Thanet Swim Club

This year we sent our biggest ever team of seven swimmers to the National Open Water Championships. First off were our three 13 year olds in the 1.5km race: Ben Millington came an impressive 10^th for his second ever open water race, Oscar Miles came 23^rd and Conor Wright soldiered through with a shoulder injury to come 35^th.  Next up was Charley Langford in the 14 years’ 1.5km race; he produced a storming 6^th placed swim.  Session two saw the start of the 15 years’ 3km races, Olivia Miles was competing in her first ever race and finished in a fantastic 6^th place.  Lily Jewell’s race was impacted by a deliberate and forceful dunking; she soldiered on to finish in 21^st position.  Finishing the day was Sam Crabtree in the 17/18 years’ 5km race; he had us on the edge of our seats by placing 9^th, then 5^th, then 4^th, then 2^nd on each lap, he finished a very close 4th after a stitch on the final lap.