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Round-up for December 25 Winter club championships Results from the recent Boston Swimming Club winter
championships have now been confirmed. Featured below are the top three
finishers in each of the age group events held during the two weeks of
exciting action. BOYS EVENTS 100m butterfly: 9 years, Reuben Reed 1.40.30, Oliver
Street 1.48.66, Henry Warren 2.03.54; 10 years, Ose Ikhena 1.33.06, Ben
Warren 1.39.08, Jack Featherstone 1.48.51; 10 years and under, Ose Ikhena
1.33.06, Ben Warren 1.39.08, Reuben Reed 1.40.30; 11 to 13 years, Ben
Pogson 1.12.42, Patrick Ikhena 1.15.88, Alex French 1.22.46; 14 years and
over, George Dix 1.09.14, Darren Priestley 1.14.43. 200m butterfly: 9 years, Reuben Reed 3.40.62, Oliver
Street 3.51.78, Henry Warren 4.43.05; 10 years, Ben Warren 3.44.99, Ose
Ikhena 3.46.34, Jack Featherstone 4.04.31; 10 years and under, Reuben Reed
3.40.62, Ben Warren 3.44.99, Ose Ikhena 3.46.34; 11 to 13 years, Ben Pogson
2.44.91, 14 years and over, Rhys Cox 2.36.48, George Dix 2.48.11, Darren
Priestley 2.53.52. 100m breaststroke: 9 years, Reuben Reed 1.48.62, William
Bell 1.54.32, Henry Warren 2.01.92; 10 years, Ose Ikhena 1.35.86, Joseph Howe
1.49.22, Ben Warren 1.51.39; 10 years and under, Ose Ikhena 1.35.86, Reuben
Reed 1.48.62, Joseph Howe 1.49.22; 11 to 13 years, Sam Wright 1.22.55, Ben
Pogson 1.24.49, Patrick Ikhena 1.25.51; 14 years and over, Lewis Moses
1.16.82, George Dix 1.17.14, Rhys Cox 1.20.88. 200m breaststroke: 9 years, Reuben Reed 3.44.46, Henry
Warren 4.08.26; 10 years, Ose Ikhena 3.25.04, Joseph Howe 3.52.20, Ben
Warren 3.55.41; 10 years and under, Ose Ikhena 3.25.04, Reuben Reed 3.44.46,
Joseph Howe 3.52.20; 11 to 13 years, Sam Wright 2.50.86, Ben Pogson 3.01.14,
Zak Lomas 3.09.79; 14 years and over, Lewis Moses 2.48.39, Mark Tebbs 3.10.53,
Joe Morris 3.10.67.
100m freestyle: 8 years and under, Andrew Watson
1.54.12, Jack Ross 1.58.49; 9 years, Reuben Reed 1.23.60, Henry Warren 1.30.89,
Oliver Street 1.31.97; 10 years, Ose Ikhena 1.19.77, Frazer Overton 1.20.98,
Ben Warren 1.26.55; 10 years and under, Ose Ikhena 1.19.77, Frazer Overton
1.20.98, Reuben Reed 1.23.60; 11 to 13 years, Ben Pogson 1.00.71, Sam Wright
1.04.35, Patrick Ikhena 1.08.48; 14 years and over, Joshua Van Haren 1.01.23,
George Dix 1.02.41, Rhys Cox 1.02. 87.
1500m freestyle: 11 to 13 years, Ben Pogson 18.06.06,
Sam Wright 19.40.89, Zak Lomas 19.54.73; 14 years and over, Rhys Cox
19.47.86, Darren Priestley 20.37.35, Tim McDonnell-Woods 31.27.22. 100m individual medley: 9 years, Reuben Reed 1.35.38,
Henry Warren 1.43.21, Oliver Street 1.46.69; 10 years, Ose Ikhena 1.27.71,
Ben Warren 1.35.80, Jamie Smith 1.37.12; 10 years and under, Ose Ikhena
1.27.71, Reuben Reed 1.35.38, Ben Warren 1.35.80; 11 to 13 years, Ben Pogson
1.11.83, Sam Wright 1.14.29, Patrick Ikhena 1.17.80; 14 years and over, Lewis
Moses 1.07.67, George Dix 1.09.56, Rhys Cox 1.10.86.
