Worcester Winter League 2013 Round 2 - Droitwich
15 May 2013
Pershore Swimming Club put in a good
performance in Round 2 of the Worcester Winter League, coming a close second
behind Orion at Droitwich and beating Bromsgrove and Fox Hollies. Orion finished on top with 190
points to claim victory, with Pershore just behind on 184 points and both
Bromsgrove and Fox Hollies on 170 points.
Pershore and Orion were
neck-and-neck throughout the gala which eventually saw Orion just beating
Pershore on the relay races at the end.
There were plenty of good
individual performances and team relay wins on the night to report, with
Pershore claiming ten first places out of the forty events.
First win at the meeting for
Pershore went to the 11/u Mixed Medley Relay team, with Amy Weston, Chris
Vizard, Isabella Woodcock, Simon Sweatman, Naomi Marsden and William Gearey
proving too strong for their rivals, storming home in 1.50.38 and nearly seven
seconds ahead of second place Orion.
Weston swam up two age groups in the 100m backstroke and
showed good form in the Girls 13/u 100m backstroke winning in 1.22.05.
Another victory soon followed for
Pershore with Sweatman dominating the Boys 11/u 50m freestyle and winning
easily in 30.30 and proving he is one of the best in the Midlands on current
form in this event. Sweatman then made
it a double delight for Pershore, taking first place in the Boys 11/u 50m
backstroke in 36.31 seconds and another strong performance.
After the first ten events,
Pershore found themselves in second place with 46 points, just behind Orion on
50 points.
Jack Betteridge added more
maximum points for Pershore with an excellent victory in the Boys 13/u 100m
breast stroke in 1.39.39. Betteridge
stormed to first place nearly 10 seconds ahead of his nearest rival from Fox
Hollies. Jack also saw up two age groups
in the Boys 15/u 100m breaststroke and managed a very credible second place
against his older rivals and swimming even faster in 1.30.46.
Weston added another first place
to her earlier win, taking the Girls 11/u 50m butterfly in 38.71 and Josh
Sharratt also took victory in the Boys 11/u 50m butterfly in 40.20.
The Mixed 13/u Medley Relay team
of Cassarena Ferriera, Jack Betteridge, Hannah Kenwright, Owen Leeks, Hope
Rochelle and Josh Lane put in a dominant performance to take victory by over
three seconds in 1.47.95.
After twenty events, Pershore
found themselves in third place with Orion and Fox Hollies just two points
ahead on 92 points.
Isabella Woodcock, another
Pershore swimming who has recently got a MQT, showed her class in the breast
stroke with an easy victory in the Girls 11/u 50m Breaststroke in 43.27. Gearey also took maximum points for Pershore
in the Boys in the 11/u 50m Breaststroke in 47.76 seconds.
The final victory for Pershore
came in the 11/u mixed freestyle relay, with Marsden, Sharratt, Woodcock,
Sweatman, Weston and Chris Vizard taking first place in 1.39.33, leading from
the first leg and winning by over five seconds.
There were also good performances
by Lizzie Vizard in the Girls 15/u 100m freestyle (1.09.89) and 100m
breaststroke (1.28.67), Alex Dobell in the Girls Open 100m butterfly (1.27.04),
Owen Leeks in the Boys 13/u 100m fly (1.23.50), Katie Sharratt in the Girls
100m back (1.20.83) and Angus Jones in the Boys 15/u 100m back (1.10.95). Jake Spencer, just 13, competed in the MenÆs
Open butterfly, and put in good time of 1.20.73 seconds.
Tom Naughton, PershoreÆs head
coach, commented: "Another good team performance
and a shame to be narrowly beaten into second place. As one of the smaller clubs in the region,
many of our swimmers often swim up one or sometimes two age groups and they are
still competitive. Our older swimmers
put in some excellent performances which was particularly pleasing.ö
Ends.