Information for Swimmers & Parents of Regional Age Group

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Kevin Schofield (Kevin.Schofield@leeds.gov.uk)

Oli Nevitt (Oliver.Nevitt@leeds.gov.uk)

Thursday 11 August 2016

Welsh Summer Nationals 2016

Well done to all the swimmers who competed at the Welsh Summer Nationals held in Swansea.  The trip was a brilliant success with lots of fast swimming and a great experience for those swimmers whose first time it was away from home.

The team achieved 67 Medals (15 Gold, 26 Silver, 26 Bronze) and 126 Final Swims (98 swims were swum faster in the final that is a 78% conversion rate).

Overall there were 417 Life Time Best Performances out of 560 Swims.  That is 75% PB's from the City of Leeds!

Gold Medallists
Ella Bardgett (3), Jenna Stott (3), Matthew Lyons (2), Matthew Yeomans (2), Dalton Clapham (1), Magdalena Cygan (1), Isabel Goodwin (1), Safwan Shaikh (1), Stephanie Wellings (1)

14 Silver Medallists
Akal Rehal (4), Ella Bargett (3), Ella Cooper (2), Matthew Kenneth (2), Jack Maskill (2), Ella Potts (2), Katherine Russell (2), Ethan Sutcliffe (2), Henry Williams (2), Magdalena Cygan (1), Eleanor Howcroft (1), Jenna Stott (1), Zara Paniagua-Gutierrez (1), Stephanie Wellings (1)

17 Bronze Medallists
Dalton Clapham (3), Joshua Mathias (3), Ella Potts (3), Isabel Goodwin (2), Zara Panaigua-Gutierrez (2), Akal Rehal (2), Ella Bardgett (1), Ella Cooper (1), Eleanor Howcroft (1), Matthew Kenneth (1), Matthew Lyons (1), Emilio Paniagua-Gutierrez (1), Katherine Russell (1), Safwan Shaikh (1), Jenna Stott (1), Henry Williams (1), Matthew Yeomans (1)

29 Finalists & 4th - 8th Places

17 - 4th Place Finishes (13)
Joshua Mathias (3), Emilio Paniagua Gutierrez (2), Jack Maskill (2), Ella Bardgett (1), Dalton Clapham (1), Magdalena Cygan (1), Isabel Goodwin (1), Akal Rehal (1), Ethan Sutcliffe (1), Amalie Turner (1), Joseph Turner (1), Stephanie Wellings (1), Henry Williams (1)

23 - 5th Place Finishes (15)
Isabel Goodwin (3), Stephanie Wellings (3), Ella Cooper (2), Joshua Mathias (2), Akal Rehal (2), Matthew Yeomans (2), Akshima Ghosh (1), Eleanor Howcroft (1), Jack Maskill (1), Niamh Morris (1), Emilio Paniagua-Gutierrez (1), Ella Potts (1), Katherine Russell (1), Ethan Sutcliffe (1), Amalie Turner (1), 

17 - 6th Place Finishes (13)
Isabel Goodwin (2), Jenna Murdoch (2), Emilio Paniagua-Gutierrez (2), Zara Paniagua-Gutierrez (2), Ella Bardgett (1), Matthew Lyons (1), Jack Maskill (1), Lucy Pollard (1), Ella Potts (1), Katherine Russell (1), Safwan Shaikh (1), Ethan Sutcliffe (1), Amalie Turner (1)

15 - 7th Place Finishes (11)
Ella Cooper (2), Isabel Goodwin (2), Joshua Mathias (2), Henry Williams (2), Ella Bardgett (1), Charlie Broome (1), Dalton Clapham (1), Phoebe Dawson (1), Akal Rehal (1), Jenna Stott (1), Ethan Sutcliffe (1)

20 - 8th Place Finishes (14)
Dalton Clapham (3), Safwan Shaikh (3), Zara Paniagua-Gutierrez (2), Akal Rehal (2), Mille Agar (1), Isabel Goodwin (1), Eleanor Howcroft (1), Matthew Lyons (1), Joshua Mathias (1), Lucy Pollard (1), Katherine Russell (1), Amalie Turner (1), Joseph Turner (1), Stephanie Wellings (1)

Well Done Everyone!!!

Check out the Wales 2016 Photos (Now all online)
Pictures and results from the week can be viewed by clicking the links below;

For some of you this was your last competition in Regional Squad and for The City of Leeds.  We hope to follow your progress as you move on through the scheme.  I hope you are all looking forward to joining your new squads and I hope you will work as hard for your new coaches as you have done for us.  

Awsum Swimming!!! A great way to finish off the season. 

A big thank you to the Welsh Summer Nationals Team 2016 who did an amazing job over the past week and made this trip possible.
Team Managers (Jo Yeomans, Kim Mathias, Carla Paniagua-Gutierrez and David Brome) 
Coaches (Philip Mansfield and Harrison Day)

Have a fantastic summer and stay safe

WE ARE...........LEEDS!!!

Kevin