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July 2006

Round-up for July 23

Boston trio pit talents against nation’s best

A trio of Boston-based youngsters pitted their swimming skills against the nation's top talent - and emerged with plenty of credit. Patrick Ikhena, Laura Swain and Ben Pogson qualified for the ASA Cheestrings Age Group National Championships in Sheffield. And all gained from the experience of being involved in such a high level of competition at the 50m Ponds Forge pool complex.

Patrick achieved highest place reward for the Boston Swimming Club trio in the 100m breaststroke. Although not quite producing his best form, he still proved himself to be one of the best youngsters in the country with a seventh placed finish in 1 minute 22.84 seconds. He also tackled the 100m freestyle event where he came 21st in 1:04.40.

Laura Swain produced a personal best time of 3:03.20 seconds in the girls 11 years age group 200m breaststroke and has some justification for feeling hard done by in missing a place in the British Championships. In the Sheffield event, an invitation was handed out for the Turkish national junior squad to compete. And one of their swimmers, Dilara Cakirturk, came fifth - meaning that Laura’s 11th spot (and 10th fastest in the country) was only good enough for first reserve status in the British Championships. In the 100m breaststroke event, Laura was looking to make a similar high impact in the standings. But a below-par start saw the youngster not matching her previous split time over 50m and led to her missing out on a place in the final, ranked 13th in a time of 1:27.31.

Ben Pogson who had enjoyed a fine season overall, found the competition at the nationals a little too hot to handle. But he still performed with credit, finishing in 29th place in the 1,500m freestyle and producing his fastest time in a 50 metre pool. In his strongest event, the backstroke, Ben finished 18th place in the 200m discipline (2:22.47) and 12th in the 100m competition (1:05.48).

Round-up for July 8 and 9

Club youngsters tackle Leeds gala

Youngsters from Boston Swimming Club were among the trophies and medals on their annual visit to the Leeds international pool complex. The occasion was the latest staging of the Yorkshire venue’s B-grade gala. And the Boston contingent, supervised by coach Ian Wells, managed to return home with a fair degree of success from the two-day competition that attracted clubs from many areas of the country. Trophies were awarded to swimmers occupying in top three positions while placed medals went to those finishing in positions fourth to eighth. Nathan Sargeant, in the boys’ 15 years and over 50m backstroke was an event winner while nine other podium finishes came Boston's way in addition to 33 placed medals. Top eight finishers for Boston swimmers were:

BOYS
50m backstroke: 9/10 years, 2 Jack Ross 46.79 seconds; 11/12 years, 4 Joseph Howe 41.53, 7 Elvijs Roberts 42.84; 15 years and over,  1 Nathan Sargeant 33.69.
50m breaststroke:  11/12 years, 6 Joseph Howe 45.96; 15 years and over, 7 Nathan Sargeant 43.37.
50m butterfly: 15 years and over, 4 Nathan Sargeant 35.72.
50m freestyle:  11/12 years, 2 Elvijs Roberts 34.82; 15 years and over, 5 Nathan Sargeant 30.65.
100m backstroke: 11/12 years, 7 Elvijs Roberts 1:31.00; 8 Michael Craven 1:31.41; 15 years and over, 2 Nathan Sargeant 1:14.43.
100m freestyle:  15 years and over, 8 Nathan Sargeant 1:09.20.
200m backstroke: 11/12 years, 5 Elvijs Roberts 3:10.85; 7 Michael Craven 3:11.82; 8 Joseph Howe 3:16.08.
200m breaststroke:  11/12 years, 4 Elvijs Roberts 3:36.71, 8 Joseph Howe 3:41.11.
200m butterfly:  13/14 years, 6 Alex French 3:08.45.
200m freestyle:   11/12 years, 2 Elvijs Roberts 2:42.06.
200m individual medley:  11/12 years, 2 Elvijs Roberts 3:04.09.

GIRLS
50m backstroke:  13/14 years, 8 Heather Guy 39.22; 15 years and over,  8 Eleanor Reed 42.18.
50m breaststroke:  15 years and over, 8 Sadie Haines 43.36.
50m butterfly: 13/14 years, 4 Ruth Singleton 36.00; 5 Jessica Murfin 36.28; 15 years and over,  6 Eleanor Reed 37.27.
100m backstroke: 15 years and over, 7 Eleanor Reed 1:28.89.
100m breaststroke:  15 years and over 4 Sadie Haines 1:33.27.
100m butterfly:  13/14 years, 6 Jessica Murfin 1:21.17; 15 years and over, 6 Eleanor Reed 1.24.19.
100m freestyle:  15 years and over, 3 Sadie Haines 1:10.18; 6 Eleanor Reed 1:12.03.
200m backstroke: 9/10 years, 3 Susannah Yielding 3:27.25; 13/14 years, 6 Heather Guy 2:58.69; 15 years and over, 3 Sadie Haines 2:50.49.
200m breaststroke:  15 years and over, 5 Eleanor Reed 3:30.98. 
200m butterfly:  9/10 years, 5 Susannah Yielding 4:13.98; 11/12 years, 4 Stephanie Goodale 3:20.97, 6 Amelia Murfin 3:30.82; 7 Holly Spinks 4:05.69; 13/14 years, 3 Ruth Singleton 3:01.60; 7 Heather Guy 3:17.03.

