Leighton Buzzard Open Meet – 17 June 2006

Flitwick Dolphins were represented by a number of their swimmers at the Leighton Buzzard 'B' Open last weekend.  Thirty-six Personal Bests were achieved out of a total of fifty-five entries.

Aran Chamberlain-Clark, 11, dominated the weekend winning 4 Gold medals and 1 silver, exceeding all 5 of his Personal Bests, and setting a new 100m Freestyle Club Record.  His team mate, Thomas Winder, was runner-up in the 100m/200m Freestyle, taking the Silver medals in both, and he stormed to victory in the 200m Individual Medley by six clear seconds, exceeding his Personal Best in all 3 events.

Simon Liddle, aged 13, swam an impressive 200m Freestyle, finishing 2nd in the Age Group as did he in the 100m Backstroke and 200m Individual Medley, taking Bronze medals for both.  14 year-old Loren Chamberlain-Clark gained new Personal Bests in his 50m Butterfly and 100m Freestyle, where he won a Bronze and Gold medal respectively.

The girls had a successful weekend too, seeing 10 year-old Isabelle Martin win a gold medal for the 50m Freestyle and Bronze in the 50m Butterfly and corresponding Backstroke event, beating her Personal Best in all three.

Louise Simmons performed outstandingly in the Girls 13/14 year-old 100m Backstroke exceeding her Personal Best and setting a new record for the Club.  She also secured 3rd place in the 200m Individual Medley in a time of 2:51.99.  Another impressive swim was completed by Sam Tilbury in the girls 13/14 year age group, which saw her scoop the silver medal for her 100m Freestyle.

Other swimmers exceeding their Personal Bests included Kimberley Burrows, Sofia Aatkar, Ashleigh Jones, Georgina Stewart and Nicole Tilbury.

Dolphins Results from Leighton Buzzard

Entry Details

26 June 2006