The penultimate night of the British Summer Championships 2018 was brought to a close by a succession of nail-biting relays.
Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relays
Mount Kelly successfully completed the task in hand, they came into the final as the fastest qualifiers and repeated the process for the penultimate gold medal of day five finals.
Bromley fielded a quartet full of individual medallists from the meet and they touched home for silver, Natare West London completing the podium line up in the bronze medal position.
The 17/Over years relay final came down to a nail-biting final 50m that saw the team from Ealing touch for gold in a time of 3:49.95.
The home team, City of Sheffield had to settle for silver after being in the mix right until the end and bronze went to the quartet from the City of Cardiff.
Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relays
In the 14/16 years final it was the quartet from the Royal Wolverhampton School that powered home and took gold with more than two seconds of clear water between them and silver medallists the City of Cardiff. Bronze went to the four swimmers from the City of Cambridge.
The Men’s 17/Over 4x100m Freestyle had no clear winner for the majority of the race but it was Stockport Metro that etched out a slender lead on the final leg of the race to ensure the gold medal will return to Greater Manchester.
Only 0.01 of a second separated the silver and bronze medallists, Millfield School were the winners of the inter-race battle and claimed the second spot over City of Sheffield who settled for bronze.
Men’s 800m Free
Gold for the City of Sheffield swimmer Samuel Budd in the 19/Over age group of the Men’s 800m Freestyle.
After the first 100m Budd began to pull away from the field by the close of the race he had more than 10 seconds of clear water between him and the silver medallist, William Ryley of Bath University.
Completing the 19/Over year’s podium for the bronze medal was Nathan Wells of Loughborough University.
Luke Turley of Hatfield served up a new personal best of 8:07.61 for the victory in the 17/18 years final. He was joined on the podium by Jakob Goodman of Millfield School and Samuel Osborne of the City of Birmingham, silver and bronze respectively for them.
City of Leicester’s William Bell put in a strong swim and took the summer champs title in the 16 years category over 800 metres of freestyle.
Myles Robinson-Young of the City of Peterborough claimed his first medal of the week, silver behind bell and ahead of Alexander Hindle of the City of Birmingham in bronze.
Northampton’s Edward Mildred added yet another medal to his summer champs 2018 collection, he topped the pile in the 15 years age group. Silver went to Daniel Donavon of Guildford City and bronze to Joseph Deighan of Stockport Metro.
Isaac Dodds of Tigers Jersey was the gold medallist in the 13/14 years final of the 800m Freestyle, flanked by silver medallist Elijah Kendrick of Shiverers and bronze medallist Samuel Tucker of Wycombe District.
Women’s 400m Free
Nova Centurion swimmer Polly Holden was in second until the 200m mark and the final half of the race she stepped it up a gear to move in to first and took gold.
Abbie Houston of the City of Sheffield finished with the silver medal and bronze will return to Woking with Hannah Burvill.
In the 17/18-year-old final Stockport Metro’s Elizabeth bagged herself another medal podium finish, a controlled swim and a comfortable lead into the wall saw her finish a new PB of 4:14.46.
City of Leeds swimmer Leah Crisp was the silver medallist and after a tight battle into the wall for third, it was Maisie Macartney that came out the bronze medallist.
Millfield School’s Rachel Anderson secured herself another medal, she took the 16-year-old gold. Second place went to an outside smoker of a swim, Royal Wolverhampton School’s Niamh Hofland came from lane 0 for the silver medal. Michaella Glenister of Leicester Sharks claimed the bronze.
Each of the medallists in the 15 years final finished the race with a new lifetime best. Newcastle Swim Team’s Lola Davison posted a time of 4:18.71 for the centre of the podium. Betsy Wizard of Northampton completed her race in a time of 4:20.15 for silver and Beatrice Varley, who represents Teddington swim club finished in a time of 4:22.61.
It was PBs all round again in the 13/14 years age group final of the 400m Freestyle, with the winner Freya Colbert (Nova Centurion) shaved almost four seconds of her previous time, she stopped the clock at 4:19.96.
Silver went to Katie Shanahan of the City of Glasgow, her time 4:22.63 and bronze to Bromley’s Tamryn Van Selm, her time at the touch was 4:23.53.
Men’s 200m Individual Medley
National Centre Loughborough swimmer Joe Litchfield improved on his heats time by 0.03 seconds to set a new 200m Individual Medley PB of 2:01.49 and claimed the gold in the 19/Over final.
It was a third gold of the week for Archie Goodburn of Warrender Baths Club in the 17/18 years final, he pulled away in the second half of the race and remained unchallenged right into the wall.
Nathan Hughes of Hatfield came out the victor in the battle for second and claimed silver ahead of Tigers Jersey swimmer Robbie Jones who headed to the podium for bronze.
Charlie Hutchison of Ellesmere College delivered a big swim and guaranteed himself the gold medal with a time of 2:03.82 in the 16 years category.
Williams Bell (City of Leicester) headed back into the water after she claimed 800 free gold earlier in the day, this time he settled for silver. Poole’s Oliver Fairman finished in third for the bronze medal.
In the 15 years medal decider Warrender Baths Club swimmer Angus Allison served up a personal better and earnt himself the gold, a first swim under the 2:10 barrier, his time at the touch was 2:09.94.
On this occasion, silver went to Jason Robson of York City, with the bronze to a swimmer from the City of Oxford Nicholas Skelton.
Day five continued positively for Northampton SC as their man Harvey Freeman claimed gold in the 13/14 years final of the 200m Individual Medley. He secured the win with a new personal best time of 2:12.69.
