Bradford XMas Gala
A team from Rotherham Metro A Squad travelled to the above weekend gala that took place on the 6th and 7th of December. This is a tough gala as all the top clubs attend but it is very entertaining. On the last day fancy dress is worn by the coaches, stewards and some of the swimmers. All proceeds from this are donated to the Breast cancer charity.
The girls team in the 10/12 years age group came third in the 200 Freestyle and the 200 IM, swimming were Emily Shone, Nicole Clarke, Kelsey Longden and Laura Gillott .The boys team in the 13/14 years age group also came third in the 200m Free and 200IM. In this team were Matthew Sotheran, Josh Whitehurst, Tom Gibbons and James Shiel. The Mens open 200m Freestyle team came fourth and this consisted of Tom Nelson, Dale Waterhouse, Simon Worne and Sam Chambers. In the individual events those appearing in the top 5 were:
Adam Parkes who came 5th in the 100m Back
Dale Waterhouse came 5th in the 200 Free, 5th in the 200 Breast, and 3rd in the 50 Back
Matthew Southeran came 4th in the 100 Breast, and 2nd in the 100 Back
Kelsey Longden came 5th in the 100 Fly
Josh Whitehurst came 3rd in the 100 Breast
Ben Bainbridge came 5th in the 200 Fly