Eckington Open Meet
A number of young swimmers from Rotherham Metro Swimming Club recently competed in the Eckington open. Leading the way in the medal stakes was eleven year-old Alice Aucot who gave some excellent performances to win four gold medals in the 100 IM, 50 Free, 50 Breast, and 50 Fly as well as Silver in the 50 Back. Also swimming outstandingly was another eleven year-old Robert Pearson who also won four gold medals in the 100 IM, 50 Free, 50 Back, and 50 Fly, followed by winning bronze in the 50 Breast. Ten-year-old Hannah Dannat claimed two Gold medals in 50 Free and 50 Back and also silver in the 50 Fly. Alicia Hartley eleven gained a Gold medal in the 50 back and two silver medals in the 50 Breast and 100 IM. Young ten year-old Abbie Ackroyd powered her way to a gold medal in the 50 Breast. Sam Pearson thirteen also had a very busy day, he won three silver medals in the 100 Fly, 100 Free, 100 Back and bronze in the 100 IM. Ten year-old Rebecca Finnie claimed two silver medals in the 50 Free and 50 Back as well as a bronze in the 100 IM. Twelve year-old Rebecca Britten claimed silver in the 100 IM and two bronze medals in a very hard fought 100 IM and also in the 100 back. Fiona Connell also twelve won a bronze medal in the 100 Fly; also gaining a well-deserved bonze was ten year-old Rebecca Durn in the 50 Back.
Everyone who finished in the top six won a medal, all top six finishers were: Katie Pollard (4th 100 IM, 6th 50 Free, 4th 50 Breast), Yvonne Graves (6th 100 IM, 5th 50 Back, 5th 50 Free, 6th 50 Breast, and 4th 50 Fly), Teresa Graves (6th 50 Back and 5th 50 fly), Zoe Thomson (4th 100 back, 4th 100 Free, 4th 100 IM and 4th 100 Breast), Joel Mitchell ( 5th 100 IM, and 6th 100 Back), Fiona Connell ( 6th 100 Free, 6th 100 IM and 4th 100 breast), Rachel Frost (6th 100 Fly and 5th 100 Back), Alice Frost (6th 100 Breast), Matthew Wilson ( 5th 100 Back and 5th 100 Free), Rebecca Britten (4th 100 Fly and 5th 100 Breast), Alicia Hartley ( 4th 50 Free), Sam Pearson ( 4th 100 Back), Rebecca Durn (6th 100 IM ), Rebecca Finnie ( 4th 50 Fly), Chloe Pollard ( 5th 100 Breast) and Georgia Naughton ( 6th 100 Breast).
Also competing were: Adam Blackwell, Bryony Dawson, Caitlin Wallis, Chloe Burditt, Connor Wood, Elliott Smales, Heather Wellings, Holly Fenwick, Liam Blackwell, Lucy Jenkinson, Luke Hamstead, Molly Simpson, Rachel Howard, Ruth Brown, Shannon Ricketts, Shannon Sutton, Sophie Jones, Thomas Evans and Thomas Hesling.