NER BAGCATS November 2009
Rotherham Metro took a small squad of swimmers to the BAGCAT Championships at Sunderland on the 28 and 29th of November. Brother and sister duo Matthew (13) and Holly Sotheran (10) made the biggest splash with an excellent performance in practically every race. Holly gained a gold medal in the 400 IM and 200 Free, Silver in the 400 Free, 200 IM, 200 Fly and Bronze in the 100 Fly, 200 Breast and 100 Fly. She also came 4th in the 200 Back and 100 Free and then 5th in the 100 Backstroke. Matthew won a Silver medal in the 1500 metres Free and 800 Free, Bronze in the 400 Free and 100 Fly. He also finished 4th in the 100 Free, 100 Back and 200 IM and then 6th in the 400 IM. Robert Kirk also won a Gold medal in the 100 metres Fly and came 4th in the 100 Free and 200 Free, then 10th in 200 Breast. Emily Shone won a Bronze medal in the 100 Back, came 5th in the 200 Back and 6th in the 200 Breast and 100 Breast.
Congratulations also goes to those who finished in the top ten who were James Shiel, Josh Whitehurst and Alice Aucott.
Coach Alan Kirton, said “the club has accomplished some outstanding group results over the past 4 years but, this year we have made an outstanding improvement. We have gained 26 top positions including 3 gold, 5 silver and 6 Bronze.
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| Matthew and Emily (back row) and Holly and Robert (front row) |
