North West Regional Championships 2018 - FINAL OVERALL REPORT
The weekend of the 26th & 27th May, saw our Age Group swimmers take centre stage for the final weekend of the North West Regional Championships 2018. This weekend in Manchester we had 11 of our swimmers racing against the best swimmers the NW of England had to offer from counties in Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria competing for honours. For 6 of our swimmers it was their very first time swimming at the Regional championships and so it was a fantastic experience for future Championships to come. The racing was superb throughout the weekend with an extremely high PB rate achieved from our swimmers. Not only this but we gained 5 Medals and 11 Finals/Top 8 placings. We also had some very close 4ths and numerous swimmers so very close to making a final spot, it was very pleasing to see all our swimmers improve their game massively over the Long Course discipline. This just shows that our swimmers can swim and perform on one of the highest stages of the swimming year. As mentioned earlier for 6 of our swimmers it was their first taste of Regional swimming but that did not phase them one bit.
Medal Winners and Finalist/TOP 8 Placings for Weekend 3 - Sessions 9-12
Adam Wright (11-12) GOLD 1500 Free, GOLD 200 Fly, SILVER 400 Free, 6th 200 Free,
Lewis Turner (11-12) BRONZE 1500 Free, 7th 50 BK,
Izzy Kay (14) BRONZE 50 Fly,
Lottie Howman (14) 4th 400 Free, 5th 800 Free, 5th 200 Free,
Rory Armitt (14) 4th 1500 Free,
Swimmers representing Winsford Swim Team Age Group Representatives - Weekend 3 - Sessions 9-12
Adam Wright, Charlotte Howman, Harvey Zwijnen, Izzy Kay, Lana Booth, Lewis Turner, Oscar Jolliffe, Rory Armitt, Sophie Grindley, Sophie Harrison, Theo Oliver.
After 3 weekends and 12 sessions of racing I am pleased to say that Winsford Swim Team have had their most successful championships ever in terms of Medals Won. This year we achieved an enormous 27 Medals and 52 Finals/Top 8 placings over all sessions, which is 8 more medals than in 2017. Overall we had 8 different swimmers achieving individual medals and 13 swimmers making a Final. Not only this but we did superbly well in the relays picking up 4 medals. This just shows how much we have improved as a club over the year on a Regional level throughout the ages. It also shows that numerous swimmers are reaching the highest standard in the NW Region.
I like watching racing at meets but I love watching Championship racing, championship racing is where we want to perform and I honestly believe we perform exceptionally well when it matters and that is very important. What also stuck out for me was the fun we had as a team and the support our swimmers got when they were racing and standing behind that block when their names were read out before the finals. That is what being part of a team is about, that is what being a part of Winsford Swim Team is about, supporting each other always, racing very hard and having lots and lots of FUN!.
Please see below our Success over the whole of the North West Regional Championships 2018:
Total Medal Winners and Finalist/TOP 8 Placings for the North West Regional Championships 2018
Jay Cushen (15) GOLD 50 Fly, GOLD 100 Brst, GOLD 100 Fly, SILVER 200 IM, SILVER 1500 Free, SILVER 50 Brst, SILVER 800 Free, BRONZE 200 Free, BRONZE 400 Free, 4th 400 IM,
Adam Wright (11-12) GOLD 1500 Free, GOLD 200 Fly, SILVER 800 Free, SILVER 400 Free, 5th 400 IM, 6th 100 Fly, 6th 200 Free,
Ethan Wright (16) SILVER 200 IM, SILVER 800 Free, BRONZE 1500 Free, BRONZE 400 IM, 4th 200 Free, 4th 400 Free, 5th 200 Fly, 6th 100 Fly,
Ethan Jones (16) SILVER 50 BK, 4th 100 BK,
Henry Oliver (16) BRONZE 200 Free, BRONZE 800 Free, 5th 1500 Free,
Lottie Howman (14) BRONZE 1500 Free, 4th 400 Free, 5th 800 Free, 5th 200 Free,
Lewis Turner (11-12) BRONZE 1500 Free, 7th 50 BK,
Izzy Kay (14) BRONZE 50 Fly,
Katie Woodbridge (16) 4th 200 Fly, 5th 400 IM,
Alissa Blackshaw (16) 4th 800 Free,
Rory Armitt (14) 4th 1500 Free,
Jonny Mullett (15) 6th 100 Free,
Jordan Gaskell (17+) 6th 200 Fly,
Final Relay Results
Girls 14-16 Years
4x100 Medley Relay 10th: Alissa Blackshaw, Izzy Kay, Katie Woodbridge, Lottie Howman.
4x200 Free Relay 8th: Alissa Blackshaw, Lottie Howman, Izzy Kay, Abbey Brown
4x100 Free Relay 10th: Lottie Howman, Izzy Kay, Katie Woodbridge, Abbey Brown
Boys 14-16 Years
4x100 Medley Relay 4th: Ethan Jones. Jay Cushen, Finn Armitt, Henry Oliver.
4x200 Free Relay SILVER: Jay Cushen, Henry Oliver, Ethan Wright, Ethan Jones
4x100 Free Relay SILVER: Jay Cushen, Henry Oliver, Ethan Wright, Ethan Jones
Ladies 17+
4x100 Medley Relay 7th: Millie Riddick, Domi Dean, Becky Howman, Izzy Burton.
4x200 Free Relay BRONZE: Millie Riddick, Domi Dean, Becky Howman, Georgia Williams
4x100 Free Relay 4th: Millie Riddick, Ellie Cushen, Becky Howman, Domi Dean
Mens 17+
4x200 Free Relay BRONZE: Jordan Gaskell, Adam Poole, Nick Law, Cameron Jones
4x100 Free Relay 6th: Adam Poole, Jordan Gaskell, Nick Law, Cameron Jones
Overall Totals for the North West Regional Championships 2018
GOLD: 5
SILVER: 11
BRONZE: 11
Finals/TOP 8 Placings: 52
TOTAL: 27
Swimmers representing Winsford over ALL the North West Regional Championships 2018
Abbey Brown, Adam Blackshaw, Adam Poole, Adam Wright, Alex Moss, Alissa Blackshaw, Cameron Jones, Charlotte Howman, Domi Dean, Ellie Cushen, Ethan Jones, Ethan Wright, Finn Armitt, Georgia Williams, Harvey Zwijnen, Henry Oliver, Izzy Kay, Izzy Burton, Jacob Robson, Jay Cushen, Jonny Mullett, Jordan Gaskell, Josh Wilson, Katie Wilson, Katie Woodbridge, Lana Booth, Lewis Turner, Millie Riddick, Nick Law, Oscar Jolliffe, Rebecca Howman, Rory Armitt, Sophie Grindley, Sophie Harrison, Theo Oliver, Will Deeming, Will Murray.
Thank you so much to all the Team Managers over the 3 weekends and to all parents for your continued support for our swimmers and the coaching staff, as always it is greatly appreciated.
I would like to say a final Congratulations to all 37 of our Regional swimmers who represented Winsford over the last month or so at Manchester and Liverpool. The results overall were outstanding and this is due to the commitment our swimmers show on a daily basis. We now look forward with great excitement to the publishing of the swimmers who have qualified for the National Swimming Championships 2018 in the pool. Good Luck to all our swimmers on waiting for the invite. We all tried our very best and that is all we can ever do.
Well Done to one and all.
"Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination and dedication. Remember anything is possible for those who believe." Gail Devers
See you at the pool.
Thanks Dan.
PS: Any errors or mistakes in the report please let us know.
