TRIPLE GOLD FOR CITY OF LEEDS JOHNSON
Matthew Johnson from City of Leeds won three gold medals
on day two of the Cheestrings ASA National Age Group Championships
dominating the 11yrs group.
His first came in the 400m Freestyle when he finished in
4:36.49 over 6 seconds clear of silver medallist Harry PAYNE
(Bo Southend) who finished in 4:43.01. The bronze medal was
a close call but Bruno BANKS (Rushmoor Royals) just edged
out Tom BIELICH (Io Man ASA) to claim the last medal in 4:47.19.
The 100m Butterfly brought his second gold. This time it
was a closer race as Johnson touched in 1:10.20. Luke WOOLSTENCROFT
(Stockport Metro) finished in a time of 1:11.04 pushing last
night's double gold medallist Ryan FLANAGAN (Bo Kirklees)
into bronze with 1:11.55.
Gold number three (fourth of the meet) for Johnson was in
the 200m Breaststroke. With little to split them at the 150m
mark Johnson, Bradley KEMP (Hants North) and James CLARK (Swindon
Dolphins) had to dig deep for their final places. Johnson's
time was 2:53.75 as he and Kemp, who took sliver in 2:53.95,
edged away from Clark who had to settle for the bronze in
2:55.15.
Today's golden girls were Aimee WILMOTT (Middlesborough)
and Ellis JACKSON (St Felix Sch) who both took two titles
each.
Jackson won gold in the 11 Yrs 200m Backstroke with a time
of 2:27.47 with Fiona DONNELLY (Derventio) taking silver behind
her in 2:28.90, just like last night, in the 400m freestyle.
Mollie VINCENT (Portsmouth N) took the bronze in 2:29.11.
It was the same 1,2,3 in the 11 Yrs 200m IM as Jackson snatched
the gold in 2:29.28 ahead of Donnelly with silver in 2:29.49
and Vincent with bronze in 2:30.97. This takes Jackson's gold
tally to three.
The same events in the 13yrs category delivered gold for
Wilmott. An excellent time of 2:18.71 was a five second margin
over silver medallist Kathryn WILLIS (Rushmoor Royals) who
touched in 2:23.00. Bronze went to Holly CAMPBELL (Millfield)
who finished in 2:25.14.
In the 13 Yrs 200m IM Wilmott's victory was as convincing
as she won gold in 2:22.31 ahead of Lauren CHAPPLE (Barnet
Copt) who recorded 2:24.94 in front of Rachel GARDENER (Co
Leeds) and Grainne MURPHY (Swim Ireland) who touched in a
dead heat for the bronze in 2:25.86.
Double medallist from yesterday, Sophie WARD (Gallica) won
two more today. She was the only athlete in the Girls 12 Yrs
100m Freestyle to go under the minute mark with 59. Holly
RALFE (Co Canterbury) and Jessica THIELMANN (Newburn) finished
in 1:00.40 and 1:01.21 to take silver and bronze respectively.
In the Girls 12 Yrs 200m IM it was Thielmann's turn to take
top honours touching first in 2:26.72 to take her second gold
of the meet. Anne BOCHMANN (UEA Norwich) claimed the silver
in 2:27.00 just ahead of Ward who had to settle for bronze
in 2:27.43.
Bouchmann wasn't to finish the day without claiming her own
gold in the Girls 12 Yrs 200m Backstroke. Her wining time
was 2:23.98 after she turned up the heat in the last 50m.
Holly RALFE and Bethan DAVIS (Bridgend City) battled in the
last few metres with Ralfe seizing the silver in 2:26.06 just
ahead of Davis's 2:26.14 bronze.
Yesterday's 400m freestyle bronze medallist Kathryn WOOLSTON-THOMAS
was able to strike gold in the Girls 11 Yrs 100m Freestyle
when she touched in 1:01.79. Another dead heat saw silvers
presented to Charlotte DICKINSON (Wigan BEST) and Sophie SMITH
(Co Leicester) who recorded 1:01.97.
