We took a squad of 7 swimmers from both our Junior and Senior squads to the City of Norwich Long Course Level 1 Easter Meet held over the long Bank Holiday weekend of the 22nd to 24th April 2022 at the UEA Sports Park Norwich. Competing against 49 clubs from around the country this really was a thrilling meet and great experience for our swimmers.
Matthew Tatum, our most experienced swimmer at the event again led by example. Competing in no less than 9 events. He qualified for the 100M Backstroke final, after a hard-fought race he finished in 6th place overall which is a fantastic result. He really was our MVP for the weekend – leading the land warm up for our younger swimmers, keeping everyone entertained and calm poolside throughout the long sessions and imparting his words of wisdom. He had 3 top 8 finishes overall and a fantastic weekend.
Elliot Barkway competed in the 50M Butterfly and the 50M Freestyle events, moving up two places against the accepted entries on his Freestyle.
Jessica Freeman competed in the 50M Freestyle. After a cracking start, she finished in the top 8 for her age group and achieved a solid PB against her accepted entry time.
Freya Reed competed in the 50M Freestyle. She dropped over a second on the event to walk away with a fantastic new PB.
Ella Townsend competed in the 50M Freestyle. She had a great swim shaving off 0.10 to achieve a new PB.
Grace Cook competed in the 100M Freestyle and 50M Freestyle. She climbed up 19 places against the accepted entries on the 100M freestyle with a massive new PB.
Olly Shadbolt completed in the 100M Freestyle and 50M Freestyle. They had a mega weekend, climbing up 10 places on their 100M Freestyle and 19 places on their 50M Freestyle and achieving new big PBs on both events.