Swimmers return with a haul of medals – and speeding tickets!

Swimmers from Ashbourne & District Swimming Club put in a great performance at the recent Melton Mowbray Open Meet.  The annual outing resulted in an overall position of third for the club from a total of 10 competing teams. Swimmers returned home with a total of eleven first places.

Jonny Riley, 14, put in several outstanding performances. He swam in five events during the day and can home with four firsts (100m backstroke, 100m breaststroke, 50m fly and 100m individual medley). With tough competition he gained third place in the 100m freestyle.

Club Captain Kirsty Durose also put in a strong performance returning home with two firsts (100m freestyle and 100m individual medley). She also gained second place in 100m breaststroke and her time of 1.14.03 for 100m backstroke gained her a speeding ticket.

Not letting the side down, sister Heidi Durose led the way to victory in the 100m breaststroke.

Georgia Roberts did two fantastic swims which gained her a speeding ticket in the 50m backstroke with a time of 43.68 and a second place in the 50m breaststroke.

Also gaining a speeding ticket was Emily Bailey who put in an outstanding performance in the 50m fly with a time of 42.16. Her 50m backstroke also saw her gain first place and this was followed by fifth place in the 50m freestyle.

Victory was also enjoyed by Club Coach Sarah Brandrick who came home with first place in the 100m backstroke and 100m fly. She also walked away with second place in the 100m freestyle.

Boys Club Captain Tom Haswell also performed well and came away with a first place in the 100m breaststroke and a second place in the 100m freestyle.

Following in his brother’s footsteps Joe Haswell scoped four second places in the 100m backstroke, 100m breaststroke, 100m freestyle and 100m individual medley.

Jasmin Ford also put in a strong performance which resulted in second place in the 100m backstroke, third place in the 100m breaststroke, fourth place in the 100m freestyle, fifth place in the 100m individual medley and sixth place in the 100m fly.

Nicole Bailey achieved second place in the 100m fly, third place in the 100m backstroke, third place in the 100m individual medley and sixth place in the 100m freestyle.

Lydia Cox returned home with second place in the 50m backstroke, third place in the 100m individual medley, fourth place in the 50m freestyle and fifth place in the 50m fly.

Third place was gained by Robert Wheeler in the 50m fly and this was followed by fourth place in the 100m backstroke, 100m freestyle and 100m individual medley.

Jacob Holmes showed true fighting spirit which allowed him to achieve personal bests in all his events; 100m backstroke, 100m breaststroke, 100m individual medley and 100 freestyle in which he achieved a time of 1.13.56.

Paul Heaney finished the day with a third place in the 100m breaststroke. He also put in a strong performance in the 100m individual medley, 100m freestyle and 100m backstroke.

Rebecca Wright also achieved several personal best times in the 100m backstroke, 50m fly, 100m freestyle and 100m individual medley.

This was the first time at Melton Mowbray for Harriet Wheeler who put in an amazing performance and swam her way to seventh place in the 50m freestyle and she also put in a strong performance in the 50m freestyle. 

 

 


 

Press Release

 

Swimmers and parents from Ashbourne Swimming Club attended the annual Club Presentation Disco following the recent Club Championships.  A record number of 80 swimmers from across all age groups, from 7 years of age to adult masters swimmers, participated in the event which was run across three evenings at Ashbourne Leisure Centre.  All coaches and teachers at the club were delighted with the progress made by the swimmers.

Results

Age

 

1st

2nd

3rd

Novice - Porpoise

Harry Zona

Eloise Page

Paul Haswell

Mary Broom

 

Holly Herring/Evie Sadler

Novice – Dolphin

Maisie Walker-Sharp

Joe Yeomans

 

Novice - Shark

Alex Gould

Sam Lawson

 

9 yrs & Under

Toby Doran

Emily Bailey

Mark Limer

Rebecca Clewes

Charlie Hart

Phoebe Andrew

10 yrs

William Ripley

Minnie Reed

Caspar Tynan

Harriet Wheeler

Joe Moore/Oliver Sadler

 

11 yrs

Tom Simpson-Allsop

Lydia Cox

Thomas Linley

Georgia Roberts

Elliot Palmer-Clark

Amy Poynton

12 yrs

Matthew Watson

Libby Ford

Elliot Austin

Alaina Weir

 

