Presentation Evening December 2011
The 28th December saw us hold our annual Christmas Party/Presentation Night, thanks to all who attended and the made the evening such a success and thanks again to Alaina Shone for doing such a great job of organising the whole event.
Whilst some swimmers were lucky enough to receive awards for their efforts and achievements during 2011 the evening was a celebration of what has been a good year both in and out of the pool for the club and all swimmers deserve credit for their hard work and commitment throughout the year. So well done to all our swimmers and a big thank you to all our coaches, volunteers, parents and everyone else who supports the club and its swimmers.
The first set of medals awarded were for swimmers who had taken part in the Sunday morning time trials that are held four times a year. To qualify for an award swimmers must take part in a minimum of three time trials and awards are given in to the most improved boy and girl and the top boy and girl in each age category, this year's winners were:
| Age Group | Most improved Girl | Most Improved Boy |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Years | 1st Georgia MacCormac | 1st Alexander Machen |
| 2nd Harri Thorman | ||
| 9 Years | 1st Abigail Kennett | 1st Alex White |
| 2nd Lana Doneo | 2nd Jack Steele | |
| 3rd Jack Anderson | ||
| 10 Years | 1st Brodie Brewster | 1st Bradley Wallis |
| 2nd Holly Epsom | 2nd Jack Fox | |
| 3rd Grace Esberger | 3rd Dylan Bohm | |
| 11 Years | 1st Madeline Jones | 1st Jacob Parkes |
| 2nd Ella Bailey | 2nd Joshua Turver | |
| 3rd Megan Dobson | 3rd Harry Buxton | |
| 12 Years | 1st Courtney Cutler | 1st Brodie Benson |
| 2nd Danielle Marsh | ||
| 3rd Marissa Clarke | ||
| 13 Years + | 1st Holly Fenwick | 1st Adam Blackwell |
| 2nd Harriet Esberger | 2nd Luke Hamstead | |
| 3rd Devin Kellett |
| Age Group | Top Girl | Top Boy |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Years | 1st Georgia MacCormac | 1st Harri Thorman |
| 2nd Alexander Machen | ||
| 9 Years | 1st Abigail Kennett | 1st Jack Anderson |
| 2nd Lana Doneo | 2nd Jack Steele | |
| 3rd Alex White | ||
| 10 Years | 1st Debbie Cocking | 1st Jack Whitehurst |
| 2nd Kayley Britten | 2nd Dylan Bohm | |
| 3rd Kenyon Kellett | 3rd Bradley Walliss | |
| 11 Years | 1st Abbie Ackroyd | 1st Ehran Beresford |
| 2nd Rebecca Durn | 2nd Harry Buxton | |
| 3rd Ellisia Dawson | 3rd Thomas Charnock | |
| 12 Years | 1st Marissa Clarke | 1st Brodie Benson |
| 2nd Danielle Marsh | ||
| 3rd Courtney Cutler | ||
| 13 Years + | 1st Harriet Esberger | 1st Devin Kellett |
| 2nd Holly Fenwick | 2nd Luke Hamstead | |
| 3rd Adam Blackwell |
The coach of each squad also picked a swimmer to receive the 'Training,
Application and Dedication' award and the worthy recipients were:
Claire Short (Masters Squad)
Will Bailey (Junior Masters Squad)
Alex White (Aston D Squad)
Joshua Turver (Aston C Squad)
Brodie Benson (Aston B Squad)
Harold Cocking) (Wath D Squad)
Daniel Lyon-Smith (Wath C Squad)
Debbie Cocking (Wath B Squad)
Rebecca Finnie) (A2 Squad)
George Russell) (A Squad)
We then moved on to Head Coach Alan Kirton's awards, his first award was to a non-swimmer, Yvonne Waterhouse, who he thanked for all her help and support. Alan then presented 5 swimmers with certificates in recognition of them having achieved National Qualifying Times and hence taking part in the National Championships during 2011, those achieving this significant milestone were: Charlotte Pearson, Matthew Sotheran, George Russell, Robert Pearson and Holly Sotheran.
Next up were Alan's Club Captains for 2012 with 2011 Captains Aaron Waterhouse and Emily Shone presenting the coveted polo shirts to this years representatives James Shiel and Kelsey Longden.
The final presentations of the evening were Alan's nominations for his main awards, 2011's top boy and girl and also the winner of the 'Inspiration' trophy. For both his top boy and girl Alan announced joint winners and in both cases the award was shared between a new member of the A squad and one of the squad's more experienced swimmers, the winners of the boy's award being Josh Hillman and Aaron Waterhouse with the girl's award shared by Abbie Hull and Emily Shone. Charlotte Pearson was then awarded the 'Inspiration' trophy for her attitude and commitment to training even when the going got tough.
So thanks to all who supported the event and the committee would like to wish everyone associated with the club a happy and healthy 2012 and we look forward to what hopefully will be another successful year in the pool for all our swimmers.