Kelly Swimmers were in action at the ASA South West Regional Short Course Championships on the 6th and 7th November. After 2 days of intense early season racing Kelly came away with 3 gold, 4 silver, and 5 bronze medals, producing 66 personal best performances and 15 new age group club records.
Medals: 3 gold, 4 silver, 5 bronze.
PBs: 66
Swim Squad Age Group Records: 15
National Records: 3
Reut Benaim: Two personal best performances, highest placing 4th in 400m Free.
Elliot Boon: Three personal best swims, placed 3rd in 15 & under, 200m IM and 200m Backstroke.
Cameron Carpenter-Warren: 17-year-old Cameron had two personal best swims.
Matthew Courtis: Four personal best times and placed 3rd in 15 & under 200m Butterfly.
Felix Davies: Brave performance by Felix in his one and only event of the weekend.
Will Davies: Did personal best times in all his four events.
Nadia Edling: Made the final in six events. Highest placing 4th in 100m and 200m Butterfly. Broke three Kelly College Swim Squad 17-year-old records - 200m Free, 100m & 200m Fly.
George Humphrey: Two personal best performances. Highest placing 4th in 15 &under 400m IM.
Lawrence Oxborough: Four personal bests. 3rd in 200m Free. Three Kelly College Swim Squad records - 200m Free, 50m Fly and 100m Fly. Reached and competed well in three finals.
Molly Redford: Three gold medals - Open 800m Free, 15 & under 800m Free and 400m Free. Two silver medals - Open 400m Free, 15 & under 200m IM.
Stefanie Roskosch: Stefanie had three personal best swims in the 400m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle and 400m IM.
Mark Sammut: Mark had eight personal best swims. He was in four finals, highest placing 4th in 100m Backstroke. Three Maltese Records - 200m Backstroke, breaking record held since 1993. Regained 100m Fly record, which had been broken only recently by another Maltese swimmer. 100m Backstroke, breaking his own record.
Lucy Sanderson: Five personal best swims. Silver medal in Open 200m Fly. Three Kelly College Swim Squad Age Group records - 50m, 100m and 200m Fly for 16-year-olds.
Blaine Small: Three finals, highest placing 4th in 400m IM. Broke Kelly College Swim Squad 17-year-old age group 200m Fly record.
Chelsey Taylor: Good swim by Chelsey in the 100m Backstroke to claim a personal best time.
Joseph Voller: Joe, in only his second competition for Kelly College, produced two personal best times - 8 seconds faster than before in the 200m IM.
Ben Walsh: Two personal best times. Silver medal in Open 1500m Freestyle - over 30 seconds faster than before in the 200m IM.
Erin Walsh: Two really good solid swims from Erin, producing two personal best times.