Yes following on from the success in Sweden, the team swam a fantastic routine to move into BRONZE position.
BRONZE City of Leeds 126.099
The Gold was won by Reading, with Rushmoor finishing 2nd. City of Leeds 3rd with Bristol in 4th 0.49 points behind. There were 7 teams including Trafford, Rugby, Birmingham so a strong competition this year as ever.
The commentary team liked the routine telling the audience that the City of Leeds is the team to watch out for. They noted the team look fitter and liked the underwater pattern changes. The initial lift was noted for its sustained length of time and height. The double leg off angle verticals were executed perfectly, and the short cadences were effective. best of all the team kept it going until the end and are justly rewarded with their medal.
Well done to
Alice Dewhirst
Angelique Richardson (res)
Eloise Bray
Evie Pedley
Jessica Ranson
Megan Knight
Rachel Lee
Rosie Barrington
Sian Boyle
With all results confirmed this brings the weekends tally to
0 GOLDS
2 SILVERS
2 BRONZE
Sunday 2 December 2012
12 and Under Team Result
In an unexpected twist, the reserve Hope Lee-Fowkes had to swim for the team and helped get a place for the team. With 6 teams competing, the team did brilliantly under the circumstances to finish fifth as that changed all the Walkthrus and planning.
5th City of Leeds 107.246
The team were praised for their travelling straight lines and highlights and finished strongly.
Well done to all the team
Nicola Ingle
Georgia Fielding
Natalie Stephenson-Quayle
Lauren Wyke
Hope Lee-Fowkes
Greta Hampson
5th City of Leeds 107.246
The team were praised for their travelling straight lines and highlights and finished strongly.
Well done to all the team
Nicola Ingle
Georgia Fielding
Natalie Stephenson-Quayle
Lauren Wyke
Hope Lee-Fowkes
Greta Hampson
15/16/17 Duet BRONZE medal (unofficial)
In a hotly contested final the unofficial results are;
BRONZE Rosie Barrington & Jessica Ranson 127.870
6th Alice Dewhirst & Rachel Lee 122.911
10th Sian Boyle & Megan Knight 117.981
All routines again swam fantastically well. The commentary team were impressed with Rosie and Jess' start. Not only was the assisted lift high out the water, the vertical leg remained so throughout the execution making it very effective. Alice and Rachel's split element was applauded due to difficulty aspect, again the pair making it look easy. Meanwhile Sian and Megan were starting in 11th so did well to move up a place considering the ground they had to make up. Their intricate piece was well executed and synchronised and they were awarded marks for swimming so close together throughout the piece, a comment also made about Alice and Rachel's duet.
So well done Rosie and Jess who pipped the Reading pair for a podium finish, bringing this weekends tally to
0 GOLDS
2 SILVERS
1 BRONZE
Next up 12 and under team, then free team.
You would not believe its December, I'm sat outside GL1 in t-shirt and shorts. Quite enjoy the climate down here.
BRONZE Rosie Barrington & Jessica Ranson 127.870
6th Alice Dewhirst & Rachel Lee 122.911
10th Sian Boyle & Megan Knight 117.981
All routines again swam fantastically well. The commentary team were impressed with Rosie and Jess' start. Not only was the assisted lift high out the water, the vertical leg remained so throughout the execution making it very effective. Alice and Rachel's split element was applauded due to difficulty aspect, again the pair making it look easy. Meanwhile Sian and Megan were starting in 11th so did well to move up a place considering the ground they had to make up. Their intricate piece was well executed and synchronised and they were awarded marks for swimming so close together throughout the piece, a comment also made about Alice and Rachel's duet.
So well done Rosie and Jess who pipped the Reading pair for a podium finish, bringing this weekends tally to
0 GOLDS
2 SILVERS
1 BRONZE
Next up 12 and under team, then free team.
You would not believe its December, I'm sat outside GL1 in t-shirt and shorts. Quite enjoy the climate down here.
13/14 Duet Results (Unofficial)
5th Abigail Devanny & Rebecca Richardson 122.813
A well received routine just fell short of the medals against tough opposition. The commentary team praised the pairing throughout highlighting the fact that the piece contained difficult technical elements that were well executed including linked moves and off angled verticals and double leg verticals.
Next up is 15/16/17 duets. In this we have
Rosie & Jess
Alice & Rachel
Sian & Megan
A well received routine just fell short of the medals against tough opposition. The commentary team praised the pairing throughout highlighting the fact that the piece contained difficult technical elements that were well executed including linked moves and off angled verticals and double leg verticals.
Next up is 15/16/17 duets. In this we have
Rosie & Jess
Alice & Rachel
Sian & Megan
12 & Under Solo Results (Unofficial)
No medal in this one, we have placings of
4th Greta Hampson 117.237
7th Natalie Stephenson-Quayle 116.064
Greta missed out on bronze by 0.04. but this is unofficial at he moment. Comments made in the commentary were the flexibility in Natalie's routine showed throughout and Greta travelled well and demonstrated difficult angled verticals which were well executed.
4th Greta Hampson 117.237
7th Natalie Stephenson-Quayle 116.064
Greta missed out on bronze by 0.04. but this is unofficial at he moment. Comments made in the commentary were the flexibility in Natalie's routine showed throughout and Greta travelled well and demonstrated difficult angled verticals which were well executed.
Saturday 1 December 2012
13/14/15 Solo Results
It was going to prove a tough challenge to get into the medals this year, as most of the top ten had solos. Going into the final after figures we had
7th Rosie Barrington
11th Rachel Lee
12th Alice Dewhirst
After the solos, the final positions were
6th Rosie Barrington 127.396
11th Alice Dewhirst 123.874
12th Rachel Lee 123.328
Good execution from all three swimmers. Main points from the commentary, were Rachel's start was impressive and she showed good expression throughout, performing some of her best figures under the judges noses...Alice covered the pool well in an absorbing routine, and Rosie's technical figures were performed well with good height out of the water showing her good figure score.
The end of a long day, and some good results, medal tally from today is;
0 GOLDS
2 SILVERS
0 BRONZE
7th Rosie Barrington
11th Rachel Lee
12th Alice Dewhirst
After the solos, the final positions were
6th Rosie Barrington 127.396
11th Alice Dewhirst 123.874
12th Rachel Lee 123.328
Good execution from all three swimmers. Main points from the commentary, were Rachel's start was impressive and she showed good expression throughout, performing some of her best figures under the judges noses...Alice covered the pool well in an absorbing routine, and Rosie's technical figures were performed well with good height out of the water showing her good figure score.
The end of a long day, and some good results, medal tally from today is;
0 GOLDS
2 SILVERS
0 BRONZE
Results so far ...
All confirmed as official.
We have Rosie, Rachel and Alice swimming 15/16/17 solo next.
We have Rosie, Rachel and Alice swimming 15/16/17 solo next.
Another SILVER in the 12 and Under Duet
It's unofficial, but we think Greta and Natalie have finished in silver position with a great routine swim. Good synchronisation throughout, and it stood out from the other routines due to them swimming close together, and demonstrating some complex linked moves.
SILVER Hampson & Stephenson-Quayle 117.671
in actual fact, the pair had the 3rd highest score, but due to their excellent figure scores, they moved into SILVER position.
So far medal tally is
0 GOLD
2 SILVER
0 BRONZE
Next up is the 15/16/17 solos.
SILVER Hampson & Stephenson-Quayle 117.671
in actual fact, the pair had the 3rd highest score, but due to their excellent figure scores, they moved into SILVER position.
So far medal tally is
0 GOLD
2 SILVER
0 BRONZE
Next up is the 15/16/17 solos.
13/14 Solo Unofficial Results
Unofficially we have
5th Melissa Knapton 123.424
6th Rebecca Richardson 123.313
8th Abigail Devanny 119.962
So no medals but really top draw routine swims. Melissa's solo was fast paced, well received and she nailed the spin downs. She had good height in the water and moved above Rebecca and Melissa in the rankings. Abigail's swim was dynamic and complex and well executed, and Rebecca's showed great flexibility and height in the water and she interpreted the music well....Well that was the feedback from the commentary team. They liked all three routines.
12 and Under duet next.
5th Melissa Knapton 123.424
6th Rebecca Richardson 123.313
8th Abigail Devanny 119.962
So no medals but really top draw routine swims. Melissa's solo was fast paced, well received and she nailed the spin downs. She had good height in the water and moved above Rebecca and Melissa in the rankings. Abigail's swim was dynamic and complex and well executed, and Rebecca's showed great flexibility and height in the water and she interpreted the music well....Well that was the feedback from the commentary team. They liked all three routines.
12 and Under duet next.
15/16/17 Age Group Results
The theme continues and remarkably we now have
2 out of top ten 12&Under Category
2 out of top ten 13/14 Category
2 out of top ten 15/16/17 Category
Fantastic finish by Jessica to reach 8th place which I believe is the highest placing in this age category for a CoL swimmer, and Rosie finished in 10th as well. With Rachel and Alice in the top twenty, Rosie, Rachel and Alice qualify for the solo.
8th Jessica Ranson 62.374
10th Rosie Barrington 61.926
14th Rachel Lee 60.998
16th Alice Dewhirst 60.664
34th Eloise Bray 56.982
46th Sian Boyle 55.088
48th Evie Pedly 54.869
49th Megan Knight 54.473
50th Angelique Richardson 54.468
out of 59 swimmers.
So with Jess, Rosie, Rachel and Alice in the top twenty, this should give them a chance for a medal in the duet. Megan and Sian also swim the diet as well.
Next up is
13/14 solo
2 out of top ten 12&Under Category
2 out of top ten 13/14 Category
2 out of top ten 15/16/17 Category
Fantastic finish by Jessica to reach 8th place which I believe is the highest placing in this age category for a CoL swimmer, and Rosie finished in 10th as well. With Rachel and Alice in the top twenty, Rosie, Rachel and Alice qualify for the solo.
8th Jessica Ranson 62.374
10th Rosie Barrington 61.926
14th Rachel Lee 60.998
16th Alice Dewhirst 60.664
34th Eloise Bray 56.982
46th Sian Boyle 55.088
48th Evie Pedly 54.869
49th Megan Knight 54.473
50th Angelique Richardson 54.468
out of 59 swimmers.
