|  Success was shining on Leamington Spa Swimmers at the Midland Youth Championships held at Coventry on 5th and 6th May. Sarah Brades, 15, secured a place in the 200m backstroke final with a great pb of 2.25.20 rewarding Sarah with her first National Youth Qualifying time. County Breaststroke Champion Maddie Spalding, 16, secured places in the breaststroke final for both the 50m and 100m events. The thrilling 50m race saw a superb finish from Spalding to snatch second place. Fellow breaststroker Ellen Stone, 15, achieved the 200m final finishing her championships off with an excellent pb of 2.52.38. Well done to Sophie Vale competing in the 50m and 100m breaststroke events, Peter Clark achieving a pb in 200m IM and Hannah Greenshield gaining pbs in the 50m free, 100m free and the 100m back. |
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| Six swimmers from LSASC will be competing in the Midlands Youth Championships held at Coventry on 5th and 6th May. Sarah Brades
gained times in all three backstroke events together with the freestyle and individual medley events in both the 200 and 400m distances, taking Sarah’s total to a superb seven qualifying times.
National breaststroke qualifier, Maddie Spalding, secured times in all three breaststroke events along with the 50m and 100m backstroke rewarding her with five. Peter Clark and Hannah Greenshield both achieved four Midlands times, Peter with the 100m backstroke, 50m and 100m free and the 200IM while Hannah’s included the 100m backstroke, 50m fly, 50 and 100m free. Breaststrokers Ellen Stone and Sophie Vale, gained two qualifying times each, Ellen in the 100 and 200 metre events whilst Sophie’s are in the 50 and 100 metre races. Well done and good luck from everyone at LSASC. |
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| Sarah Brades, 15, narrowly missed her national qualifying time in the 200m backstroke event by less than half a second. Sarah competing at Sheffield on 28th April recorded a time of 2.25.92 but needed 2.25.45, so it will be all fingers crossed for Coventry on May 5th. |
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| The first round of the Mercian league was held at Nuneaton against Orion, Rugby, Warley Wasps, Northgate, and Nuneaton and wow, what an incredible night. Leamington swimmers outshone the other clubs and competitors in this mighty 50 event gala, by taking first place in an astonishing 27 events, and gaining second position in a further 12. Leamington dominated the events from the start and finished with a massive 30 point lead. For a full report click here |
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| The first round of the Junior league was held at Stetchford Cascades with Leamington having tough opposition from Leicester Penguins, Redditch, Staff Apex, Oldbury and Wyre Forest. The swimmers looked ready for the action ahead, stretching on poolside and looking extremely dapper modelling new JL shirts while the coaches were anticipating a hard night of racing and the spectators looking forward to a night of excitement. For a full report click here |
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| The weekend of the 13th – 15th April saw LSASC swimmers divided between galas held at both Rugby and Leicester. 15 pbs were recorded by 10 competitors at Rugby whilst 12 swimmers competed at Leicester registering 22 pb’s and another six Midland Qualifying times. For a full report click here |
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A small squad travelled to Stetchford Cascades in Birmingham for the four day meet held over the Easter weekend. This combined level 2 (L2) and Level 3 (L3) gala helped secure 14 pbs.
The 15 year olds excelled once again, with Sarah Brades picking up silver in the L2 200m back. Brades later had a remarkable L2 400m free event, slashing 15 seconds off her pb to gain her seventh Midland Qualifying Time (MQT) in 4.43.71. Hannah Greenshield secured her fourth MQT in the L2 100m back with 1.09.49. Jenny Chapman picked up bronze in the L3 200m breast with 3.06.15, whilst younger sister Sarah, 12, snatched the gold in the L3 200m fly with a pb of 3.08.28.
Sophie Hutchinson, 13, was merited with a double pb in the L3 100m breaststroke event. Recording her first in the heat and then improving her time again in the final, which secured third place in 1.29.97. Georgia Kidd, 12, had an excellent 200m breaststroke heat cutting nine seconds of her pb, to 3.16.60 and then taking over 2 seconds off her 100m free time. |
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|  Leamington Spa swimmers accumulated 113 pbs and a massive 14 Midland Qualifying times (MQT) at the Nuneaton Qualifying gala held over the weekend of the 31st March. In the 11/12 category Harry Manship’s superb performance saw him take bronze in the 200m IM and 3 glorious golds in the 100m breast in 1.16.53, the 50m free in 27.68 and a fantastic 100m free heat seeing his time tumble under the minute in 59.56, recording competition best times (CBT) in all 3 events. 50m free finalist Finn Linton clocked up 1.12.79 in the 100m back to take silver and with a pb in the 50 fly collected bronze with 34.14. For a full report click here |
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|  Teigan Parker, 11, Finn Linton, 12 and Harry Manship, 12, were selected to represent Warwickshire in the Inter-County gala on Sunday 25th March. All three clocked up pbs in their individual events helping the County to third place. Teigan in the 100m IM with 1.18.18, Finn in the 100m back with 1.12.27, and Harry in the 100m breaststroke in a time of 1.16.11 which also secured first place. |
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|  The final day of the Warwickshire County Championships saw another fantastic 91pbs clocked up by Leamington Spa swimmers, bringing their total to a staggering 240.
The fifteen year olds had some outstanding performances, with Maddie Spalding finishing the Championships in great style by rewarding her supporters with a sensational 100m breaststroke heat. Earning her a well-deserved National Youth qualifying time in 1.15.33 and securing her place as fastest finalist by 3 seconds.