GIRLS EVENTS
200m backstoke: Kirsty Overton 3.41.86, Eleanor Careless
4.02.03, Pippa Wilson 4.16.67; 9 years, Madeline Verdegaal 3.26.48, Rebecca
Craven 3.29.46, Abigail Teague 4.05.28; 10 years, Kimberley Van Haren
3.09.60, Amelia Murfin 3.11.80, Jenny North 3.54.69; 10 years and under,
Kimberley Van Haren 3.09.60, Amelia Murfin 3.11.80, Madeline Verdegaal
3.26.48; 11 to 13 years, Rebecca price 2.42.38, Jessica Murfin 2.52.87,
Hollie Featherstone 2.56.19; 14 years and over, Katy Thorn 100m butterfly: 8 years and under, Katy Tointon
2.39.25; 10 years, Kimberley Van Haren 1.40.64; 10 years and under, Kimberley
Van Haren 1.40.64, Katy Tointon 2.39.25; 11 to 13, Rebecca Price 1.16.27,
Jessica Murfin 1.20.89, Hollie Featherstone 1.28.13; 14 years and over, Katie
Bee 1.13.97, Ruth Singleton 1.19.76, Kathryn Sperring 1.21.27. 200m butterfly: 8 years and under, Katy Tointon 5.30.72;
9 years, Madeline Verdegaal 4.04.12; 10 years, Kimberley Van Haren 3.37.98,
Katy McDonnell-Woods 5.24.36; 10 years and under, Kimberley Van Haren
3.37.98, Madeline Verdegaal 4.04.12; Katy McDonnell-Woods 5.24.36; 11 to 13
years, Rebecca Price 2.44.00, Jessica Murfin 2.59.18, Hollie
Featherstone 3.17.74; 14 years and over, Katie Bee 2.43.94, Ruth
Singleton 2.58.97, Eleanor Reed 2.58.97. 100m freestyle: 8 years and under, Megan Sargeant
1.39.42, Kirsty Overton 1.42.26, Megan Coleman 1.42.70; 9 years, Madeline
Verdegaal 1.26.67, Rebecca Craven 1.30.81, Abigail Teague 1.50.31; 10 years,
Kimberley Van Haren 1.20.64, Amelia Murfin 1.23.98, Jenny North 1.44.15; 10
years and under, Kimberley Van Haren 1.20.64, Amelia Murfin 1.23.98, Madeline
Verdegaal 1.26.67; 11 to 13 years, Rebecca Price 1.04.98, Jessica Murfin
1.11.59, Hollie Featherstone 1.12.27; 14 years and over, Katie Bee 1.08.72,
Leah West 1.10.69, Sadie Haines 1.10.78. 200m freestyle: 8 years and under, Megan Sargeant
3.37.21, Kirsty Overton 3.49.04, Megan Coleman 4.07.70; 9 years, Madeline
Verdegaal 3.05.00, Rebecca Craven 3.14.45, Abigail Teague 3.52.77; 10 years,
Kimberley Van Haren 2.53.87, Amelia Murfin 3.03.01, Jenny North 3.48.90; 10
years and under, Kimberley Van Haren 2.53.87, Amelia Murfin 3.03.01, Madeline
Verdegaal 3.05.00; 11 to 13 years, Rebecca Price 2.19.01, Jessica Murfin
2.34.20, Hollie Featherstone 2.37.72; 14 years and over, Katie Bee 2.30.36,
Eleanor Reed 2.31.46, Leah West 2.34.79.
800m freestyle: 10 years (plus 10 years aand
under), Kimberley Van Haren 12.31.24, Katy McDonnell-Woods 17.09.13; 11 to 13
years, Rebecca Price 10.05.14, Jessica Murfin 11.00.13, Hollie Featherstone
11.34.08; 14 years and over, Leah West 10.51.52, Sadie Haines 11.41.07,
Rachael Albrighton 12.54.75.