So with Jess, Rosie, Rachel and Alice in the top twenty, this should give them a chance for a medal in the duet. Megan and Sian also swim the diet as well.
Next up is
13/14 solo
update on 12 & Unders
it was out of 71 competitors - not 61, which makes everyone's achievements even more outstanding.
MEDAL SUCCESS in the 12 and Under Figures !!!
Well done to Greta Hampson - SILVER in the 12 & Under Figures !!!!
This is the highest ever 12 and Under score for the club since 2008, and our first ever Medal in the figures at the English Nationals in any age group !!! Rebecca just got highest placing ever in any age group 30 minutes ago, and Greta has gone one better.
This is turning into a SUPER SATURDAY !!!
And not only that, the scores across the board have improved.
SILVER Greta Hampson 61.557
9th Natalie Stephenson-Quayle 59.264
18th Georgia Fielding 55.714
22nd Megan Ingle 55.109
30th Lauren Wyke 53.280
57th Hope Lee-Fowkes 49.372
Out of 61 Competitors
Some great scores all round. Well done to all, and it puts Greta and Natalie into the solo, and in good positions as well.
In both comps we have had 2 swimmers in the top 10 !!
Just about to start are the Junior Figures.
This is the highest ever 12 and Under score for the club since 2008, and our first ever Medal in the figures at the English Nationals in any age group !!! Rebecca just got highest placing ever in any age group 30 minutes ago, and Greta has gone one better.
This is turning into a SUPER SATURDAY !!!
And not only that, the scores across the board have improved.
SILVER Greta Hampson 61.557
9th Natalie Stephenson-Quayle 59.264
18th Georgia Fielding 55.714
22nd Megan Ingle 55.109
30th Lauren Wyke 53.280
57th Hope Lee-Fowkes 49.372
Out of 61 Competitors
Some great scores all round. Well done to all, and it puts Greta and Natalie into the solo, and in good positions as well.
In both comps we have had 2 swimmers in the top 10 !!
Just about to start are the Junior Figures.
English Nationals - 13 / 14 Figure Scores
The 13/14 figure scores are in and this makes great reading....
4th Rebecca Richardson 62.113
9th Abigail Devanny 61.152
14th Melissa Knapton 60.364
Out of a field of 65 swimmers.
This is a fantastic result for all three girls, and a shame Rebecca just missed out on a medal but an outstanding score seeing her in 4th place. Again we are seeing a marked improvement of figure scores across the club and this bodes well for the rest of the squad.
Next up is the 12 & Under figures, then Junior Figures.
Keep this page in your favourites.
4th Rebecca Richardson 62.113
9th Abigail Devanny 61.152
14th Melissa Knapton 60.364
Out of a field of 65 swimmers.
This is a fantastic result for all three girls, and a shame Rebecca just missed out on a medal but an outstanding score seeing her in 4th place. Again we are seeing a marked improvement of figure scores across the club and this bodes well for the rest of the squad.
Next up is the 12 & Under figures, then Junior Figures.
Keep this page in your favourites.
Sunday 18 November 2012
Update to medals
In a surprise to most of us, there was no medal awarded for figures. I had left for the airport midway through medal ceremony, so although Rosie officially did finish 3rd, there was no BRONZE awarded on the day, so the final tally is; 2 GOLD 1 SILVER Great results all round. |
Final Medal Tally
Rosie and Jess' Silver is confirmed, so it's
2 GOLDS
1 SILVER
1 BRONZE
A truly great weekend.
2 GOLDS
1 SILVER
1 BRONZE
A truly great weekend.
IT'S GOLD for the FREE TEAM
Scratch the last entry,
The scores did not take into account figures and it's official, City of Leeds are Swedish Open Champions !!
They received their medals to the National Anthem !!
Well done girls.
The scores did not take into account figures and it's official, City of Leeds are Swedish Open Champions !!
They received their medals to the National Anthem !!
Well done girls.
Swedish Open - thanks go to...
This has been a great weekend for the club,
Big thanks to the following present at the competition;
Sarah Speers - Head Coach
Jane Bray - Organiser
Jo Knight - Team Manager
Chaperones - Marie-Claire, Linda Dewhirst, Sue Barrington
In addition Clare Ranson, not officially chaperone, but helped out with hair etc. and was there poolside to assist.
Plus all the coaches in Leeds who helped get the routines ready and coached the figures. We are certainly improving as a club in figures, and that's getting us the medals. So thanks to Fiona, Ian, Susan, Sian, Deanne, Jeanne and Gemma.
Also, thanks go to
Linda, Jo, Jannine, Bill, Clare, Marie Claire, Sue, Jane for helping do the Car Boot and donating to it to raise funds which subsidised the travel.
And not forgetting Mark who organised the Kit.
Big thanks to the following present at the competition;
Sarah Speers - Head Coach
Jane Bray - Organiser
Jo Knight - Team Manager
Chaperones - Marie-Claire, Linda Dewhirst, Sue Barrington
In addition Clare Ranson, not officially chaperone, but helped out with hair etc. and was there poolside to assist.
Plus all the coaches in Leeds who helped get the routines ready and coached the figures. We are certainly improving as a club in figures, and that's getting us the medals. So thanks to Fiona, Ian, Susan, Sian, Deanne, Jeanne and Gemma.
Also, thanks go to
Linda, Jo, Jannine, Bill, Clare, Marie Claire, Sue, Jane for helping do the Car Boot and donating to it to raise funds which subsidised the travel.
And not forgetting Mark who organised the Kit.
SILVER for Free Team
We think it's Silver for the free team, but how close,
Medisa 68.96
City of Leeds 68.83
Medusa from Hungary swam an excellent routine to a James Bond theme. City of Leeds followed and had to be perfect to get anywhere close as the Medusa routine was superb. It's also used by their B-team as well. To come this close was superb and certainly made an impression on the crowd. The hilights were well received by the Stockholm crowd, and a few have approached us telling us how well they swam.
This is still unofficial as we don't know if that includes a penalty as Medusa only had 6 competitors.
Medal ceremony in 1 hour so I guess we shall know more then.
Medisa 68.96
City of Leeds 68.83
Medusa from Hungary swam an excellent routine to a James Bond theme. City of Leeds followed and had to be perfect to get anywhere close as the Medusa routine was superb. It's also used by their B-team as well. To come this close was superb and certainly made an impression on the crowd. The hilights were well received by the Stockholm crowd, and a few have approached us telling us how well they swam.
This is still unofficial as we don't know if that includes a penalty as Medusa only had 6 competitors.
Medal ceremony in 1 hour so I guess we shall know more then.
Swedish Open
While waiting for the teams, just a point about the running of the competition. There are always different ways of running competitions, none are the same and all have their good points.
One good thing at this competition that I've never seen before is that while the swimmer is swimming to the exit after swimming, a snippet of the next piece is played, literally just 2-3 seconds.
This simple thing is such a good idea. It takes away the possibility of the music controller playing the wrong CD, proves the CD can play, so avoiding having the swimmer ready in position and having to restart in the event of music failure, and puts the audience in the mood for the next piece. It also allows the swimmer to signal to the sound desk to up the music volume if it's a quiet piece.
Team are swimming at 11:20 CET, so I'll try get an update before leaving for the airport.
One good thing at this competition that I've never seen before is that while the swimmer is swimming to the exit after swimming, a snippet of the next piece is played, literally just 2-3 seconds.
This simple thing is such a good idea. It takes away the possibility of the music controller playing the wrong CD, proves the CD can play, so avoiding having the swimmer ready in position and having to restart in the event of music failure, and puts the audience in the mood for the next piece. It also allows the swimmer to signal to the sound desk to up the music volume if it's a quiet piece.
Team are swimming at 11:20 CET, so I'll try get an update before leaving for the airport.
SILVER in the duet
Again it's not confirmed but we have Rosie and Jess in Silver position after their swim.
The scores announced on the scoreboard have them in second place, but we are not sure if that includes figures. With a 3rd and 5th in figures though we are fairly confident that they have a podium finish.
Well done to both of them in a great swim which was executed perfectly.
So far the clubs medal haul is,
1 GOLD
1 SILVER
1 BRONZE
Free Team to come where I've heard it's neck and neck with the figure scores for the GOLD with club Medusa, so all hinges on the swim.
The scores announced on the scoreboard have them in second place, but we are not sure if that includes figures. With a 3rd and 5th in figures though we are fairly confident that they have a podium finish.
Well done to both of them in a great swim which was executed perfectly.
So far the clubs medal haul is,
1 GOLD
1 SILVER
1 BRONZE
Free Team to come where I've heard it's neck and neck with the figure scores for the GOLD with club Medusa, so all hinges on the swim.
Saturday 17 November 2012
Figure Results
Here goes;
BRONZE Rosie Barrington 68.757
5th Jessica Ranson 68.397
7th Alice Dewhirst 68.060
8th Rachel Lee 67.716
15th Sian Boyle 63.230
21st Megan Knight 61.521
22nd Eloise Bray 61.280
23rd Evie Pedley 60.750
26th Abigail Linley 58.968
27th Angelique Richardson 58.248
Out of 29 competitors.
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BRONZE Rosie Barrington 68.757
5th Jessica Ranson 68.397
7th Alice Dewhirst 68.060
8th Rachel Lee 67.716
15th Sian Boyle 63.230
21st Megan Knight 61.521
22nd Eloise Bray 61.280
23rd Evie Pedley 60.750
26th Abigail Linley 58.968
27th Angelique Richardson 58.248
Out of 29 competitors.
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GOLD for Rosie in solo event.
Again it's unofficial, but from the scores given out on the scoreboard, we have Rosie in top spot.
A fantastic day so far for everyone in figures, the team and for Rosie on her two medals when confirmed.
Still not got the figure results yet, probably get them after the last event. That's the last event CoL feature in today.
Tomorrow it's free team and duet.
Go Leeds !!!!!
A fantastic day so far for everyone in figures, the team and for Rosie on her two medals when confirmed.
