WREKIN SWIMMING CLUB
CONGRATULATIONS
To our team members who have qualified for the Summer National meets for 2022
The National Summer Meet is Swim England’s biggest domestic swimming event of the year.
The Summer Meet forms part of a swimming competition structure in Great Britain whereby the top ranked swimmers are invited to compete at the British Swimming Summer Championships.
The next ranked swimmers who have chosen to be ranked as an English swimmer – are invited to compete at the English Nationals.
The rankings are on swimmers’ performances at level 1 meets between a qualification window, typically between March and May of the same calendar year.
BRITISH SUMMER NATIONALS 2022 QUALIFIERS
EVE LELEUX - 400Free - 800Free - 1500Free
OLIVER GREAVES - 200Free - 400Ind.Medley
ELLA JUSTICE -
50Back - 100Back - 200Back
SWIM ENGLAND SUMMER NATIONALS 2022 QUALIFIERS
BETH BARRETT - 100Free
ELLA JUSTICE - 400Free - 200Ind.Medley
EVE LELEUX - 100Free - 200Free - 200Back - 100Fly - 200Fly
ELWYN DAVIES - 50Fly
MASON CARTER - 200Fly
BEN SCOBIE - 200Fly
JOE RITSON - 1500Free - 200Back - 200Breast
OLIVER GREAVES - 400Free - 800Free - 1500Free - 200Ind.Medley
WEST MIDLAND REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022
30th April - 2nd May & 7th-8th May
Alan Higgs Centre, Coventry
After a two year absence due to covid, the West Midland Regional Championships made a return to the swimming calendar. And with the competition missed in 2020 & 2021 it seemed all the top clubs and swimmers in the region were in attendance.
The competition was held over five long days over two weekends. Despite being very busy, very hot and very tiring, Wrekin team raised their game and came away with lots of fantastic results. The squad achieved many long course Personal Best times, qualified for lots of finals, and plenty of medals were won.
Out of the nineteen swimmers competing, fifteen placed in the top eight of their races, with seven of the team winning medals and top place golds going to Eve Leleux, Oliver Greaves and Beth Barrett.
This year we also had relay teams competing in the 16&under and 17&over Boys and for the first time ever Wrekin had a 16&under Girls team competing.
The 16&under boys, Robert Melintescu, Oliver Greaves, Leon Steer & Joe Herring, took a brilliant bronze place in the 4 x 100m Free relay and not to be outdone the 17&over boys, Will Timmins, Will Slawson, Mason Carter, Joe Ritson, went one better and achieved silver in the 4 x 200m Free relay.
The girls 16&under team, Ella Justice, Christie Morrow, Lola Wheeler and Beth Barrett, gained some valuable experience competing in the relays and manged to finish in the top eight of their 4 x 100m Free event.
Some great swimming from all the team across five very busy days, well done to all. Now time to knuckle down to training ready for British and Summer Nationals, with some race practice due at Wolverhampton open and Summer Counties along the way.
Full results can be found here
BRITISH SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022 - 5th - 10th April
Ponds Forge, Sheffield
Please click here for full results
This competition is one of the main British Swimming events of the year. With top elite swimmer's from Britain competing for selection for several International meets, including the Commonwealth Games.
Wrekin had two swimmers qualify for this event Eve Leleux and Lola Wheeler. Unfortunately, along with many other swimmers, Lola was declined her entry into the competition due to her event having limited heats.
So it was all down to Eve to fly the Wrekin flag. Having qualified for four events over four different days it was going to be a long week in Sheffield for her. Eve put in some solid performances, with all her swims being around her long course PB's and managed to improve her event rankings in all four swims.
Next event is the West Midlands Championships, starting Friday 29th April.
DERVENTIO EXCEL APRIL MEET - 1st - 3rd APRIL 2022
Ponds Forge, Sheffield
This was Wrekin's first targeted long course open meet in preparation for the upcoming West Midlands Championships and for some swimmers a chance to get themselves on to the Summer National Long Course rankings.
Over the three days of competition Wrekin swimmers produced some fantastic racing with plenty of LC Personal Best's achieved. Even though its early days yet, some of our swimmers have achieved times to be on the ranking list for Summer British Champs and English National Champs in July and August.
Our younger members of the squad were also in attendance this weekend. Sam Good had some hard races against competitors who were a lot faster than him, but he stayed focussed on his own swims and achieved some great PB's. Libby Coss competed in her first long course competition, swimming just one event, Not only did she gain the experience of competing in a 50m pool but also achieved a great PB in the process.
Huge well done to all the team who competed, we look forward to West Mids Champs starting the end of April.
