Bridgwater Mercury Friday 7th March 2008

 

Eighteen Personal Bests for Bridgwater swimmers

BRIDGWATER Amateur Swimming Club hosted a tough second-round gala of the Cotswold Series at Cheddar last month.

They finished third with 126 points, ahead of Wellington (110), but behind Cheltenham (138) and Cinderford (142).

This was a strong performance by Bridgwater, against some of the top teams in the series. Despite missing some swimmers, they won 15 out of the 52 races.

Eighteen Personal-Best times were recorded, only three fewer than during their 47-point victory in the first round of the series.

Furthermore, Bridgwater showed their strong team spirit throughout. The whole club remained on poolside until after the final race to support their team-mates and cheer the announcement of the results.

In their second month under new head coach Mark Rawle, the swimmers have been training hard and striving to improve. This strong work ethic has been shown in particular by Tom Bryan, aged nine and Samantha Young, 11, who were named Swimmers of the Month.

Tom is in the Stroke Development Squad and was rewarded for his attitude at training and improving his skill level. Sam has just moved up to the Potential Squad and her strong desire to learn and apply this in training has led to continued improvement.

The club now faces a busy month of competitions. A number of members are competing in the Somerset Age-Groups and Championships over the next few weeks. In addition, the next round of the Cotswold Series took place at Keynsham on March 1. Results to follow soon.