Written by Suzanne Smelt.
We came, we saw, we rocked! Over 30 swimmers from across 4 squads competed to the best of their ability at this popular gala, bringing home a grand total of 23 medals; over 40 other top 10 places were achieved and an astounding 90+ pbs were smashed! The improvement of the swimmers was plain for all to see, and reflective of the time and commitment put in by swimmers, coaches and parents alike. Coach Adrian provided top racing tips and helpful feed-back. Thank-you to Adrian and the team-managers.
There were some awesome individual swims, too many to list here, but representative of BOKs prowess, were outstanding swims by Thomas Hill (200 free), Rosie Hobson (200 breast), Florence Hobson (200 free and 200 back), Philip Langara (200 free), Henry Priestley (200 back), Sarah Millington (200 breast), Jessica Smelt (200 fly) and Andrew Teale (200 breast).
Gold Medals:
Henry Priestley (2) Evie Lambert (2) Jessica Smelt (1) Andrew Teale (1)
Silver Medals:
Thomas Hill (2) Florence Hobson (1) Imogen Hobson (1) Henry Priestley (3) Andrew Teale (2)
Bronze Medals:
Freya Charlesworth (1) Thomas Hill (1) Florence Hobson (2) Philip Langara (1) Henry Priestley (2) Andrew Teale (2) Helena Teale (1)
Outside of the medal positions, the number of top 10 places gained by each swimmer is as follows:
Paige Boland (4) Nicholas Cass (3) Freya Charlesworth (4) Emily Coulson (1) Emilia Hartley (1), Thomas Hill (5) Florence Hobson (6) Imogen Hobson (5) Rosie Hobson (1) Imogen Jones (2) Rowena Kanan (1) Sophie Mansfield (3) Sarah Millington (1) Natasha Quashie (1) Jessica Smelt (3) Andrew Teale (4) Will Knight (2)