The annual Northumberland and Durham Championships took place over two weekends in February with five swimmers from Sedgefield 75 having qualified.
The venue was the Sunderland Aquatic Centre’s 50-metre pool in the shadow of the Stadium of Light and all spectator tickets sold out.
Alex Boyer kicked things off for Sedgefield with a 1500m freestyle swim and went on to 200m and 400m freestyle where he set a two-seconds personal best.
Aviana Wilson competed in four events and qualified for finals in three of them, 50 and 100m backstroke and 100m freestyle. She set a new PB in 50m freestyle and saved the best for last with nearly three seconds off her best 100m free time in the heat, then a further second in the final to break the 1:10 barrier for the first time.
Filip Wilczynski finalled in all seven of his events, clocking up 14 swims in which he bettered his PB’s 10 times and broke club records in 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke, 50m butterfly (all twice) and 200m backstroke in the heat. He took the N&D titles in all three backstroke events and won bronze in 50m freestyle and 100m butterfly. In his two other events, 50m butterfly and 100m freestyle, he placed fourth.
Jessica Bell clocked up 16 swims, seven of them finals. She beat PB in 100m backstroke, 100m breaststroke, 50m butterfly (twice) and 200m individual medley. In her two 50m butterfly swims, Jessica beat her own club record twice.
Charlie McEwan swam in 50m freestyle and 50m butterfly and beat PB in both, going sub-29 seconds in the butterfly for the first time.
Coach John Moore was delighted with the swimming, remarking on Filip’s backstroke clean sweep as something he hadn’t witnessed before. The club finished in 12th place out of 26 in the medal table.