Kelly College took 39 swimmers to the Bath Grand Prix, arranged by Aquae Sulis Swimming Club at Bath University over the weekend 19th & 20th November. The swimmers ranged in age from 10 years old to 18 and with great determination and some excellent swims secured the Top Visiting Club award.
• Top Visiting Club • 179 personal best times • 12 new Kelly College Age Group Records • 10 gold medals • 12 silver medals • 11 bronze medals
Kelly College Age Group Record breakers were:
10 year old boys: Thomas Brew – 200m breaststroke & 400m IM. 11 year old boys: Nathan Linden – 100m & 200m fly. 12 year old boys: Robbie Nielsen – 50m & 100m Free. Benjamin Staig – 50m & 100m Fly. 12 year old girls: Christy Gold – 50m breaststroke. 14 year old girls: Leah Picillo – 200m IM. 15 year old girls: Erin Walsh – 50m back. 17 year old girls: Lucy Sanderson – 50m fly.
Gold medal winners: Robbie Nielsen, Christy Gold & Lucy Sanderson.
Silver medal winners: Thomas Brew, Matthew Courtis, Cara Layden,
Millie Murdoch, Robbie Nielsen, Leah Picillo,
Ben Staig, & Erin Walsh.
Bronze medal winners: Charlie Bayliss, Thomas Brew, Matthew Courtis, Sophie Hastings, Cara Layden, Katherine Larcombe, Millie Murdoch, Leah Picillo, Lucy Sanderson, Britanney O'Reilly & Ben Staig.
Robbie Nielsen (12) took 5 gold medals in the 50m, 100m, 200m & 400m freestyle and the 100m backstroke. Robbie also broke two Kelly College Age Group records. One of the records, the 100m freestyle had stood since 2002. The other was for the 50m free (28.36) which Robbie already held.
Christy Gold made a clean sweep of the breaststroke events, winning the girls 11-12 years 50m, 100m and 200m. Christy also broke a long standing record from 2003 in the 50m breaststroke (girls 12 year olds) with a time of 37.64.
Lucy Sanderson was our third gold medal winner taking the 100m & 200m fly events in the Girls 17 and over age group. Lucy also broke the 50m fly Kelly College Age Group (for 17 year old girls) record with a 29.46.
Swimmers with personal best times:
Chloe Barrow, Charlie Bayliss, Thomas Brew, David Colley, Naomi Copperwait, Matthew Courtis, Felix Davies, Christy Gold, Thomas Harrison, George Humphrey, Ellen Keane, Katherine Larcombe, Cara Layden, Jemma Layden, Sam Lewis, Nathan Linden, Will Luckham-Down, Victoria Moore, Millie Murdoch, Robbie Nielsen, Russell Oliver, Brittaney O’Reilly, Francesca Payne, Jack Pearson, Leah Picillo, Lucy Sanderson, Ben Staig, Toby Stanyer, Chelsey Taylor, Charlie Tod, Joe Voller, Erin Walsh, Gabrielle Wardle, Harry Wardle, Beth Watmore & Ollie Willis.