Its GOLD for the COMBINATION team

Yes, a well presented routine sees the City of Leeds Combo team take GOLD and become SCOTTISH OPEN CHAMPIONS.

Medal Tally now currently stands at

5 GOLD
4 SILVER
2 BRONZE

which is not only one better than last year, but the best medal haul at this competition in the clubs history..

Last year the club won 9 medals;

2 GOLD
1 SILVER
6 BRONZE

A truly magnificent effort from everyone in the squad, especially those representing the club for the first ever time.

Combination Team

Just the Combination team to go now - which is composed of;

Natalie Stephenson-Quayle (Leeds Kingfishers)
Jessica Ranson (Gateshead / Halifax)
Abigail Devanny (Pudsey Pearls)
Rachel Lee (Gateshead)
Alice Dewhirst (Leeds Mermaids)
Melissa Knapton (Halifax)
Rebecca Richardson (Leeds Mermaids)
Greta Hampson (Leeds Mermaids)
Chloe Mclelland (Gateshead)
Lauren Wyke (BOK)

The City of Leeds Medal Tally currently stands at

4 GOLD
4 SILVER
2 BRONZE

which is not only one better than last year, but higher rankings.

Last year the club won 9 medals;

2 GOLD
1 SILVER
6 BRONZE

A truly magnificent effort from everyone so far in the squad.

12 & Under Solo

In two great swims, the placing in this event were;

4th Natalie Stephenson-Quayle (Leeds Kingfishers)
9th Hope Lee-Fowkes (Leeds Kingfishers)

Hope did brilliantly to climb a place following her 10th place finish, and Natalie despite a valiant effort, could not close the gap on 3rd place. Still a good showing from both, and the figure placings bode well for the English Nationals in December.

13/14/15 Team win SILVER

In another high calibre swim, the 13/14/15 team made SILVER their position on the podium.

Well done to,

Georgia Fielding (Pudsey Pearls)

Chloe Mclelland (Gateshead)

Greta Hampson (Leeds Mermaids)

Rebecca Richardson (Leeds Mermaids)

Lauren Wyke (BOK)

Melissa Knapton (Halifax)

Final placings were;

1st Bristol Central

2nd City of Leeds

3rd Rugby

4th Stockport 

5th Trafford

6th Halifax SSC

This moves the clubs tally to;

4 GOLD

4 SILVER

2 BRONZE 

12 and Under team win BRONZE !

In a great swim, the 12 and under team wins BRONZE in the team event.

Positions were;
1. Bristol
2. Rugby
3. City of Leeds
4. Trafford

Well done to

Natalie Stephenson-Quayle (Leeds Kingfishers)
Tiily Budd (BOK)
Hope Lee-Fowkes (Leeds Kingfishers)
Prudence Hubbard (Gateshead)
Samantha Breen (Pudsey Pearls)
Predine Utting-Simon (Pudsey Pearls)
Bethany Cauldwell (Pudsey Pearls)
Ellie Jefferson (Pudsey Pearls)


Clubs tally rises again,

4 GOLD
3 SILVER
2 BRONZE

News of another medal to come.

Rosie Wins Silver in the Junior Free

Yes - a good weekend for Rosie, who wins Silver in the Junior Free Solo. A fantastic result for all the solos, as we see 4 finishes in the top 7 of the 12 entrants;

2nd Rosie Barrington
4th Rachel Lee
6th Alice Dewhirst
7th Abigail Devanny


Clubs tally,

4 GOLD
3 SILVER
1 BRONZE

News of more medals in the pipeline.

GOLD and SILVER in the Junior Duet Competition

Great swims from both duet parings to dominate this event again;

Rosie and Jessica were lying in second place before the routine, so a good swim sees them move into first place on the podium.

1st Rosie Barrington (Halifax Synchro) & Jessica Ranson (Gateshead / Halifax)
2nd Alice Dewhirst (Leeds Mermaids) & Rachel Lee (Gateshead)

Clubs tally,

4 GOLD
2 SILVER
1 BRONZE

News of another medal to come.

GOLD in the Open Scottish Championship

Indeed, Rosie Barrington wins GOLD in the solo event. This is combined with her first place finish in the technical routine, to win the combined GOLD medal and become the OPEN SCOTTISH CHAMPION !!

Free Solo (ot of 7 athletes)
1st Rosie Barrington (Halifax Synchro)
2nd Emma Holloway
3rd Eleanor Holder

Clubs Tally

3 GOLD
1 SILVER
1 BRONZE

Its a GOLD in the 13/14 Duet !!!

Rebecca and Greta collect GOLD in a great swim. Cheered on by the City of Leeds Supporters - who were the loudest yet again .... the girls swam a great routine. They were slightly out one figure, but apart from that, the heights were good, the verticals were good, and the timing was superb.

1st Greta Hampson & Rebecca Richardson

So, the City of Leeds Medal Haul continues to rise;

2 GOLD
1 SILVER
1 BRONZE

Bronze in the 12 and Under Duet

Late results in,

In an epic swim, Hope and Natalie won Bronze in the 12 and Under Duet. This was an absolutely fantastic result seeing as Natalie lost her Nose Clip toward the climax of the routine, and the two final figures were lengthy ones and to do this without the audience noticing was a superb effort. What shone was the synchronisation between the pair. Well done to both girls.

3rd Natalie Stephenson-Quayle & Hope Lee-Fowkes

So that makes the Medal Haul for the club,

1 GOLD
1 SILVER
1 BRONZE

Its looking to be a good competition so far - and news of another GOLD to come.

Another Medal: 13/14 Solos

Results in for the 13/14 Solos….

And its Medal Success for Rebeeca who adds to her personal tally a Silver. She was lying in 1st place after the figures but was beaten to Gold by Chloe Shortman (Bristol). Melissa swam well moving up the placings to just miss out on a podium place, finishing in fourth place.

2nd Rebecca Richardson (Leeds Mermaids)

4th Melissa Knapton (Halifax)

Senior Tech Solo Result

Result just in that Rosie lies in first place after the technical solo;

So far we have;

1st Rosie Barrington 32.3750
2nd Eleanor Holder 31.6250
3rd Emma Holoway 31.8750

The free routine is taking place as I type - as soon as results are posted, I will let you know.

Scottish Nationals : Gold in Figures

Here we are again at the Scottish Nationals and its a Medal success already for Rebecca Richardson who takes GOLD in the 13/14 year figure scores, and Natalie and Rosie just missing out for Bronze in the other competitions, but meaning they have a great chance to improve for the routine event.

Here are the complete scores on the doors;

12 & Unders (out of 41 athletes)

4th Natalie Stephenson Quayle

10th Hope Lee Fowkes

15th Tily Budd

31st Ellie Jefferson

33rd Samantha Breen

35th Prudence Hubbard

36th Predine Utting-Simon

40th Bethany Cauldwell

13/14 Years (out of 53 athletes)

1st Rebecca Richardson

6th Melissa Knapton

7th Greta Hampson

32nd Georgia Fielding

41st Lauren Wyke

43rd Chloe McClelland

Juniors (out of 32 athletes)

4th Rosie Barrington

5th Rachel Lee

7th Alice Dewhirst

9th Jessica Ranson

14th Abigail Devanny

So total medal haul so far for the club is

1 GOLD

0 SILVER

0 BRONZE