South West Regional Age Group Competition
11 May 2019
South West Regional Age Group Competition
Chippenham ASC had 5 swimmers who qualified and swam at the South West Regional Age Group Competition, held at Hengrove, Bristol on 11th and 12th May and Millfield on 18th and 19th May 2019. They were;
Holly Parker, Louis Nicholls, Paige Lavelle and Peter Weston-Burt.
Sadly, due to the number of entries from the South West, Chippenham ASC had 3 entries deleted from the races. The team therefore competed in a total of 13 races over the four days. Everyone swam well with a high number on PB's in this long course event. Finals took place for each of the 4 age groups; 10/11 year olds, 12 years, 13 years and 14 years, in all the 50m, 100m and 200m events. The fastest 10 swimmers in each of these 3 age groups, in each 50m, 100m or 200m event, then raced again at the end of the session. Chippenham ASC had swimmers who made the finals and also came in the top 10 in the longer events, they were:
Louis Nicholls - 100m Backstroke - 10th place in the final
400m Freestyle - 6th place
400m IM - 9th place
Following on from last years changes, the 800m Freestyle and 1500m Freestyle were available to both male and female swimmers, regardless of their age. The qualification for these events were not through gaining qualifying times but through the swimmers position on the South West rankings. Louis qualified for both events, he therefore swam the 800m Freestyle event in Plymouth and finished in a brilliant 5th place. Louis also swam the 1500m Freestyle on 11th May at Hengrove, Bristol. He finished in 3rd place in his 14 year old age group and received a bronze medal, a fantastic achievement.
Well done to all swimmers.