13 yrs

Jonny Riley

Rebecca Wright

Joe Haswell

Rachel Ripley

Robert Wheeler

Holly Lakin / Anna Williams

14yrs

Paul Heaney

Jasmin Ford

Jacob Holmes

Charlotte Higton

 

15 yrs

Nicole Bailey

Rachel Keeling

Vicky Cox

16 yrs

Callum Broom

Kirsty Durose

Tom Haswell

Tom Gadsby

17yrs & Over

Elizabeth Wheeler

Craig Durose

Heidi Durose

Alice Bancroft

Masters (25+)

Johanne Ripley

Lex Le Marinel

Michelle Doran

President Cup

15 & Over Individual Medley

Callum Broom

Kirsty Durose

Tom Gadsby

Nicole Bailey

Tom Haswell

Elizabeth Wheeler

John Stubbs

12-14 yrs Individual Medley

Joe Haswell

Jasmin Ford

Jonny Riley

Charlotte Higton

Paul Heaney

Rebecca Wright

Frank Wright Trouw

11 & Under Individual Medley

Caspar Tynan

Lydia Cox

William Ripley

Georgia Roberts

Thomas Linley

Emily Bailey

Blue Ribbon

(100M freestyle)

Callum Broom

Kirsty Durose

Tom Gadsby

Nicole Bailey

Tom Haswell

Elizabeth Wheeler

 

 

 

 

Breaststroke Trophy

Georgia Roberts

 

 

Most Improved Boy:

Joe Haswell

Most Improved Girl:

Lydia Cox

 

 

 

 

Club Persons of the Year

Senior

Ruth Durose

Intermediate

Nicole Bailey

Junior

Emily Bailey

Swimmers’ Swimmer of the Year

Emily Bailey

 

 

The club now looks forward to a short break over Christmas followed by a busy couple of months of training and competition with the Long Eaton and Melton Mowbray Open Meets in February and the Derbyshire County Championships over 3 weekends in March.

Anybody interested in joining the club can come down to the pool on a Wednesday evening between 6pm and 8.30pm or can contact the club for further information via e-mail on info@ashbourneswimclub.org. 

Submitted by: Sarah Brandrick – Head Coach

Date:  15-12-08



 


Press Release

 

A total of 19 swimmers from Ashbourne Swimming Club took their annual trip to the 50m Ponds Forge pool in Sheffield for the Derbyshire County 50m Sprint Competition and returned with a total of 3 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 3 bronze medals and with top 10 positions in 27 of the events.  Six swimmers returned home with the medals - the widest spread of medals achieved by swimmers from the club at the County Championships for many years

In her first Derbyshire County 50m Sprint Competition, Emily Bailey won silver in 50m butterfly, bronze in 50m backstroke, 5th in 50m freestyle and 13th in 50m breaststroke.  Club Captain, Kirsty Durose won gold in 50m freestyle and 50m butterfly and silver in 50m breaststroke and 50m backstroke.  Her sister, Heidi Durose, continued the family winning form to win silver in 50m breaststroke.

Nicole Bailey came in the top 10 in all her events, with a silver medal in 50m backstroke, 5th in butterfly and 9th in 50m freestyle.  Jasmin Ford won her first county medal with bronze in 50m backstroke, 7th in 50m freestyle and 12th in 50m butterfly.  Alice Bancroft achieved her first top 6 position with 5th in 50m backstroke. 

In a strong field, Callum Broom returned with gold in 50m fly, silver in 50m freestyle and backstroke and 5th in 50m breaststroke.  After several weeks out of training, Caspar Tynan put in excellent performances to finish in the top 5 in 3 of his events with 4th in 50m butterfly and freestyle and 5th in 50m backstroke.  Newly appointed boys Club Captain, Tom Haswell, came home with 10th in both 50m freestyle and breaststroke.  Joe Haswell also finished in the top 10 in 50m freestyle (8th) and breaststroke (9th) and Jonny Riley finished 10th in 50m backstroke.

Also competing and putting in strong performances were Sacha Doran, Libby Ford, Tom Gadsby, Paul Heaney, Jacob Holmes, Harriet Wheeler, Robert Wheeler and Rebecca Wright. 