Still not got the figure results yet, probably get them after the last event. That's the last event CoL feature in today.
Tomorrow it's free team and duet.
Go Leeds !!!!!
Combo Team result
This routine gets better....in a hotly contested combo team event the CoL swam last and in an energetic and fast paced routine finished 4th out of 7 teams from Sweden, Denmark, Hungary and Switzerland. it really is coming together and bodes well for Gloucester.
This is an unofficial result by the way.
The goodie bag by the way had collapsable drinks bottle and cosmetic kit in - I'm told.
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This is an unofficial result by the way.
The goodie bag by the way had collapsable drinks bottle and cosmetic kit in - I'm told.
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Opening Ceremony
We've just had the opening ceremony.
Not sure why it follows figures, but the competitors were led out led out following a flag bearer of the Swedish Flag. There are about 12 teams from across Europe here. The girls had brought a Yorkshire Rose flag which they proudly held while we all stood for the National Anthem of Sweden.
They have all been given a goodie bag, from here I have no idea what's in them. I'll find out.
Not sure why it follows figures, but the competitors were led out led out following a flag bearer of the Swedish Flag. There are about 12 teams from across Europe here. The girls had brought a Yorkshire Rose flag which they proudly held while we all stood for the National Anthem of Sweden.
They have all been given a goodie bag, from here I have no idea what's in them. I'll find out.
Swedish Medal Success
It's BRONZE for Rosie Barrington in the figures. Well done Rosie !!!
Our first medal, and it puts her in top slot for the solo. Jessica Ranson finished 5th, so the duet is well placed too. Well done to both of you.
And....we have 4 swimmers in the top 10 !!!!!
Let me confirm results first but this is fantasic news and bodes well for the free team. The combo team does not rely on figure scores.
Do not leave this page .... I'll confirm figure scores as soon as I can, and post Solo and Combo team result.
Our first medal, and it puts her in top slot for the solo. Jessica Ranson finished 5th, so the duet is well placed too. Well done to both of you.
And....we have 4 swimmers in the top 10 !!!!!
Let me confirm results first but this is fantasic news and bodes well for the free team. The combo team does not rely on figure scores.
Do not leave this page .... I'll confirm figure scores as soon as I can, and post Solo and Combo team result.
Swedish Open
This venue is fantastic.
The pool is massive and the whole place has an open feel to it. There is seating around 3 sides of the pool so plenty of seating ... And the possibility of us starting a Mexican wave. There are only 3 spectating, but we will give it a go. It's also very cool. Just outside is the open air pool where the Swedish Men's team swam in the documentary on Men's Synchro a while back. We also have a male competitor in the girls age group.
At the moment figures have just finished, and warmups are taking place.
Drapped from the diving platforms the organisers have hung the 5 flags from the competing nations, namely
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Hungary
Great Britain
It's a proud moment for the club so please give them all your support via text FB or twitter.
In the age group the girls are entered in there are 29 swimmers. swimming for the City of Leeds are;
3. Rachel Lee
9. Sian Boyle
10. Angelique Richardson
12. Evie Pedley
13. Rosie Barrington
15. Alice Dewhirst
16. Abigail Linley
19. Megan Knight
26. Jessica Ranson
28. Eloise Bray
The pool is massive and the whole place has an open feel to it. There is seating around 3 sides of the pool so plenty of seating ... And the possibility of us starting a Mexican wave. There are only 3 spectating, but we will give it a go. It's also very cool. Just outside is the open air pool where the Swedish Men's team swam in the documentary on Men's Synchro a while back. We also have a male competitor in the girls age group.
At the moment figures have just finished, and warmups are taking place.
Drapped from the diving platforms the organisers have hung the 5 flags from the competing nations, namely
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Hungary
Great Britain
It's a proud moment for the club so please give them all your support via text FB or twitter.
In the age group the girls are entered in there are 29 swimmers. swimming for the City of Leeds are;
3. Rachel Lee
9. Sian Boyle
10. Angelique Richardson
12. Evie Pedley
13. Rosie Barrington
15. Alice Dewhirst
16. Abigail Linley
19. Megan Knight
26. Jessica Ranson
28. Eloise Bray
Sunday 28 October 2012
Combination Competitive Team Result ... GOLD
Another great swim performed by rewarded with GOLD, for the second year running. Well done to the following.
GOLD - City of Leeds
Jessica Ranson
Alice Dewhirst
Sian Boyle
Rosie Barrington
Megan Knight
Rachel Lee
Evie Pedley
Abigail Devanny
Rebecca Richardson
Melissa Knapton
Res: Eloise Bray, Angelique Richardson
This was received well by all spectators. The choreography was great, really suited the music and executed well. Special mention to Evie who only knew she was swimming 10 minutes before the routine was due to be performed. It was an outstanding performance by Evie and everyone in the team.
A great weekend for the club with outstanding performances throughout the squad at all levels.
Final Tally is now
2 GOLD
1 SILVER
6 BRONZE
A big thanks to all the coaches and volunteers making this weekend special, apologies if I missed anyone,
Coaches here in Scotland
Sarah Speers
Deanne Ward
Sue Barrington
Ian Watson
The Coaches who helped prepare
Fiona Blackstone
Susan Blackstone
Jeanne Ansley
Sian Jones
Gemma Wright
Team Managers & Chaperones
Jo Knight
Lynda Devanny
Tracy Wyke
Clare Ranson
Costumes
Marie Claire
Kit
Mark Knapton
And finally, if anyone from Scottish Swimming is reading this, a big thank you to everyone who helped organise the event.
GOLD - City of Leeds
Jessica Ranson
Alice Dewhirst
Sian Boyle
Rosie Barrington
Megan Knight
Rachel Lee
Evie Pedley
Abigail Devanny
Rebecca Richardson
Melissa Knapton
Res: Eloise Bray, Angelique Richardson
This was received well by all spectators. The choreography was great, really suited the music and executed well. Special mention to Evie who only knew she was swimming 10 minutes before the routine was due to be performed. It was an outstanding performance by Evie and everyone in the team.
A great weekend for the club with outstanding performances throughout the squad at all levels.
Final Tally is now
2 GOLD
1 SILVER
6 BRONZE
A big thanks to all the coaches and volunteers making this weekend special, apologies if I missed anyone,
Coaches here in Scotland
Sarah Speers
Deanne Ward
Sue Barrington
Ian Watson
The Coaches who helped prepare
Fiona Blackstone
Susan Blackstone
Jeanne Ansley
Sian Jones
Gemma Wright
Team Managers & Chaperones
Jo Knight
Lynda Devanny
Tracy Wyke
Clare Ranson
Costumes
Marie Claire
Kit
Mark Knapton
And finally, if anyone from Scottish Swimming is reading this, a big thank you to everyone who helped organise the event.
Silver in the Free Team
Congratulations to the Free team who claimed SILVER.
With Rosie pulling out through illness, Step up Angelique who performed the role excellently. So much so it earned the team a podium finish and Silver medal.
The team were never going to close the gap on Bristol, as Bristol had two swimmers in first and second place in the figures, but the medal still needed to be won, and the team performed well. Spurred on by an announcement that the 12 & Unders had won Bronze just before their swim the Junior squad went to business.
Well done to all,
SILVER - City of Leeds
Jessica Ranson
Alice Dewhirst
Megan Knight
Sian Boyle
Rachel Lee
Evie Pedley
Angelique Richardson
Eloise Bray
Res: Abigail Linley
Withdrawn: Rosie Barrington
That's
1 Gold
1 Silver
5 Bronzes
So far...the combo team to come.
With Rosie pulling out through illness, Step up Angelique who performed the role excellently. So much so it earned the team a podium finish and Silver medal.
The team were never going to close the gap on Bristol, as Bristol had two swimmers in first and second place in the figures, but the medal still needed to be won, and the team performed well. Spurred on by an announcement that the 12 & Unders had won Bronze just before their swim the Junior squad went to business.
Well done to all,
SILVER - City of Leeds
Jessica Ranson
Alice Dewhirst
Megan Knight
Sian Boyle
Rachel Lee
Evie Pedley
Angelique Richardson
Eloise Bray
Res: Abigail Linley
Withdrawn: Rosie Barrington
That's
1 Gold
1 Silver
5 Bronzes
So far...the combo team to come.
Medal success for 12 & Under Team
It's BRONZE for the 12 and Under team and swam a great routine, executed fantastically. This is a great achievement considering the team only had 4 members, the least of all four teams.
This meant they incurred more penalties than all other teams but still get a podium finish. A great effort and a deserving medal for
BRONZE - City of Leeds
Megan Ingle
Natalie Stephenson-Quayle
Georgia Fielding
Lauren Wyke
This meant they incurred more penalties than all other teams but still get a podium finish. A great effort and a deserving medal for
BRONZE - City of Leeds
Megan Ingle
Natalie Stephenson-Quayle
Georgia Fielding
Lauren Wyke
Junior Duet Results
It's GOLD and BRONZE for the club with the City of Leeds continuing to dominate in this event.
GOLD - Jessica Ranson & Rosie Barrington
BRONZE - Rachel Lee & Alice Dewhirst
6th - Sian Boyle & Megan Knight
All three routines were expertly executed and faultless. Amazingly performance from Rosie and Jess, considering Rosie is no way near 100% and has had to pull out of the free team this afternoon. The other pair of Alice and Rachel again was swam excellently and their 3 rd place finish is remarkable considering it's the first time swam. Sian and Megan attained the 4th highest routine score as well in their first execution of the duet in competition.
All routines were performed well, and to a high level of performance so again, well done to all.
GOLD - Jessica Ranson & Rosie Barrington
BRONZE - Rachel Lee & Alice Dewhirst
6th - Sian Boyle & Megan Knight
All three routines were expertly executed and faultless. Amazingly performance from Rosie and Jess, considering Rosie is no way near 100% and has had to pull out of the free team this afternoon. The other pair of Alice and Rachel again was swam excellently and their 3 rd place finish is remarkable considering it's the first time swam. Sian and Megan attained the 4th highest routine score as well in their first execution of the duet in competition.
