NER Age Group Championships Weekend 2
27 May 2019
TYNEMOUTH swimmers were back at the John Charles Centre in Leeds for the second weekend of the North East Region Age Group Championships, with more medals won and club records broken.
Katie Coventry (12) and Niamh Savory (11) were again among the medals, Katie winning silver in the 200m breast with an impressive pb of 2.54.50, while Niamh took silver in the 50m back, setting a new club record of 34.25 in the process.
Niamh also secured a place in the final of the 200m breast with a club record time of 2.57.52, finishing fourth, and made the 50m fly final with another club record of 32.74, but was unfortunately disqualified in the final. She also reached finals in the 200m back, finishing seventh, and 100m fly where she opted not to compete.
The girls 13 years 1500m free record was broken not once but twice. Lauren Heppell set a new time of 19.07.96 in the second heat to eventually finish ninth overall, then in heat three Emily Hedley finished in 18.47.72 on her way to sixth place. Emily also reached the final of the 200m back, coming seventh, and 400m free, finishing 10th.
Elsewhere among the girls, Maddie Wilson (13) and Katie Stobbs (14) both reached finals in the 200m breast, Maddie finishing sixth in her final while Katie finished second in her final, but was disappointingly disqualified.
Jack Kelso (12) also reached the final of the 200m breast, finishing fifth with a big pb, and just missed out on the final of the 200m IM with another impressive pb. Jamie Beach (11) also just missed out on the final of the 100m fly and managed a nice pb in the 100m free.
Also representing the club over the second weekend were Kathryn Bell (14), Matthew Chandler (13), Eva Clapperton (13), Benjamyn Hartridge (13), Ava Perkins (12), Arianna Stokes (13) and George Watson (13).
