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| Hythe Gala 28th May 2011 |
Kendall collects gold trebleFaversham Swimming Club sent personal best times tumbling at the recent Hythe Development Gala held at Dover Leisure Centre. Top class performances from three of the squads swimmers earned them speeding tickets ( or certificates of honour ) for exceeding the entry times as specified by the Amateur Swimming Association. Sam Harlow received his tickets for his speedy performances in the boys 10 years 50 metre backstroke in a personal best time of 48.18 and the 50 metre freestyle event with another personal best time of 40.88. Blaine Ramsden’s dash in the boys 11 years 50 metre backstroke and with a personal best time of 42.75 earned him a ticket. Whilst Richard Catton received his for the 10 years 50 metre breaststroke in a personal best time of 53.52. Faversham held onto a very respectable 5th position in the final points table, despite being six swimmers short who had unavoidable commitments elsewhere. Young Poppy Cleary was rewarded with the Tesco Gala Star trophy for her performances at the gala. Whilst it was suitably Sam Harlow who received the Tesco Gala Shield. Faversham’s swimmers rewarded with first place were Olivia Hawkins in the girls 11 yrs 50 mtr backstroke, Flora Westlake girls 12 yrs and under 4 x 25 mtr individual medley ( Personal best time of 1.30.17 ), Molly McKenna girls 11 yrs and under 50 mtr butterfly (P.B.43.36 ), Rebecca Crouch girls 12 yrs and under 50 mtr backstroke, Poppy Cleary girls 12 yrs and under 50 metre freestyle ( P.B.35.64 ). Lydia Scott girls 15 yrs and under 50 metre breaststroke ( P.B.42.65 ) and 18 yrs and under 4 x 25 mtr individual medley ( P.B.1.22.55 ), Joanne Hawkins girls 15 yrs and under 50 mtr backstroke ( P.B.38.55 ), Scott Kendall boys 18 yrs and under 50 mtr backstroke ( P.B.34.30 ), butterfly ( P.B.32.80 ) and freestyle ( P.B.29.89 ). Second place winners were the 11 yrs and under mixed 4 x 25 mtr individual medley relay team, Oliver Nye boys 9 yrs and under 50 mtr freestyle, Nicola Crouch girls 9 yrs and under 50 mtr breaststroke, Keeley Wrench girls 11 yrs and under 50 mtr freestyle ( P.B.39.08 ). Sam Harlow boys 11 yrs and under 50 mtr freestyle ( P.B.41.55 ), Poppy Cleary girls 12 yrs and under 50 mtr breaststroke ( P.B.48.16 ), Joanne Hawkins girls 15 yrs and under 50 mtr freestyle and Emily Westlake girls 18 yrs and under 50 mtr breaststroke. Swimmers in third place were the 9 yrs and under mixed freestyle relay team, Emily Holt girls 9 yrs and under 50 mtr freestyle ( P.B.44.05 ), Oliver Nye boys 9 yrs and under 50 mtr butterfly and 10 yrs and under 4 x 25 mtr individual medley, Poppy Boorman girls 10 yrs and under 50 mtr breaststroke ( P.B.54.84 ). Blaine Ramsden boys 12 trs and under 50 mtr backstroke ( P.B.43.11 ), Keeley Wrench girls 11 yrs and under 50 mtr breaststroke ( P.B.50 59 ), Richard Catton boys 12 yrs and under 50 mtr freestyle, Rebecca Crouch girls 12 yrs and under 50 mtr butterfly. Joanne Hawkins girls 18 yrs and under 50 mtr backstroke ( P.B.38.58 ), Emily Westlake girls 18 yrs and under 50 mtr freestyle, Scott Kendall boys 18 yrs and under 4 x 25 mtr individual medley and 50 mtr breaststroke. Other swimmers with personal best times were Nicola Crouch girls 4 x 25 mtr individual medley ( 1.51.61 ), Harry McKenna boys 50 mtr backstroke ( 52.42 ) and breaststroke ( 1.01.27 ), Dervla Murphy girls 50 mtr freestyle ( 46.06 ), Blaine Ramsden boys 50 mtr butterfly ( 52.08 ), 4 x 25 mtr individual medley ( 1.40.22 ) and 50 mtr backstroke ( 43.11 ) and Keeley Wrench girls 50 mtr breaststroke ( 50.59 ). The final points table was 1st Black Lion with 242 points, 2nd place Hythe 240 points, 3rd place Dover 234 points, 4th Folkestone 218, 5th Faversham 214 and 6th Ashford 183 points. |
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water polo home ¦ results ¦ profiles ¦ training ¦ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view itLatest results hereFaversham Water Polo Faversham Swimming Club's Water Polo section reformed in 2007 after a ten year absence. The reformed team are a sociable, friendly, welcoming and ambitious group of players of varying ages and abilities. For those with no knowledge of Water Polo, it does NOT involve swimming horses!! Water Polo is a great team sport that is both physical and tactical. Often regarded as the most physically demanding of team sports, it affords players a high level of physical fitness. A game consists of two teams each with 7 players, of which one is the goal keeper. The team pass the ball with one hand and shoot into a goal 3m wide and 0.9m tall. Games are played in four quarters of approximately 10 minutes each with a short break in between each quarter. For the 2011-12 season Faversham will be competing in the East Invicta league and tournament, Kent league, Norman Beadle cup and the Monson/Faversham 5 match ‘test series.’ In addition, our annual tours to Warwick University and Marbella will be etched on the Calendar. Finally we will be hosting our annual friendly invitation tournament outside in the summer months! Check out our results here The Water Polo Section of the club is keen to emphasise their commitment to developing a squad of first team players, B team, juniors and a ladies team. The club are inclusive and like to ensure every person that demonstrates commitment at training will play competitive water polo. Faversham players have recently been selected to play for a number of regional/BWPL teams including Kent u19, Kent u16, Invicta and East Invicta. Well done to those players! If you are interested in trying water polo, or you're an experienced player looking for a competitive but sociable club just turn up to a session or Email James for more details! TRAINING TIMESWINTER Seniors: Tuesday, 9pm to 10pm at Faversham Pools, Friday, 8.45pm to 9.45pm (monthly) Juniors: Sunday, 8.30pm – 9.30pm at Faversham Pools SUMMER Seniors: Tuesday, 8.30pm to 10pm at Faversham Pools, Friday, 9pm to 10pm TBC Juniors: 7.45pm to 8.30pm (junior) or until 10pm (u19) by selection.
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