At last the day of the Grand Final had arrived. Young swimmers from Carlisle Aquatics Amateur
Swimming Club had worked hard throughout the year competing against seven other
clubs around the county to reach the final and compete for the coveted “Hoad
Memorial” trophy.
The Carlisle Aquatics team had already won the League Trophy
by coming first in all three of the preliminary rounds, which took place at
venues throughout the county.
Now the great day had arrived. The top six teams were ready the poolside at
Carlisle. The atmosphere was electric,
the noise deafening. Our 9, 10 and 11 year olds looked smart in their blue and
pink caps and polo shirts. The team got
off to a thrilling start by winning the 9 year mixed boys/girls freestyle race;
the swimmers were Cameron Woolerton, Sophie Huggon, Matthew John Whitehead and
Elle Pearson. The second race was 50m Girls freestyle which was easily won by
Samantha Clark in a personal best of 33.05s.
From there the team continued in winning form and were in the top three
for 34 out of the 44 events. The hard work in their training sessions had paid
off and they easily won the gala beating second place Ulverston by 35
points. Copeland came third followed by
Cockermouth, Working and Barrow in that order. The climax of the day came when the whole
team, led by captains Lizzy Airey, Theo Tindall and Conner Bulman, marched
around the pool holding their well-earned trophies.
Individual Winners
10yr girls Freestyle Samantha Clark
10yr Girls Butterfly Holly Howson
10yr Boys Butterfly Matthew James Whitehead
11yr Girls Butterfly & Backstroke Lizzy Airey
12yr Girls Butterfly & Freestyle Laura Davison
Winning Team Races
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9yr Mixed Medley:
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Sophie Huggon, Louis Graham,
Alex Airey, Cameroon Woolerton
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9yr Mixed Freestyle:
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Cameroon Woolerton, Sophie
Huggon, Matthew John Whitehead, Elle Pearson
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9yr Girls Medley and Freestyle:
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Sophie Huggon, Alex Airey,
Sarah Hale, Elle Pearson
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9yr Boys Medley and Freestyle:
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Matthew John Whitehead, Louis
Graham, Cameron Woolerton, Josh Brown
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10yr Girls Medley:
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Sophie Huggon, Samantha Clark,
Holly Howson, Alice Heaton
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10yr Girls Freestyle:
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Holly Howson, Alice Heaton,
Lauren Russell, Samantha Clark
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Swimmers in 2nd and 3rd Places
Sophie Dodd, Zara McKnight, Louisa Sinclair, Lilli Noble,
Gemma Dobie, Tom Robinson, Nathan Harmon, Johj Fraser, Theo Tindall, Conner
Bulman, Nathan Salkald, Kyle Stuart, Morgan Kasiera and Joel Sinclair
