Dolphins Speedo Triumph at Derby
Flitwick Dolphins kicked off the West Midlands Speedo League season with a fantastic result in Derby earlier this month. The club ranked third with 193 points soundly beating teams which finished above them in the league last season. This achievement gained the club 5 bonus points.
The under 11’s boys 4×50m freestyle relay team won first place with a time of 2:22.88 mins. Chris Murphy achieved a personal best in this race recording a time of 33.91 secs. The under 13 boys also clocked up a first in the medley relay with David Allen swimming a personal best time of 37.16 secs. The under 15 boys were narrowly beaten into second in the freestyle relay also with a tremendous time of 1:55.01 mins.
Tom Winder, Chris Murphy, Aran Chamberlain-Clark, Simon Weighell, Carl Halford and Hayden Davies all won individual events. Tom Winder, Aran Chamberlain-Clark, Carl Halford, Hayden Davies, Georgina Halford, Simon Weighell, Louise Simmons and Loren Chamberlain-Clark all gained personal best times for their events. A special mention should also be made of Simon Weighell who achieved a club record in the Boys Open 100m breastroke with a time of 1:16.39 mins.
Head Coach Diane Brinkler said “I am delighted that we have had such a fantastic result for the first gala in the Speedo League. I hope that we can build on this success and continue our winning streak in the next two rounds.”
The Dolphins also saw some excellent results recently in the Open Meets at Maxwell and Crawley. Despite the swimmers having to evacuate the pool due to a fire alarm, a number of individuals recorded excellent results. Simon Weighell, Isabelle Martin and Tom Winder all recorded personal bests and both Simon and Tom set new club records in the 50m breastroke.
To find out more about Flitwick Dolphins or to arrange a trial, please phone Ann Wren on 01525 872107 after 6pm.
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30 October 2007