On the final day of the National Age Group Championships 2011 Abbie Wood won her 4th medal of the meet in the 400m I.M in a blistering personal best time of 5.11.09 which smashed her personal best time.
Abbie showed great strength of charachter and competitivness following her heat swim which was 3 seconds down on her personal best, and stepped up in the finals which is what it takes to be an elite swimmer.
Abbie also won 3rd place in the BAGCAT awards which is for the best overall performances from all swims at the championships.
Abbie came away with 1 GOLD, 2 SILVER and 1 Bronze medal which doubles the amount of medals she won last year and with 2 of these being in the Individual medley events shows her versatility in all strokes, qualifying for 8 events this nationals and winning double the amount of medals as last year highlights the great progression she has made and is part and parcel of being in the elite squad of Derbyshire.
Well Done Abbie Very Proud! Your face today was a picture!
This week shows the start of the Youth National Championships and I am sure all of her DX teammates will have taken inspiration from the great swims Abbie has produced.
This week Great Britain Internationals Molly Renshaw and Harry Webster will also be in action. Molly at the World Championships in Shanghai and Harry at the European Youth Olympics in Turkey.
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