Submitted by:  Sarah Brandrick – Head Coach

Date:  30-11-08

 

 

 

 


 

Press Release

Four Towns Gala

Saturday, 27 September 2008

Swimmers from Ashbourne Swimming Club completed against Dove Valley, Leek and Belper Marlins in round 4 of the Four Towns league on Saturday, 27 September 2008.

Ashbourne SC came 2nd overall with Dove Valley in 1st place, Leek in 3rd and Belper Marlins in 4th

From a total of 44 races, Ashbourne were in the top 2 for 18 of the events.  Finishing in first place were Georgia Roberts (50 breaststroke), Joe Haswell (50 freestyle), William Ripley (50 breaststroke), Lydia Cox (50 breaststroke), Amy Poynton (50 freestyle), Nicole Bailey (50 backstroke), Kirsty Durose (50 butterfly), Helen Armstrong (50 breaststroke), Robert Wheeler (50m butterfly and Jonny Riley (50 freestyle) along with the 14yrs & under and Open mixed freestyle relays.

Close behind in 2nd position were Tom Gadsby (50 butterfly), Harriet Wheeler (50 backstroke), Jasmin Ford (50 butterfly), Tom Haswell (50 backstroke), Rebecca Wright (50 freestyle) and the 14yrs & under medley relay team.

This series of galas is graded with cut-off times in all the individual events.  5 swimmers greatly improved on their previous swims to swim faster than these times: Jonny Riley (50 backstroke in 36.38 secs), Caspar Tynan (50 butterfly in 37.50 secs and 50 backstroke in 39.94 secs), Paul Heaney (50 breaststroke in 40.64 secs), Lydia Cox (25m butterfly in 18.48) and Tom Haswell (50 breaststroke in 36.18).

For a few swimmers, this was the first time they had represented the club in a competition:  Eloise Page, Kira Watson, Elise Heaney, Amelia Brennan and Holly Brennan.  Other swimmers competing were: Mark Limer, Toby Doran, Max Watson, Emily Bailey, Alex Gould, Rebecca Clewes, Thomas Simpson-Allsop, Matthew Watson, Sacha Doran, Nicola Wetton, Libby Ford, Jacob Holmes, Rachel Ripley, Callum Broom and Lizzie Wheeler,

As there were only 4 teams competing in this gala, there was a spare lane available for Ashbourne swimmers and the team took advantage of this opportunity and also competed in the second lane in the majority of races.  Swimmers in both lanes put in superb performances and showed real progress in their development of skills necessary for competition swimming.

The club looks forward to a busy training and competition season leading up to Christmas. 

Anyone interested in learning more about the club, please contact the club via e-mail:     info@ashbourneswimclub.org.

28-09-08

Sarah Brandrick

Head Coach – Ashbourne SC

 


Ashbourne Swimming Club

Frank Wright Trophy Gala

Swimmers from Ashbourne SC, City of Derby, Etwall Eagles and Derby Phoenix, joined together for the annual Frank Wright Trophy Gala, the event was held at Ashbourne Leisure Centre Saturday 17 May 2008.

The teams were neck and neck throughout the evening with Ashbourne’s two teams Sharks and Dolphins both putting in good performances.

Swimming for the Ashbourne Sharks, Casper Tynan put in a strong performance with a 1st for the boys 10yrs and under 50m Freestyle and 1st 25m Butterfly.

Kirsty Durose held her own against tough competition gaining a 1st for the 50m Butterfly and a 2nd for the 50m Freestyle in the girls open.

Jasmin Ford had an excellent evening with 3 personal best times, 1st for 50m Freestyle, 2nd in 50m Backstroke, and 3rd in 50m Butterfly all in the 14yrs and under girl’s event.

Heidi Durose gained 1st in the girls open breaststroke 50m, with Joe Haswell gaining a 1st in the 50m Freestyle boys.

Swimming for the Ashbourne Dolphins was Libby Ford with a personal best time gaining a 3rd in the girls 12yrs and under 50m Freestyle along with Emily Bailey who gain a 3rd in the girls 10yrs and under 25m Butterfly.  Nicola Wetton also gained a 3rd in the girls 12yrs and under backstroke.