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|  The second day of the Warwickshire Swimming Championships held at
Coventry Baths saw 15 year old Maddie Spalding storming to success in the 50m Breaststroke to become Warwickshire Champion for the second year running in a time of 34.71. Spalding was joined in the final with team mates Ellen Stone, 15, and Sophie Vale, 14, which earned both girls bronze medals for their age groups confirming Leamington’s strength in this event. For a full report click here |
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|  A squad of 60 Leamington Spa swimmers clocked up an impressive 78 long course personal bests on the first day of the Warwickshire County Championships held on Saturday 3 March at Coventry. For a full report click here |
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| The weekend of the 11th and 12th of February saw an action packed weekend of success for Leamington Spa Amateur Swimming Club, starting with a fantastic victory on Saturday night in the Harvey Novice Team Gala held in Nuneaton. Young teams from Leamington, Haden Hill, Kingsbury, Stratford, Nuneaton & Bedworth and Oldbury competed for the coveted Silver Plate. This unique gala differs from conventional ones as swimmers can be given speeding tickets for swimming too fast, resulting in the loss of points earned in that event. This is a fab, fun gala and for some of the swimmers their first introduction to competitive swimming. For a full report click here |
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| There was a nail biting conclusion
to the Junior League practice gala held at the Pingles on Saturday 28 January. Leamington had strong opposition from Braunstone,
Nuneaton, Kingsbury, Stratford, Coventry and the heavy weights of Boldmere ‘A’.
This was an ideal opportunity to scrutinise the competition for Junior League
and for some of the youngest swimmers to have their first taste of a team gala. For a full report click here |
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|  As the chill of snow fell over Coventry Baths the temperature inside was heating up with the start of the annual Cov & District Relay Gala, held on Saturday 4th February. Events were swum in four age groups, nine years, 10-12 years, 14 years, and the Open age, each having ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams swimming both freestyle and medley relays. For a full report click here |
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|  27 Leamington swimmers travelled to Aylesbury to compete in the two day Maxwell Open gala, clocking up a terrific 69 PBs, with success across the age ranges from our oldest to our very youngest competitors. For a full report click here |
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| Following the Ginger North team gala held at Newbold Leisure Centre on Saturday night, some of
Leamington’s swimmers braved the cold chilly Sunday morning to compete at the Coventry Open
meet. The Chapman sisters had a very successful meet and went home with a hoard of medals. Fifteen
year old Jenny Chapman won bronze in the 100m Breaststroke and then later took gold in the 200m
event with a time of 3.20.52. An excellent result considering she has never competed in these events
before. Jenny continued her good form and went on to add another bronze for the 200m Fly and
further silver in the 200IM. Younger sister Sarah, 11, gained first place in the 200m Backstroke and
the 100m Fly and displayed a dominating win in the 200m Fly. For a full report click here |
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| Coaches Mike Hartwell and Stuart Parker were delighted with the effort shown by all those
swimmers who took part in the exciting Ginger North Gala held at Newbold Comyn Leisure Centre
on January 14th. For a full report click here |
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|  A small team of Leamington swimmers attended the Crystal Open meet at Stourbridge and achieved a well-earned fourth place in the club standings, despite some big city clubs attending. For a full report click here for results click here |
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LSACS’s annual winter widths gala saw over forty young swimmers taking part. The event was run primarily for those 6-9 year olds who are in the teaching section of the club.
There was an excited buzz pool side as the whistle blew signalling the first of eighteen events. Not phased by the pressure of competitive swimming a series of fine races rewarded the competitors with medals, chocolates and trophies for the top three finishers in each event.
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|  It was a tough draw for the second round of the Arena League
so we knew that things were not going to be easy. Without a full team compliment Leamington had to bite the bullet and pull rank to make sure that every race mattered.
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| What a great night! Well done to everyone who swam in the first round of the National Speedo League held at Newbold Comyn on Saturday 8th October. Leamington had a tough night ahead with strong opposition from Derby, Redditch, Coventry, Worcester and Calverton & Bing. However, this didn’t seem to deter them and Leamington finished in a fantastic second place, just in front of Redditch by only 2 points.
For a full report click here
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| Leamington Spa Swimmers brought home a total of thirty seven medals following the Annual Coventry Sprints Gala held at the City of Coventry Baths on September 24th. A squad of over thirty competitors ranging from nine to sixteen years in age took to the long course pool to compete across the four strokes in 50 metres sprint races. For some of the younger swimmers this was their first opportunity to compete over a long course distance.
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LSASC’s second annual club gala was held at Newbold Comyn Leisure Centre on September 17th. Swimmers as young as seven stepped up to the blocks, with some competing for the very first time, to put their skills to the test.
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|  Leamington Spa Amateur Swimming Club held their annual summer swimming gala in tribute to former club swimmer and British soldier Conrad Lewis who lost his life in Afghanistan in February this year. Conrad was a dedicated team player and former life guard at Newbold Comyn. He is remembered with great fondness by all at LSASC. Funds were raised through raffle ticket sales and also through the generosity of Warwick District Council in allowing LSASC to hire Newbold Comyn Leisure Centre for free. The cost of the pool hire was also donated to charity. In all a total of £288 was raised for the Afghanistan Trust.
The popular club gala saw over 90 swimmers from ages 7 to 40+ taking part. Notable success went to the younger age groups, many of whom were experiencing their first taste of a competitive swimming event. For a full report click here
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