Pershore Swimmers secure victory in PGL league.
02 May 2012
Pershore Swimmers secure victory in PGL league.
In the third round of this year's PGL league Pershore SC continued to make spectacularly good progress easing their way to a possible final with once again many of their members swimming up at least one age group up against teams from Stourbridge, Haden Hill and Redditch.
It was Owen Leeks (12) and Lizzie Vizard (13) who recorded their first wins in the 13/14yr 50m fly followed by Simon Sweatman in the 11/U 25m breaststroke. After ten events Redditch and Stourbridge were the danger clubs with Pershore in 2ndplace 2 pts behind leaders Redditch lying on 30 pts and Stourbridge not far behind. Michael Evans (13) and Chris Vizard (10) recorded more wins in the 13/14 yr 50m backstroke and 11/U 25m free, followed by Sam Doyle (9) and Katie Sanderson in the 10/U 25m fly heats. At the end of 20 of the 60 events Pershore had established an 11 pt lead over Redditch on 58 pts.
There then followed six 1stplaces from the next ten events together with three 2nd places. Victories coming from Joseph Doyle (12) and Hannah Simister (11) in the boys and girls 12/U 50m breastroke and William Gearey in the 11/U 25m fly. Joseph Doyle and Gearey went on to record other wins in the 113/14 50m free and 10/U 25m breast also. This was followed by Naomi Marsden (9) in the 10/U 25m free and James Thomas in the 9yrs 25m backstroke. By the time 30 events had passed Pershore 91 pts were beginning to build up a good lead over rivals Stourbridge back on 69 pts.
Daisy Tolley (10) had already recorded a 2ndplace when swimming up an age group in the 11/U 25m fly and now went on to record a 1st place and 4pts in the 11/U 25m back followed by Charlotte Downey (9) in the 9yrs 25m fly. In the final ten relay events Pershore recoreded four 1st places and five 2nd places and received a speeding ticket in the other for going too fast for the league times.
Apart from the twenty four 1st and twenty five 2nd placed finishes
nearly all club members achieved pb's in their individual swims being joined by
more pbs in the relays from Ella Spencer; Laura Snape; Maisy Robertson; Megan
Tolley; Hannah Kenwright; Jasmin Taite; Isobel Cumming; Katie and Josh
Sharratt; Harry Sykes; Angus Jones; Jack and Luke Betteridge; Callum Sanderson;
Michael Evans; Owen Leeks; Sammy Whitehill.
Pershore's swimmers were rewarded with a memorable win on 177 pts with Stourbridge 155; Redditch 132 and Haden Hill 97. The club's standing has never been so widely acclaimed and with established swimmers wishing to join anyone wishing to arrange a free trial need to be quick please enquire on the club's web site pershoresc.co.uk. or contact their secretary on 07968429112.
Ian