200m individual medley: 9 years, Madeline Verdegaal
3.35.24, Rebecca Craven 3.35.86; 10 years, Amelia Murfin 3.09.77, Kimberley
Van Haren 3.11.11, Paige Royce 3.44.28; 10 years and under, Amelia Murfin
3.09.77, Kimberley Van Haren 3.11.11, Madeline Verdegaal 3.35.24; 11 to 13
years, Rebecca Price 2.37.79, Jessica Murfin 2.54.41, Hollie Featherstone
3.00.05; 14 years and over, Katy Thorn 2.43.06, Katie Bee 2.49.65, Eleanor
Reed 2.54.05. 400m individual medley: 10 years, Amelia Murfin (time)
6.51.88, Kimberley Van Haren 6.53.31, Katy McDonnell-Woods 9.18.96; 10 years
and under, Amelia Murfin (time) 6.51.88, Kimberley Van Haren 6.53.31, Katy
McDonnell-Woods 9.18.96; 11 to 13 years, Rebecca Price 5.38.18, Jessica
Murfin 6.03.54, Hannah Cox 6.23.42; 14 years and over, Katy Thorn 6.00.47,
Ruth Singleton 6.31.22.
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Round-up for
December 18
Tough double challenge for swim team Boston Swimming Club undertook a home pool double bill of
top-level action. But unfortunately the host contingent was unable to make
any real impact in the Speedo League fixtures.
For the round two home draw, Boston had to
negotiate the fixture without three key swimmers which arguably impacted on
the team's overall showing, particularly in the latter stages when some
competitors had to take part in additional events to cover for the absentees.
And what at one point looked like being a creditable fourth placed finish
dwindled away as King’s Lynn nipped in by just one point to demote Boston
into fifth spot. Boston opened in moderate form with a trio of
fourth places in the opening few events. Their first race success arrived in
heat six, the boy' 4x50m medley relay. Sam Wright followed this success in
heat 14 in the boys' 13-and-under 100m breaststroke. Heat 22 brought Boston's
next race win, this time with Ben Pogson touching home first in the boys'
13-and-under 100m backstroke. A few more seconds and third places were then
harvested as Boston just kept a grip on fourth place. Hopes of remaining
there were boosted by two more race wins in heats 37 and 40 for Rebecca Price
(girls13-and-under 100m freestyle) and George Dix (boys 15-and-under 100m
breaststroke) respectively. But in the later stages of the meet, Boston were
unable to weigh in with sufficient high placings to see off the mounting
challenge of King's Lynn who just managed to climb into fourth spot (at
Boston’s expense) in the closing stages. Personal best times were recorded by Kayleigh
North, Ben Pogson, George Dix (two), Elvijs Roberts, Jessica Murfin (two),
Ruth Singleton, Ose Ikhena, Patrick Ikhena (two) and Rhys Cox. Boston went into the most recent gala (another
home draw) safe in the knowledge that the six points earned from the initial
two rounds ensured they would not be embroiled in a relegation scrap.
However, it was again a tale of some senior swimmers not being at the
selectors' disposal, reasons including absences for being away at various
universities and colleges. Replacements were drafted in and produced several
good performances. However, the challenge proved tremendously taxing and the
team struggled, particularly in the early heats with only single point
returns from 10 of the first 18 Their only victories in the initial stages
came from the girls 11-and-under freestyle relay team and the boys
13-and-under medley relay squad. A few second and third places then
stabilised the Boston ship, but at the one-third stage they still trailed the
pack, detached by 17 points from fifth placed Lincoln Pentaqua.
Gala two: Lincoln Vulcans 264,
Biggleswade 190, City of Milton Keynes 181, King’s Lynn
149, Boston 148, Northampton B 112. Club in trophy follow-up triumph Triumph came the way of Boston Swimming Club in
an annual gala contest. The club travelled to Spalding in a bid to defend the
Gerry Gibbons Memorial Trophy. And, after a closely-fought six-team tussle,
they emerged triumphant by a slender margin and retained their title in the
process. Boston finished with 141 points, two ahead of Deepings and a further
two clear of host club South Lincs.
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