BOLTON Metro Swim Squad hosted their Spring Sprint Meet at the Jason Kenny Leisure Centre last Saturday.
The event was a huge success with a record number of swimmers and a record number of Squads and Clubs attending.
There was a great atmosphere poolside and the event was watched by a packed viewing gallery.
Bolton Metro Squad had a fantastic meet, winning a number of events and despite the greater competition ended the day with a record total of 114 medals, made up of 42 gold, 37 silver and 35 bronze.
This is a great achievement given the amount and standard of the competition from other clubs.
Metro swimmer Jack Morris (13) won the Junior Boys trophy with cache of three gold, three silver and one bronze medal, Gabriel Glynn (11) repeated his success from the Autumn Meet swimming in the 11-year-old category with a haul of six gold medals.
Other notable winners were: Anna Doughty (open), Tom Gibbs (open) Stephen Hancock (14) three gold, one silver and one bronze, Jessie Harper (14) took home three gold medals.
Tahira Collins (11) and Eve Corrigan (11) were double gold medallists.
There were numerous personal bests throughout the Metro squad with many of the younger swimmers competing for the very first time.
Special mention must go to Lucy Dixon (9) who won gold and two bronze medals in her very first gala.
Congratulations also go to The Top Visiting Team who were City of Salford.
The event was fantastically organised by Nick Doughty and Sam Barclay and went off without a hitch.
Doughty and Barclay were ably assisted by a large number of volunteers and officials many who were connected to Metro and many who were not.
The coaching team of Emma Swanwick, Mike Robinson and Carol Stevens were delighted with the performance of all the swimmers, and were particularly pleased with the younger swimmers.
Emma said:“After many months of training it is very pleasing for our new squad members to see that all the hard work is paying off.
"The gala is a great opportunity to benchmark their performance against other regional swimmers.
"It is also a rare opportunity for the younger swimmers to watch our elite swimmers perform and can only motivate them further”.
Bolton Metro chairman Elliott Bostock was delighted with the success of the gala.
He said: “After all the hard work by our committee, swimmers, parents and volunteers I am delighted the gala was such a success.
"We have had considerable positive feedback from the other clubs who competed.
"We look forward to hosting another event later in the year as the gala is great fun and also provides much needed income.
"We constantly battle to raise funds for the club and would be delighted to speak to any Bolton business who would like to become involved in sponsorship.”
The full medal winners were: Girls 200m Individual Medley – Eve Corrigan, 11, silver 2.52.71, Jessie Harper, 14, gold 2.32.61, Niamh Knowles, 14, silver 2.41.31, Megan Ireland, 14, bronze 2.44.62, Anna Nikolakis, open, gold 2.34.40. Boys 200m Individual Medley – Isaac Brennand, 12, silver 2.46.25, Jack Morris, 13, gold 2.32.81, Stephen Hancock, 14, gold 2.29.58, James Morrison, open, gold 1.22.13. Girls 100m Individual Medley – Piper Stevens, 10, bronze 1.28.67. Girls 100m Butterfly – Mariette Braithwaite, 14, gold 1.11.52, Jennie Atkinson, open, silver 1.14.26. Boys 100m Butterfly –
