Regional success for Coral and Adele!

This Saturday Oct 20th the Liverpool Aquatic Centre hosted the North West Regional Disability Championships.  Warriors Swimmers Coral Farrell (A squad) and Adele Maguire (B1) both 11 years old swam in mixed sex & classification heats and against competitors who were many years their senior.

Points were awarded for how close the swimmers times were to the World Record for their Classification, these BDP (British Disability Point) scores determined the results of the races. Awards were given separately to the male and female competitors on this basis.

Both girls have already gained National Times and will be representing the North West on 24th & 25th November at the DSE National Short Course Open Champs at Ponds Forge, Sheffield.   

Their Results are as follows.

Coral Farrell S10,SB9, SM10

400M Free 3^rd place 5:52.99         489 British Disability Points

50M Back 3^rd place 44.72            412

100M Breast 4^th place 1:55.95      341

50M Breast 2^nd place 56.55          308

100M Fly 1st place 1:45.51          279

100IM 6th place 1:39.28              351

200M Free 1st place 2:54.42        479

100M Free 5^th place 1:24.55         404

200IM 1st place 3:24.04              416

50M Free 5^th place 38.53             400

50M Fly 3rd place 49.17              279

100M Back 5th place 1:33.34       384

Adele Maguire S9, SB9, SM9

50M Back 5th place 51.75            248 British Disability Points

100M Breast 5^th place 2:04.47      276

50M Breast 4th place 57.97        286

100M Fly 3rd place 1:52.51         213

50M Fly 5th place 52.47              219

100M Back 7^th place 2:00.37        179

Warriors deliver in National Arena Swimming League

A team of 38 swimmers headed to Macclesfield Leisure Centre on Saturday 13^th October to compete in Round 1 of the National Arena Swimming League.

From beginning to end the Warriors never disappointed with great individual swims and enthralling relays.   From the 50 races, Warriors achieved top 3 places in 37 events with an amazing 23 firsts, 9 seconds and 5 third places

Whilst there were too many outstanding displays to list, multiple individual winners were William Camden for 50m back and 50m breast and Kathleen Dawson 100m back and 100m freestyle as well as the relay performances of the Boys 9-11 Freestyle and Medley Teams, Boys under 15 Freestyle and Medley Teams, Ladies Open Freestyle and Medley Team and Men’s Open Freestyle and Medley Teams.

The overall placings were:-

1^st           Warriors (317 points)                                      5^th           Alsager (206 points)

2^nd          Stockport (273 points)                                   6^th           Satellite (197 points)

3^rd           Cockermouth (251 points)                           7^th           Winsford (187 points)

4^th           Southport (220 points)                                  8^th           Carnforth (146 points)

The next round will take place on 10^th November. 

A huge well done to all the swimmers who competed and contributed to a successful win and many thanks for the support from the enthusiastic crowd!!

Warriors of Warrington SC National Success!

The British Gas ASA National Age Group (50m) Championships took place between 22 July 2012 and 26 July 2012 at Ponds Forge, Sheffield. 12 Swimmers from Warriors of Warrington SC aged between 12 and 14 qualified to compete at this year’s competition.

Day 1 of the competition saw 12 year old Hugh Takemoto and 14 year old Aaron Hill swim in the 200m Breaststroke with Hill proceeding to the semi-final and final, finishing overall in 6th place and Warriors 14 years Old Boys 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Team consisting of Oliver Houghton, James Ross, Aaron Kirchin Brown and David Richardson earning Warriors first medal with a hard fought Bronze Medal. 14 year old Kathleen Dawson made the final of the 200m Individual Medley, finishing a fantastic 4th.

Day 2 brought another medal with 14 year old David Richardson achieving his second Bronze of the Championship on the 1500m Freestyle. Richardson and Oliver Houghton also made the Finals of the 100m Backstroke, just narrowly missing out on medal places. 12 year old Anya Richardson, 13 year old Alicia Pierce and 14 year old Kathleen Dawson and Bethany Young competed in the 100Fly with Pierce and Dawson making the Finals. 12 year old Shannon Campbell, competing at Nationals for the first time, took part in the 200m Breaststroke.

Day 3 saw another busy day for Warriors swimmers. David Richardson had made the final of the 400m Freestyle, finishing in 5th place and then secured a superb Silver medal in the 200m Individual Medley. 14 year olds Aaron Hill and Aaron Kirchin Brown competed in the 200 Fly with both making the Finals. Aaron Hill finished a very creditable 8th and Aaron Kirchin Brown finishing a very close 4th. Anya Richardson, Alicia Pierce and Bethany Young were back in action in the 200m Fly, with Pierce getting through to the Finals finishing 7th and Young making it through to the Semi Finals.

