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	2009 ASA National Championships

Inspired by the success of British swimmers on the world stage this summer City’s swimmers travelled to Sheffield for the National Age and Youth Championships. With an increase in the number of swimmers qualifying for the meets the coaching staff were hungry for success and their swimmers didn’t disappoint.

Continuing her summer of success Ilkley’s Sian Morgan powered her way to a silver medal in the girls 14/15 years 200m freestyle in a new best time of 2.04.41. The longer distance freestyle events also proved to be successful for Morgan when she placed fourth in the 800m freestyle in new best time of 8.58.77 and the 400m event where she placed fifth in a time of 4.21.42. Other top twenty finishes came in the 100m freestyle and 100m butterfly and 50m freestyle.

Freestyle specialist Dimity Kadochnikov swimming in the boys 15/16 age group swam a well paced 1500m freestyle to finish in a best time of 16.41.04. At the other extreme he also did a best time in the 50m sprint to finish in 24.97. His other swims came in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m events.

Swimming in his first National Youth Championship seventeen year old Luke Constantine demonstrated consistent form in finishing the 200m individual medley in a time of 2.15.01.

The National Age Group Championships produced best times of 57.13 for fourteen year old Sam O’Donohoe in the 100m freestyle and 2.20.90 in the 200m individual medley. His other qualifying swims were in the 200m and 400m freestyle and 200m backstroke.

Also competing at this level was fourteen year old James Dawson who completed his 400m individual medley in very creditable 5.01.78 to finish in eighteenth place.

For the first time in several years City was represented at the National event by a team. In the form of Lydia Biddiscome, Jessica Foulds, Lauren Sharp and Niki Chatburn they finished in 24th place in the girls 4 x 20m freestyle relay in a best time of 9.23.36 gaining valuable experience for the future.

All the swimmers train with Leisure Services Coaching and Training Scheme under the guidance of Head Coach Andy Pearce.

Christine McCabe

NATIONAL AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS, SHEFFIELD (50M) 22ND-26TH JULY 2009

NAME	EVENT	AGE	TIME	POSITION
Sam O’ Donohoe	400 FC	14	4.29.81	36TH
	100 FC	14	57.13	Equal 31st	PB
	200 IM	14	2.20.90	16TH	PB
	200 BK	14	2.21.93	35TH
	200 FC	14	2.04.36	34TH
James Dawson	400 IM	14	5.01.78	18TH
Girls 14 & Under	4x200FC Relay	11-14	9.23.36	24TH	TEAM PB
L. Biddiscombe			2.23.96
J. Foulds			2.17.31
L. Sharp			2.23.59
N. Chatburn			2.18.50

Congratulations to our National Age Group swimmers this year. I am sure the experience was both useful and valuable and this will make you all better and more experienced swimmers in the future. The goal for next year is to qualify for more events and to improve on your finishing positions.

Andy Pearce, Senior Coach

NATIONAL YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS, SHEFFIELD (50M) 28TH JULY-2ND AUGUST 2009

NAME	EVENT	AGE	TIME	POSITION
Sian Morgan	100 FC	14/15	59.26	13TH	PB
	800 FC	14/15	8.58.77	4TH	PB
	200 FC	14/15	2.04.41	2ND	PB
	100 FLY	14/15	1.05.46	18TH
	50 FC	14/15	27.91	15TH (After heats, WD from Semi Final)	PB
	400 FC	14/15	4.21.42	5TH
Luke Constantine	200 IM	17/18	2.15.01	36TH
Dmitry Kadochnikov	400 FC	15/16	4.11.53	23RD
	100 FC	15/16	54.35	34TH
	800 FC	15/16	8.44.56	21ST
	200 FC	15/16	1.58.96	39TH
	50 FC	15/16	24.97	26TH	PB
	1500 FC	15/16	16.41.04	14TH	PB

Congratulations to our National Youth Qualifiers. Special Congratulations go to Sian Morgan on her silver medal on 200 free. She also missed bronze on 400 & 800 free by less than a second. Every swim that was not a PB was within a second of that swimmers PB. Well Done!