WINSFORD Amateur Swimming Club will be extremely well represented at national championships this summer.
In total, 11 of the club’s swimmers will be competing in either the British or English National Swimming Championships – both, in some cases.
Lewis Turner, Adam Wright, Lois Inch and Amy Kenworthy will all compete in the British meet at Sheffield’s Pond Forge between July 22-28 having notched impressive results during the qualification period between mid-March and the first weekend of May.
A few weeks later, a further seven Winsford swimmers will be taking part in the English competition at the same venue on August 5-9.
To qualify, swimmers had to rank in the top 24 – or top 18 for the 800m and 1,500m freestyle – to make the British nationals and if they finished in the next 20, they would earn a place at the English nationals.
In total, Winsford ASC members have qualified for 24 events and those attending have been praised by Dan Goodwin, the club’s head coach.
“To attain such a high standard is testament to all the hard work our swimmers have put into their training and racing,” he said.
“I am sure all swimmers will do everything they can in the time we have to prepare, to give us the best possible chance of success in Sheffield.”
British Summer Nationals qualifiers:
Lewis Turner (16): 800 Freestyle, 1500 Freestyle, 400 Individual Medley
Adam Wright (16): 1500 Freestyle
Lois Inch (15): 100 Breastroke, 200 Breastroke
Amy Kenworthy (16): 400 Freestyle, 800 Freestyle, 400 Individual Medley
English Summer Nationals qualifiers:
Jack Wheeler (14): 50 Butterfly
Adam Wright (16): 400 Freestyle, 800 Freestyle
Lewis Turner (16): 400 Freestyle
Tom Kud (17): 200 Butterfly
Ethan Wright (18+): 200 Butterfly, 400 Individual Medley
Megan Rickels (14): 400 Freestyle, 1500 Freestyle
Alissa Clarke (15): 200 Butterfly
Carys Roberts (16): 50 Freestyle
Amy Kenworthy (16): 200 Butterfly, 200 Individual Medley
Sophie Grindley (17+): 200 Butterfly, 1500 Freestyle
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