Day 4 saw Kirchin Brown and Richardson competing in the 100m Fly, with Kirchin Brown making it through to the Semi Finals. Dawson was in action in the 100m Backstroke and made it through as fastest qualifier. Campbell joined in on the 100m Breaststroke and just missed out on a place in the Finals. Hill and Ross competed in the 100m Breaststroke making it through to the Semi Finals.

The final day saw most excitement. David Richardson, Aaron Hill and James Ross were first up in the 400m Individual Medley, with Richardson taking his third Bronze medal of the Championships in the final. Kathleen Dawson earned Warriors first Gold Medal with a very impressive win, becoming the 100m Backstroke National Champion. The 14 and Under Girls Medley Relay team comprising, Dawson, Pierce, Catherine Ross and Young made it to the Final and very narrowly missed a Medal by being pipped into 4th place. The 14 and Under Boys Medley Relay team were last to go and Houghton, Hill, Kirchin Brown and Richardson stormed their way to a Gold Medal to become National Champions, ending the week in style.

The swimmers were ably guided through the week by their Coaches, Darren Ashley and Chris Pugh and supported by poolside Chaperones Sarah Dawson, Sharon Kirchin Brown and Suzanne Richardson. Many congratulations to all who helped to make the event so successful for the Club.

Warriors enjoy Ponds Forge experience at Retford Gala!

A team of 42 Warriors travelled to Sheffield last Sunday to compete in the Retford Level 3 Open Meet held at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. This proved to be a great experience for a number of the children who had never previously been to this pool, and they rose to the occasion superbly.

Medals were awarded for the top 6 places, and Warriors bought home a fantastic total of 67 medals despite very strong competition. For the top 3 places they secured 38 medals: 12 golds, 14 silver and 12 bronze.

The star performance on the day was undoubtedly provided by Caitlin Shingler, who won nine gold medals and 1 silver medal from her 10 races – a truly staggering performance! For the boys, the most consistent performance in terms of top 3 finishes came from Alex Watkinson (2 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze).

Other medal winners on the day included Katie Bowater, Joe Buckley, Jess Burke, Beth Catchpole, Dominic Crawley, Matty Crawley, Thomas Ditchfield, Matthew Domville, Coral Farrell, Connor Healy, Erin Hesketh, Leah Myles-Socorro, Josh Radin, Amy Sanderson, Jonathan Skilling, Jack Smith and Daniel Thomas. There were also many PBs achieved across the board by Warriors swimmers, reflecting the continued hard work and effort of all swimmers who took part.

As always, the swimmers were a credit to the club and their town, and all deserve a huge well done for their efforts on the day

Warriors triumph at Age Group Champs - Manchester June 12

Warriors of Warrington SC have finished 1st in the 2012 British Gas ASA North West Region Age Group Championships held at the Manchester Aquatics Centre over the weekends of 2^nd/3^rd and 9^th/10^th June 2012. This is a tremendous achievement for the Club, and a big congratulations goes to all swimmers who helped to achieve this result.

• Final points table

The first weekend saw 19 Warriors swimming in 63 races, with Warriors being represented 17 times in the finals. They won 4 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze in the finals, with David Richardson winning gold in the 1500 metre freestyle event and the boys Medley Team also securing gold. Other medal winners included Hugh Takemoto, Oliver Houghton, Alicia Pierce, Aaron Kirchin-Brown, Shannon Campbell and Kathleen Dawson.

Warriors continued in the same vein and competed even more strongly in the second weekend. The swimmers were represented in 33 final places, achieving a superb 8 gold, 7 silver and 6 bronze medals. The girls replicated the success of the boys in the first weekend by powering to 1^st place in the 400m Team Medley event. Medallists included Aaron Hill, Aaron Kirchin-Brown, Alicia Pierce, Anya Richardson, Bethany Young, David Richardson, Hugh Takemoto, James Ross, Kathleen Dawson, Oliver Houghton, Ryan McGhee and Shannon Campbell.

We also had some of our younger swimmers competing in the shape of 10yr olds William Camden and Lewis McGhee, who were competing in 12 and under races but still performed strongly and achieved fabulous times.

The overall success of the Club was cemented by top 10 BAGCAT finishes for a number of our swimmers. Hugh Takemoto came 2^nd overall in the boys 12/under group, Shannon Campbell 6^th in the girls 12/under, Oliver Houghton a brilliant 1^st and Aaron Hill 7^th in the boys 13 year olds and Alicia Pierce 5^th in the girls 13 year olds. The boys 14 year olds really excelled, with David Richardson in 1^st, Aaron Kirchin-Brown 6^th and James Ross 10^th. Finally, Bethany Young finished a very creditable 5^th in the girls 14 year olds.

Congratulations to all who took part and helped Warriors achieve yet another set of superb results at a major event!