Successful competitions for Seaclose Swimming Club
Over recent weeks Seaclose Swimming club has competed in the Southampton Spring Open Meet, and the Portsmouth Northsea Spring Invitational Novice Meet.
In the Southampton Spring meet, held over the weekend of the 5th and 6th of March nineteen swimmers competed over a full programme of swimming events. There were fantastic results with every swimmer getting personal best times, and a total of 88 personal best times achieved across the club.
Multiple medals were won by swimmers including Tom Brailsford (4 Bronze, 1 Silver and 1 Gold), Conrad Brown (1 Bronze), Harry Sheppard (2 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze), Ben Van der Helstraete, in his first ever swimming competition (2 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze), Isabelle Bounds (2 Silver, 3 Bronze), Inara Ford (4 Gold, 3 Silver and the overall points trophy for her age group), Georgie Gobby (1 Gold, 5 Silver), Mylea Gobby (1 Silver, 3 Bronze), Isobel Muncaster (2 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze), Nell O’Brien (2 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze), Bella Pilcher (1 Bronze), Mia Stillwell (1 Bronze),
The event was a great success with fantastic swims from everyone who took part.
The Portsmouth Northsea Spring Invitational Novice Meet took place on the 13th March with 17 swimmers taking part, with four swimmers taking part in their first ever swimming competition. Across the swimmers there were 44 personal best times set with Luca Guerrini and Harry Macdonald both taking over 10 seconds off their best times for 50m Freestyle.
Once again the swimmers achieved a great haul of medals with Isabelle Bounds winning 4 Gold and 1 Silver medal, Tom Brailsford with a clean sweep of 5 Gold medals, Mia Curtis, 3 Gold medals, Tilly Everett 1 Bronze medal, Inara Ford 1 Silver and 3 Bronze medals, Mattie Johnson won 2 Silver and 2 Bronze, Ben Van der Helstraete 4 Gold medals and Chloe Walker winning 1 Bronze medal. There were strong swims from all swimmers including Cora Muncaster, Maya and Skye Priede, Ayla-Belle Bedocs and Jasper and Elsie Jenkinson, and Freddie Lyon.
In total Seaclose swimmers winning 16 Gold Medals and 7 Bronze medals rounding off a successful set of competitions for Seaclose Swimming Club. Well done to all swimmers.