Full results here
The boys taking their marks
SHROPSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS
JAN/FEB 2022
Wolverhampton Central Baths
This years Shropshire County Championships was held over three back to back weekends, Wrekin had 36 swimmers competing at the event.
Our squad of swimmers did the club proud, producing some excellent swims over the five day programme. Not only did the team bring back a haul of medals across all age groups but their amazing swimming resulted in 109 West Midlands qualifying times achieved from 22 swimmers.
Huge congratulations to all who achieved West Midlands qualifying times, with special mention to Lily Thatcher-Plant, Joe Herring, Evelyn Price and Sam Good who gained their first ever WMQT's.
Also a massive well done to all those being awarded Top Boy/Girl positions.
And a very big thank you to all our volunteers and officials, without you these events couldn't happen.
TOP GIRLS
10/11yr Age Group
Libby Coss - 2nd
13yr Age Group
Evelyn Price 3rd
14yr Age Group
Beth Barrett - 1st
15yr Age Group
Lola Wheeler -1st
Ella Justice - 2nd
17yr&over Age Group
Eve Leleux - 1st
TOP BOYS
12yr Age Group
Sam Good - 1st
Dylan Thompson - 2nd
15yr Age Group
Oliver Greaves - 1st
17yr&over Age Group
Joe Ritson - 1st
Will Timmins - 3rd
Full results here
WOLVERHAMPTON OPEN MEET 27TH/28TH NOVEMBER 2021
Wolverhampton Central Baths
This was the first open meet the club attended since before the pandemic hit back in March 2020.
Braving the sub zero temperatures and the snow, it was great to see all the team back together and sporting their new team club kit.
For most this was an opportunity for race practice and to gain Shropshire County qualifying times for 2022.
Over the two day event we had some great performances with plenty of Personal Bests being achieved and a fantastic haul of medals across all age groups, you all did the club proud as always.
And a huge CONGRATULATIONS to the following members of the team for taking Top Awards in their age groups.
Top Boy 10yrs - Dylan Thompson
Top Boy 16yr&over - Joe Ritson
Top Girl 14yrs - Ella Justice
Full results
here
Special mention to four of our younger members of the team competing in their first ever open meet in the 10 & 11 year age groups.
Libby Coss, Dylan Thompson, Sam Good and Elliot Perigrine
SWIM ENGLAND NATIONAL WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021 (25m)
CONGRATULATIONS
To the following swimmers who have qualified for this event:
Will Slawson
Eve Leleux
Harriet Smith
Joe Ritson
Mason Carter
Oliver Greaves
Ella Justice
With special mention to Mason, Oliver and Ella as this is their first ever National event they've qualified for.
Commitment to hours and hard work in training can reap rewards, well done to all.
The 2021 Championships takes place 3rd - 5th December at Ponds Forge, Sheffield.
West Midlands Short Course Championships 2021
Since the 2021-22 season started in September the only race practice the team have had were our Time Trials, this competition was the first proper event of the season for the club. With these championships falling only 8 days after some of the team returned from our intensive training camp in Spain, we were looking forward to their first big competition.
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Wrekin had fourteen swimmers attending the event after qualifying for various strokes and distances across the 2 day competition.
The team did not fail to deliver, all had amazing swims and every member competing achieved Personal Best times.
The event has two age groups Senior (16&over) and Junior (15&under) swimmers qualify for finals which combines all age groups. We had three of our incredible swimmers qualifying for finals, Eve Leleux in the 100 & 200 Free, 200 Back and 100 Fly, Will Timmins in the 200 Free and 14 year old Ella Justice in the 50 Back.
Due to some of the exceptional performances the team put in we've also had the following swimmers qualifying for the Swim England National Winter Championships to be held 3rd -5th December 2021.
OLIVER GREAVES
EVE LELEUX
JOE RITSON
ELLA JUSTICE
Huge congratulations to everyone who competed at this event, you did yourselves and your coaches proud. Keep up the hard work.
Full results can be found
here
Swim England National Development Programme 2021-2022
Congratulations to Ella Justice, Lola Wheeler and Oliver Greaves on being selected to be part of the Swim England National Development Programme for 2021 - 2022.
Swim England has a Talent Pathway framework comprising of the National Development Programme, National Event Camps, Swim England Junior Squad and Swim England Performance Squad. The strategic goal of Swim England Talent is to create a system that will identify, support and enhance the development of athletes for the Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games of the future.
The all-encompassing approach that facilitates the Optimal Athlete Development Framework (OADF) will see athletes being guided on technical and tactical aspects of their stroke as well as nutrition, mental wellbeing, race execution and post-training recovery to enhance their development as athletes and individuals.
We hope all three squad members enjoy their experience as part of the programme and well done to you all for the selection.
