Crusaders make good start in Junior League Programme

 

This weekend, the younger Crusaders swimmers took part in a Junior League gala hosted by Dunstable Swimming Club. Other teams competing were Aylesbury, Putteridge and Lewsey.

 

Junior Coach Barry Kent said “After ten events, Crusaders were in third place and they comfortably held on to this spot throughout the event. This bodes well for the Junior League programme which will be held over three rounds in June, July and September. Entries were based on age as at 12^th September 2009 so many of the squad had to swim in a higher age group. Well done to them all”.

 

Crusaders finished 1^st  in eight events:

Girls 9ys F/S :Daisy Molyneaux,  Daisy Saunders , Ellie Woolhead and Victoria Sanderson

Boys 9yrs 25m Breast: Joe Talbot

Girls 10yrs 25m Fly: Anna Henderson

Girls 9yrs 25m Fly: Victoria Sanderson

Boys 10yrs 50m Free: Cameron Manley

Girls 50m Breast: Isobel Jones

Girls 11/u Med Relay: Olivia Jackson, Isobel Jones, Lillie Molyneaux and Hannah Winter

Cannon Relay:  Daisy Saunders, Michael Witham, Anna Henderson, Nick Kent, Lily Molyneaux, Nic Brown, Heloise Lee and Tim Dryburgh

 

… and 2^nd in nine events

Boys 9yrs F/S Relay: Daniel Hill, Joe Talbot,  Jonathan Green Michael Witham

Girls 10 yrs Med Relay: Isobel Pickering, Chloe Partridge,  Anna Henderson and Finley Whitbread

Girls 11/u F/S Relay: Isobel Jones, Olivia Jackson, Hannah Winter and Lillie Molyneaux

Girls 10yrs 50m Breast: Chloe Partridge

Girls 10yrs 50m Back: Finley Whitbread

Girls 11/u 50m Fly Lillie Molyneaux

Boys 10yrs 25m Fly:  Owen Drabwell

Boys 9yrs 25m Fly: Michael Witham

Boys 12/u 50m Back: Tim Dryburgh

 

In all there were 27 personal bests:

Isobelle Pickering 2, Isobel Jones 2, Callum Connew 2, James Holliday 2, Nic Brown 2,

Daisy Saunders 2, Jonathan Green, Chloe Partridge,  George Pepper, Heloise Lee, Lillie Molyneaux, Tim Dryburgh, Anna Henderson, Owen Drabwell, Hannah Winter, Emma James, Victoria Saunders, Michael Witham, Cameron Manley, Daisy Molyneaux and Charlotte Nilsen.

 

Final scores were:

Aylesbury 233, Dunstable 220, Crusaders 199, Putteridge 182, Lewsey 108.

 

Photo: the Junior League Squad

Last week Crusaders hosted the second round of the Home Counties League at Tiddenfoot. Having been struck by illness in round one, it was half term that impacted team selection for round two, which saw Crusaders finish in fifth position with 177 points.

 

There were  first places for Anna Henderson in the 11/U Breaststroke and for Team Captain Arron Moore in the Mens Open 100m Fly and second places for

Alex Brown 13/u Fly, Tom Henderson 13/u Back, Stephen Moffat 13/u Breast, Lucy Dent 15/u Fly, Matt Dent Mens Open 100m Breast  

 

Sixteen Swimmers achieved 27 personal bests

Anna Henderson 3, Tyla Danskin 2, Michael Witham 2, Callum Connew 2, Nick Kent 2, Heloise Lee 2, Lillie Molyneaux 2, Owen Drabwell 2, Tom Henderson 2, Terry Moore 2, Alex Winter, Alex Nilson, Sammie Griffith, Josh Hardy, Sarah Marriott and Rosy Baker,

 

If you are interested in finding out more information about Crusaders – a friendly club  that caters for swimmers of all abilities, please contact Bev on 752318 or visit the website www.linsladecrusaders.org

 

Photo: the Home Counties Squad