All routines were performed well, and to a high level of performance so again, well done to all.
Recreational Duet Result
The results are in for two more events, firstly the rec duet. In a good swim the City of Leeds pair just missed out on the medals finishing in fourth place. Defending their GOLD from last year was always going to be tough.
4th Angelique Richardson & Abigail Linley
4th Angelique Richardson & Abigail Linley
12 & Under Solo Results
Results just in for the 12 & Under Solo
8th Natalie Stephenson-Quayle
She swam a perfect routine and based on her 14th place in the figures has moved up the field in the solo event. In an energetic and fast paced routine she swam a great routine and moved around the pool well with a great pool pattern.
Well done Natalie which I believe is here first solo swim in the Scottish Nationals.
8th Natalie Stephenson-Quayle
She swam a perfect routine and based on her 14th place in the figures has moved up the field in the solo event. In an energetic and fast paced routine she swam a great routine and moved around the pool well with a great pool pattern.
Well done Natalie which I believe is here first solo swim in the Scottish Nationals.
Saturday 27 October 2012
13/14 Duet Score - Another BRONZE
Can I just say what a rapturous welcome Melissa and Abigail received before during and after their duet. So much so the refferee Mary Black had to cover her ears.
And they swam a great routine and won BRONZE for their efforts.
Well done to Melissa, Abigail and Rebecca who worked as a team to get the podium finish.
That's 4 Medals, 4 Bronzes. not a bad day at the office.
And they swam a great routine and won BRONZE for their efforts.
Well done to Melissa, Abigail and Rebecca who worked as a team to get the podium finish.
That's 4 Medals, 4 Bronzes. not a bad day at the office.
Medal Count so far....
For those trying to keep up, we now have 3 BRONZE medals in the bag. The 13/14 duet is in progress where Melissa/Abigail swim the duet.
Hopefully get another update out by end of day, and hopefully a medal to report for Melissa/Abigail and Rebecca.
Hopefully get another update out by end of day, and hopefully a medal to report for Melissa/Abigail and Rebecca.
Another Medal for City of Leeds
It's confirmed, Rachel holds onto Bronze for the routine. In a great swim we thought she could actually snatch the Silver, but it wasn't to be. So we have,
BRONZE - Rachel Lee
4th - Alice Dewhirst
6th - Megan Knight
Withdrawn - Rosie Barrington
Well done to both Alice and Megan, who both swam faultless routines to improve on their figure score positions.
Well done all.
BRONZE - Rachel Lee
4th - Alice Dewhirst
6th - Megan Knight
Withdrawn - Rosie Barrington
Well done to both Alice and Megan, who both swam faultless routines to improve on their figure score positions.
Well done all.
Second BRONZE for the club
Amazing solos from all 3 CoL 13/14 age group swimmers this afternoon.nAll 3 improved their figure score finish, and Abigail stormed into 3rd Place to collect the squads second bronze of the day. Well done Abigail.
BRONZE - Abigail Devanny
4th - Melissa Knapton
5th - Rebecca Richardson
So well done to all 3 who all swam excellent solos.
BRONZE - Abigail Devanny
4th - Melissa Knapton
5th - Rebecca Richardson
So well done to all 3 who all swam excellent solos.
1st Medal for City of Leeds
Results are starting to filter in and we are expecting more following Rachel's Bronze in figures this afternoon.
This is her first year in this age group and the 3rd place finish puts her in good contention for a medal.
Rosie, lying in 5th has withdrawn thorough illness, and Jess is not swimming a solo, so all hopes on Rachel to double her medal haul.
This is her first year in this age group and the 3rd place finish puts her in good contention for a medal.
Rosie, lying in 5th has withdrawn thorough illness, and Jess is not swimming a solo, so all hopes on Rachel to double her medal haul.
Junior Figure Scores
And the figure score improvement is seen in the Junior Figures as well where the club medal again, This time with a fantastic effort by Rachel Lee. Compared to last year though the scores across the board have improved, which gives the team more of a chance as well.
3 Rachel Lee
4 Jessica Ranson
5 Rosie Barrington
9 Alice Dewhirst
14 Eloise Bray
20 Sian Boyle
22 Megan Knight
26 Angelique Richardson
31 Evie Pedley
34 Abigail Linley
Some great results in here across all three competitions so congratulations to everyone. if I get chance I'll work out the average improvement.
WELL DONE !!
3 Rachel Lee
4 Jessica Ranson
5 Rosie Barrington
9 Alice Dewhirst
14 Eloise Bray
20 Sian Boyle
22 Megan Knight
26 Angelique Richardson
31 Evie Pedley
34 Abigail Linley
Some great results in here across all three competitions so congratulations to everyone. if I get chance I'll work out the average improvement.
WELL DONE !!
13 14 15 Figure Scores
Again a marked improvement over last year and out of a total of 50 swimmers, we have
5 Abigail Devanny
6 Melissa Knapton
11 Rebecca Richardson
So Abigail and Mellisa swim the duet and try to win a medal for all 3 competing. Well done to all 3 swimmers.
5 Abigail Devanny
6 Melissa Knapton
11 Rebecca Richardson
So Abigail and Mellisa swim the duet and try to win a medal for all 3 competing. Well done to all 3 swimmers.
12 and Under Figure Scores
We've got some great figure scores coming up for you....firstly the 12 and Unders,
Out of 35 swimmers.....
14 Natalie Stephenson-Quayle
16 Georgia Fielding
18 Lauren Wyke
21 Megan Ingle
So great scores from all competing. No medal this year but these all contribute to the team score and put them in a good position.
Out of 35 swimmers.....
14 Natalie Stephenson-Quayle
16 Georgia Fielding
18 Lauren Wyke
21 Megan Ingle
So great scores from all competing. No medal this year but these all contribute to the team score and put them in a good position.
We're off
12 and Under figures have started.
In total this weekend there are over 150 competitors swimming from all over the UK from the North of Scotland through to the South Coast of England.
Clubs competing are,
Trafford
Clydebank
Rugby
Gateshead
Portsmouth Victoria
Edinburgh
City of Leeds
Bristol Central
Erith & District
Nairn
Halifax
Portsmouth & District
Rushmoor
Brent Dolphins
Barnett Copthall
Stockport Metro
In total this weekend there are over 150 competitors swimming from all over the UK from the North of Scotland through to the South Coast of England.
Clubs competing are,
Trafford
Clydebank
Rugby
Gateshead
Portsmouth Victoria
Edinburgh
City of Leeds
Bristol Central
Erith & District
Nairn
Halifax
Portsmouth & District
Rushmoor
Brent Dolphins
Barnett Copthall
Stockport Metro
Scottish Nationals 2012
Here we are again in a busy competition period starting with the Scottish Nationals 2012.
I've not had time to post the entrants on the club e-zine yet so here they are in order as defined in the programme for the figure competition.
12 & Under Figures
Megan Ingle
Natalie Stephenson-Quayle
Lauren Wyke
Georgia Fielding
13, 14, 15 Figures
Abigail Devanny
Rebecca Richardson
Melissa Knapton
Junior Figures
Rosie Barrington
Angelique Richardson
Sian Boyle
Jessica Ranson
Rachel Lee
Megan Knight
Alice Dewhirst
Eloise Bray
Evie Pedley
Abigail Linley
Results to follow.
I've not had time to post the entrants on the club e-zine yet so here they are in order as defined in the programme for the figure competition.
12 & Under Figures
Megan Ingle
Natalie Stephenson-Quayle
Lauren Wyke
Georgia Fielding
13, 14, 15 Figures
Abigail Devanny
Rebecca Richardson
Melissa Knapton
Junior Figures
Rosie Barrington
Angelique Richardson
Sian Boyle
Jessica Ranson
Rachel Lee
Megan Knight
Alice Dewhirst
Eloise Bray
Evie Pedley
Abigail Linley
Results to follow.
Saturday 8 September 2012
Anti Doping Meeting
On Saturday 22nd September, there will be a talk from Rachel Burrows an ASA representative about Anti Doping and Drug Use in sports.
Can you please make sure that all swimmers and parents are available on this date at 12:00.
Thanks,
Marie Claire Richardson
Welfare Officer
Saturday 11 August 2012
Home
On my way home so far every thing has gone smoothly the station staff set ready for me and now I am on the train for Leeds. If the train is on time them I should be home by 3:30pm.
What I am feeling now is an anti-climax after all the excitement of the games. I am still cannot believe that I was part of it, I am waiting to wake up and find it was all a dream; but it is not a dream.
I have not only the memories but also the uniforms that I was issued with and all the accessories I doubt that I will use them as I do not want to spoil them!
I will see every one at training tomorrow.
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What I am feeling now is an anti-climax after all the excitement of the games. I am still cannot believe that I was part of it, I am waiting to wake up and find it was all a dream; but it is not a dream.
I have not only the memories but also the uniforms that I was issued with and all the accessories I doubt that I will use them as I do not want to spoil them!
I will see every one at training tomorrow.
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Friday 10 August 2012
Team Finals
I did go and watch the water polo and managed to see the extra time played by Hungary and Australia which Australia won then it was the USA against Spain though Spain scored the first goal the USA went on to win the match and the gold medal by 8 goals to 5 after the third quarter the USA led 6--2 but Spain scored 3 goals in the final quarter and had they not keep hitting the woodwork would have result could have been different, I counted at least 4 time they almost scored in the second half . It was still a great achievement as it is the first time that spain have entered a woman's team in the Olympics and the USA have had a team in since it was introduced.
Been out this morning trying to solve a logistics problem, how do I get five bags home, I came down with two and gained three more because of all the uniform and extras that I was issued with, this has resulted in me using up to much battery so now I have to stay in my room for at least an hour to charge my batteries to ensure that I do not run out of power this afternoon.
Any way that is enough of Water Polo, and my problems. now to the main course the team finals. As expected the finals were spectacular the Russians did win but for entertainment Canada, and Team GB were tops followed by Spain but where it it counts, the technical and artistic marks the Russians were on top. The Chinese did a good routine with few faults but could not overall the Russians who won gold by two points. Spain took the bronze and Team GB maintained sixth position.
