Twelve swimmers represented Carlisle Aquatics at the ASA North West Regional Championships in Manchester over the weekends of 2/3 and 9/10 June 2012. They were entered in a total of 53 events.
Two swimmers managed to win Bronze medals: Laura Davison in the 200m Butterfly and 400m IM; and Ben Leighton in the 1500m Freestyle.
On top of this we had a further four representations in the finals: Sian Thompson in the 200m Breaststroke (7th), Lucy Wilson in the 100m Breaststroke (8th), Ben in the 400m Free (7th) and Laura in the 400m Free (8th) and 100m Butterfly (5th)
The swimmers their events and times achieved are shown below:
Laura Davison – 100m fly, 1:10.87 Heats 4; 1:10.67 5th Final; 200m free, 2:23.46 19th; 400m free, 4:54.70 Heats; 200m IM, 2:42.92 19th; 100m free, 1:07.09; 200m fly, 2:32.02 2nd Heats; 2:31.68 3rd (Final); 400M IM 5:34.03 4th (Heats) 5:27.26 3rd (Final).
Sophie Dodd – 200m free, 2:34.68; 400m free, 5:10.80; 200m back, 2:47.66; 100m back 1:21.00.
Amy Heard – 100m fly, 1:19.78; 400m free, 5:00.75; 100m free, 1:08.41; 200m fly, 2:48.97; 400m IM 5:51.07.
Ben Leighton – 400m IM, 5:24.28 10th; 200m IM, 2:36.44 23rd; 100m fly, 1:12.93 19th; 200m back, 2:32.14 10th; 100m free, 1:03.12; 100m back, 1:13.66 12th; 400m free, 4:40.60 9th (Heats), 4:40.43 7th (Final); 200m breast, 3:03.56 15th; 200m free 2:17.97 17th; 1500 Free 18:20.40 3rd.
James McDougall – 100m breast 1:34.34 20th
Zara McKnight – 200m free, 2:30.80; 200m IM, 2:52.64; 200m breast, 3:09.41 17th; 100m free, 1:12.01; 100m breast, 1:31.15; 200m back, 2:46.09; 100m back 1:16.53 19th.
Andrew Mullins – 100m fly, 1:11.54; 100m free, 1:03.30.
Dylan Phipps – 100m breast 1:29.28 13th
Sian Thompson – 100m fly, 1:12.80; 200m free, 2:15.99 12th; 400m free, 4:48.92 13th; 200m IM, 2:37.72 12th; 200m breast, 2:58.19 7th Heats, 2:58.95 7th Final; 100m free, 1:03.05 13th; 400m IM, 5:28.91 11th; 100m breast 1:24.34 13th.
Owen Walker – 200m back, 2:35.98 13th; 100m free 1:05.02; 400m free 4:56.68.
Lucy Jane Wilson – 100m breast, 1:23.66 6th (Heats); 1:25.35 8th (Final); 200m breast 3:00.55 9th.
Phoebe Wilson – 200m IM, DQ; 100m breast, 1:32.26; 100m free 1:10.12.
Well done to all concerned and a special thanks to Ian Scott and Nicki Wilson for being on poolside.
Our aim for next year is fourfold:
• For more swimmers to qualify in more events.
• To get in more finals
• To win more medals
