Thanet Swim Club

Congratulations to our team of 15 swimmers that travelled to Sheffield to compete at the British Summer Championships (this equals our biggest team as per last year). Over the 6-day competition the team raced in 38 heats swims and made 22 finals (incl HDW 1-10 places).  Four swimmers won a total of 7 medals. 15 races (39%) delivered PBs.

Maisie Macartney: 2x GOLD (1500* & 800* Free), 2x BRONZE (200* & 400 Free), 2x FINALS (9^th 100Fr (Heats) & 10^th 50Fr*), 22^nd 100Fly
Charley Langford:
GOLD (1500 Free), 3x FINALS/HDW1-10 (4^th 200Fr* 4^th 800Fr* & 5^th 400Fr*)
Daisy Anderson: BRONZE (400IM), 3xFINALS (4^th 200Bk*, 8^th 200Fly*, 10^th 400Fr*), 11^th 200IM, 14^th 100Bk*, 19^th 100Fly
Katie Latham: BRONZE (50Free), 13^th 50Fly & 13^th 100Free
Olivia Miles: 2x FINALS/HDW1-10 (5^th 1500Fr & 9^th 800Fr), 13^th 400IM
Tobi Sijuade: FINAL (7^th 50Brst*)
Kieran Dale: FINAL (8^th 200Fly*)
Oscar Macartney: FINAL/HDW1-10 (9^th 1500Free*)
Jamie O’Connor: 2x FINALS (10^th 200Free & 400Free)
Hannah Denny 11^th 50 Fly* & 13^th 100Fly
Max Jameson 13^th 200Fly & 15^th 200Back
Tamzin Myburgh 15^th 400IM
Alex Boyd 16^th 200IM*
Beth Williams: 19^th 200Brst, 20^th 50Brst, 21^st 100Brst
Conor Wright 20^th 200Brst
(* PB in either heats or final or both)

This year we had a team of 16 swimmers competing in the SE Summer Nationals. Over the 5-day competition the team participated in 33 heats swims and made 25 finals (incl HDW 1-10 places).  10 swimmers won a total of 12 medals.  19 races (58%) delivered PBs. An unofficial analysis of podium places puts Thanet Swim at the top of the English Nationals medal table!
Kieran Dale: 2x GOLD (400 IM* & 200 IM*)
Alex Boyd: GOLD 50 Brst*, SILVER 100 Brst*
Tobi Sijuade: GOLD 50 Fly*, FINAL 6^th 100 Brst*
Maisie Macartney: GOLD 200 Fly*
Olivia Miles: GOLD 400 Free*
Maria Evans: GOLD 200 Fly*
Lily Jewell: SILVER 100 Brst*, FINAL 5^th 200 Brst, 13^th 50 Brst
Tamzin Myburgh: SILVER 1500 Free*, FINAL (9^th 200 Back, 13^th 200 IM
Charley Langford: SILVER 100 Free*
Oscar Miles: BRONZE 200 Brst*, 2x FINALS (4^th 800 Free* & 5^th 400 IM*)
Robyn Moon: 3x FINALS (5^th 200 Back*, 5^th 100 Back, 9^th 50 Back)
Conor Wright: FINAL 5^th 100 Brst*, 14^th 200 IM, 19^th 50 Brst
Halle Broughton: FINAL 5^th 50 Free*
Hannah Denny: FINAL 7^th 100 Free, 14^th 200 Free
Maddy Lay: FINAL/HDW1-10 8^th 1500 Free* & 17^th 50 Brst
Max Jameson: FINAL 9^th 200 IM, 11^th 100 Back
(* PB in either heats or final or both)

This year we had our biggest ever team of eight swimmers competing at the National Open Water Championships.  In the 5km race, Maisie Macartney won GOLD, Oscar Macartney came 7^th and Lily Jewell came 14^th. In the 3km race, Maddy Lay came 13^th and Ben Millington finished 17^th.  In the 2km race, William Reeves came 13^th, Alana Wright placed 15^th, and Ollie Pope finished in 32^nd place.

Well done to to Nicole Palmer-Jones and Luke Fowle on their races at the Welsh National Championships this summer.  Nicole won BRONZE in the 800 Free and came 5^th in the 1500 Free.  She made the final in the 100 Fly coming 7th with a PB and also placed 13^th in the 400 Free.  Luke competed in the 100 Fly and came 4th in the final with a PB.
(* PB in either heats or final or both)