Gala Report – Swim England Short Course NERs

The YCBC swimmers were competing in Sheffield at Ponds Forge over the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd November 2024 at the Swim England North East Short Course Regional Championships. The championships were split into two separate pools (Age Group swimmers aged 11-14 years and Youth / Senior swimmers aged 15 years and over)

Between the two competitions, there were 140 races for the YCBC swimmers of which 78 were swam in personal best times. Seven swimmers won medals with 16 in the age group pool and 4 in the open age pool, totaling 20 medals. It was a very successful championships for the team and it was great to see a growing number of swimmers making their first of many NER appearances.

The busy period of short course racing will continue in two weeks with the club championships. The short course season will conclude with a very busy week in early December where five YCBC swimmers have qualified for the SE Winter Nationals in Sheffield (Callum Aitken, Raya Harrand, Megan Mills. Philip Suddes and Alexander Tew) and our annual Winter Extravaganza will be held in Leeds.

Age Group

81 Swims
56 PBs
69% PBs

16 Medals

3 Gold

Olivia Allen (50 Free)
Annabel Edwards (50 Breaststroke)
Stan Sawyer (100 Backstroke)

7 Silver

Olivia Allen (100 IM, 100 Free)
Annabel Edwards (100 IM, 100 Breaststroke)
Stan Sawyer (50 and 200 Backstroke)
Samantha Taylor (50 Butterfly)

6 Bronze

Olivia Allen (200 Free, 200 IM)
Samantha Taylor (100 Butterfly and 100 IM)
Zachary Fidan (200 Backstroke)
Stan Sawyer (100 IM)

Youth / Open

Heats
59 Swims
22 PBs
37% PBs
21 Finals

Finals
21 Swims
14 Conversions (67%)
10 PBs (48%)
5 Medals

4 medals

1 Senior Medal
1 Bronze – Megan Mills (100 Breaststroke)

3 Junior Medals (15-16 year olds)
1 Gold – Megan Mills (100 Breaststroke)
1 Silver – Megan Mills (50 Breaststroke)
1 Bronze – Raya Harrand (50 Backstroke)