Other swimmers for the Sharks and Dolphins include, Sacha Doran, Paul Heaney, Georgia Roberts, Robert Wheeler, Lydia Cox, Thomas Simpson-Allsop, Jonny Riley, Charlotte Higton, William MacDonald-Lowe, Phoebe Andrew, William Ripley, Rachel Ripley, Tom Haswell, Lizzie Wheeler, Mark Limer, Max Watson, Amy Poynton, Alice Bancroft, Amelia Brennan, Harriet Wheeler, Jacob Holmes, Stephanie Weir, Toby Doran, Amy Foster, Rebecca Clewes, Alexandra Gould, Alaina Weir, Fran Carey,   

Following an exciting canon relay, the final results where 1st Derby Phoenix with 194 points, 2nd Etwall with 150 points, 3rd Ashbourne Sharks with 143 points, 4th City of Derby with 100 points and 5th Ashbourne Dolphins with 57 points.

Well done to all the swimmers who participated and thanks to all the parents and swimmers who helped out on the evening.

Submitted 23 May 2008

 


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


Swimmers and parents from Ashbourne Swimming Club attended the annual Club Presentation Disco following the recent Club Championships.  Swimmers from across all age groups, from 7 years of age to adult masters swimmers, participated in the event which was run across three evenings at Ashbourne Leisure Centre.  All coaches and teachers at the club were delighted with the progress made by the swimmers.

Results

Age

 

1st

2nd

3rd

Novice - Porpoise

Toby Doran

Amy Foster

Harry Zona

Novice – Dolphin

Max Watson

Hollie Brennan

 

Novice - Shark

Alexandra Gould

Amelia Brennan

 

9 yrs & Under

Harriet Wheeler

Caspar Tynan

Phoebe Andrew

William Ripley

 

Tom Cantellow

10 yrs

Georgia Roberts

Robert Baynes

Amy Poynton

Tom Simpson-Allsop

Lydia Cox

 

11 yrs

Ellen Roberts

Ryan McFall

Nicola Wetton

Elliott Austin

Libby Ford

Matthew Watson

12 yrs

Rebecca Wright

Jonny Riley

Rachel Ripley

Robert Wheeler

Hannah MacDonald-Lowe

Joe Haswell

13 yrs

Jasmin Ford

Paul Heaney

Charlotte Higton

Jacob Holmes

Demi Buxton

14yrs

Nicole Bailey

 

Rachel Keeling

 

Victoria Cox

 

15 yrs

Kirsty Durose

Tom Gadsby

 

Callum Broom

 

Tom Haswell

16 yrs

Alice Bancroft

 

 

 

Open

Helen Armstrong

Craig Durose

Heidi Durose

Elizabeth Wheeler

Masters (25+)

Johanne Ripley

Nick Keeling

Janice Price

 

President Cup

15 & Over Individual Medley

Kirsty Durose

Tom Gadsby

Alice Bancroft

 

Helen Armstrong

John Stubbs

12-14 yrs Individual Medley

Nicole Bailey

Paul Heaney

Jasmin Ford

Jonny Riley

Rachel Keeling

Robert Wheeler

Frank Wright

11 & Under Individual Medley

Ellen Roberts

Caspar Tynan

Ellen Ward

William Ripley

Georgia Roberts

Elliot Austin

Blue Ribbon

(100M freestyle)

Kirsty Durose

Callum Broom

Jasmin Ford

Tom Gadsby

Nicole Bailey

Tom Haswell

 

 

 

 

Breaststroke Trophy

Lydia Cox

 

 

Most Improved Boy:

Tom Haswell

Most Improved Girl:

Jasmin Ford

 

 

 

 

Club Persons of the Year

Senior

Rebecca French

Intermediate

Rebecca Wright

Junior

Amy Poynton

 

Swimmers’ Swimmer of the Year

Kirsty Durose

 

 

Also competing in the championships were Sacha Doran, Molly Gorman, Melissa John, Hannah Bailey, Alaina Weir, Anna Williams, Holly Lakin, Molly Walker-Sharp, Charlotte Heaney, Stephi Weir, Joe Baynes, Joe Cox, Joe Moore, Thomas Lakin, Mark Limer, Joshua McFall, Connor Sherry, William MacDonald-Lowe, Elise Heaney, Maisie Walker-Sharp, Emily Lakin, Eva Gorman, Kira Watson and Evie Cantellow.

