British Gas ASA National Yout Championships 2010
A small squad of elite Rotherham Metro swimmers attended the British Gas ASA National Youth Championships held at Ponds Forge from the 3rd to 7th of August.
All the top youth swimmers from the UK and abroad who have gained national qualifying times enter this competition, so for Metro to have four swimmers taking part is a fantastic achievement within itself.
Eighteen year-old Dale Waterhouse had the mammoth task of competing in six events over the five-day championship and Daniel McLean, Simon Worne and Charlotte Pearson, who had all qualified for one event each, joined him.
On day one of the championships Dale was the sole representative from Metro and he competed in the 200M Breaststroke finishing in a time of 02:36.80.
Day two saw Dale Joined by seventeen year-old Daniel McLean in the 100M Freestyle with Dale finishing in a time of 53.97 and Daniel finishing in a time of 56.13. Dale then went on to compete in the 200M individual medley finishing in a time of 02:15.52
Day three saw Rotherham’s only female competitor sixteen year-old Charlotte Pearson in the 100M Butterfly where she smashed her own PB and set a new Metro record in a time of 01:05.48 and wasn’t far off gaining a semi final place.
Day four saw Dale in the 200M Freestyle finishing in a time of 02:00.02 where he was then joined by Seventeen year-old Simon Worne in the 100M Breaststroke were Dale broke his own PB and a new Metro record finishing in a time of 01:08.93 and Simon finishing in a time of 01:12.18.
On the final day of the championships Dale finished off with a time of 25.07 in the 50m Freestyle to end an exciting and outstanding five days of swimming by the Rotherham Metro swimmers.