The pool was noisy so much that we had difficulty hearing the start of the music on some routines but not the Egyptians, this started with a bang, literally! I keep saying those watching on television were missing a spectacular, which at this level, Television cannot do the sport justice. If any one was able to watch in 3D they may have got a different perspective.
I am glad that I was here to witness this and be part of it. I feels as though I have become an Olympian myself.
Been out this morning trying to solve a logistics problem, how do I get five bags home, I came down with two and gained three more because of all the uniform and extras that I was issued with, this has resulted in me using up to much battery so now I have to stay in my room for at least an hour to charge my batteries to ensure that I do not run out of power this afternoon.
Any way that is enough of Water Polo, and my problems. now to the main course the team finals. As expected the finals were spectacular the Russians did win but for entertainment Canada, and Team GB were tops followed by Spain but where it it counts, the technical and artistic marks the Russians were on top. The Chinese did a good routine with few faults but could not overall the Russians who won gold by two points. Spain took the bronze and Team GB maintained sixth position.
The pool was noisy so much that we had difficulty hearing the start of the music on some routines but not the Egyptians, this started with a bang, literally! I keep saying those watching on television were missing a spectacular, which at this level, Television cannot do the sport justice. If any one was able to watch in 3D they may have got a different perspective.
I am glad that I was here to witness this and be part of it. I feels as though I have become an Olympian myself.
Thursday 9 August 2012
Tech routines
It appears as though there are several City of Leeds swimmers down for the games. Bumped into Anya Finch ( not literally) in the Westfield Centre this morning and I know that Megan Knight will be at the team finals tomorrow. If any one else is down tomorrow then the Knight's and I are meeting up after the event for a meal and catch up so come along and join us if you want. text 07973123480 for the meeting place
Did my "tourist' bit this morning and got a few photographs of the Olympic Park, but as I have said before I would have difficulty getting round all the venues as it is a large area. As I am typing this blog I have my wheelchair on charge so that I can go out tonight
Now about what I we are interested in, the Synchro', after the technical routines Russia are in first place with 98.2 and Chinese second with 97.00, Personally I think that China had the better routine but only just. Spain is in third position and GB in 6th.
The routines were very good and entertaining from all countries, it is easy to see the difference between the top countries and the rest, but having said that Team GB are rapidly catching up so may be in Rio we could see them on the podium. I did see errors in Team GB's performance and they did stand out compared with Russia, China and Spain the final results will be on the Olympic web site. So now for me it is get something to eat then may be go and watch some more water polo I think that it is the women's final tonight between the USA and Spain or I may just go to Canary Wharf for a meal as Central London is too much hassle and not having a full battery means that I cannot travel any distance
Tomorrow is the final day of competition and I am looking forward to some great performances and I want Team GB to move up at least one place,
Did my "tourist' bit this morning and got a few photographs of the Olympic Park, but as I have said before I would have difficulty getting round all the venues as it is a large area. As I am typing this blog I have my wheelchair on charge so that I can go out tonight
Now about what I we are interested in, the Synchro', after the technical routines Russia are in first place with 98.2 and Chinese second with 97.00, Personally I think that China had the better routine but only just. Spain is in third position and GB in 6th.
The routines were very good and entertaining from all countries, it is easy to see the difference between the top countries and the rest, but having said that Team GB are rapidly catching up so may be in Rio we could see them on the podium. I did see errors in Team GB's performance and they did stand out compared with Russia, China and Spain the final results will be on the Olympic web site. So now for me it is get something to eat then may be go and watch some more water polo I think that it is the women's final tonight between the USA and Spain or I may just go to Canary Wharf for a meal as Central London is too much hassle and not having a full battery means that I cannot travel any distance
Tomorrow is the final day of competition and I am looking forward to some great performances and I want Team GB to move up at least one place,
Wednesday 8 August 2012
Day off (2)
Did go to a water polo, and watched Spain against Montenegro, Montenegro won by 11 goals to 9 though at one point Spain was three gaols behind and pulled the deficit back to just one goal. Though the match was interesting, I could not spend an entire afternoon watching the rest of the matches
The number of people sporting their national flags either as stick on tattoos or as clothing is a sight to be seen, and especially the team GB supporters. As I have said before the atmosphere is worth being here, 205 countries have sent competitors the this Olympics and I think that the have brought there legion of supporters. When the games are on I have great difficulty in getting around as I am having to negotiate people who do not see me, though most people when they notice me do make way. Only on a couple of occasions have I had to stop and wait for someone to move.
Tomorrow is the technical team routine so is not a long session and on Friday the team finals. I think that the team event will reflect the Duet event in that it will be the same three countries in top spot but what order I do not want to guess.
Tickets
Are still available but you need to continually try and try and try.
They keep getting released in small groups, usually at 8am or 11.30pm. We just got some for the handball and ... Wait for it the Synchro team final. they are accessible seats but none were available a few days back, so they are slowly drifting onto sale.
There were a few empty seats at the duet final on Tuesday, so keep ringing for latest ticket news. I found that speaking to them gives the most uptodate situation so don't give up when the recorded messages tell you nothing's available.
Trevor.
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They keep getting released in small groups, usually at 8am or 11.30pm. We just got some for the handball and ... Wait for it the Synchro team final. they are accessible seats but none were available a few days back, so they are slowly drifting onto sale.
There were a few empty seats at the duet final on Tuesday, so keep ringing for latest ticket news. I found that speaking to them gives the most uptodate situation so don't give up when the recorded messages tell you nothing's available.
Trevor.
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Day Off
To day is a day off for me so I do not know exactly what I am going to do, I was thinking of going into London but I am limited to where I can go as only the DLR is fully wheelchair accessible. All central London tube stations are not even accessible for me so I cannot go to Soho or Covent Garden where there are several vegetarian restaurants and cafes, though I can use buses it will take so long to get anywhere it would be a toil of a pleasure e.g it would take an hour from the hotel to get to covent Garden using tube and bus where as if I could walk or not require step free access then it would only be half-an-hour journey , so I may stay in Stratford and got to some of the events in the Aquatics and Water Polo venues, though I would like to have a decent vegetarian meal rather than the ones that are offered with either cheese or egg. There are a few places that do vegetarian dishes that do not contain cheese or eggs but the choice is limited.
Any one with a commentary earpiece from the Nationals at Gloucester should bring them as the can probably be used in the Aquatics centre, it will save you £5.
Any one with a commentary earpiece from the Nationals at Gloucester should bring them as the can probably be used in the Aquatics centre, it will save you £5.
Tuesday 7 August 2012
Duet Finals
Last night I had to stay in the hotel as I had used up my battery power with my little exploration of the olympic park!
This morning I went and saw some of the diving and when I left the british diver was in 11th position which means that he could be in tonights final at 7:00pm. There was on more round in the event but I had to leave, so that I could get something to eat and change into my official uniform ready for the Synchro'. Some of the dive ware poor scoring as little as 3.5 though one diver did get a 9.5, yes they were Chinese, when I left they were in first and second place
Now to the important matter; the duet finals, the wining order was Russia, Spain then China wit GB holding on to 9th position. Personally I think that , Russia apart, most of the routines were swum to a higher standard than yesterday especially Spain who changed positions with China. Any one with Sky, Free-sat or cable would have been able to watch the event on TV, but TV cannot transmit the atmosphere that was there. I pity any one in the cheap seats as they would have missed the little nuances that made some of the routines really entertaining.
I liked the canadian routine as it did fit well with the music and it came across as a fun routine that they enjoyed doing. The Italian Duet did the same duet as they did in the test event and the mirrored action was again good. Jenna and Olivia put everything they had into their routine.
Tomorrow is a day off then it is back to it on Thursday with the Technical Teams then the final on Friday
This morning I went and saw some of the diving and when I left the british diver was in 11th position which means that he could be in tonights final at 7:00pm. There was on more round in the event but I had to leave, so that I could get something to eat and change into my official uniform ready for the Synchro'. Some of the dive ware poor scoring as little as 3.5 though one diver did get a 9.5, yes they were Chinese, when I left they were in first and second place
Now to the important matter; the duet finals, the wining order was Russia, Spain then China wit GB holding on to 9th position. Personally I think that , Russia apart, most of the routines were swum to a higher standard than yesterday especially Spain who changed positions with China. Any one with Sky, Free-sat or cable would have been able to watch the event on TV, but TV cannot transmit the atmosphere that was there. I pity any one in the cheap seats as they would have missed the little nuances that made some of the routines really entertaining.
I liked the canadian routine as it did fit well with the music and it came across as a fun routine that they enjoyed doing. The Italian Duet did the same duet as they did in the test event and the mirrored action was again good. Jenna and Olivia put everything they had into their routine.
Tomorrow is a day off then it is back to it on Thursday with the Technical Teams then the final on Friday
Monday 6 August 2012
Duet Preliminaries (free program)
I put in a spelling test yesterday did anyone spot it?
Has any one managed to watch the event on TV? if you have then you should have seen someone you know!
I had a wonder round part of the Olympic Park this morning though I cannot go into any venue. other than the Aquatics. the closest venues to the Aquatics are the Athletics and WaterPolo, other arenas are a fair distance away though they are easily accessible by following the signs but be prepared for a good walk. there are plenty of refreshment outlets so you will not starve or die of thirst as you perambulate around the site.
Today was the Free Routines for duet and today and yesterday's results are combined to find the 12 teams to swim tomorrow in the final. The provisional results are that Russia, China, and Spain are still in first, second, and third and GB in 9th position which means that the are in the final tomorrow. you can get the positions on the British Swimming Web site as they are updated constantly.
Again some good routines the Canadian duet were especially entertaining though the Russian duet was the same as they swam at the test event it still came across as fresh their final preliminary score was 196.6 only 3.4 below a perfect score I think that Spain has done a slight alteration to the one they used at the test event. China was not as entertaining but the precision of movement and synchronisation were excellent.
As I said in my last blog from the test event television cannot do justice to the top teams as you cannot see the amount of travel in the routines but with the overhead camera you will be able to see the patterns better than I could. Any one with 3D television would have been in for a treat if it was shown in 3D. Another innovation that can show the sport off better is the shots taken at the surface of the water and showing both above and below water at the same time.
