Gateshead and Whickham

British Gas ASA National Championships – July 2012

Written by admin on July 15, 2012. Posted in Achievements_CHAMPS.

Special congratulations to our swimmers who swam in the National Championships at Sheffield in July 2012, competing against the best swimmers in the country.

Luke Bradley competed in the 200m Butterfly (15/18 yrs)
Joel O’ Halleron competed in the 100m Breaststroke, 100m Breaststroke and 400m IM (15/16 yrs) — Joel reached the semi finals in the 100m and 200m Breaststroke.
Carissa Armijo competed in the 100m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly, 200m IM and 400m IM (11/12 yrs) — Carissa reached three finals, finishing 7^th in the 400m IM, 5^th in the 200m Freestyle and 3^rd in the 400m Freestyle.
Anya Sordy competed in the 400m IM (11/12yrs)

Congratulations and well done swimmers.

Success for some of our elite swimmers

Written by admin on July 12, 2012. Posted in Achievements_LOCAL.

Congratulations to Joel O’ Halleron who was chosen to represent the North East of England in the English Schools Swimming Championships on 30th June and 1st July 2012 at Liverpool Aquatic Centre.

Joel swam in the 100m and 200m intermediate boys breaststroke winning a bronze medal in each event. He also swam in the 4 x 100m medley team winning a gold medal. A great weekend for Joel and all of the North East team swimmers, who won the top team place overall on points.

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UK Schools Games 2012

9th May 2012 – Well done to Joel O’Halleron for finishing second in the 200m Breaststroke at the new Aquatics Centre in London.

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Congratulations to Joel O’ Halleron who has been selected to represent the North of England at the UK school games. The games will be held at the London Aquatic Centre in May 2012. Well done Joel.

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Also, congratulations to Luke Bradley and Joel O’Halleron who have both achieved national times. Luke will be swimming in the 200m butterfly and Joel will be swimming in the 100m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke and 400 individual medley. The nationals are being held in Sheffield in July 2012.

Well done to you both and good luck.

Derwentside charity meet – Jun 2012

Written by admin on June 15, 2012. Posted in Achievements_LOCAL.

Well done to all our swimmers who competed in the Derwentside charity meet – 9th & 10th June 2012

Swimmers from A squad, B squad and C2B squad competed including the following;

Matthew Cummins, Patrick Cummins, Molly Jopling, Sydney Martin, Hannah Daglish, Taylor Leck, Macy Youngman, Lucy Cottee, Jade Galloway, Melissa Newton, Louisa Dougherty, Ellie Norman. Michael Laidler, Alex Griffiths, Samuel Swanston, Megan Cottee, Olivia Turner, Astrid Morkot, Emily Jones and Madeleine Wilson.

Special congratulations to our medal winners;

Michael Laidler 09/10 yrs 1^st 50m breaststroke, 2^nd 100m breaststroke

Hannah Daglish 09/10 yrs 2^nd 50m freestyle, 2^nd 100m freestyle

Taylor Leck 09/10 yrs 1^st 100m breaststroke, 2^nd 50m breaststroke, 3^rd 200m freestyle

Macy Youngman 11/12 yrs 2^nd 50 breaststroke, 3^rd 100 breaststroke

Melissa Newton 11/12 yrs 1^st 200m IM, 2^nd 100m backstroke, 3^rd 200m breaststroke

Jade Galloway 11/12 yrs 1^st 200m breaststroke, 2^nd 200m IM

Sydney Martin 11/12 yrs 2^nd 200m butterfly

Molly Jopling 13/14 yrs 1^st 100m breaststroke, 1^st 50m breaststroke, 1^st 200m IM, 2^nd 50m freestyle, 2^nd 200m breaststroke, 3^rd 200m freestyle, 3^rd 200m butterfly

Patrick Cummins 13/14 yrs 1^st 200m IM, 2^nd 200m butterfly, 2^nd 100m backstroke

Matthew Cummins 15 + yrs 1^st 200m butterfly

BAGcats NER Championships 2012

Written by admin on June 15, 2012. Posted in Achievements_CHAMPS.

Congratulations to some our young swimmers who took part on the 2nd, 3rd, 9th and 10th June at Sheffield and Leeds

Those who qualified included;

A squad swimmers:

Andrew Blackett, Patrick Cummins, Brad Reynolds, Liam Reveley, Joseph Martin, Danielle Gilbert, Rachel Forster, Charlotte Dibley, Ellie Cummins, Carissa Armijo, Anya Sordy, Shauna Johnson and Sydney Martin.