200m freestyle: 13/14 years, 5 Jessica Murfin 2:34.86; 15 years and over, 4 Sadie Haines 2:35.42.

200m individual medley:  15 years and over, 4 Eleanor Reed 2:57.18.

In addition, one Boston swimmer earned two "speeding tickets" certificates (for times faster than the allotted cut-off standards allowed). Susannah Yielding's "too-quick" times came in the girls 9/10 years 50m backstroke and 50m freestyle.

Round-up for July 2

Summer championships prove a success

A total of 104 swimmers were involved in an intense programme covering all stroke disciplines at Boston Swimming Club’s annual summer championships held in the training pool facility at the Geoff Moulder Leisure Complex. The day’s action, watched by numerous parents and friends, was undertaken with the volunteer assistance of several timekeepers and other poolside officials - gratitude to whom has been expressed by swimming club officials. Top three finishers in the various age groups were as follows:

BOYS

Backstroke
8 years and under 50m:  1 Lewis Teague 58.26, 2 Brandon Whitham 1.09.95.
9 years 50m: 1 Jack Ross 46.59, Andrew Watson 47.91, 3 Adam Clark 54.77.
10 years  (and 10 years and under) 50m: 1 Reuben Reed 43.45, 2 Oliver Street 44.39, 3 Jordan Butler 46.43.
11 to 13 years 50m: 1 Zak Lomas 33.76, 2 Patrick Ikhena 34.33, 3 Ikhuemose Ikhena 38.43.
14 years and over 50m: 1 Ben Pogson 29.54, 2 Lewis Moses 29.63, 3 Thomas Sperring 32.99.

Freestyle
8 years and under 50m: 1 Lewis Teague 53.39, 2 Brandon Whitham 1.08.89.
9 years 50m: 1 Jack Ross 42.43, Andrew Watson 45.84, 3 Zach McDonnell-Woods 52.69.
10 years (and 10 years and under) 50m: 1 Reuben Reed 34.95, 2 Oliver Street 37.24, 3 Jordan Butler 41.54.
11 to 13 years 50m: 1 Patrick Ikhena 29.26, 2 Zak Lomas 31.15, 3 Brendan Clark 32.79.
14 years and over 50m: 1 Lewis Moses 26.62, 2 Thomas Sperring 27.08, 3 Ben Pogson 27.31.

Butterfly

8 years and under 50m: 1 Lewis Teague 1.02.47.
9 years 50m: 1 Zach McDonnell-Woods 1.03.56, 2 Adam Clark 1.03.93, 3 Thomas Tamberlin 1.04.36.
10 years (and 10 years and under) 50m: 1 Reuben Reed 40.07, 2 Oliver Street 40.45, 3 Jordan Butler 55.76.
11 to 13 years 50m: 1 Patrick Ikhena 30.72, 2 Alex French 35.68, 3 Elvijs Roberts 35.68.
14 years and over 50m: 1 Thomas Sperring 30.18, 2 Lewis Moses 30.18, 3 Ben Pogson 30.72.

Individual medley
8 years and under 100m: 1 Lewis Teague 2.21.49.
9 years 100m: 1 Jack Ross 1.51.30, 2 Andrew Watson 1.55.00, Adam Clark 2.09.77.
10 years (and 10 years-and-under) 100m: 1 Reuben Reed 1.28.33, 2 Oliver Street 1.33.87, 3 Jordan Butler 1.45.02.
11 to 13 years 100m: 1 Patrick Ikhena 1.13.29, 2 Zak Lomas 1.18.75, 3 Alex French 1.22.65.
14 years and over 100m: 1 Lewis Moses 1.08.57, 2 Ben Pogson 1.09.92, 3 Thomas Sperring 1.11.50.

Breaststroke
8 years and under 50m: 1 Brandon Whitham 1.02.71, 2 Lewis Teague 1.04.32.
9 years 50m: 1 Jack Ross 1.00.12, 2 Thomas Tamberlin 1.03.07, 3 Andrew Watson 1.04.33.
10 years (and 10 years and under) 50m: 1 Reuben Reed 49.31, 2 Oliver Street 53.16, 3 Jordan Butler 55.91.
11 to 13 years 50m: 1 Patrick Ikhena 36.29, 2 Ikhuemose Ikhena 42.62, 3 Zak Lomas 42.77.
14 years and over 50m: 1 Lewis Moses 34.55, 2 Sam Wright 36.90, 3 Ben Pogson 37.69.

