South Tyneside gala report
04 Oct 2022
THERE was another trip south of the river for Tynemouth ASC swimmers, and another impressive haul of medals, pbs and performances to be proud of.
Gabriel Rennison-Rae led the way for the nine-year-olds with no fewer than five gold medals plus a silver and bronze, Betsy Blaney chipped in with four golds, a silver and three bronzes, while Sebastian French bagged two golds, Iris Moir a gold and two silvers, Willow Anderson a gold and a bronze, and Oscar North a silver.
In the 10 years age group, Mason Sainthouse collected three golds plus a silver and bronze, Anja Schrocksnadel completed the full set with a gold, silver and bronze, Samuel Brown won a gold and Hannah Fraser a bronze.
For the 11-year-olds, Abby Coventry also won three golds and a silver, Hari Diddee took home pairs of golds, silvers and bronzes, Hannah Gray secured a gold, three silvers and three bronzes, Thomas Northey took a gold, three silvers and a bronze, Sophia Anderson a hat-trick of bronzes, and there was a bronze apiece for Beatrice Hawkins, Hannah Mather and Francesca Moir.
Katy Otterson led the way for the 12-year-olds with three golds and a silver, Sophie Robson secured a gold, two silvers and three bronzes, Annabel Cowens two silvers and two bronzes, and James Fraser a silver and bronze.
As for the 13-year-olds, Kajetan Guzikiewicz was again in fine form with three golds, four silvers and a bronze, Aidan Turner and Beth Richardson both bagged golden hat-tricks, Ruby Dann took two golds, a silver and bronze, Olivia Willis a gold, two silvers and two bronzes, Adam Miekle won the set of gold, silver and bronze medals, Anna Johnson won a gold and bronze, Annie Harrison a silver and two bronzes, Olivia Northey a silver and bronze, Benjamin Davies a silver and Ethan Rutter three bronzes.
In the 14 and over category, Isobel Munnoch (14) also secured a hat-trick of golds plus a pair of silvers to boot, James Hayes (17) took home a gold and silver, Amy Heron (18) a gold, Ben Hartridge (16) four silvers, Jai Diddee (14) a silver, Jack Kelso (15) two bronzes while Matthew Chandler (15) and Molly Young (14) both won a bronze apiece.