B squad swimmers:

Hal Robinson, Oliver O’ Halleron, Melissa Newton, Jade Galloway, Bethany-Star Cooper,

Congratulations to our finalists and medal winners;

Shauna Johnson – 11 yrs

5^th 100m backstroke, 8^th 100m freestyle, 8^th 200m freestyle, 9^th 400m freestyle

Oliver O’ Halleron – 11 yrs

4^th 400m IM, 5^th 100m breaststroke, 5^th 200m breaststroke, 5^th 200m backstroke, 7^th 100m backstroke, 7^th 200m IM

Carissa Armijo – 12 yrs

1^st 800m freestyle, 1^st 400m freestyle, 2^nd 400m IM, 2^nd 200m freestyle, 2^nd 100m freestyle, 4^th 200m IM, 6^th 200m butterfly

Anya Sordy – 12 yrs

4^th 400m IM, 7^th 800m freestyle, 8^th 200m IM, 8^th 200m breaststroke, 9^th 200m butterfly,

Joseph Martin – 12 yrs

2^nd 200m breaststroke, 6^th 100m breaststroke, 7^th 400m IM, 8^th 200m backstroke,

Andrew Blackett – 13 yrs

2^nd 200m breaststroke, 3^rd 100m breaststroke, 5^th 200m butterfly,

Brad Reynolds – 13 yrs

6^th 400m IM, 6^th 100m freestyle, 7^th 400m freestyle, 9^th 100m breaststroke, 9^th 200m breaststroke, 9^th 200m backstroke, 10^th 200m freestyle

Liam Reveley – 13 yrs

3^rd 100m freestyle

Danielle Gilbert – 14 yrs

2^nd 200m breaststroke, 6^th 100m breaststroke, 6^th 200m butterfly, 8^th 400m IM

Charlotte Dibley – 14 yrs

9^th 200m breaststroke, 10^th 100m breaststroke

Special congratulations to Anya Sordy and Carissa Armijo who both achieved their national time for the 400IM.

Youth and Senior NERs – May 2012

Written by admin on May 15, 2012. Posted in Achievements_CHAMPS.

Held at Sunderland Aquatic Centre on 5th & 6th May 2012

The following swimmers qualified:

Ross Bradley, Luke Bradley, Joel O’ Halleron, Jack Clark, Matthew Cummins, Callum Johnson, Graham Reveley and Ciara Sordy

Congratulation to our medal winners and finalists

Ross Bradley

50 breast – 6^th – open, 100 breast – 4^th – open

Joel O’ Halleron

400IM 3^rd in youth (15-18 yrs) & 5^thopen, 200 breast 4^th in youth (15-18 yrs) & 5^thopen

Luke Bradley

200 back 3^rd in youth (15-18 yrs) & 6^thopen, 100 fly 4^th in youth & 8^thopen, 50 back 4^th in youth & 6^thopen

Youth 800 free team – Joel O’ Halleron, Callum Johnson, Matthew Cummins, Luke Bradley (6^th)

Youth 400 free team – Jack Clark, Matthew Cummins, Graham Reveley, Luke Bradley (9^th)

South Tyneside Spring Gala – Apr 2012

Written by admin on April 15, 2012. Posted in Achievements_LOCAL.

Many of our swimmers from club squad, C2B, B and A squad took part in the recent gala at South Tyneside (20/04 – 21/04), in which the club achieved excellent results.

Our swimmers gained 100 top three positions in total. An excellent weekend swimmers, well done!

Megan Cottee

1^st 50 fly, 1^st 50 breast, 2^nd 200 IM, 3^rd 200 breast

James Strickland

3^rd 100 breast

Taylor Leck

2^nd 50 breast

Hannah Daglish

3^rd 50 breast

William Sheen

1^st 100 fly, 3^rd 200 breast

Jade Galloway

1^st 200 free, 1^st 200 back, 2^nd 100 fly

Shauna Johnson

1^st 200 IM, 1^st 200 breast, 1^st 50 breast, 1^st 100 free

Amy Griffiths

2^nd 50 fly

Courtney Davidson

3^rd 50 fly

Macy Youngman

2^nd 50 breast, 2^nd 100 breast, 3^rd 200 back

Oliver O’ Halleron

1^st 200 back, 1^st 100 breast,1^st 200 IM, 1^st 100 back

Carissa Armijo

1^st 200 IM, 1^st 100 back, 1^st 200 fly, 1^st 100 free, 2^nd 50 breast

Anya Sordy

1^st 200 free, 2^nd 200 IM, 2^nd 200 breast, 2^nd 200 fly, 2^nd 100 free, 3^rd 100 fly, 3^rd 100 breast

Ruby Lovatt

3^rd 50 fly

Ellie Cummins

1^st 50 fly, 1^st 100 fly, 2^nd 200 free, 3^rd 200 fly, 3^rd 200 back

Melissa Newton

3^rd 50 breast,3^rd 200 free

Joseph Martin

2^nd 200 breast, 2^nd 100 back, 3^rd 200 IM

Patrick Cummins

2^nd 200 back, 2^nd 100 breast, 2^nd 200 IM, 2^nd 50 fly, 2^nd 200 fly

Danielle Gilbert

1^st 200 IM, 1^st 100 breast, 1^st 200 breast, 1^st 200 fly, 1^st 50 breast, 1^st 100 fly, 2^nd 50 fly, 3^rd 400 free open

Joseph Dibley

2^nd 200 free, 2^nd 50 free, 3^rd 50 breast

Brad Reynolds

1^st 50 back, 1^st 200 back, 1^st 200 IM, 1^st 100 back, 1^st 50 breast, 1^st 100 free, 2^nd 100 fly

Andrew Blackett

1^st 100 fly, 1^st 100 breast, 1^st 200 breast, 1^st 200 fly, 2^nd 200 IM, 3^rd 100 free

Liam Reveley

2^nd 200 breast, 2^nd 50 breast, 2^nd 100 free, 3^rd 200 IM

Scottish Nationals 2012

Written by admin on April 15, 2012. Posted in Achievements_CHAMPS.

