Captain Palmer leading by example at championships
New junior boys’ captain Benjamin Palmer produced some excellent performances at the Newark Swimming Club championships.
The club championships were held over the course of six galas, with the awards handed out at the annual presentation evening.
The president’s award went to Rebecca Bourke, while the most improved boy swimmer was Jacob Carrington, and the most improved girl was Isobel Wood.
Alfie Chapman was the most improved small pool boy swimmer, with the girls’ award going to Lily Dean.
Laura Crosby has been appointed as the senior girls’ captain, with Andy Sanger leading the senior boys, while Grace Gourley is the junior girls’ captain.
Palmer celebrated his junior boys’ elevation at the club championships by winning the under-13 200m backstroke, 200m freestyle and 100m individual medley, plus the open 1500m freestyle.
Results (boys named first, unless stated) Under-9 25m backstroke: 1st Jacob Carrington 21.40secs, 2 Daniel Scott 23.41, 3 Scott Illsley 23.83; 1 Grace Rudd-Hearn 24.44, 2 Sophie Trickett 24.76, 3 Kathleen Sanger 28.59.
Under-11 50m backstroke: 1 Lewis Illsley 38.08, 2 George Mumby 47.11, 3 Elliot Snaith 48.54; 1 Kate Tyszka 49.50, 2 Emma Lucas 50.23, 3 Beth Ashe 53.26.
Under-12 100m backstroke: 1 Lewis Illsley 1min 26.41secs, 2 Jack Clipstone 1-52.14, 3 Elliot Snaith 1-56.13; 1 Olivia Mathias 1-29.32, 2 Emma Sahall 2-03.59.
Under-13 200m backstroke: 1 Benjamin Palmer 2-52.74, 2 Lewis Illsley 2-53.04, 3 Jacob Carrington 3-43.90; 1 Millie Bowes-Hall 2-45.47, 2 Ruth Money 2-50.31, 3 Grace Gourley 2-55.02.
Under-14 100m backstroke: 1 William Ballard 1-13.77, 2 Simon Wathen 1-14.94, 3 Benjamin Palmer 1-24.64; 1 Millie Bowes-Hall 1-18.30, 2 Ruth Money 1-19.59, 3 Jessica Rigley 1-23.00.
Under-17 100m backstroke: 1 Ollie Carrington 1-15.30, 2 Andrew Sanger 1-16.30; 1 Laura Crosby 1-16.00, 2 Chelsea Strickland 1-17.27, 3 Chloe Palmer 1-26.43.
Open 100m backstroke: 1 James Wathen 1-07.06, 2 Jamie Scott 1-15.77, 3 Andy Sanger 1-32.06; 1 Charlotte Batterham 1-22.28.
Under-9 25m breaststroke: 1 Scott Illsley 27.12secs, 2 Joe McCallion 29.46; 1 Sophie Trickett 26.27, 2 Grace Rudd-Hearn 26.67, 3 Kathleen Sanger 30.85.
Under-11 50m breaststroke: 1 Lewis Illsley 49.54, 2 George Mumby 50.88, 3 Matthew Stevens 52.94; 1 Kate Tyszka 55.18, 2 Frankie Gresswell 57.35, 3 Emma Lucas 1min 05.18secs.
Under-12 100m breaststroke: 1 Matthew Stevens 1-55.12, 2 Jack Clipstone 1-58.01, 3 Daniel Fawkes 2-02.91; 1 Olivia Mathias 1-43.51, 2 Kate Tyszka 2-06.06, 3 Rebecca Bourke 2-11.15.
Under-13 200m breaststroke: 1 Benjamin Palmer 3-23.65; 1 Ruth Money 3-18.85, 2 Millie Bowes-Hall 3-25.29, 3 Tamarind Russell-Webster 3-26.26.
Under-14 100m breaststroke: 1 William Ballard 1-25.71, 2 Benjamin Palmer 1-33.09, 3 Simon Wathen 1-35.37; 1 Ruth Money 1-31.86, 2 Millie Bowes-Hall 1-34.08, 3 Amy Scott 1-34.40.
Under-17 100m breaststroke: 1 Andy Sanger 1-32.27, 2 Jack Woodward 1-33.08, 3 Ollie Carrington 1-36.41; 1 Chelsea Strickland 1-28.25, 2 Laura Crosby 1-31.91, 3 Chloe Palmer 1-33.36.
Open 100m breaststroke: 1 Jamie Scott 1-26.63; 1 Charlotte Batterham 1-38.26, 2 Amy Scott 1-51.91.
Under-9 25m freestyle: 1 Jacob Carrington 18.86secs, 2 Joe McCallion 20.62, 3 Daniel Scott 20.66; 1 Sophie Trickett 20.05, 2 Rebecca Hamilton 22.17, 3 Grace Rudd-Hearn 22.75.
