Press Release Swimmers from Ashbourne Swimming Club put in strong performances at the Derbyshire County Championships. The competition was held over 3 weekends throughout the month of March 2008. The events were held at Eckington, Sharley Park - Clay Cross and Queens Leisure Centre, Derby. Coach Sarah Brandrick took 15 swimmers to participate in the competition, with strong performances from swimmers across the board. Club Captain, Kirsty Durose led the way, finishing in the top 4 for all 6 of her events, with gold in 50m butterfly, silver in 50m freestyle, 100m individual medley and 50m breaststroke, bronze in 100m breaststroke and 4th in 100m freestyle. Lizzie Wheeler came away with a 4th and 6th Position in the 200m and 50m freestyle respectively and Heidi Durose won a bronze medal with a strong performance in the 100m breaststroke. Paul Heaney swam a total of 9 events over the course of the 3 weekends with significant improvements seen in his swim times, particularly in the 200m breaststroke where he came 7th overall. Other swimmers finishing in the top 10 were Jasmin Ford, Joe Haswell, Nicole Bailey, Caspar Tynan and Robert Wheeler. Caspar was just outside of the medal positions with 4th in 50m butterfly, 6th in 50m freestyle and 7th in 200m freestyle. Also competing in the championships were Emily Bailey, Lydia Cox, Amy Poynton, Jonny Riley, William Ripley and Georgia Roberts. All swimmers put in strong performances, with many achieving personal bests. Ashbourne Swimming Club member, Callum Broom, also competed at the Championships, representing City of Derby Swimming Club and took the gold medal in the highly competitive 50m freestyle. The swimmers at Ashbourne Swimming Club can be very proud of their achievements and look forward to improving throughout the year.
Date: 06.04.08
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