Berkhamsted SC make waves
Published Date:
02 October 2008
By Jake Rusby
Berkhamsted Sports Centre Swimming Club swept to victory at the final of the Herts Peanut League.
The Berko swimmers put in a number of striling performances in the rearranged final, which began with five PBs and two wins in the first five races.
They culminated in 10-year-old Yasi Brand notching a three second pb for 4th place in the U13 50m breast - a county qualifying time which beat a three-year-old club record.
Holden twins Luke and Oscar won their respective freestyle and backstroke events in best times, supported by PBs for Emma Barnes (U11 free) and 10-year-old Jinny Atwill, swimming out of age in the U12 back.
Katie Shaw shaved nearly two seconds from her fly time, storming home to win in the last five metres and setting up another rash of three wins and five PBs in the next six races.
Hamish Maccaig made it a clean sweep in the U11 fly events, Alex Marsh won his freestyle, backed up by second-placers Ellen Price and Vicky Dobbiewhile while Tom Strakosch took three seconds from his three week old 50 back time.
The U11 girls squad of Hannah Coulson, Katie Shaw, Georgia Tagg and Emma Barnes maintained their unbeaten relay record for the year with convincing wins in the freestyle and medley, while the U9s, led by Katie Brown, swam in super quick time.
The first club record in the relay events came from the U12 squad - the awesome quartet of Atwill, Brand, Sophie Smith and Ellen Price won the freestyle heat smashing the previous club best by over four seconds.
They managed 4th in the medley with another club record.
Superb swims from Izzie Hartley and Dobbie brought the U13 girls victory in both their relays, a feat echoed by the U13 boys.
At only nine Byron Chapman anchored the U11 boys in their freestyle win.
The second set of individuals saw another county qualifying time and club best for the irrepressible Hartley in the 50 free.
Izzie also won the 50 fly, while Georgia Tagg (U11 Breast) took the final win.
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02 October 2008 12:49 PM
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