Roll on tomorrow and see what Jenna and Olivia can do
Has any one managed to watch the event on TV? if you have then you should have seen someone you know!
I had a wonder round part of the Olympic Park this morning though I cannot go into any venue. other than the Aquatics. the closest venues to the Aquatics are the Athletics and WaterPolo, other arenas are a fair distance away though they are easily accessible by following the signs but be prepared for a good walk. there are plenty of refreshment outlets so you will not starve or die of thirst as you perambulate around the site.
Today was the Free Routines for duet and today and yesterday's results are combined to find the 12 teams to swim tomorrow in the final. The provisional results are that Russia, China, and Spain are still in first, second, and third and GB in 9th position which means that the are in the final tomorrow. you can get the positions on the British Swimming Web site as they are updated constantly.
Again some good routines the Canadian duet were especially entertaining though the Russian duet was the same as they swam at the test event it still came across as fresh their final preliminary score was 196.6 only 3.4 below a perfect score I think that Spain has done a slight alteration to the one they used at the test event. China was not as entertaining but the precision of movement and synchronisation were excellent.
As I said in my last blog from the test event television cannot do justice to the top teams as you cannot see the amount of travel in the routines but with the overhead camera you will be able to see the patterns better than I could. Any one with 3D television would have been in for a treat if it was shown in 3D. Another innovation that can show the sport off better is the shots taken at the surface of the water and showing both above and below water at the same time.
Roll on tomorrow and see what Jenna and Olivia can do
Sunday 5 August 2012
Olympic duet preliminaries.
Today was the first day of the synchro at the Olympics. 24 duets with Russia, China and Spain in first three positions, GB are 8th or 9th. Tomorrow we do it all again with the free duets. Then on Tuesday the finals.
The standard is high most duets were in the 80's but Spain scorer 96.00 China 96.1 Russia 97+
The timing and execution of the routines was very good to excellent, the GB duet was fast and I could not see much wrong with it though I did see some errors in synchronisation. The cheer that went up when they came onto the poolside was deafening it was so loud that I could hardly hear the announcer!
The atmosphere is great and the crowds make it great to just be here. As the hotel is close to the Athletics it is possible to here when a GB athlete has won. It is possible to visit the Olympic Park but there is an entry fee. As I am typing this blog I can here the games makers giving instructions to the crowds trying to get to and from the park
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The standard is high most duets were in the 80's but Spain scorer 96.00 China 96.1 Russia 97+
The timing and execution of the routines was very good to excellent, the GB duet was fast and I could not see much wrong with it though I did see some errors in synchronisation. The cheer that went up when they came onto the poolside was deafening it was so loud that I could hardly hear the announcer!
The atmosphere is great and the crowds make it great to just be here. As the hotel is close to the Athletics it is possible to here when a GB athlete has won. It is possible to visit the Olympic Park but there is an entry fee. As I am typing this blog I can here the games makers giving instructions to the crowds trying to get to and from the park
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Saturday 4 August 2012
Olympics (day one)
I have collected my uniform and accreditation so I now feel that I have "arrived". Great fun I had, first the transport sent to take us to the Uniform Distribution and Accreditation Centre could not take me, so I had to use the Docklands Light Railway and was told to go to the wrong way in the station. To return to the Hotel the sent me a Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle which was refused entry onto the Olympic Park! everything was quickly sorted and I was dropped off at Stratford International Station which is next to my hotel. To night I am attending a Gala Dinner at the Natural History Museum for all the FINA officials at the Olympics. As someone else brought my uniform back to the hotel I will not be able to send a photo' to day but I will try to do so before Sunday
Friday 3 August 2012
Olympics (day one)
I have collected my uniform and accreditation so I now feel that I have "arrived". Great fun I had, first the transport sent to take us to the Uniform Distribution and Accreditation Centre could not take me, so I had to use the Docklands Light Railway and was told to go to the wrong way in the station. To return to the Hotel the sent me a Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle which was refused entry onto the Olympic Park! everything was quickly sorted and I was dropped off at Stratford International Station which is next to my hotel. To night I am attending a Gala Dinner at the Natural History Museum for all the FINA officials at the Olympics. As someone else brought my uniform back to the hotel I will not be able to send a photo' to day but I will try to do so before Sunday
Thursday 2 August 2012
Olympics
On the train to London will arrive in Stratford at 14:10 then straight to the hotel to book in and meet up with the other officials no doubt. The rest of the day is my own as I'm do not collect my "uniform" until tomorrow. I will try and post a photograph of me in it tomorrow. on Friday I will be attending a gala dinner for all FINA officials.
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Friday 25 May 2012
City of Leeds coach Fiona Blackstone judges internationally in Eindhoven
Fiona Blackstone will be judging world and Olympic champions Russia and Team GBR in Eindhoven this month. Good luck to Fiona and the squad.
Posted by Sarah Speers
Saturday 19 May 2012
Junior GB
Rosie Barrington and Jessica Ranson have both been invited to the Junior GB training which will take place during the Olympic this summer. The squad will learn the 'War of the Worlds' team swum by the Senior GB squad.
Posted by Sarah Speers
Tuesday 8 May 2012
England Talent
Three athletes from the City of Leeds SSC recently finished their second England Talent training camp in Aldershot. Abigail Devanny and Melissa Knapton both attended initially as Level 3 athletes competing for a place in the top 12, who will train at the final camp prior to the international competition the team have entered in Croatia. Rebecca Richardson also attended as a level 2 athlete. Competition was fierce at the trials and although the City of Leeds does not have a representative in the final 12 athletes, the girls all performed very well and have all shown a great improvement since February when the first camp was held. Melissa Knapton and Rebecca Richardson both achieved 400m PB's with time of 5.25 and 5.39 respectively and Abigail Denanny maintained her PB of 5.35. Well done to all three athletes.
Posted by Sarah Speers
Sunday 22 April 2012
Final Day; Duet second round
Notice the spelling mistake yesterdays report?
Todays competition was for the four remaining duets positions. I do not know which other countries duets are through to the Olympics but todays four are Israel (168.580), Switzerland (165.98), Austria (165.1) and Hungary (161.64).
So now it is the countdown to the Olympics. The event has been a good taster of what to expect at the Olympics, the overall standard of the countries that have qualified is high. Any one who has tickets to the event will be in for some spectacular swimming which Television will not do justice.
See every one soon
Saturday 21 April 2012
Day Four; Free Teams
What a day! the teams were fantastic especially there Russian, Ukraine, Japan, Spain and Mexico. I tried to make notes, but now back at the hotel I cannot read them! All the teams had a lift in their routine and all the top teams had at least one throw. The Spanish team had one member dive over another member who was being lifted in a Crab position. Two teams had one member lifting another in handstand on their hands. The Mexican team used a Karate theme in their routine which was very entertaining with two throws without a rest the first lift first the team member did a tuck somersault a the second member did a Katate flying kick, like Jackie Chan.
There will be no American team at the Olympics but the Duet may still be in with a chance. Some of the lifts and throws had to be seen to be believed and any one not in Synchro would swear that the lifting swimmers were using the pool floor because of the hight that the thrown member was achieving
Final placings are Russia 1st; Spain 2nd and Japan 3rd so at the Olympics the teams will be Great Britten, Russia, Spain, Japan, Australia, Egypt, China and Canada
Tomorrow the second round of duets so I think I will be able to guess the duets swimming in the Olympics then
Friday 20 April 2012
Day three; Free Duet
Another great day, the Russian and Spanish duets were fantastic to watch, and the Ukrainian duet I think beat the Japanese duet, (I have left my score records at the pool). Some of the assisted lifts were high and one duet did a brilliant mirror action of putting on make up, again a close competition at the top. I am even more excited about the actual Olympics as there will be China, Canada, Australia and Egypt there. Tomorrow the Free Teams.
Thursday 19 April 2012
Day two
Technical Teams; some great performances today still with the Russians and Spain in provisional first and second place with Japan in 3rd Ukraine 4th the british team are in 8th place but were swimming without Jenna of course.
I think that some of the walk on's were very close to time but the entries were very fast and I do not think that any team took more than 5 seconds to enter the water and no team was got to the maximum time allowed. The technical elements were clean and easy to spot and some of the cadence actions were fast.
one correction to yesterdays results the provisional Tech duet placings are 1st Russia 2nd Spain 3rd Japan (These are provisional)
If todays performances are any thing to go by Saturday will be fantastic and it will be a real fight for the third place as the top three teams qualify for the Olympics I think on the present situation we can assume that Russia and Spain will qualify but will it be Japan or Ukraine making up the final placings for the Olympics (5 counties have already qualified through other competitions)
Train travel to Aquatics
If any one is planning to come by train to the event use the South Eastern Fast Service from St Pancras International to Stratford International you can use the same ticket for Stratford if it is a standard any time return or off-peak return or single, not sure about other tickets, if they have "any permitted" written on you should be able use it. It cuts out the underground and two changes. Also it only takes 8 minutes as against 35. Both Stratford and Stratford International are next to the Westfield Centre, so you can cut through the Westfield Centre to get to the Aquatics Centre. There are plenty of guides to ensure that you do not get lost, they wear a orange tabard with Olympic Park written on it, and carry a big foam pointing finger.
For any one not familiar with Kings Cross and St Pancras they are next to each other with about a five to ten minute walk between trains
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Competition day one - Technical Duets
First day of competition; the technical duets, 33 countries represented unfortunately the british duet was withdrawn because of Jenna's injury so I will have to wait until the Olympics to see it. There was some great swimming, the Russians provisionally in first place and Spain in second,and Ukraine in third (I think) I will find out the final placings tomorrow, when any penalty points are deducted. I did see a few timing errors in the Russian Duet but none in the Spanish. The Spanish duet were bang on 2-35, 0.1 second more and they would have received a penalty point. I preferred the Spanish duet for entertainment and I think I would have put them in first place but the Russian duet may have had better technical execution
The standard is high and I am looking forward to the Free Duets to see what they come up with there
There was a little drama when the music master played the wrong music for two teams, but every thing went smoothly overall.