Gabriel Glynn, 11, gold 1.18.32, Jack Morris, 13, silver 1.12.31, Connor Stevens, 13, bronze 1.14.91, Stephen Hancock, 14, bronze 1.11.68, Tom Gibbs, open, gold 56.41, Joe Akik, open, silver 1.03.82, James Morrison, open, bronze 1.03.92. Girls 50m breaststroke – Lucy Dixon, nine, bronze 47.18, Piper Stevens, 10, gold 44.13, Tahira Collins, 11, gold 39.83, Chelsea Crabtree, 13, silver 37.86, Olivia Lowery-Monks, 13, bronze 38.88, Megan Ireland, 14, gold 37.34, Mariette Braithwaite, 14, silver 37.36, Anna Doughty, open, gold 33.70, Anna Nikolakis, open, silver 36.47, Aimee Smith, open, bronze 36.52. Boys 50m breaststroke – Jake Reynolds, 11, silver 41.93, Isaac Brennand, 12, silver 38.85, Jack Morris, 13, silver 37.14, Stephen Hancock, silver 36.91. Girls 100m Backstroke – Piper Stevens, bronze 1.25.30, Tahira Collins, 11, gold 1.23.29, Chelsea Crabtree, 13, silver 1.14.67, Jessie Harper, 14, gold 1.10.26, Niamh Knowles, 14, silver 1.14.54, Emily Barclay, open, gold 1.09.20, Mollie McArt, open, silver 1.11.39. Boys 100m Backstroke – Daniel Gregory, 10, bronze 1.26.08, Gabriel Glynn, 11, gold 1.14.18, Jack Morris, 13, gold 1.09.20, Callum Pritchard, open, silver 1.07.36, Rhys Aston, open, bronze 1.07.92. Girls 50m Freestyle – Piper Stevens, bronze 34.74, Eve Corrigan, 11, gold 30.05, Stephanie Atkinson, 11, silver 32.62, Jessie Harper, 14, gold 29.23, Maya Erzan-Essien, 14, silver, 29.26, Anna Doughty, open, gold 27.04, Mollie McArt, open, silver 27.87. Boys 50m Freestyle –
Gabriel Glynn, 11, gold 30.60, Jack Morris, 13, bronze 29.02, Jack McKay Smith, 14, gold 28.19, Tom Gibbs, open, gold 24.14, James Oxborrow, open, silver 24.42, Joe Akik, open, bronze 24.72. Girls 100m Freestyle – Piper Stevens, silver 1.16.44, Eve Corrigan, gold 1.07.74, Maya Erzan-Essien, gold 1.03.45, Niamh Knowles, 14, silver 1.05.54, Mariette Braithwaite, 14, bronze 1.05.75, Anna Doughty, open, gold 57.32, Emily Barclay, silver, 1.00.52, Mollie McArt, open, bronze 1.01.30. Boys 100m Freestyle – Gabriel Glynn, gold 1.07.45, Isaac Brennand, 12, bronze 1.09.09, Jack Morris, 13, silver 1.02.33, Stephen Hancock, gold 1.01.17, Jack McKay Smith, bronze 1.02.63, Tom Gibbs, open, gold 53.11, James Oxborrow, silver 54.22, Andrew Bolton, open, bronze, 54.38. Girls 50m backstroke – Lucy Dixon, nine, bronze 46.22, Piper Stevens, bronze, 39.55, Tahira Collins, bronze 38.31, Alisha Hogan, 12, silver 37.16, Chelsea Crabtree, 13, bronze 34.32, Jessie Harper, 14, gold 33.27, Alexandra Highcock, 14, bronze 36.91, Emily Barclay, gold, 31.61, Jennie Atkinson, open, bronze 34.36. Boys 50m Backstroke – Gabriel Glynn, gold 35.69, James Oxborrow, gold 28.90, Rhys Aston, open, bronze 30.82. Girls 100m Breaststroke – Piper Stevens, 10, silver, 1.37.60, Tahira Collins, silver 1.31.52, Olivia Lowery-Monks, 13, silver 1.23.63, Chelsea Crabtree, 13, bronze 1.24.02, Alexandra Highcock, 14, gold 1.18.16, Mariette Braithwaite, 14, silver 1.19.03, Maya Erzan-Essien, bronze 1.22.18, Anna Doughty, gold 1.11.04, Anna Nikolakis, open, silver, 1.18.02. Boys 100m Breaststroke – Jake Reynolds, 11, bronze 1.36.09, Isaac Brennand, silver, 1.26.99, Jack Morris, 13, silver 1.24.97, Lewis Aldred, 13, bronze 1.27.48, Stephen Hancock, gold 1.19.15, James Morrison, open, bronze 1.16.84.
Girls 50m Butterfly – Lucy Dixon, nine, gold 42.52, Eve Corrigan, gold 33.83, Lindsay Jackson, 13, bronze 33.65, Jessie Harper, gold 32.02, Mariette Braithwaite, silver 32.12, Maya Erzan-Essien, bronze 33.71, Jennie Atkinson, open, silver 33.66, Rachael Jackson, open, bronze 34.49. Boys 50m Butterfly – Gabriel Glynn, gold 35.77, Jake Reynolds, bronze 37.24, Isaac Brennand, bronze 35.32, Jack Morris, gold 30.90, Tom Gibbs, gold 25.16 and
Joe Akik, open, silver 26.85.
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