Tuesday 16 July 2013

Plymouth Leander Summer Open Meet 2013

Great Event over the weekend with some great results for members of Bodmin Dragons, download below.

We had 87 swims over the weekend and swam finals for the following places

  • Male 100M Breaststroke 14 - George Spencer placed 3rd and picked up a Bronze Medal
  • Female 100M Breaststroke 15 & Over  - Esther Doleman placed 5th
  • Male 100M Butterfly 11 - Oscar Dain placed 5th
  • Female 100M Breaststroke 15 & Over - Emma Rivers  placed 8th
  • Female 100M Breaststroke 12 yr olds - Amber Houghten placed 9th
  • Female 100M Freestyle  12 yr olds - Amber Houghten placed 9th
Full results for the whole gala

Results just for members of Bodmin Dragons

Swimmers awarded for speeding

Members of Bodmin Dragons entry squad, the Dragons, proudly show Club Speed Certificates gained at a recent time trial. Squad coach, Brian Roberts, said that he was delighted at the squad’s huge improvement since the last time trial.

Gaining awards were;
  • Jodie Baker (9) -s- 
  • Lana Colledge (9) b-b
  • Molly Fisher (8) sss 
  • Morgan Giles (9) sbs
  • Mawgan Greenwood (9) b-b
  • Dominic Hill (9)-b-
  • Issac James (8) sss
  • Remi Kriskovic (8) g-b
  • Hermia Kung (9)ssb 
  • Bronwyn Leppitt (8) gss
  • Willow Massy (8) gss
  • Caitlin Rescorl (8) —s
  • Cumara Stevens (8) sgb
  • Kacper Rzezniczak (9)sbs
(g gold, s silver, b bronze in 50m Freestyle, Breaststroke and Backstroke).

Several of the Squad were within tenths of a second of receiving awards and are looking forward to the next time trials. The aim of the squad, aged mainly 8, 9, and 10, is to prepare for competition by improving stroke technique, starting and turning skills. The squad usually swim relatively short distances of 25m and 50m with the emphasis on the quality of every swim.

The squad meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5.30 to 6.15 at Dragon Leisure Centre, Bodmin. Parents can arrange an assessment of their child’s readiness for Club by contacting Brian;
  • At the Dragon Centre at the end of a coaching session
  • Leaving a telephone number with a Club official who are on Poolside every Tuesday and Friday except over the summer holiday
  • Via the Contacts page on this website

We will be running pre-team trials on Friday 2nd August at Dragons Leisure Centre, Bodmin 17:00 - 18:00 please contact us to confirm attendance

Sunday 7 July 2013

ASA South West Region Sprint Competition

Great performances today at the Gloucester Sprints, the South West Regions yearly sprint event for Regional Qualifiers.

There are 5 events, 50m in each stroke and a 100m IM, each competitor must swim all 5 events.
  • Katie Randall picked up 2nd overall in the 15 year old female events along with 5 PBs for swims
  • George Spencer picked up 5 PBs for his swims
Also great swims from Oliver Jarvis and Angus Jarvis.


County Open Water Championships





Juliet Wells collects her Age Group Gold medal at the first Cornwall County ASA Open Water Championships.

CCASA's 2013/14 President Malcolm Hopes presented the trophies and medals assisted by Lynne Elliot the County's Open Water Coordinator.

Thanks go to Staff at Stithians Reservoir for putting on a great event, all the volunteers who helped make it a fantastic day and Cassie Patten for finding time for the swimmers.