DAISY PLATTS WINS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT BLABY SPORTS AWARDS
At just 12 years old Daisy is an exceptionally talented young swimmer. She achieved 6 midland qualifying times this year and qualified to swim at the British Gas National Championships in 200m backstroke in July. At the Leicestershire
Age Groups held in March each year at Loughborough University she won her age group and also for 3 years running, aged 9, 10 and 11 years. She has been a Go Gold talented athlete for 2 years.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL FOR BALLARD
English School's Champion Jack Warren - Ballard has been selected to the England team for the WISE International during November. This will be Jack's first international after a hugely successful 2011-2012 season in which he set an English Schools record and achieved multiple finals at the National Youth Championships.
NATIONAL TALENT PROGRAMMES
After a hugely successful 2011-2012 season several COLSC swimmers have been selected to National programmes. Sophie Smith continues her funding on the British Swimming World Class Development and Aspiring programmes, Jamie Thorpe has retained funding through British Swimming both after outstanding performances at the British Championships. Harriet Cooper has been selected to the England Talent Level 3 programme for her performances at the European Junior Championships. Harriet West joins the Welsh National Youth Squad after achieving the qualification times at the National Age Group Championships. Candice Hall and Megan Morrison are selected to the England Talent Level 2 programme. Hannah Knight, Milly Scotchbrook, Zoe Tildesley, Kieran Wheatley, Ryan Gordan are selected to England Talent Level 1 programmes all from performances at National Championships.
SMITH FINISHES SEASON ON A HIGH AT THE US OPEN
Competing in her last competition of the season and last time as a COLSC swimmer before starting at the Loughbrough British Swimming Intensive Training Centre Sophie Smith produced strong performances in her signature events Freestyle and Ind.Medley. Against tough opposition from America, Canada, France, New Zealand and Australia Sophie finished 5th in the 200m Ind.Medley Championship final against other potential 2016 Olympic swimmers. Sophie also produced strong performances in the 50m and 100m Freestyle event just missing out on her personal bests.
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GIRLS RETAIN AGE GROUP NATIONAL RELAY TITLE
After claiming the title of National Medley relay Age Group Champions back in 2011 the quartet of Candice Hall, Megan Morrison, Harriet West and Zoe Tildesley produced a guts swim under pressure to retain the 2012 National title.
After setting a commanding lead after the Butterfly from National Age Group Champion Harriet West, Zoe Tildesley held her nerve to place her hand on the touch pad a fraction before rivals Taunton Deane.
WEST STORMS NATIONAL AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS
At the National Age Group Championships Harriet West produced an outstanding week of performances in which she was was crowned National 100m Butterfly champion. Harriet also achieved Silver in the 200m Butterfly, Bronze in 400m Ind.medley and Bronze 200m Ind.Medley.
Candice Hall achieved four finals in the 100m/200m Backstroke and 200m/400M butterfly. Megan Morrison achieved two finals in the 100m/200m Breaststroke. In her first Championships Danielle Tomlinson achieved a semi - final place in the 100m Breaststroke. Hannah Knight claimed 10th in the BACGAT awards.
CITY GIRLS SMASH THE INTERNATIONAL CHILDRENS GAMES
The four girls from City of Leicester, Harriet Cooper, Harriet West, Candice Hall and Megan Morrison, struck gold in the freestyle relay and added a silver in the medley. In the individual events, Cooper won gold in the 50m Backstroke setting a new junior East Midlands regional record. She also won three silvers, in the 50m and 100m freestyle, and 100m backstroke. Harriet West won silver in 100m and 200m butterfly, and finished fourth in the 200m individual medley and fifth in the 50m butterfly. Morrison won bronze in the 200m and finished seventh in the 100m breaststroke. Hall was fourth in the 100m and 200m backstroke, and the 200m freestyle as well as sixth in the 200m individual medley.
SMITH AND BALLARD SHINE AT YOUTH NATIONALS
At the ASA National Youth Championships COLSC youth swimmers produce outstanding results against the best swimmers in the country. After competing at European Juniors and International Children's Games Harriet Cooper returned on the last day of competition to claim the Bronze in the 50m Freestyle. In the same event Sophie Smith was crowned National Champion and had previously in the week achieved three 4th places and a Silver medal in the 200m Ind.Medley. Jack Warren - Ballard had an amazing run of form and despite not achieving a podium finish competed in three National finals in 200m Ind.Medley and 100m/200m Backstroke finishing fourth in the later. Both Jamie Thorpe and Tsubasa Nakagawa had strong performances in the 50m and 100m Freestyle events making final performances. Jamie set a new Senior County record in the 100m Freestyle event.
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