I am enjoying the event the organisation is good with plenty of transport between the hotel and the venue as we can use the athletes bus as well as our own officials bus, as some of the athletes are in the premier inn across the road from us.
Tomorrow the technical duets
News from the TEST EVENT : First Impressions
News from Ian who is timekeeping at the Olympic Test Event this week...
The Olympic site still looks like a building site but it is obvious that what is left to do is all cosmetic. The trip from the hotel takes about 45 minutes of which a good 10 minutes is having a tour of the site to get to the Aquatics Centre. The centre is HUGE there are two 50 meter pools one is the competition pool and is 10 lanes wide and the other is only 8 lanes wide and is the warm up pool. The first time I went onto the pool side the diving boards did not look 10 meters high! It is also reminiscent of Ponds Forge on the pool side. Though the pool is warm it is not uncomfortably so. I have been issued with my "uniform" for the event two t-shirts and they are not pink (thank goodness) rather a turquoise blue with "London prepares series" written on the back, I also got a rain jacket with the same printed on it.To day we had to rehearse what we had to do to check that the systems are working correctly and the announcers had to rehearse their role with members of the Olympic management teams acting as competitors amongst the "competitors" was our very own Gemma Wright.Saw the GB team in training today Jenna Randle has inured her wrist so I think that the duet has been withdrawn but the team are still swimming. Based on what I have seen over the last two days it is going to be a good show and the scores will be close.One country is using the same piece of music from Slumdog that we once used for a team, I almost expected to see the yellow hats of the C.o.L.!I will close now and try and send another report tomorrow
Sunday 25 March 2012
Solo Amendmemt
This is unconfirmed and of course depending on penalties etc. but the fantastic news is we CPU
D have our first medal of the Competition with Rosie holding onto second place in a great swim. The leader Rhianon Williams extended her lead and although Rosie was unable to get gold she improved the second place position finishing nearly 2 points above bronze. here are the results,
So, all the placings for our swimmers confirmed, just a correction to the Solo results regarding bronze,
1 Rhianon Williams (Reading) 139.690
2 Rosie Barrington (City of Leeds) 133.270
3 Isobel Collings (Bristol) 131.570
And so a great weekend for the club, Out of the four competitions, we had a Silver, Bronze and two fourth place finishes in combination team and competitive team. A marked improvement on last year when the club came away with no medals.
With only four events at the British Championships, it's hard at to get podium finishes and so to finish in two of the events on the podium is a fantastic effort by the swimmers, coaches, chaperones, and everyone working toward getting the club prepared and ready to compete in regard music, form filling, fund raising hotel booking, travel arranging and everything else involved in supporting our swimmers.
well done to all.
D have our first medal of the Competition with Rosie holding onto second place in a great swim. The leader Rhianon Williams extended her lead and although Rosie was unable to get gold she improved the second place position finishing nearly 2 points above bronze. here are the results,
So, all the placings for our swimmers confirmed, just a correction to the Solo results regarding bronze,
1 Rhianon Williams (Reading) 139.690
2 Rosie Barrington (City of Leeds) 133.270
3 Isobel Collings (Bristol) 131.570
And so a great weekend for the club, Out of the four competitions, we had a Silver, Bronze and two fourth place finishes in combination team and competitive team. A marked improvement on last year when the club came away with no medals.
With only four events at the British Championships, it's hard at to get podium finishes and so to finish in two of the events on the podium is a fantastic effort by the swimmers, coaches, chaperones, and everyone working toward getting the club prepared and ready to compete in regard music, form filling, fund raising hotel booking, travel arranging and everything else involved in supporting our swimmers.
well done to all.
Free Team Result
A great team swim see the team remain in 4th position. he are the unconfirmed results;
1 Rushmoor 140.680
2 Bristol 135.460
3 Reading 134.660
4 City of Leeds 128,590
5 Portsmouth Victoria 121.160
Swimming for the Cit of Leeds were,
Rosie Barrington
Sian Boyle
Alice Dewhirst
Megan Knight
Rachel Lee
Evie Pedley
Jessica Ranson
Georgia Swinhoe
Reserves
Eloise Bray
Angelique Richardson
Great highlights and a great ovation from the crowd which sees Georgia's last swim for the club. She will be missed and we wish her every success. She will be done every now and again at the odd training session to watch, but a great finish and a great swim in all 3 team events.
Well done Georgia, and everyone taking part.
Awaiting the final medal ceremony, where we see a bronze for the duet and silver for solo.
1 Rushmoor 140.680
2 Bristol 135.460
3 Reading 134.660
4 City of Leeds 128,590
5 Portsmouth Victoria 121.160
Swimming for the Cit of Leeds were,
Rosie Barrington
Sian Boyle
Alice Dewhirst
Megan Knight
Rachel Lee
Evie Pedley
Jessica Ranson
Georgia Swinhoe
Reserves
Eloise Bray
Angelique Richardson
Great highlights and a great ovation from the crowd which sees Georgia's last swim for the club. She will be missed and we wish her every success. She will be done every now and again at the odd training session to watch, but a great finish and a great swim in all 3 team events.
Well done Georgia, and everyone taking part.
Awaiting the final medal ceremony, where we see a bronze for the duet and silver for solo.
Another Medal (unconfirmed)
In quite a contest, Rosie and Jess were squeezed out of Silver Medal position but should have done enough to secure a podium finish. Their routine was faultless and went down well with the GL1 crowd. The Rushmoor pair were 0.6 behind following a penalty award yesterday, but they turned it around and moved into 2nd with a 1.5 lead. Again these positions are unconfirmed and taken from the announcements and do not take into account penalties etc. but at the moment here are the standings;
1 Williams & Usher (Reading) 135.850
2 Bignell & Hockin (Rushmoor) 134.140
3 Barrington & Ranson (City of Leeds) 132.560
4 Griffiths & Toth (Trafford) 129.380
5 Saudan & Farrell (Reading) 127.160
6 Holloway & Dale (Bristol) 126.410
7 Ridge & Smith (Birmingham) 125.470
8 Firth & Randle (Rugby) 125.350
9 Southward & Bowes (Trafford) 122.390
10 Leovold & Dembinska (Rushmoor) 120.830
11 Rice & Monks (Trafford) 121.430
12 Howarth & Hughes (Preston) 119.100
The last competition of the day is next, the Free Team. The team representing CoL are in 4th and 1.9 points behind, but as we've just seen, its possible to turn it around in the free routine so good luck to the girls.
1 Williams & Usher (Reading) 135.850
2 Bignell & Hockin (Rushmoor) 134.140
3 Barrington & Ranson (City of Leeds) 132.560
4 Griffiths & Toth (Trafford) 129.380
5 Saudan & Farrell (Reading) 127.160
6 Holloway & Dale (Bristol) 126.410
7 Ridge & Smith (Birmingham) 125.470
8 Firth & Randle (Rugby) 125.350
9 Southward & Bowes (Trafford) 122.390
10 Leovold & Dembinska (Rushmoor) 120.830
11 Rice & Monks (Trafford) 121.430
12 Howarth & Hughes (Preston) 119.100
The last competition of the day is next, the Free Team. The team representing CoL are in 4th and 1.9 points behind, but as we've just seen, its possible to turn it around in the free routine so good luck to the girls.
Unconfirmed Silver Medal
This is unconfirmed and of course depending on penalties etc. but the fantastic news is we CPU
D have our first medal of the Competition with Rosie holding onto second place in a great swim. The leader Rhianon Williams extended her lead and although Rosie was unable to get gold she improved the second place position finishing nearly 2 points above bronze. here are the results,
1 Rhianon Williams (Reading) 139.690
2 Rosie Barrington (City of Leeds) 133.270
3 Emily Randall (Rushmoor) 131.390
4 Isobel Collings (Bristol) 131.570
5 Charlotte Frost (Bristol) 131.270
6 Hariot Roberts (Reading) 128.740
7 Elaneor Holder (Wallsall) 128.620
8 Emma Holloway (Bristol) 126.510
9 Caitlin Ahern (Portsmouth) 122.650
10 Sharon McGinty (Preston) 120.660
11 Elizabeth Winter (Rushmoor) 118.130
12 Stephanie Banfield (Seymour) 115.730
free Duet next, and yesterday's positions are confirmed, so Jess and Rosie take to the water in second place.
D have our first medal of the Competition with Rosie holding onto second place in a great swim. The leader Rhianon Williams extended her lead and although Rosie was unable to get gold she improved the second place position finishing nearly 2 points above bronze. here are the results,
1 Rhianon Williams (Reading) 139.690
2 Rosie Barrington (City of Leeds) 133.270
3 Emily Randall (Rushmoor) 131.390
4 Isobel Collings (Bristol) 131.570
5 Charlotte Frost (Bristol) 131.270
6 Hariot Roberts (Reading) 128.740
7 Elaneor Holder (Wallsall) 128.620
8 Emma Holloway (Bristol) 126.510
9 Caitlin Ahern (Portsmouth) 122.650
10 Sharon McGinty (Preston) 120.660
11 Elizabeth Winter (Rushmoor) 118.130
12 Stephanie Banfield (Seymour) 115.730
free Duet next, and yesterday's positions are confirmed, so Jess and Rosie take to the water in second place.
Day 2
Start of Day 2 and first up is the free solo. The results of this are added to the tech solo scores for a combined score. Rosie Barrington is currently placed 2nd and swims 9th in the shortlist of the 12 qualifying swimmers.
later this morning we have the free duet, and then the free team competition this afternoon. City of Leeds are represented in all competitions and as ever the results will be posted as soon as we have them.
Also the bonus ball competition continues during all this competition, and for those wanting to know who won the double rollover of £46 last night....it was Ball 32....and with no one on it, we have another rollover...meaning £56 to next weeks winner.
later this morning we have the free duet, and then the free team competition this afternoon. City of Leeds are represented in all competitions and as ever the results will be posted as soon as we have them.
Also the bonus ball competition continues during all this competition, and for those wanting to know who won the double rollover of £46 last night....it was Ball 32....and with no one on it, we have another rollover...meaning £56 to next weeks winner.