The club now looks forward to a short break over Christmas followed by a busy couple of months of training and competition with the first round of the 4-Towns League on Saturday, 2 February, followed by Melton Mowbray Open Meet on Saturday, 16 February and the Derbyshire County Championships on 1 & 2 March and 8 & 9 March and 15 &16 March 2008.

Anybody interested in joining the club can come down to the pool on a Wednesday evening between 6pm and 8.30pm or can contact the club for further information via e-mail on info@ashbourneswimclub.org

Submitted by: Sarah Brandrick – Head Coach

Date:  17-12-07


Press Release

Swimmers from Ashbourne Swimming Club have put in strong performances at two recent events – the Belper Marlin B Grade Open Meet at the end of October and the Derbyshire Long Course County Championships at Ponds Forge, the 50m pool in Sheffield in November.

Participating in the Belper Marlin event were Victoria Cox, Sacha Doran, Kirsty Durose, Jasmin Ford, Libby Ford, Joe Haswell, Tom Haswell, Charlotte Higton, Amy Poynton, Jonny Riley, Rachel Ripley, Caspar Tynan and Rebecca Wright.  Club Captain, Kirsty Durose put in a strong performance to win 2 golds (100m backstroke & 100m breaststroke), and a bronze in 100m butterfly.  Jasmin Ford came in the top 10 for all her events, with bronze and a personal best time in 100m backstroke. Jonny Riley and Caspar Tynan also finished in the top 10 for all events.  Jonny came away with silver in 100m backstroke.  Other swimmers with top 10 performances were Joe Haswell, Tom Haswell, Rachel Ripley, Caspar Tynan and Rebecca Wright.  This was the first Open Meet for Libby Ford and Sacha Doran. All swimmers performed well, with many knocking seconds off their previous best times.

The same can be said for the 22 swimmers participating in the Derbyshire County Championships at the 50m Ponds Forge pool in Sheffield, with 11 swimmers finishing in top 10 positions.  Stephen Hughes won gold in 50m freestyle in a time of 24.64 secs.  Kirsty Durose put in good performances to win silver in 50m freestyle and bronze in 50m backstroke, 4th in 50m butterfly and 6th in 50m breaststroke.  Heidi Durose swam well in the 50m breaststroke and won the silver medal.  Callum Broom won bronze in the 50m freestyle.  Completing the medal haul for these championships was Caspar Tynan with bronze medal in 50m butterfly and top 10 swims in his other events.  Other swimmers finishing in the top 10 were Nicole Bailey (4th, 7th & 7th), Alice Bancroft (7th), Jasmin Ford (10th), Tom Haswell (10th), Jonny Riley (7th) and Ellen Roberts (9th).

 Also competing in the championships were Lydia Cox, Victoria Cox, Libby Ford, Tom Gadsby, Joe Haswell, Paul Heaney, Charlotte Higton, Amy Poynton, Rachel Ripley, Georgia Roberts, Ellen Ward and Rebecca Wright.

 “We are all delighted with the performance of the swimmers in the recent competitions.” commented coach, Sarah Brandrick.  “The personal best times and the top 10 results come as a result of weeks of hard work by the swimmers.”


Submitted by: Sarah Brandrick – Head Coach

Date:  27-11-07



 

 


October 2007

Nail-biting one-point win for town swimmers

ASHBOURNE Swimming Club were in action at Uttoxeter pool and finished off the 2007 Four Towns Team event with a rousing performance.

It was a tense evening from the start but Ashbourne finally triumphed to win the last round with a total of 102 points - only one ahead of their nearest rivals Leek.

There were many memorable swims and several personal best times - even though the swimmers had to perform without the customary starting blocks - Dove Valley had had new blocks installed only that week but had to remove them at the last minute for safety reasons.

The team had 11 first place finishes from Rachel Ripley, Johny Riley, the mixed 12 years medley relay team, the mixed open medley relay team, Nicole Bailey, Rebecca Wright, captain Kirsty Durose, the mixed 14 years medley relay team, Casper Tynan, Georgia Roberts and the mixed open freestyle relay team.