Two swimmers went under sixty seconds in the Girls 13 Yrs
100m Freestyle. A great swim from Rebecca TURNER (Co Sheffield),
in her home pool, brought her home the gold in 58.81. A 59.77
gave Emma GRAHAM (Co Leeds) the silver and 1:00.20 from Lucy
TITCHIN (Bath Univ) was good enough for the bronze.
Ediz YILDIRIMER from Turkey won a commemorative gold in the
Boys 12 Yrs 400m Freestyle with an impressive swim seven seconds
ahead of the rest of the field. He touched in 4:20.27. The
Gold went to Jordan THEAKER (Gallica SC) in 4:27.06 with a
close finish in silver and bronze places for Callum MURPHY
(Plymouth Leander) and Samuel DAVIES (Stockport Metro) who
recorded 4:32.09 and 4:32.38 respectively.
In the 13 Yrs 400m Freestyle Matthew PARKS (SwimTrafford)
went one better than yesterday to win gold in 4:17.15. Silver
went to James YOUNG (Kingston Royals) in 4:18.46 and a time
of 4:23.72 delivered bronze for Craig FREEMAN (Ferndown).
There was another close finish in the Boys 14 Yrs 400m Freestyle
with 4:11.44 and 4:11.60 recorded by Alexander JONES (TigersharksW)
and Robert HARRISON (Gallica SC) to pick up the gold and silver.
Bronze went to Andrew MARTIN (Aquabears) in 4:14.02
Gold and silver in the 12 Yrs 200m Breaststroke went north
of the border as Sam GEORGE (South Aberdeen) never looked
in doubt of taking the gold as he finished in 2:43.08, five
seconds in front of Craig BENSON (Livingston) who recorded
2:48.31 ahead of Aaron LYNCH's (Stowmarket) 2:50.02.
In the next age group up, the Boys 13 Yrs 200m Breaststroke
Timothy ALMOND (Warrington W) won gold in 2:32.87. Silver
and bronze went to Cathal WESTMAN (Swindon Dolphins) and Marco
K HUSSELMANN (RSA Pisces) finishing in 2:35.65 and 2:36.78.
Grant SAGE (Thornbury,) who just missed out on gold in yesterday's
200 IM, was able to snatch the win today in the Boys 14 Yrs
200m Breaststroke. Only .01 ahead of Lewis COLEMAN (Ipswich)
his 2:30.49 took him to the top of the podium with 2:30.50
giving Coleman the silver whilst Jamie SHIELDS (Bracknell)
has a close finish with Turkey's Timur DELLALOGLU but hung
on to touch in 2:32.60 for bronze.
200m Backstroke champion Grant HALSALL (Io Man ASA) took
another title in the Boys 12 Yrs 100m Butterfly with a time
of 1:04.63 just in front of Daniel JOHNSON (Middlesborough)
who recorded 1:04.90 and 200 IM champion Jordan THEAKER (Gallica
SC) who's 1:06.64 brought him the bronze.
Steven KING (Bracknell), Callum FRENCH (St Ives) and Owen
THOMAS (Co Cardiff) went one, two, three to take the honours
in the Boys 13 Yrs 100m Butterfly. Gold was won in 1:02.52,
silver in 1:02.88 and bronze in a time of 1:03.00
In the Boys 14 Yrs 100m Butterfly Robert PARRY (Abergele)
sneaked under the sixty second barrier recording 59.99 to
take the gold ahead of Oliver SCHMID (Newburn) who's 1:00.02
earned him silver and a 1:00.69 from Michael ORAM (Bath Univ)
gave him the bronze.
In the medal table City of Leeds are at the top with five
gold, two silver and two bronze. In second are Gallica SC
with four gold, three silver and two bronze and in third Newburn
with three gold, one silver and five bronze.
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