Saturday 24 March 2012
Provisional Tech Team Results
Another great swim by the tech team and representing the CoL were,
Rosie Barrington
Sian Boyle
Alice Dewhirst
Megan Knight
Rachel Lee
Evie Pedley
Jessica Ranson
Georgia Swinhoe
Reserves
Eloise Bray
Angelique Richardson
With Trafford and Preston pulling out this event the provisional results are as follows.
2 Bristol 65.200
3 Reading 64.500
5 Portsmouth Victoria 58.800
4 City of Leeds 62.600
1 Rushmoor 68.100
So, 1.900 points to make up in the free competition tomorrow to get into the medals which is certainly possible knowing how well this team can swim, so it makes to an interesting final days competition.
Rosie Barrington
Sian Boyle
Alice Dewhirst
Megan Knight
Rachel Lee
Evie Pedley
Jessica Ranson
Georgia Swinhoe
Reserves
Eloise Bray
Angelique Richardson
With Trafford and Preston pulling out this event the provisional results are as follows.
2 Bristol 65.200
3 Reading 64.500
5 Portsmouth Victoria 58.800
4 City of Leeds 62.600
1 Rushmoor 68.100
So, 1.900 points to make up in the free competition tomorrow to get into the medals which is certainly possible knowing how well this team can swim, so it makes to an interesting final days competition.
Provisional Tech Duet Results
The provisional results for the Tech Duet are as follows with the news the Rosie and Jess are lying in 2nd place. Again these are provisional results, and there are likely to be penalties awarded as we saw in the tech solo.
9 Ridge & Smith 61.900
2 Barrington & Ranson 66.300
6 Griffiths & Toth 63.500
11 Howarth & Hughes 60.000
13 Leovold & Dembinska Ken 59.600
5 Holloway & Dale 64.600
3 Bignell & Hockin 66.200
7 Saudan & Farrell 63.300
12 Southward & Bowes 59.700
8 Campbell & Cowie 62.400
1 Williams & Usher 66.900
4 Brown & Randall 64.700
14 Rice & Monks 59.300
15 Felton & McGinty 56.300
10 Firth & Randle 60.500
9 Ridge & Smith 61.900
2 Barrington & Ranson 66.300
6 Griffiths & Toth 63.500
11 Howarth & Hughes 60.000
13 Leovold & Dembinska Ken 59.600
5 Holloway & Dale 64.600
3 Bignell & Hockin 66.200
7 Saudan & Farrell 63.300
12 Southward & Bowes 59.700
8 Campbell & Cowie 62.400
1 Williams & Usher 66.900
4 Brown & Randall 64.700
14 Rice & Monks 59.300
15 Felton & McGinty 56.300
10 Firth & Randle 60.500
Combo Team Results
Here are the Combo team result with the team just missing out on Bronze,
1 Rushmoor 70.180
2 Reading 70.030
3 Bristol 69.020
4 City of Leeds 65.510
5 Trafford 65.050
6 City of Birmingham 64.260
7 Rugby 63.280
8 Seymour 59.820
9 Walsall 59.670
1 Rushmoor 70.180
2 Reading 70.030
3 Bristol 69.020
4 City of Leeds 65.510
5 Trafford 65.050
6 City of Birmingham 64.260
7 Rugby 63.280
8 Seymour 59.820
9 Walsall 59.670
Tech Solo Results
Its official Rosie held on to the second spot despite the penalty and the positions going into the free solo are;
1 Rhiannon Williams 67.600
2 Rosie Barrington 65.100
3 Emily Randall 64.700
4 Isobel Collins 64.300
5 Hannah Roberts 64.000
6 Charlotte Frost 63.900
7 Elaneor Holder 63.800
8 Emma Holloway 62.000
9 Caitlin Ahem 61.100
10 Shannon McGinty 60.300
11 Elizabeth Winter 59.200
12 Stefanie Banfield 57.600
13 Pheobe Walsh 56.600
14 Emily Felton 53.900
1 Rhiannon Williams 67.600
2 Rosie Barrington 65.100
3 Emily Randall 64.700
4 Isobel Collins 64.300
5 Hannah Roberts 64.000
6 Charlotte Frost 63.900
7 Elaneor Holder 63.800
8 Emma Holloway 62.000
9 Caitlin Ahem 61.100
10 Shannon McGinty 60.300
11 Elizabeth Winter 59.200
12 Stefanie Banfield 57.600
13 Pheobe Walsh 56.600
14 Emily Felton 53.900
3rd Time Lucky...
In a bit of drama, the City of Leeds Combo team swimming first completely missed the opening lift and the routine was stopped by the referee as the opening bars of the piece were missed out. In a second attempt a repeat although this time the team stayed on the deck and the competition only got under way at the third attempt.
it was a great swim under the circumstances and unofficially the scores announced are as follows
4 Col 65.510
3 Bristol Central 69.020
1 Rushmoor 70.180
6 Birmingham 64.260
5 Trafford 65.050
7 Rugby 63.280
9 Walsall 59.670
2 Reading 70.030
8 Seymour 59.820
I must stress this is unofficial and there may be penalty points but it seems the team are just outside the medals, but finishing in a very respectable 4th place finsish.
Still no news on the tech solo, but we have heard that 4 swimmers were docked a 0.5 penalty point and another docked 1 penalty point, Rosie being one of them receiving a 0.5 penalty. We had her in second place before this based on the scores announced, but the top five were very close and so we await the amended scores. 3 of the top five incurred a penalty including the leader, Rhianon Williams, so hopefully that negates some of the effect of the penalty.
more news to follow,
Rosie and Jess next in the Tech Duet with 17 entrants from
City of Birmingham
City of Leeds
Bristol
Trafford
City of Preston
Rushmoor
Reading
Seymour
Rugby
we did here yesterday that some duets had pulled out, so news of this when announced.
it was a great swim under the circumstances and unofficially the scores announced are as follows
4 Col 65.510
3 Bristol Central 69.020
1 Rushmoor 70.180
6 Birmingham 64.260
5 Trafford 65.050
7 Rugby 63.280
9 Walsall 59.670
2 Reading 70.030
8 Seymour 59.820
I must stress this is unofficial and there may be penalty points but it seems the team are just outside the medals, but finishing in a very respectable 4th place finsish.
Still no news on the tech solo, but we have heard that 4 swimmers were docked a 0.5 penalty point and another docked 1 penalty point, Rosie being one of them receiving a 0.5 penalty. We had her in second place before this based on the scores announced, but the top five were very close and so we await the amended scores. 3 of the top five incurred a penalty including the leader, Rhianon Williams, so hopefully that negates some of the effect of the penalty.
more news to follow,
Rosie and Jess next in the Tech Duet with 17 entrants from
City of Birmingham
City of Leeds
Bristol
Trafford
City of Preston
Rushmoor
Reading
Seymour
Rugby
we did here yesterday that some duets had pulled out, so news of this when announced.
Day One Update
Still awaiting the results of the Technical Solo. There are 14 entrants following the pull out by Bethany Heap from Seymour, and represented are swimmers from;
Coty of Leeds SSC
City of Preston Aquatics
Rushmoor Synchro
Portsmouth Victoria
Bristol Central
Rugby SSC
Reading Royals
Seymour SSC
Walsall SSC
Meanwhile the combo team is warming up.
This year swimming for the City of Leeds are;
Rosie Barrington
Sian Boyle
Eloise Bray
Alice Dewhirst
Megan Knight
Racel Lee
Evie Pedley
Jessica Ranson
Angelique Richardson
Georgia Swinhoe
Reserve
Abigail Linley
Its nice to see a swimmer from every club in the NE forming this team and as usual in the combo competition is tough as its one of the most popular events. This year competing in order are;
City of Leeds SSC
Bristol Central
Rushmoor Synchro
City of Birmingham
Trafford Synchro
Rugby SC
Walsall SSC
Reading Royals SSC
Seymoor Syncro Swim Sch
Coty of Leeds SSC
City of Preston Aquatics
Rushmoor Synchro
Portsmouth Victoria
Bristol Central
Rugby SSC
Reading Royals
Seymour SSC
Walsall SSC
Meanwhile the combo team is warming up.
This year swimming for the City of Leeds are;
Rosie Barrington
Sian Boyle
Eloise Bray
Alice Dewhirst
Megan Knight
Racel Lee
Evie Pedley
Jessica Ranson
Angelique Richardson
Georgia Swinhoe
Reserve
Abigail Linley
Its nice to see a swimmer from every club in the NE forming this team and as usual in the combo competition is tough as its one of the most popular events. This year competing in order are;
City of Leeds SSC
Bristol Central
Rushmoor Synchro
City of Birmingham
Trafford Synchro
Rugby SC
Walsall SSC
Reading Royals SSC
Seymoor Syncro Swim Sch
British Championships Day One
Hi everyone,
Well here we are again in Gloucster for the British Championshiips and the running order for today is;
Technical Solo
Free Combination
Tech Duet
Tech Team Competition
In the first event we have Rosie Barrington Swimming for the City of Leeds and she has just swam a fantastic routine and the completion is still underway but she nestled amongst the leading bunch and well placed. This result is coupled with the free routine tomorrow and so a good placing in the technical event is vital.
The news is that The GL1 has free wifi and so expect many updates as the day goes on.
After the team swim the combo, we then look forward to the duet in which Rosie Barrington and Jessica Ranson compete, and finish off a long day with the Tech Team.
As always, results to follow.
Well here we are again in Gloucster for the British Championshiips and the running order for today is;
Technical Solo
Free Combination
Tech Duet
Tech Team Competition
In the first event we have Rosie Barrington Swimming for the City of Leeds and she has just swam a fantastic routine and the completion is still underway but she nestled amongst the leading bunch and well placed. This result is coupled with the free routine tomorrow and so a good placing in the technical event is vital.
The news is that The GL1 has free wifi and so expect many updates as the day goes on.
After the team swim the combo, we then look forward to the duet in which Rosie Barrington and Jessica Ranson compete, and finish off a long day with the Tech Team.
As always, results to follow.
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