Sedgefield 75 had six swimmers who qualified for the Northumberland & Durham Festival of Swimming held at the Sunderland Aquatic Centre on the 24th and 25th July.
Swimmers competing were Evie Weston, Tom Curran, Emma Price, Filip Wilcznski, Charlie McEwan and Mateusz Wilcznski. Evie competed in the 200 Fly, 200 FS, 100 Breast, 100 Fly and the 400 Freestyle. She took Gold in the 400 FS and Bronze in the 200 Fly.
Tom competed in the 50, 100, 200 and the 400 Freestyle and the 200 Backstroke. Final placings in the 100 Back and the 400 Freestyle.
Emma competed in the 100, 200, 400 Freestyle. The 200 and 400 IM and the 200 Backstroke, she took the Gold medal in the 200 FS and Bronze in the 100 Free.
Filip competed in the 100 and 200 Backstroke, the 100 Fly and the 200 IM. He took Gold in the 100 and 200 Backstroke. Gold in the 100 Fly and Silver in the 200 IM.
Charlie competed in the 50 Freestyle and the 100 Backstroke.
Mateusz competed in the 100 Backstroke.
The preparation for all the competitors had been less than perfect, as a result of Covid, with some out for ten days prior to the competition. That said they all gave their best on the day and turned back some superb performances.
Medal tally: Five Gold, One Silver and Two Bronze plus one very proud and happy coach. Sincere thanks to all who provided cover throughout the weekend. A special thank you to GAMP for their grant to the club to enable us to rebuild after Covid.
This has enabled the club to reinstate the Adult Training session. This will now take place on Monday evenings 7:00 to 8:00pm starting 2nd September 2021.
A new development group is to start on Sunday 1st September 2021 from 4:00 to 5:00pm. This is for young swimmers 9+ who wish to be involved in competitive swimming. They must be able to swim 50 meters and be confident in deep water. Essential that they have swimming goggles that fit really well.
The first three weeks will be free.
The coach for both groups will be John Moore, Chief Coach, Sedgefield 75 ASC.