Faversham Swimming Club Age Group Championships Report

Faversham Swimming Club held their annual Indoor Age Group Championships this month, with over forty of the clubs swimmers taking part.

Faversham’s home crowd of spectators enjoyed some astonishing performances during the evenings events. Races were swam over 25 metre, 50 metre and 100 metre distances with some of the clubs younger swimmers entering races for the first time.

The feverish multi-stroke knockout skins competition had the spectators on their feet. In the girls event elite swimmers Joanne Hawkins and Lydia Scott were locked in battle during the final heat with both girls swimming a blistering pace. In the last length it was Lydia that surged forward to claim the winners podium.

Hotshots Tom Pearce and Ben Collins both had their throttles to the floor and again gave onlookers a race to write home about, both boys gave great performances which ended with Tom taking gold medal position.

First place winners in the girls events were Kia Drake in the 8yrs 25mtr breaststroke, freestyle and backstoke, Nicola Crouch 9yrs 50mtr breaststroke, butterfly, backstroke and individual medley, Emily Holt 9yrs 50mtr freestyle, Molly Stemp 10yrs 50mtr breaststroke, backstroke and individual medley. Dervla Murphy 10yrs 50mtr freestyle, Lauren Scott 10yrs 50mtr butterfly, Keeley Wrench 11yrs 100mtr breaststroke, butterfly and individual medley, Alice Searley  11yrs 100mtr freestyle, Georgia Collins 11yrs 100mtr backstroke.

Flora Westlake  12yrs 100mtr breaststroke, Rebecca Crouch  12yrs 100mtr freestyle, butterfly, backstroke and individual medley, Lydia Scott 13yrs 100mtr breaststroke, freestyle, butterfly, backstroke and individual medley. Joanne Hawkins 14yrs 100mtr breaststroke, freestyle, backstroke and individual medley, Jasmine Locke 14yrs 100mtr butterfly, Jessica Smith 15yrs 100mtr breaststroke, freestyle and individual medley, Holly Smith 15yrs 100mtr butterfly and backstroke, Emily Westlake 16yrs 100mtr breaststroke, freestyle, buterfly, backstroke and individual medley.

First place winners in the boys events were William Guthrie 8yrs 25mtr breaststroke and freestyle, Jack Wimble-Roberts 8yrs 25mtr backstroke, Harry McKenna 9yrs 50mtr breaststroke, freestyle, butterfly and backstroke, Oliver Nye 9yrs 50mtr individual medley. Richard Catton 10yrs 50mtr breaststroke, freestyle, butterfly, backstroke and individual medley, Blaine Ramsden 11yrs 100mtr breaststroke, freestyle, backstroke and individual medley. James Guthrie 12yrs 100mtr breaststroke, freestyle, backstroke and individual medley, Marty Boorman 13yrs 100mtr breaststroke, freestyle, butterfly, backstroke and individual medley, Tom Guthrie 14yrs 100mtr breaststroke, freestyle, backstroke and individual medley, Ben Collins 14yrs 100mtr butterfly, Tom Pearce 17yrs 100mtr breaststroke, freestyle, butterfly, backstroke and individual medley.