Under-10 50m freestyle: 1 Joshua Rudd-Hearn 44.54, 2 Joshua Osborn 50.28, 3 Scott Illsley 50.37; 1 Emma Lucas 45.67, 2 Frankie Gresswell 45.74, 3 Olivia Wightman 46.20.
Under-11 50m freestyle: 1 Lewis Illsley 34.00, 2 George Mumby 41.43, 3 Matthew Stevens 43.55; 1 Phoebe Bennett 41.62, 2 Frankie Gresswell 43.90, 3 Kate Tyszka 44.31.
Under-12 100m freestyle: 1 Lewis Illsley 1min 13.87secs, 2 Matthew Stevens 1-35.04, 3 Jack Clipstone 1-36.62; 1 Olivia Mathias 1-20.62, 2 Laila Gane 1-34.20, 3 Phillipa Mitchell 1-37.07.
Under-13 200m freestyle: 1 Benjamin Palmer 2-33.80, 2 Lewis Illsley 2-37.47, 3 Matthew Stevens 3-32.47; 1 Millie Bowes-Hall 2-27.25, 2 Ruth Money 2-30.16, 3 Grace Gourley 2-48.03.
Under-14 100m freestyle: 1 William Ballard 1-06.47, 2 Simon Wathen 1-07.03, 3 Benjamin Palmer 1-09.09; 1 Millie Bowes-Hall 1-08.56, 2 Ruth Money 1-09.12, 3 Jessica Rigley 1-11.54.
Under-17 100m freestyle: 1 James Wathen 59.44secs, 2 Andy Sanger 1min 05.22secs, 3 Ollie Carrington 1-06.70; 1 Laura Crosby 1-07.42, 2 Chelsea Strickland 1-09.56, 3 Chloe Palmer 1-16.95.
Boys’ open 800m freestyle: 1 Jamie Scott 10-54.92, 2 Benjamin Palmer 11-00.72, 3 William Ballard 11-00.87.
Girls’ open 400m freestyle: 1 Charlotte Batterham 5-20.73, 2 Ruth Money 5-21.47, 3 Laura Crosby 5-28.42.
Open 1500m freestyle: 1 Benjamin Palmer 21-15.23, 2 William Ballard 21-27.55; 1 Charlotte Batterham 21-31.77, 2 Laura Crosby 22-01.35, 3 Ruth Money 22-18.56.
Under-11 25m butterfly: 1 Lewis Illsley 17.33secs, 2 Jacob Carrington 21.87, 3 Elliot Snaith 21.92; 1 Phoebe Bennett 22.11, 2 Kate Tyszka 24.63, 3 Frankie Gresswell 26.63.
Under-12 50m butterfly: 1 Lewis Illsley 39.31, 2 Elliot Snaith 59.47, 2 Jacob Longstaff 1min 01.09secs; 1 Olivia Mathias 39.89secs.
Under-14 50m butterfly: 1 William Ballard 32.54, 2 Simon Wathen 34.91, 3 Benjamin Palmer 38.20; 1 Millie Bowes-Hall 35.87, 2 Jessica Rigley 36.44, 3 Libby Carrington 36.45.
Under-17 100m butterfly: 1 Andy Sanger 1min 25.55secs, 2 Ollie Carrington 1-26.96, 3 Jack Woodward 1-28.82; 1 Laura Crosby 1-15.83, 2 Chelsea Strickland 1-19.84, 3 Millie Bowes-Hall 1-25.16.
Open 100m butterfly: 1 James Wathen 1-06.24, 2 Jamie Scott 1-15.21; 1 Olivia Mathias 1-38.12.
Under-13 100m individual medley: 1 Benjamin Palmer 1-24.19, 2 Lewis Illsley 1-27.97, 3 Luke Marriott 1-31.57; 1 Ruth Money 1-18.91, 2 Millie Bowes-Hall 1-18.97, 3 Tamarind Russell-Webster 1-20.89.
Under-17 400m individual medley: 1 William Ballard 5-51.42, 2 Ollie Carrington 6-39.67; 1 Millie Bowes-Hall 6-21.90, 2 Grace Gourley 6-32.23, 3 Libby Carrington 6-46.09.
Open 200m individual medley: 1 Jamie Scott 2-35.94, 2 William Ballard 2-40.42, 3 Benjamin Palmer 3-02.74; 1 Laura Crosby 2-51.43, 2 Charlotte Batterham 2-59.83, 3 Chloe Palmer 3-04.49.
Parents’ 25m freestyle: 1 Steve Cotton 23.67secs; 1 Simone Mathias 16.41, 2 Fiona Sanger 19.29.
Veteran men’s 25m freestyle: 1 Giles Thomas 14.23.
100m handicap race: 1 Elliot Snaith 1min 38.63secs, 2 Luke Marriott 1-49.89, 3 Andy Sanger 2-00.23; 1 Juliana Richardson 1-27.73, 2 Ruth Money 1-28.33, 3 Chelsea Strickland 1-30.46.