Silver was also won with a PB of 2:1288 by Derventio’s Jacob Whittle and bronze again claimed with an improved time, George Smith completed his race in 2:13.55.
Women’s MC 100m Butterfly
Gold in the Women’s MC 100m Butterfly was won with a total of 934 points by Alice Tai (S8) of the British Para-Swimming National Performance Centre, her time 1:09.77.
New Zealand’s Sophie Pascoe (S10) narrowly missed out on the podium’s top spot, she finished with 911 points and a time of 1:04.57 and after two laps of the Sheffield pool City of Norwich swimmer Jessica-Jane Applegate (S14) a score of 893.
Men’s MC 100m Butterfly
Tyler Ioannou of Wycombe District set a new British S14 record of 59.18 in the Men’s MC 100m Butterfly. His time amassed a total of 930 points to give him the gold medal ahead of silver medallist and fellow S14 Jordan Catchpole (City of Norwich) with 862 points.
Bronze went to the City of Sunderland’s Stephen Clegg (S12) is final score was 842.
Women’s 200m Individual Medley
The Women’s 19/Over years 200m Individual Medley final was won by Katie Matts of Stockport Metro. Loughborough University’s Beth Aitchison was next to the touchpad for the silver medal and Plymouth Leander’s Laura Stephens was third.
Alicia Wilson of Guildford City came out on top and claimed the 2018 summer champs title in the 17/18 years final. She was joined on the podium by Sheffield’s Amy Bell and South Ayrshire’s Katie Robertson.
In the 16 year’s final of the 200m IM, it was neck and neck between four swimmers with just fifteen metres to and then Amelia Monaghan of the City of Peterborough stretched at the touch and sealed the gold by just 0.31 of a second. Monaghan’s time of 2:19.06 was also new personal best.
City of Leeds swimmer Rebecca Clynes was the silver medallist and Eleanor Cowan of Wycombe District picked up the bronze.
Plymouth Leander swimmer Honey Osrin carved more than two seconds off previous best to claim the gold medal, her winning time 2:18.17.
Osrin was joined on the podium by Ellie Reilly of Heart of Midlothian and Newcastle Swim Team’s Madelaine Hardingham.
Gold in the 13/14 years final of the Women’s 200m Individual Medley went to the City of Glasgow swimmer Katie Shanahan, another trip to the British Summer Championships podium for her.
Silver went to Freya Colbert of Nova Centurion, her time at the wall of 2:20.05 was also a new personal best. Stockport Metro’s Olivia Herron was the third place finished and collected bronze.
Men’s 50m Freestyle
Jack Thorpe of Edinburgh University carried his form through from the heats to finals, ranked as the fastest qualifier he touched first for gold in a time of 22.45. Loughborough University swimmers claimed the remaining medals, Alexander Bowen had the silver and bronze went to Samuel Irvine.
Havant and Waterloo’s Joseph Page was the winner of the 17/18 years single lap freestyle event. Harry Constantine who trains out of Hatfield placed second for silver and there was a tie for third as both Adam Metcalf (Ellesmere College) and Daniel Savage (Northampton) touched in a time of 23.43.
PBs for each of the medallists in the 16 years final, Matthew Richards stretched almost a body length ahead of the rest of the field and topped the board in a time of 23.38, a new personal best.
Richards was flanked by Plymouth Leander’s Reid Jones and Huw Williams of Millfield School, their times 24.04 and 24.33 respectively, both also lifetime bests.
Northampton’s Edward Mildred continued his impressive run of form at the 2018 British Summer Championships as he bagged himself yet another gold medal this time in the 15 years 50m Freestyle final.
Worcester’s William Gearey was second to the wall for the silver and Henry Baker of Bishop Stortford rounded of the top three with bronze.
The Men’s 13/14 years 50m Freestyle was won by Guildford City’s Joshua Shaw and the silver medal was claimed by Jacob Whittle of Derventio in a new 13 years old British age group record of 24.59. Shaw and Whittle were joined on the podium by Aiden Symonds-Brown of Devonport for the bronze medal.
Women’s 50m Backstroke
Loughborough University took gold in the 19/Over final of the Women’s 50m Backstroke thanks to Emily Crane, 29.28 her winning time.
Colchester’s Martha Dudley had the silver medal and Jessica Shaw of Birmingham University took the final podium position with bronze.
The 17/18 years 50m Backstroke final was won in style as Lauren Cox of the City of Coventry lowered the 16-year-old British age group record to 28.42.
Silver went to Tegan Drew of Plymouth Leander and Anna Maine of Woking SC claimed the bronze medal.
In the 16-year-old final Swim Gwynedd’s Medi Harris was the victor and secured the gold medal under the floodlit Ponds Forge pool. Silver went to Bromley’s Imogen Meers and Sophie Shaw who swims for Mid Sussex goes home with bronze.
Natare West London swimmer Caroline Lewitt had more summer champs success as she took the 15 years 50m Backstroke title in a personal best time of 29.89. Next to the wall was Emma Cruickshanks of Team Ipswich for the silver medal and Ava Simpson of Dumfries was third stop the clock.
Emily Iley of Borough of Waltham Forest was the winner of the 13/14 years 50m backstroke. Just 0.02 seconds separated Iley from Chaiara Tommasello of the City of Manchester Aquatics as she touched for silver, with Tonbridge swimmer Caitlin Ebbage concluded race in the bronze medal position.
Men’s MC 50m Backstroke
City of Glasgow swimmer Andrew Mullen (S5) was back racing against his own British record. He improved on his heats swim to post a time of 38.81 and a points total of 730.
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