Wasps have been winning again....
A formidable Wasps squad took the third round of the Crusader League by storm last Saturday. The 29 strong team won the Gala with 224 points – a clear 34 points in front of second placed Market Drayton. In all there were 19 first places, 8 seconds, and 9 thirds. The first places were in the following events:
Girls 10u Freestyle – Tait Furnival
Girls 12u Backstroke – Annabel Cook
Girls 12u Breastroke – Amelia Penn
Boys 12u Fly and Backstroke – James Cook
Boys 12u Breastroke – Hayden Ciesielski
Boys 12u Medley and Freestyle relays – Ed Reid, James Cook, Charlie Lane and Hayden Ciesielski
14u Girls Breastroke Abi Fawcett
14u Girls Backstroke Bryony Archdeacon
14u Girls Medley and Freestyle Relays – Abi, Bryony, Rachel Trent, Ellie Reid and Lydia Jamieson
14u Boys Medley Relay – Callum Trent, Thomas Bishop, Thomas Penn and Caleb Anderson
Open Ladies IM and Breastroke – Charlotte Archdeacon
Open Ladies Freestyle – Charlotte Evans
Open Ladies Fly – Lydia Jamieson
Open Ladies Freestyle Relay – Charlotte and Charlotte, Rachel and Bryony
Open Mens Freestyle – Joe Evans
Our younger swimmers performed very well once again producing some great swims against tough competition.
There was also a welcome return to the team of Robert Flack who stepped up to the challenge of the Open IM, Fly and Breastroke.
Thomas Penn gets the prize for busiest swimmer on the night with 6 events.
Lydia put her finishing into the legend book by once again stealing a win in the last few metres of the 100 Fly.
In all it was a great result – we are now just 10 points behind League leaders Newcastle so are looking forward to the next Gala in Buxton on 20th June.