Monday 4 March 2013

DX and DXDS swimmers shine at County Championships!!

Derventio eXcel swimmers from both the full time and development squads were out in force at the Derbyshire County Championships over 2 weekends at the end of Feb and beginning of March.

There were lots of personal best times, tough swimming, regional qualifications for DXDS swimmers and medals in abundance.  There were also many County Junior and Senior Champions and a County record.

Jamie Ingram won the 1500m Free by over 28 seconds to break former DX swimmer and DXDS coach Scott Tovell-Coleman's Junior County record.  Jamie recoreded a time of 16.12.14!



BAGCAT awards were won by:

Matt Cross - 1st
Krissy Tomlinson - 1st
Imogen Morris - 1st
Dan Makepeace - 1st
Mia Slevin - 1st
Elle Pryce - 2nd
Alex Potts - 2nd
Matt Holt - 2nd
Jamie Ingram - 2nd
Alice Richards - 2nd
Jason Lockwood - 2nd
William Brookes - 2nd
Chloe Bates - 3rd
Leah Beal - 3rd
Casper Raynard - 3rd
Mia Barber - 3rd
Fearn Middleton - 4th
Abbie Gregory - 3rd
Colin Cameron - 4th
Kelsie Geary - 4th
Archie Vanes - 5th
Charlotte Dreon 6th
Harvey Waddingham - 6th
Imogen Clark - 6th
Joe Doody - 6th

Along with this the following were crowned County Junior and Senior Champions:

Kevin Wallbank - Junior/Senior Champion - 50m Breast/200m Fly/100m Fly/100m I.M
Tyler-Ann Black -  Junior/Senior Champion - 50m Free/50m Fly
Kane Haggett - Senior Champion 50m Back
Molly Renshaw - Junior/Senior Champion - 100m Breast/200m I.M/400m I.M
Jamie Ingram - Junior Champion - 200m Breast/100m Breast, Junior and Senior Champion 1500m Free
Imogen Clark - Junior/Senior Champion - 50m Breast
Sam Butler - Junior Champion - 50m Fly
Eve Farnsworth - Junior/Senior Champion - 100m Back/50m Back
Alana Simpson - Junior Champion - 100m I.M
Jess Cross - Senior Champion - 100m I.M

With Derventio being the elite county squad for Derbyshire the county championships is one of the main opportunities for swimmers to go back and swim for their home clubs, and in most cases giving back a thankyou for the clubs that started off their swimming careers.

Derventio trained swimmers who were competing at the County Championships were:

Tyler-Ann Black (Long Eaton)
Jessica Cross (Long Eaton)
Hannah Jones (Long Eaton)
Kevin Wallbank (Long Eaton)
Matt Cross (Long Eaton)
Krissy Tomlinson (Long Eaton)
Elle Pryce (Long Eaton)
Francesca Muir-Harris (Long Eaton)
Jamie Ingram (Ripley RASCALS)
Molly Renshaw (Ripley RASCALS)
Kane Haggett (Derby)
James Latham (Derby)
Matt Smithurst (Derby)
Sarah Vasey (Derby)
Eve Farnsworth (Derby)
Chloe Bates (Swadlincote)
Leah Beal (Derby Phoenix)
Abbie Wood (Buxton)
Imogen Clark (Rykneld)
Colin Cameron (Rykneld)
Helen Thornhill (Matlock)
Callum Gascoyne (Matlock)
Imogen Morris (Chesterfield)
Alana Simpson (Chesterfield)
Stephanie Williams (Chesterfield)
Leah Moss (Chesterfield)
Elizabeth Critchlow (Chesterfield)
Sam Butler (Chesterfield)
Matt Mounsey (Chesterfield)
Jack Smith (Chesterfield)
Joe Doody (Chesterfield)
Alex Potts (Dronfield)

DXDS swimmers in action were:

Fearn Middleton (Ripley RASCALS)
Mia Barber (Ripley RASCALS)
Ella Ingram (Ripley RASCALS)
Alice Richards (Ripley RASCALS)
Jason Lockwood (Ripley RASCALS)
Georgia Creasey (Derby Phoenix)
Harvey Waddingham (Derby Phoenix)
Aston Waddingham (Derby Phoenix)
Lucy Cummings (Derby Phoenix)
Abbie Gregory (Derby Phoenix)
Matt Holt (Ashourne)
Jasmine Cooper (Etwall)
Dan Makepeace (Etwall)
Mia Slevin (Etwall)
Joshua Horobin (Belper)
Elliott Stubbs (Belper)
George Chamberlain (Belper)
Amy Neild (Belper)
Casper Raynard (Belper)
Sam Frost (Belper)
William Brookes (Belper)
Matt Cartwright (Long Eaton)
Joshua Bestwick (Long Eaton)
Joshua Beech (Long Eaton)
Charlotte Dreon (Swadlincote)
Archie Vanes (Swadlincote)
Olivia Dickinson (Swadlincote)
Sophie Byrne (Buxton)
Rosa-Chrystie Lowe (Glossop)
Joshua Ball (Chesterfield)
Kelsie Geary (Rykneld)




