Regional Championships - Excellent Results for Derby Excel!

East Midland Short Course Championships were held at a freezing Harvey Haddon Leisure Centre Friday to Sunday last week. All the swimmers and volunteer helpers had to contend with these challenging conditions, whilst attempting to bring their ‘A’ game to their races.

With Repton and Loughborough fielding large teams, including swimmers who have represented Team GB at the Olympics and World Championships, it was always going to be challenging to medal, or even reach the finals. Our swimmers did themselves proud with their races, and there were many PBs and National times achieved. 

Racing began on Friday evening, with 3 DX swimmers involved in the 800m – Isaac Ebanks, James Lee and Tyler Shaw. James finished in 16^th, the third fastest in the 13yo category. 

Our finalists were as follows: 

Georgie Pryor (27) won GOLD in the 17/o 100m freestyle and 50m backstroke, and was joint GOLD medallist in 100m butterfly.

Anna Tyers (17) won SILVER in 100m backstroke and 200m freestyle, BRONZE in the 17/o 100m freestyle and 50m backstroke.

Jaden Leo (16) won SILVER in the 16/u 100m butterfly, 50m breaststroke and 50m freestyle, and a BRONZE in 100m individual medley.

Jacob Pemberton (16) won SILVER in 100m and 200m backstroke, BRONZE in 50m backstroke and16/u 200m freestyle, and was 4^th in 100m individual medley.

Eden Saint (15) won SILVER medals in the 16/u 100m and 200m breaststroke, and was 5^th in 50m breaststroke.

Lily Freeman (18) won a SILVER in 200m individual medley

Connie Bunhejee (14) won a BRONZE in 100m butterfly, and was 4^th in 16/u 50m butterfly

Roman Levchenko (17) was 4^th in 200m individual medley and 5^th in 200m butterfly

Laural Roberts-Burrell (18) was 4^th in 50m butterfly and 7^th in the 17/o 50m backstroke and 50m freestyle

Zachary Drayson (16) was 5^th in 100m breaststroke and 7^th in 100m individual medley

Phoebe Worgan (17) was 6^th in 17/o 100m individual medley

Alex Harrand (20) 6^th in 17/o 200m freestyle, in a race featuring 2 swimmers who went to the World Championships in Singapore this year, Jacob Mills and former Derventio Excel swimmer Jacob Whittle.

Abbie Tunnicliffe (17) was 6^th in the 17/o 200m backstroke.

Cole Webster (18) was 7^th in 17/o in 200m backstroke.

Miley Aram (16) was 7^th in 16/u 50m butterfly.

Dylan Jamieson (17) was 7^th in 100m backstroke.

Huge congratulations to you all. Thank you to our coaches John Adye and Glenn Fisher, and all the officials and team managers.