On Sunday 23rd September 2012 19 girls and 10 boys from Gainsborough Dolphins competed in the very popular and highly competitive long course meet at Ponds Forge, Sheffield . All the races were a straight 50m one length sprint. Our 29 gutsy swimmers competed in a total of 102 events. We had swimmers aged from 9 years to 17 years and most age groups inbetween. There were lots of personal bests achieved during the day in the heats and the finals. Our swimmers who successfully reached finals were Sian Saunders ( 9/10 yr Breaststroke), Chloe Huddart ( 9/10 yr Fly), William Walmsley (11 yr Backstroke, Fly and Freestyle), Bradley Janney( 14 yr Freestyle), Aarron Smith ( 14 yr Breaststroke, Backstroke and Fly), James Smith( 15 yr & over Breaststroke) and David Trickett ( 15 year & over Breaststroke).Well done to all the finalists, particularly to David and Will who went away with a prestigious stainless steel teaspoon in the tradition of the local Sheffield Steel Industry for finishing in the top 3 in a final.
For many of the 9 and 10 year old swimmers this was the first time they had competed in a long course competition and they thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Well done to all competing swimmers. We hope to see more than 30 swimmers in 2013!!!!
Coaches
Chris, Mark and Mark