Robin Hood Gala Sept 2013
03 Nov 2013
Two young swimmers
from Pershore Swimming Club travelled to Sheffield to compete in The Robin Hood
Open Meet at Ponds Forge International Pool. This was a Level 1 50m long course meet, the highest ranking event type,
attracting elite competitors from all over England and as far as Scotland and
Wales.
Simon Sweatman (11)
and William Gearey (10) both performed well against strong age-group opposition
รป both grabbing podiums.
Sweatman came away
with two silvers and two bronze medals. In the boys 11 year old 50m freestyle, Sweatman was just edged into
second place in a time of 29.98 seconds, and he also took silver in the 200m
freestyle with a strong performance of 2.27.51. Sweatman also took bronze in the boys 11 year old 100m backstroke in
1.19.17 and another bronze in the 200m IM in 2.48.96.
Gearey came third in
the boys 10 year old 50m freestyle in 33.09 seconds and also grabbed bronze
medal in the 50m breast stroke in 47.41 seconds.