North West Regionals 2024, Weekend 2 Report
Over the weekend of the 27th and 28th April we took our Age groupers (11-14) to Liverpool to race over the second weekend of the North West Regional Championships. All our age group swimmers were keen to continue the form our Youth team showed the week previous and maybe even surpass some of the achievements. With 23 focused, skilled and very determined athletes we were looking forward to some very fast racing, with PB’s, Finals, Medals and Gold medals in our sights.
The weekend was quite relaxed if I am honest, warm up was at 9am so we had the opportunity of a lie in, and the finish times were decent at around 5pm so the swimming schedule was far more favourable compared to what our Youth swimmers were given the previous weekend at Manchester. Poolside was just about right, in terms of numbers, and if we forget about the scoreboard not working all weekend and the very hot conditions pool deck it was good racing conditions.
The results over the weekend were in one word phenomenal, with all our swimmers giving their very best, going toe to toe with the very best swimmers in the North West of England. For weekend 2 we achieved 9 GOLD, 2 SILVER and 1 BRONZE, giving us 12 medals for sessions 5-8, and 7 different swimmers gaining a top 8/final placing.
It wasn’t just about the medals and the finals, but it was also about the large number of PB’s, all swimmers did a fantastic job at the Liverpool Aquatics Centre, in what was very hot conditions, especially in the afternoon with the sun beating through the windows giving us a very clear greenhouse feeling.
Overall over the first 2 weekends of competition we have achieved:
11 GOLD
3 SILVER
3 BRONZE
18 MEDALS
42 FINALS
45 REGIONAL QUALIFIERS
Top 8 Placings and Medals for Weekend 2
Luke Nevin Suarez (13): GOLD 100 Freestyle, GOLD 400 Freestyle, GOLD 50 Freestyle, GOLD 50 Butterfly, GOLD 100 Backstroke,
Kate Schillinger (14): GOLD 50 Backstroke, GOLD 200 Backstroke, SIVER 200 Individual Medley, 5th 200 Freestyle, 8th 100 Butterfly,
George Pearce (13): GOLD 200 Breastroke, GOLD 100 Breastroke,
Gus Fraser (13): SILVER 200 Butterfly, 4th 1500 Freestyle,
Hattie Lawson (11-12) BRONZE 800 Freestyle, 4th 50 Breastroke, 5th 400 Freestyle, 6th 100 Breastroke,
Jessica Barnett (11-12): 4th 200 Backstroke, 5th 800 Freestyle, 6th 400 Freestyle,
Harry Jones (14): 6th 1500 Freestyle,
Top 8 Placings and Medals
Luke Nevin Suarez (13): GOLD 100 Freestyle, GOLD 400 Freestyle, GOLD 50 Freestyle, GOLD 50 Butterfly, GOLD 100 Backstroke,
Kate Schillinger (14): GOLD 50 Backstroke, GOLD 200 Backstroke, SIVER 200 Individual Medley, 5th 200 Freestyle, 8th 100 Butterfly,
George Pearce (13): GOLD 200 Breastroke, GOLD 100 Breastroke,
Amy Kenworthy (17+): GOLD 400 Individual Medley, SILVER 800 Freestyle,
Lois Inch (17+): GOLD 200 Breastroke,
Gus Fraser (13): SILVER 200 Butterfly, 4th 1500 Freestyle,
Hattie Lawson (11-12) BRONZE 800 Freestyle, 4th 50 Breastroke, 5th 400 Freestyle, 6th 100 Breastroke,
Molly Brennan (17+): BRONZE 100 Backstroke, 6th 200 Backstroke,
Lewis Turner (17+): BRONZE 100 Butterfly, 6th 400 Freestyle,
Adam Wright (17+): 4th 200 Butterfly, 5th 400 Freestyle, 5th 1500 Freestyle,
Edward Ma (15): 4th 400 Individual Medley, 5th 100 Butterfly, 6th 200 Breastroke, 7th 50 Butterfly, 7th 200 Individual Medley,
Jessica Barnett (11-12): 4th 200 Backstroke, 5th 800 Freestyle, 6th 400 Freestyle,
Ciaran Turner (15): 6th 1500 Freestyle, 7th 400 Individual Medley,
Harry Jones (14): 6th 1500 Freestyle,
Izzy Fletcher (15): 7th 200 Backstroke,
Ruby Thomas (15): 7th 200 Butterfly,
Toby Latimer (17+): 8th 200 Breastroke,
Sophie Grindley (17+): 8th 200 Backstroke,
Winsford Swim Team Age Group Representatives
Alfie Butterworth, Jack Finkemeyer, Gus Fraser, Gabriel Holt, Harry Jones, Luke Nevin Suarez, George Pearce, Charlie Smith, Cole Staley, Jessica Barnett, Annabelle Chan, Jessica Goldsmith, Summer Jane, Hannah Keegan, Hattie Lawson, Molly Lloyd, Lily Owen, Charlotte Peel, Freya Querelle, Erin Ross, Kate Schillinger, Serena Standring, Ruby Stonier.
Many thanks to Andy Jones, Matt Pearce, Dani Stonier and Gemma Barnett for managing our team superbly well, and many thanks to all officials who represented Winsford Swim Team, especially to Reece Craghill who was officiating on his Birthday!
A great weekend for Winsford Swim Team, it was great fun and superb results.
We now look forward to the final weekend of competition where we will return to the Manchester Aquatics Centre. Our Age Groupers will again be in action plus some Youth swimmers who will be racing in either the male 800 Freestyle or female 1500 Freestyle.
Good luck to all swimmers.
See you at the pool
Dan.