GIRLS

Backstroke
8 years and under 50m: 1 Chloe Mallett 1.15.25.
9 years 50m: 1 Kirsty Overton 48.26, 2 Natasha Berg 51.06, 3 Pippa Wilson 51.89.
10 years 50m: 1 Rebecca Craven 45.24, 2 Abigail Teague 49.50, 3 Georgia Hodgkiss 50.00.
10 years and under 50m: 1 Rebecca Craven 45.24, 2 Kirsty Overton 48.26, 3 Abigail Teague 49.50.
11 to 13 years 50m: 1 Jessica Murfin 38.65, 2 Kimberley Van Haren 39.73, 3 Stephanie Goodale 40.30.
14 years and over 50m: 1 Katy Thorn 35.40, 2 Sadie Haines 36.75, 3 Rosamund Price 37.79.

Freestyle
8 years and under 50m: 1 Chloe Mallett 1.00.28.
9 years 50m: 1 Kirsty Overton 39.52, 2 Natasha Berg 41.86, 3 Megan Sargeant 41.94.
10 years 50m: 1 Rebecca Craven 38.11, 2 Abigail Teague 40.60, 3 Georgia Hodgkiss 45.02.
10 years and under 50m: 1 Rebecca Craven 38.11, 2 Kirsty Overton 39.52, 3 Abigail Teague 40.60.
11 to 13 years 50m: 1 Jessica Murfin 33.02, 2 Kimberley Van Haren 33.22, 3 Laura Swain 33.71.
14 years and over 50m: 1 Rebecca Price 30.56, 2 Katy Thorn 30.79, Sadie Haines 31.87.

Butterfly
9 years 50m: 1 Kirsty Overton 50.47, 2 Megan Sargeant 50.86, 3 Natasha Berg 51.06.
10 years 50m: 1 Rebecca Craven 50.02, 2 Georgia Hodgkiss 55.87, 3 Abigail Teague.
10 years and under 50m: 1 Rebecca Craven 50.02, 2 Kirsty Overton 50.47, 3 Megan Sargeant 50.86.
11 to 13 years 50m: 1 Jessica Murfin 36.69, 2 Kimberley Van Haren 37.51, 3 Kayleigh North 38.26.
14 years and over 50m: 1 Kathryn Sperring 34.77, 2 Rebecca Price 34.88, 3 Ruth Singleton 35.16.

Individual medley
9 years 100m: 1 Kirsty Overton 1.42.58, 2 Megan Sargeant 1.50.49, 3 Megan Coleman 1.55.64.
10 years 100m: 1 Rebecca Craven 1.36.45, 2 Abigail Teague 1.43.53, 3 Georgia Hodgkiss 1.51.94.
10 years and under 100m: 1 Rebecca Craven 1.36.45, 2 Kirsty Overton 1.42.58, 3 Abigail Teague 1.43.53.
11 to 13 years 100m: 1 Jessica Murfin 1.20.48, 2 Laura Swain 1.22.85, 3 Stephanie Goodale 1.25.11.
14 years and over 100m: 1 Rebecca Price 1.16.06, 2 Katy Thorn 1.16.21, 3 Sadie Haines 1.20.48.

Breaststroke
8 years 50m: 1 Chloe Mallett 1.22.45.
9 years 50m: 1 Kirsty Overton 55.59, 2 Morgan Dodd 1.00.75, 3 Pippa Wilson 1.01.52.
10 years (and 10 years and under) 50m: 1 Rebecca Craven 50.81, 2 Abigail Teague 51.63, 3 Georgia Hodgkiss 55.39.
11 to 13 years: 1 Laura Swain 40.50, 2 Kimberley Van Haren 44.48, 3 Jessica Murfin 45.45.
14 years and over 50m: 1 Rebecca Price 40.74, Katy Thorn 41.27, 3 Sadie Haines 43.45.

BOYS AND GIRLS

25m freestyle: 1 Casey Butler 22.41, 2 Luke Jones 23.02, 3 Charlie Lay 23.08.
25m backstroke: 1 Casey Butler 27.58, 2 Charlie Lay 28.38, 3 George Hobbins 28.63.
25m breaststroke: 1 Luke Jones 29.52, 2 George Hobbins 32.10, 3 Casey Butler 34.63.
25m butterfly: 1 George Hobbins 33.95, Philippa Housam 41.50, 3 Isabel Swain 42.23.