The following A squad swimmers recently competed in the Scottish National Age Group Championships at the Sunderland Aquatic Centre (31/03/12- 04/04/12)

Danielle Gilbert, Rachel Forster, Anya Sordy, Carissa Armijo, Ellie Cummins, Andrew Blackett,

Joel O’ Halleron and Luke Bradley

Congratulations to those who reached the finals and to our medal winners:

	Squad	Results
	A Squad	200m Breaststroke – 2nd
Danielle Gilbert		200m Butterfly – 3rd
		100m Breaststroke – 4th
	A Squad	200m Freestyle – 1st
Carissa Armijo		100m Freestyle – 1st
		400m Freestyle – 1st
		100m Butterfly – 5th
	A Squad	100m Butterfly – 9th
Ellie Cummins	A Squad	100m Butterfly – 9th
	A Squad	200m Butterfly – 8th
Anya Sordy	A Squad	200m Butterfly – 8th
	A Squad	100m Breaststroke – 1st
Joel O’Halleron		200m Breaststroke – 1st
		400m IM – 2nd
		200m IM – 5^th
	A Squad	200m Butterfly – 4th
Luke Bradley	A Squad	100m Backstroke – 7^th

N & D 2012

Written by admin on March 15, 2012. Posted in Achievements_CHAMPS.

The clubs recent participation in the Northumberland and Durham championships on 17th and 18th March 2012 proved a great success, with many of our swimmers reaching the finals, and the team collecting 28 medals.

Those swimmers who took part included;

A Squad

Rachel Forster, Andrew Blackett, Anya Sordy, Brad Reynolds, Molly Jopling, Liam Reveley, Carissa Armijo, Patrick Cummins, Ellie Cummins, Joseph Martin, Shauna Johnson, Eleanor Martin

B Squad

Melissa Newton, Hal Robinson, Jade Galloway, Oliver O’ Halleron, Paige Johnson, Joseph Dibley, Abbi Cochbain, Hannah Daglish, Ellie Norman, Macy Youngman, Lucy Cottee

C2B Squad

Megan Cottee, Alex Griffiths

Those swimmers who reached the finals included;

Andrew Blackett, Brad Reynolds, Liam Reveley, Patrick Cummins, Joseph Martin, Rachel Forster, Anya Sordy, Molly Jopling, Carissa Armijo, Ellie Cummins, Shauna Johnson, Oliver O’ Halleron and Jade Galloway.

Special congratulations to our medallists

Anya Sordy

Bronze – 200m IM

Carissa Armijo

Gold – 400m Freestyle, Silver – 400m IM, Silver – 100m Butterfly, Bronze – 100m Freestyle, Bronze – 200m Butterfly

Shauna Johnson

Gold – 200m Breaststroke, Silver – 100m Breaststroke, Bronze – 200m IM

Liam Reveley

Silver – 100m Freestyle

Joseph Martin

Gold – 400m Freestyle, Gold – 200m Breaststroke, Gold – 100m Butterfly, Gold – 200m Backstroke, Gold – 200m IM, Gold – 400m IM, Gold – 100m Backstroke, Bronze – 100m Freestyle, Bronze – 200m Freestyle

Oliver O’ Halleron

Silver – 200m Breaststroke, Silver – 200m Backstroke, Silver – 200m IM, Silver – 400m IM, Silver – 100m Backstroke, Bronze – 100m Butterfly

Brad Reynolds

Bronze – 200m Backstroke, Bronze – 400m IM

Rachel Forster

Bronze – 200m Butterfly

N&D Open 2012

Written by admin on February 15, 2012. Posted in Achievements_CHAMPS.

Congratulations to some of our older swimmers who recently took part in the Northumberland & Durham Open Championships at the Sunderland Aquatic Centre on 4th and 5th February 2012.

The following A squad swimmers took part;

Ross Bradley, Joel O’ Halleron, Brad Reynolds, Luke Bradley, Graham Reveley, Andrew Blackett, Jack Clark, Matthew Cummins, Joseph Martin , Ciara Sordy, Shona Connelly, Charlotte Dibley, Kirsty Buchan, Molly Jopling, Ella Watson

Further congratulations to our swimmers who reached the finals;

Ross Bradley, Luke Bradley, Jack Cark, Joel O’ Halleron

Special congratulations to our medal winners

Ross Bradley

Silver – 50m Breaststroke

Luke Bradley

Silver – 200m Butterfly

Joel O’ Halleron

Silver – 400m IM, Bronze – 100m Breaststroke, Bronze – 200m Breaststroke

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