The Annual British Championships took place between the 5th and 10th of April at Ponds Forge, Sheffield returning after a 3 year break. This year Borough of Barnsley Swimming Club had 3 eligible swimmers Georgia Lee (17) , Eleanor Valentine-Bull (16) and Daniel Menzer (18). (Despite meeting qualifying criterion a record number of entries for the events Georgia (middle) meant she was unable to compete.) The event started at 9:30am on Tuesday 5th April and marked the beginning of six days of eye-catching competition where athletes across the country came together to compete in a bid to win senior and junior titles, and looked to become part of the selection process for the European Junior Championships. Many a famous face were to be seen poolside including the likes of Adam Peaty, James Guy, Molly Renshaw and Kathleen Dawson After months of hard work and dedication in order to qualify for the meet, the swimmers efforts paid off with their tremendous performances! They have done everyone at the club proud and set the bar for the beginning of the season! A fantastic outcome after such a rocky road back to full training. Borough’s female club captain, 16 year old Eleanor Valentine-Bull opened the meet for on Tuesday 5th April in the 50m Breaststroke, with 18 year old Daniel Menzer following her on Wednesday 6thApril with the 200m Butterfly. Eleanor, currently studying for her GCSE exams at Horizon Community College in Barnsley is a long standing member of the club, swam an impressive time 34.54, her second fastest time this season. Her placing was 85th out of 137 given she was one of the youngest swimmers in the category. Eleanor said “It was an amazing experience and surreal to be surrounded by a number of Olympic swimmers” Daniel Menzer, currently studying A levels at Pontefract college has seen a lot of success with the club since joining us during the first lock down, and has gone on to make Yorkshire finals and set new life time bests since training with the club. Daniel swam a fantastic 2:16.11, again the second fastest time for him this season. He came 93rd or 110. Both Eleanor and Daniel will now be focussing on qualifying for the British and Home Nation Summer National Championships and the British National Championships.
Borough of Barnsley Swimming Club would like to thank the leisure provider Barnsley Premier Leisure (BPL) for providing a quality training programme through the Your Swim Academy Performance Squads and ensuring our swimmers receive the highest level of training and support on their doorstep. Press Officer Adrian Wightman said “It’s tremendous to see how our well our swimmers have done in both training and competitions over the last few years. The training programme provided by BPL is now reaping success on the local, regional and national stage. For a relatively small club having 3 qualifiers for the British Nationals is a great achievement and an accolade that all involved in the club are immensely proud of. Should anyone wish to find out more about the swimming club please visit www.bobsc.co.uk for more information.”
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