The team also clocked up five swims which were "too fast" from Nicole Bailey, Joe Haswell, Casper Tynan, Robert Wheeler and Jasmin Ford. It was altogether a very satisfactory evening for Ashbourne Swimming Club finishing overall in Third place for the year 2007. It was also Linda French's last evening in charge of the team and she would like to say a very big well done to the swimmers and also a huge thank you to everyone who has made her time at the club so enjoyable

 


July 2007

Ashbourne Swimming Club has recently had 2 very busy weekends competing in the 3rd round of the 2007 4 Towns Competition and the annual Belper Marlins Open Meet held at the City of Derby Pool.

The 4 Towns event proved to be a very tight competition with all teams finishing very close in the final points total. Ashbourne were especially unfortunate as they had no fewer than 9 swims from Jasmin Ford, Jonny Riley, Rachel Ripley, Casper Tynan, Kirsty Durose, Joe Haswell, Tom Haswell and Ellen Roberts which were “too fast” and therefore did not receive any points. This is good news for the club as it shows the considerable improvement shown by many of the swimmers. There was however also 12 first place finishes from Amy Poynton, James Waterhouse, Nicole Bailey, Tom Haswell, Tom Gadsby, Georgia Roberts, Ellen Roberts, 14yrs medley relay team, and Kirsty Durose. The final points total for the evening was Dove Valley 111pts, Leek 110 pts, Ashbourne 102 pts and Matlock 66 pts.

On the following weekend (7 July) 17 swimmers from Ashbourne competed in the annual City of Derby Open Meet with numerous personal best times and fantastic performances. First place finishes were achieved by Heidi Durose (100m Br/s), Kirsty Durose (100m bk/s, 100m br/s) Joe Haswell (100m f/s) and Sarah Brandrick (100m fly, 100m f/s). Kirsty Durose, Jasmin Ford, Rebecca French, Tom Haswell, Paul Heaney, Jonny Riley and Ellen Roberts also all achieved top 3 finishes in their respective events which again shows the depth and improvement in the Ashbourne squad. Personal best times and good performances were also recorded by Demi Buxton, Charlotte Highton, Rachel Ripley, Georgia Roberts, Ellen Ward, Rebecca Wright and Robert Wheeler

The club will now revert to “summer training” of only 2 nights per week (Monday and Wednesday) for the main squad. and will look forward to various competitions taking place after the school summer holidays

 


Press Release – Ashbourne Swimming Club – 4 December 2006

Swimmers and parents from Ashbourne Swimming Club attended the annual Club Presentation Disco following the recent Club Championships.  Swimmers from across all age groups, from 8 years of age to adult masters swimmers, participated in the event which was run across two Wednesday evenings at Ashbourne Leisure Centre.  All coaches and teachers at the club were delighted with the progress made by the swimmers.

 Results

Age 

1st

2nd

3rd

Novice

Thomas Simpson-Allsop
Phoebe Andrew

William Ripley
Amelia Brennan

Tom Cantellow
Evie Oakes

9 yrs

Casper Tynan
Georgia Roberts

Elliott Palmer-Clark
Amy Poynton


Melissa John

10 yrs

Elliott Austin
Ellen Roberts

Matthew Watson
Ellen Ward


Esme Tressider + Nicola Wetton

11 yrs

Jonny Riley
Rebecca Wright

Robert Wheeler
Rachel Ripley

Joe Haswell
Hannah Carpenter

12 yrs

Paul Heaney
Jasmin Ford

Jacob Holmes
Demi Buxton


Charlotte Higton + Molly Walker-Sharp

13 yrs

Elliott Andrew
Nicole Bailey

 
Jessica Austin


Rachel Keeling + Stephanie Weir

14yrs

Tom Gadsby + Tom Haswell
Kirsty Durose

Callum Broom

Dan Keeling

Sarah Poynton + Emily Marsh

15 yrs

Alice Bancroft

 

 

16 yrs

Rebecca French

 

 

Open

Heidi Durose

 

 

Masters (25+)

