m IM, 800m and 1500m free and made one open final (50m brs).
Two swimmers who missed out on the medals this time, will surely make their mark in a big way in 2008. Sophie Rittenhouse (12) improved her 200m free to 2.28.35 and her 50m back to 35.96. Kelly Hookway, at 11, toughened herself up with 11 events in 2 days and still set 9 new PBs including 100m/200m free (1.08.61 and 2.29.14) and 100m/200m IM (1.17.52 and 2.42.08).
Credit to these young swimmers who are still mainly training at Intermediate level with coaches Mark Allen and Paul Hurley. They all work hard and show great enthusiasm for their swimming.
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