Most swimmers at this meet were looking for a great opportunity to race short course at the still new state of the art facilitiy at the ARC centre in Matlock.  For others it was a great chance to fine tune their swims ready for one of the biggest competitions of the year - The British International Open, which is due to take place 7th-10th March in Leeds, where Derventio have a record number of swimmers qualified with a whopping 14 swimmers.

So onto the County Results, here are some of the notable performances:

DX/DXDS 1-2-3 in 12 years 100m Butterfly with Matt Cartwright taking GOLD, Matt Cross SILVER and Josh Bestwick BRONZE.

Colin Cameron taking GOLD in 13 yrs 100m Fly.

Mia Slevin took GOLD in 200m Backstroke, whilst in the 10 years age group Abbie Gregory took BRONZE.

Lucy Cummings took SILVER and Alice Richards BRONZE in the 11 years 200m Backstroke.

Krissy Tomlinson won Top Girl award, 11 Gold medals and 5 Silver medals.

In the 12 yrs Girls 200m Back and 50m Backstroke there was a double 1-2-3 with Krissy Tomlinson, Alex Potts and Leah Beal taking the medals.

William Brookes took Silver in the 10 years 50m Backstroke.  Whilst Dan Makepeace and Archie Vanes took the top two spots for the 11 years age group, and Matt Holt and Matt Cartwright the same in the 12 years category.  Aston Waddingham also topped the 13 years age.

Mia Slevin then went onto capture her second Gold of the championships in the 50m Freestyle, whilst Kelsie Geary took Bronze in the 11 years age group.

The Belper boys were back in action in the 200m Free where William Brookes, Sam Frost and Matt Cross took Gold in their respective age groups, Jason Lockwood and Matt Holt took Silver and Casper Raynard took Bronze medals.

On to the Girls 100m Breaststroke event and Kelsie Geary took her second medal of the Championshipps with a Bronze.  Alex Potts and Krissy Tomlinson finished 1-2 in the 12 year age group.


In the Boys 50m Freestyle swimmers took 10 medals.  Jason Lockwood, Matt Holt, Joshua Horobin, Matt Mounsey, Kevin Wallbank, James Latham and Kane Haggett won Gold, Jamie Ingram took Silver, and Harvey Waddingham, Jack Smith took Bronze medals.


No fewer than 15 swimmers competed in the Girls 800m Freestyle, with a lot of the younger swimmers swimming this event for the first time.  Most notably Hannah Jones competed in this event by swimming the whole 800m Butterfly and winning a Bronze medal!!
Other swimmers winning medals were:
Francesca Muir-Harris - Gold
Krissy Tomlinson - Gold
Leah Beal - Silver
Sophie Critchlow - Silver
Alice Richards - Silver
Imogen Morris - Silver
Hannah Jones - Bronze
Amba King - Bronze

Swimmers who also competed in the 800m were:
Lucy Cummings
Jasmine Cooper
Amy Neild
Elizabeth Critchlow
Olivia Dickinson
Georgia Creasey
Ella Ingram


In the Boys 100m Backstroke Matt Cross took Gold, whilst Matt Holt took Silver in the 12 years age.  Aston Waddingham took Silver in the 13 years category, and Joe Doody took Bronze in the 14 years age.   Sam Butler became County Champion in the 15 years age group, whilst Matt Smithurst and Kane Haggett took Gold and Silver in the 20+ category.

For the Girls 50m Butterfly Mia Slevin and Alex Potts became County Champions, with Krissy Tomlinson and Abbie Gregory took Silver's and Leah Beal Bronze.

In the Boys 200m Fly, Kevin Wallbank, Matt Cross, Colin Cameron and Casper Raynard became County Champions.  Jamie Ingram and William Brookes took Silver and Joshua Bestwick took Bronze.

In the Girls 50m Freestyle Imogen Clark, Tyler-Ann Black and Jess Cross took Gold, Elle Pryce, Kathryn Roworth and Molly Renshaw took Silver and Stephanie Williams and Alana Simpson took Bronze in their respective categories.

In the Boys 50m Backstroke (14 years +) Kane Haggett took Gold, Jamie Ingram and Sam Butler took Silver, Callum Gascoyne took Bronze.