Nick Keeling + Julian Galvin
Johanne Ripley

 
Helen Armstrong

 
Janice Price

President Cup
15 & over Individual Medley

James Waterhouse
Berry Wilson

Richard Elliott
Helen Armstrong

Craig Durose
Rebecca French

John Stubbs
14 & under Individual Medley

Tom Gadsby
Kirsty Durose

Paul Heaney
Nicole Bailey

Robert Wheeler
Jasmin Ford

Blue Ribbon
(100M freestyle)

Craig Durose
Kirsty Durose

Tom Gadsby
Helen Armstrong

Tom Haswell
Rebecca French

 

 

 

 

Breaststroke Trophy

Jessica Austin

 

 

Most Improved Boy:

Tom Gadsby

Most Improved Girl:

Ellen Roberts

 

 

 

 

Club Persons of the Year

Senior
Helen Armstrong

Intermediate
Alice Bancroft
Tom Haswell

Junior
Demi Buxton
Robert Wheeler

Special Award

Kirsty  Durose

Callum Broom

 

The club now looks forward to a short break over Christmas followed by a busy couple of months of training and competition with the first round of the 4-Towns League on Saturday, 3 February, followed by Melton Mowbray Open Meet on Saturday, 10 February and the Derbyshire County Championships on 24/25 February, 3/4 March and 10/11 March.

Anybody interested in joining the club can come down to the pool on a Wednesday evening between 6pm and 8.30pm or can contact the club for further information via e-mail on info@ashbourneswimclub.org. 


Ashbourne Swimming Club – Competition Report (26-11-06)

Swimmers from Ashbourne Swimming Club have put in strong performances at three recent events – the Rykneld C Grade and Belper Marlin B Grade Open Meets in October and the Derbyshire Long Course County Championships at Ponds Forge, the 50m pool in Sheffield on 12 November.

 

The Rykneld competition was the first open meet for three swimmers – Georgia Roberts, Nicola Wetton and Demi Buxton, who all performed well.  Other swimmers participating in this event were Jessica Austin, Robert Wheeler, Stephanie Wetton, Ellen Roberts, Rachel Keeling and Jonny Riley with many of them smashing their previous personal best times.  Jonny Riley came away with a silver medal in 100m backstroke, Robert Wheeler with bronze in 100m freestyle and Jessica Audit with a bronze in 100m breaststroke.  Swimmers just outside of the medal positions in 4th place were Jonny, Stephanie and Jessica.

 
The Rykneld event was followed by the Belper Marlin Open Meet.  Again a strong representation from Ashbourne Swimming Club.  Participating in this event were Ellen Roberts, Jonny Riley, Robert Wheeler, Rebecca Wright, Jasmin Ford, Alice Bancroft, Kirsty Durose and Rachel Keeling.  Kirsty put in a strong performance to win 2 golds (100m freestyle & 50m freestyle), silver in 100m breaststroke and bronze in 100m backstroke.  Jonny Riley came away with gold in 100m freestyle and bronze in 50m backstroke and 50m breaststroke and Jasmin Ford won bronze in 100m freestyle.  Again, all swimmers performed well, with many knocking seconds off their previous best times.

The same can be said for the 16 swimmers participating in the Derbyshire County Championships at the 50m Ponds Forge pool in Sheffield.  Against strong competition, Kirsty Durose continued her winning ways with 2 gold medals (50m butterfly and 50m freestyle), silver in 50m backstroke and bronze in 50m breaststroke.  Callum Broom equalled Kirsty’s medal tally with 2 golds in 50m freestyle and 50m backstroke, silver in 50m fly and bronze in 50m breaststroke.  Completing the medal haul for these championships was Heidi Durose with bronze medal in 50m breaststroke.

 

“We are all delighted with the performance of the swimmers in the recent competitions.” commented coach, Sarah Brandrick.  “The personal best times and the medals come as a result of weeks of hard work by the swimmers.”

Also competing in the championships were Jessica Austin, Nicole Bailey, Demi Buxton, Victoria Cox, Jasmin Ford, Rachel Keeling, Jonny Riley, Ellen Roberts, Georgia Roberts, Ellen Ward, Stephanie Weir, Robert Wheeler and Rebecca Wright.

Submitted by: Sarah Brandrick - Coach