Pershore show promise

Ten year old Tyler Mclean from Charlton, and the Jones brothers Drew (10) and Angus (13) from Eckington joined for one event by Alison Seward.  During the first day Mclean recorded five personal bests (pb) together with two 1^st placings with 1:33.35 and 3:19.54 in the 100m and 200m breaststroke.  Mclean also won two second place trophies in the 100m free (1:20.68) and 100m back (1:32.75) recording pbs in 200m Individual Medley (IM)  with 3:05.94 and 50m back 43.34.   Seward swam to a superb pb of 2.53.11 in the 200m backstroke in the Intermediate girls division.

Angus Jones set three new pbs in the 100m free 1.15.68 the 50m back 39.04 with 2^nd place trophy and 100m back 1:24.68.    His brother Drew recorded five pbs from his six events with 1:38.29 in the 100m back, 1:17.75 in the 100m free, 3:07.89 in the 200m IM, 3:31.30 in the 200m breast and a 1^st place trophy and a fine new pb of 1:30.54 in the 100m back.

Once again the twelve pbs from the second day tells it's own story.  Angus Jones set his first one in the 400m free swimming to a 3^rd place trophy with 5:37.43, whilst brother Drew also collected a 2^nd place trophy with 5:43.71.  Angus swam to his second pb in the 200m free with 2:42.50.  Drew swam pbs in the 50m fly 43.06 collecting another 2^nd place trophy; 50m breast 46.37; 200m free 2:45.57 and the 100m fly 1:41.66.

On the second day of the meet the above were joined by Tazmin Pugh (10) and Harry Sykes (12) fresh from their victorious and record breaking National ISA Championships the day before.  Straight away Sykes collected a great 2^nd place trophy in the difficult level 2 intermediate division recording 38.60 in the 50m breaststroke with another pb coming his way in the 200m free with 2:34.04. 

Tazmin Pugh competing in the higher level 2 junior girls division 9/10 year old set three new pbs in the 100m breast with 1:35.53 taking 3^rd place, the 200m fly in 3.02.00 and taking the 1^st place trophy, and her final swim and best performance of the day in the 100m back recording 1:18.39 another 1^st place trophy and clocking up another Midlands Championships Qualifying time for next July.  This time also pushes Tazmin back up into 1^st place in the UK for the end of year rankings as too did her times on the Saturday for 50m back (36.47) and 50m fly at Coventry's long course National Champs.  Pugh's other trophies came from her 1^st place in the 200m fly and two 2^nd placings in the 200m IM and 50m back.

 It was a weekend not to forget for one of Pershore's most successful clubs with two National School ISA Champions, National Records together with trophies for the ISA's "Two most outstanding swimmers" and seventeen trophies from five of its members swimming in the Boldmere Open Meet in Birmingham.