Exeter May Meet

Rebecca, Katie, Esther, Amber, Charlie and George relax at the deep end after the Exeter May Meet.

Bodmin Dragons Swimming Club had a very successful weekend at the Exeter May Meet on the 12th May and 13th May. Rebecca Anderson, Esther Doleman, Lyndon Holmes-Beddow, Amber Houghton, Lani House, Charlie Randall, Katie Randall and George Spencer came away with a total 21 medals.

• Rebecca Anderson secured a Cornwall County Record in the Girls 13 200 Backstroke taking first place in that event and in the 50 Backstroke, 100 Backstroke, 50 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle and the 200 Individual Medley. Rebecca also secured second place in the 50 Breaststroke and the 100 Freestyle.
• Esther Doleman secured first place in the Girls 15 200 Breaststroke, with second place in the 50 Breaststroke and the 200 IM, and third place in the 200 Freestyle.
• Lyndon Holmes-Beddow just missed out of the medals in the Boys 11 200 Backstroke, but secured a well earned qualifying time for the ASA South West Age Group Championships to be held at Millfield in July.
• Amber Houghton secured second place in the Girls 10 400 Freestyle with third place in the 50 Butterfly and the 200 Backstroke.
• Lani House was just out of the medals in the Girls 11 400 IM, the toughest event in swimming, and in the 200 IM.
• Charlie Randall secured third place in the Girls 13 400 Freestyle knocking over three seconds off her PB.
• Katie Randall secured third place in the Girls 14 50 Breaststroke and in the 50 Butterfly.
• George Spencer secured a well deserved first place in the Boys 13 400 IM and a qualifying time for the ASA South West Age Group Championships together with a second place in the equally tough 200 Butterfly, knocking almost 2 seconds off his qualifying time for those Championships, and a third place in the 200 Breaststroke, missing the qualifying time by only 0.79 seconds.

George Spencer and Lyndon Holmes-Beddow will be joined at the ASA South West Age Group Championships by Rebecca Anderson and Katie Randall, above, who had previously qualified and by Millie Sander and Angus Jarvis of Bodmin Dragons.