PERSONAL BESTS

Personal best times were plentiful during the championships. These were achieved in various events by the following:

BOYS 
Sam Reed (2), Zak Lomas (2), Alex French (2), Brendan Clark (1), Ikhuemose Ikhena (3), Toby McDonnell-Woods (3), George Hobbins (4), Dominic Samra (1), Joshua Van Haren (1), Ben Samra (1), Jack Featherstone (4), Elvijs Roberts (4), Michael Craven (5), Nathan Sargeant (2), Peter Watson (1), Jordan Butler (3), Adam Clark (5), Joseph Howe (4), Reuben Reed (2), Connor Spinks (2), Thomas Tamberlin (5), Lewis Teague (5), Andrew Watson (3), George Needham (1), Jack Ross (4), Oliver Street (4), Ben Pogson (3), Patrick Ikhena (2), Joe Morris (2), Henry Careless (2), Thomas Sargeant (3), Mark Tebbs (4), Matthew Coleman (1), Joshua Teague (3), Sam Wright (1), Ashley Berg (3), Brandon Whitham (3), Charlie Lay (3), Tom Fawcett (1), Joshua McDonnell-Woods (1), Joshua Hooper (1), Luke Jones (3), Scott Richmond (1) and Zach McDonnell-Wood (4). 

GIRLS
Heather Guy (4), Emily French (2), Ruth Singleton (3), Jemma Tointon (4), Jessica Murfin (2), Susannah Yielding (3), Rosamund Price (1), Emma Penniston (1), Rachael Albrighton (2), Sadie Haines (1), Katy Thorn (1), Kimberley Van Haren (4), Rebecca Ryan (1), Molly Wright (3), Natasha Berg (4), Eleanor Careless (4), Megan Coleman (3), Rebecca Craven (1), Morgan Dodd (3), Harriet Housam (2), Philippa Housam (4), Emily Murfin (3), Kirsty Overton (4), Paige Royce (4), Hollie Royce (3), Megan Sargeant (4), Holly Spinks (4), Abigail Teague (3), Katy Tointon (5), Pippa Wilson (4), Georgia Hodgkiss (5), Sofia Parla (3), Kat McDonnell-Woods (2), Melissa McDonnell-Wodds (3), Hollie Featherstone (2), Lycia Pitcher (2), Amelia Murfin (3), Stephanie Goodale (4), Laura Swain (3), Kayleigh North (2), Amber Nuttman (2), Chloe Mallett (2), Claire Fluck (3), Ella Parla (3),  Casey Butler (3), Isabel Swain (4), Jessica Lay (4), Victoria Needham (3), Nikita Hooper (2), Ocean Barrington-Cook (2), Rhianne Rogers (1) and Saffron Robinson (2).

Round-up for July 1

A-team retain lead role in league table

Boston kept a grip on top spot in the Anglian League with victory in their latest swimming gala. The club's A team finished in pole position when hosting a five-squad meet at the Geoff Moulder Leisure Pool. Their 115 point total was sufficient to fend off King's Lynn while Norwich were third. Creditably, Boston's B team took fourth spot ahead of Wisbech.

Boston A now sit at the top of the Anglian League with a maximum 15 points from their programme so far and look well set to claim the title when the competition’s final round is held in September. The B-side, meanwhile, are respectably placed in mid-table - comfortably ahead of several other club's A teams.

Boston A’s latest success was established on the strength of some consistent performances throughout their ranks, the highlights being nine heat wins. These were achieved by Ben Pogson (boys open 100m individual medley), Elvijs Roberts (boys 13-and-under 100m freestyle), Joe Morris (boys 15-and-under 100m breaststroke), Ikhuemose Ikhena (boys 13-and-under 100m backstroke and 100m butterfly), Sam Wright (boys open 50m freestyle), Laura Swain (girls 15-and-under 200m IM), Alex French (boys 13-and-under 100m breaststroke) and the 6 x 50m relay team.

A further 13 second places bolstered the tally of the Boston squad whose members achieved 18 personal best times. They were: Ben Pogson (2), Alex French (2), Ruth Singleton (2), Elvijs Roberts, Stephanie Goodale, Jessica Murfin, Joe Morris (2), Oliver Street, Amelia Murfin, Ikhuemose Ikhena, Paige Royce, Sam Wright (2) and Sadie Haines.

The B team performed creditably throughout the evening, their points tally notably boosted by four fine race wins. These went to Mark Tebbs (boys 15-and-under 100m butterfly and 100m freestyle), Nathan Sargeant (boys open 50m backstroke) plus Patrick Ikhena (boys open 50m breaststroke).

Personal best times were in plentiful supply. These were recorded by Patrick Ikhena (2), Mark Tebbs (2), Hollie Featherstone (2), Thomas Sargeant, Emma Penniston, Nathan Sargeant (3), Jemma Tointon, Henry Careless, Heather Guy, Holly Spinks,  Jack Featherstone, Susannah Yielding and Joseph Howe.

Points totals: Boston A 115, King's Lynn 105, City Norwich 91, Boston B 76, Wisbech 75.