For the 13 years Girls 100m Breaststroke DX trained swimmers took a 1-2-3 with Imogen Clark Gold, Imogen Morris Silver and Chloe Bates Bronze.  Abbie Wood took Gold in the 14 years, Sophie Critchlow took Gold in the 15 years and Molly Renshaw took Gold in the 16 years categories.

In the Boys 14 years 100m Fly Jamie Ingram took Gold.  In the 15 years Sam Butler took Gold and in the 16 years Kevin Wallbank took Gold.

 In the 200m I.M Imogen Clark, Abbie Wood Kathryn Roworth , Jess Cross and Molly Renshaw all became County Champions, with Imogen Morris, Sophie Critchlow, Alana Simpson taking Silver and Elle Pryce taking Bronze in their respective age groups.

 In the men's 200m Free, Kevin Wallbank and Sam Butler took Gold, Kane Haggett Silver and Jamie Ingram took Bronze in their age categories.

In the Girls 400m I.M, Molly Renshaw, Abbie Wood, Mia Slevin, Abbie Gregory, Krissy Tomlinson, Imogen Clark all were crowned County Champions, with Alice Richards, Leah Beal, Imogen Morris and Sophie Critchlow took Silver and Chloe Bates and Stephanie Williams took Bronze.

Following was the Boys 200m Breaststroke where Jason Lockwood and Daniel Makepeace took Gold and Silver medals respectivley in the 11 years age group, Matt Holt and Matt Cross took Gold and Bronze medals in the 12 years age group, Joshua Horobin took Silver in the 13 years age group, and Jamie Ingram took Gold and Jack Smith Bronze in the 14 years age group.  Matt Mounsey took Gold in the 15 years age group also, whilst James Latham captured Silver in the 17/19 year category.

In the Older Girls 50m Fly Stephanie Williams, Hannah Jones and Tyler-Ann Black took Gold ahead of Olivia Dickinson and Alana Simpson with Silvers.


In the Boys 100m I.M 13 medals were won:
Kevin Wallbank - Gold
Jamie Ingram - Gold
Daniel Makepeace - Gold
Matt Holt - Gold
James Latham - Silver
Callum Gascoyne - Silver
Matt Cross - Silver
Jason Lockwood - Silver
William Brookes - Silver
Jack Smith - Bronze
Casper Raynard - Bronze
Sam Frost - Bronze
Colin Cameron - Bronze

and in the 50m Fly for the younger boys; Colin Cameron, Casper Raynard and Sam Frost took Gold, Matt Holt and William Brookes Silver.

For the Girls 200m Backstroke (older girls) Derventio swimmers took 1-2-3 in the 13 year age group with Elle Pryce, Fearn Middleton and Imogen Clark taking the medals.  Abbie Wood also took Bronze in the 14 years age group, with Kathryn Roworth and Sophie Critchlow taking Silvre and Bronze in the 15 year age group.  Eve Farnsworth won Gold in the 16 years age group and Jessica Cross won Gold in the 17/19 years age group.

In the Boys 400m Free:
Matt Cross - Gold
Sam Butler - Gold
Jamie Ingram - Silver
William Brookes - Silver
Matt Holt - Silver
Archie Vanes - Silver

Girls 100m Free:
Krissy Tomlinson - Gold
Imogen Clark - Gold
Tyler-Ann Black - Gold
Jess Cross - Silver
Imogen Morris - Silver
Alana Simpson - Silver
Abbie Wood - Silver
Leah Beal - Silver
Alice Richards - Bronze
Elle Pryce - Bronze

Boys 9-13 years 200m Backstroke:
Daniel Makepeace - Gold
Matt Cross - Gold
William Brookes - Silver
Matt Cartwright - Bronze
Aston Waddingham - Bronze
Casper Raynard - Bronze

Girls 9-12 years 50m Backstroke:
Mia Slevin - Gold
Alex Potts - Gold
Krissy Tomlinson - Silver
Abbie Gregory - Bronze
Leah Beal - Bronze
Kelsie Geary - Bronze

Boys 9-13 years 50m Freestyle:

William Brookes - Gold
Jason Lockwood - Gold
Matt Cross - Gold
Colin Cameron - Gold
Matt Holt - Silver
Sam Frost - Silver
Daniel Makepeace - Bronze
Matt Cartwright - Bronze
Casper Raynard - Bronze


Girls 9-12 years 200m Free:

Mia Slevin - Gold
Krissy Tomlinson - Gold
Leah Beal - Silver
Alice Richards - Silver
Mia Barber - Bronze

Boys 12-13 Years 100m Breasts:

Matt Holt - Gold
Joshua Horobin - Gold
Matt Cross - Silver

Girls 11-12 years 100m Fly:
Krissy Tomlinson - Gold
Alex Potts - Silver
Charlotte Dreon - Bronze

Girls 50m Breaststroke:
Imogen Clark - Gold
Sarah Vasey - Gold
Mia Slevin - Gold
Alex Potts - Gold
Imogen Morris - Silver
Sophie Critchlow - Silver
Jasmine Cooper - Bronze

Boys 14 years + 50m Fly:
Jamie Ingram - Gold
Sam Butler - Gold

Girls 200m Fly:
Abbie Gregory - Gold
Alex Potts - Gold
Imogen Morris - Gold
Krissy Tomlinson - Silver
Amy Neild - Silver
Charlotte Dreon - Bronze

Boys 1500m Freestyle:
Jamie Ingram - Gold - JUNIOR COUNTY RECORD
Matt Cross - Gold
Sam Butler - Gold

Girls 100m Back:

Elle Pryce - Gold
Krissy Tomlinson - Gold
Stephanie Williams - Gold
Eve Farnsworth - Gold
Sophie Critchlow - Gold
Jess Cross - Gold
Fearn Middleton - Silver
Alana Simpson - Silver
Alex Potts - Silver
Helen Thornhill - Bronze
Leah Moss - Bronze
Kelsie Geary - Bronze

Jack Smith - Silver
Josh Bestwick - Bronze

Boys 14 years + 50m Free:

Callum Gascoyne - Silver
Joe Doody - Bronze
Sam Butler - Bronze

Girls 13 years + 50m Back:

Elle Pryce - Gold
Stephanie Williams - Gold
Eve Farnsworth - Gold
Alana Simpson - Silver
Jess Cross - Silver
Fearn Middleton - Bronze
Leah Moss - Bronze

Boys 12 years + 100m Back:

Matt Holt - Gold
Sam Butler - Gold
Matt Cartwright - Bronze
Colin Cameron - Bronze

Girls 13 years + 100m Fly:

Chloe Bates - Gold
Alana Simpson - Gold
Sophie Critchlow - Silver
Leah Moss - Bronze
Olivia Dickinson - Bronze

Boys 14 years + 200m I.M:

Sam Butler - Gold
Matt Mounsey - Silver
Jamie Ingram - Silver
Callum Gascoyne - Bronze

Girls 13 years + 200m Free:

Imogen Morris - Gold
Alana Simpson - Gold
Tyler-Ann Black - Silver
Elle Pryce - Silver
Abbie Wood - Silver
Sophie Critchlow - Silver
Stephanie Williams - Bronze
Chloe Bates - Bronze

Boys 400m I.M:

Matt Cross - Gold
Jamie Ingram - Silver

Girls 200m 9-12 years 200m I.M:

Mia Slevin - Gold
Krissy Tomlinson - Gold
Alice Richards - Bronze
Leah Beal - Bronze

Boys 14 years + 100m Breast:

Jamie Ingram - Gold
Matt Mounsey - Gold

Girls 400m Free:

Krissy Tomlinson - Gold
Imogen Morris - Gold
Alana Simpson - Gold
Mia Slevin - Gold
Elle Pryce - Silver
Leah Beal - Silver
Alice Richards - Silver
Chloe Bates - Bronze
Amy Neild - Bronze
Sophie Critchlow - Bronze
Alex Potts - Bronze
Mia Barber - Bronze

Boys 9-13 years 200m I.M:

Matt Cross - Gold
Dan Makepeace - Gold
Jason Lockwood - Silver
William Brookes - Silver
Matt Holt - Silver
Casper Raynard - Bronze
Colin Cameron - Bronze

Girls 100m I.M:

Elle Pryce - Gold
Mia Slevin - Gold
Krissy Tomlinson - Gold
Sophie Critchlow - Gold
Alana Simpson - Gold
Jess Cross - Gold
Alex Potts - Silver
Stephanie Williams - Silver
Fearn Middleton - Silver
Charlotte Dreon - Silver
Kelsie Geary - Bronze
Elizabeth Critchlow - Bronze
Abbie Gregory - Bronze

Boys 14 years + 200m Backstroke:

Sam Butler - Gold
Jamie Ingram - Bronze

Girls 200m Breast:

Imogen Morris - Gold
Alex Potts - Gold
Sophie Critchlow - Gold
Mia Slevin - Gold
Chloe Bates - Silver
Krissy Tomlinson - Silver
Abbie Gregory - Bronze
Charlotte Dreon - Bronze

Congratulations and Well Done to all Swimmers!!

(any information that needs adding please let me know)

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