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- Kath Saunders Memorial Meet
This was a fantastic opportunity for the swimmers. The meet was extremely well run and a big thank you to Windsor swimming Club for that. The Final result was a credit to our club, 2nd place was above expectation. Teddington are a very strong club so finishing above them was excellent.
Swimmers should take confidence from this and look forward to the Thames Valley season with very high expectations. The Swimmers were very well behaved, I was very pleased that so many swimmers came to see me before and after races. I only wish that my health had allowed me to stay until the end!!
Team Spirit was also excellent. Please remember that at these meets the races allow very little time for swimmers to prepare for the following race, so while it is good practice to warm up in a training costume and change at open meets there really is not time at league meets. It is very worrying for the team managers when the whole of the girls squad vanishes into the changing room just as they are trying to get the swimmers up to the blocks.
There were many fine swims and excellent pb performances . Our starting and turning technique stood out and this is testament to the hard work put in by the swimmers during training. Well done to all the swimmers and Thank you to all the adult helpers,
Paul
- Round One Speedo League Maidenhead 13th September 2007
Dolphins were in action in a very competitive gala in the first round of the Speedo League at Maidenhead on Saturday night. The final results were as follows:
Portsmouth Northsea 348
Hamble Aquatics 236
Winchester Penguins 229.5
City of Oxford 212
Fareham Nomads 210.5
Slough and Eton Dolphins 210
Hart 195
Eastleigh and Oaklands 152
Once again the eleven year old girls team of Sophie Jobson, Jade Pithers, Molly Griffiths and Francesca Wells dominated by winning both their freestyle and medley relays. Sophie also won the individual breast and fly with Francesca taking second place in the freestyle.
Not to be outdone the eleven-year-old boys team of Harry Good, Edward Williams, Charlie Messenger and Phin Lyman also won both of their relays with further individual wins for Edward in the breast, Harry in the free with Charlie taking second place in the fly.
In the thirteen-year-old girls Marianna Geany took first place in the freestyle and third in the fly.
In the open section Anna Jemielity took second place in the individual medley, the back with Anna Miller taking second place in the breaststroke.
In total nine first places and five second places in a very strong gala and within two points of ending up in fourth place so not a bad start to our return to the first division.
- B” Grade Open Meet - Saturday 6th October '07
A team of swimmers from Slough & Eton Dolphins took part in the 21st “B” Grade Open Meet at Reading Central Pool.
Top medalist Sam Ford gained 6 gold medals and achieved a personal best in his 50 meter freestyle. Alistair Barber got 5 great personal bests and a collection of medals to include 1 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze. Daniel Butt 2 bronze medals and a personal best in the 50 meter freestyle. Callum Browning took a collection of 3 silver medals and achieved a great personal best in his 50 meter freestyle taking almost 3 seconds of his time. Craig Stevens gained 1 silver and 2 bronze medals whilst gaining two very good best bests. Charlie Messenger swum well in the 100 meter breast and was placed 2nd to achieve a silver medal. Daniel Stevens got 4th place and a personal best in the 100 meter breaststroke.
10 year old Emma Croker gained 2 silver medals and achieved personal bests in all three of her events. Francesca Wells 1 gold and 2 silver medals, Jordan Hobbs 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal, Leah Cohen 1 gold and 1 bronze, Rachel Ford 3 golds, 1 bronze and a personal best in the 100 meter breaststoke and Priya Banger picked up a number of Rosettes in her events.
In addition to the medals various swimmers also received a number of Rosettes.
- 2007 Windsor Cup and Tankard
Dolphins competed in the Windsor Cup and Tankard on the 29th September.
There were some great wins starting off with the eleven year old girls relay team of Jade Pithers, Francesca Wells, Sophie Jobson and Julia Jemelity winning their medley relay which they followed up with second place in their freestyle relay. The eleven year old boys team of Connor Lacey, Charlie Messenger, Phin Lyman and Harry Good took second place in both their relays. There were also individual wins for Sophie, Francesca, Harry and Charlie.
In the thirteen year olds the girls team of Daniella Ashfield, Katrina Chorley, Sophie Jobson and Marianna Geany won their medley relay with second place in their freestyle.
Also multiple individual winners on the night were Marley Farrell and Anna Jemelity who both swam brilliantly.
Well done to all swimmers especially those taking part in their first team event.
- 5th ALLEN EYLES INVITATION MEET READING
A team of 16 swimmers attended the Allen Eyles graded meet at Reading on Saturday 5th May. For several of the swimmers it was their first competition and with all races being 100 metres with the exception of the 50 Freestyle it was quite an experience for the first timers.
Exceptional performances came from some of the newcomers with Julia Jemielity winning a Bronze medal in the 10-year-old girls 50 meters Freestyle and Craig Stevens winning a Bronze medal in the 14-year-old boy’s 50 meters Freestyle.
Charlie Messenger, Jordan Hobbs, Tara Lacey, Connor Lacey and Rachel Ford all won 2 Gold medals each. Monty Lyman, Sam Ford, George Good and Phin Lyman were also medallists with Daniel Stevens getting two ribbons.
The whole team swam superbly with most swimming to personal best times. A special mention should go to Tara & Jordan who swam the 100 meters Butterfly race at approximately 9.15pm after a very long day with Tara winning Gold in the 14 year old age group & Jordan the Bronze in the 13 year old age group
Well done to everyone.
- County Championships Day Four
Dolphins finished off this year's county competition by winning a further twenty eight medals to bring their total for the championships to sixty.
The biggest haul was for Harry Good who managed to add six gold medals to his already impressive haul which sealed him the ten year old boys BAGCAT award.
Marley Farrell continued his fine run with a further five medals, three silver and two bronze.
There were four medals each for Robert Matthews-Stroud and Anna Jemeility, Robert winning three gold and a silver, Anna winning a gold and three silver.
Amber Harris competing in the nine year old section took one first place and two seconds.
Molly Griffiths swam superbly (without goggles) to take third place in the 200 fly and also take bronze in the 50 BC.
Edward Williams won a silver medal, Daniella Ashfield, Leah Cohen and Sophie Jobson all won a bronze medal each.
Thanks go to Paul and Bob for all of their efforts over the four weekends, to all swimmers who took part and all parents who helped out.
- County Championships Day Two
Dolphins continued their great start to the County Championships at Maidenhead on Saturday with a total of fifteen medals to add to their tally of seventeen from the first day.
Harry Good led with Marley Farrell in winning four medals each. Harry won three golds in the 400FS, 100FS and 50BR and a silver in the 50 Fly whilst Marley took home a gold in the 200 Fly and three silvers in the 100FS, 50 Fly and the 50 BR.
Molly Griffiths and Anna Jemeility both won two medals with Anna taking two silvers in the 200IM and 100 Fly and Molly two bronzes in the 200BC and 200IM.
Alastair Barber took silver in the 50 Fly, Amber Harris also won silver in the 100 Fly and Charlie Messenger won a bronze in the gruelling 200Fly.
This brings the total to 32 medals from the first two days, well done to all swimmers.
- County Championships Day One
Dolphins got off to a winning start on the first day of the County Championships at Maidenhead at the weekend.
Harry Good topped the medal haul with five medals, four golds and one silver. Next up was Marley Farrell with four medals, two silver and two bronze. Anna Jemielity was the top of the girls with three medals, one gold and two bronze. Molly Griffiths, Ashleigh Lloyd and Charlie Messenger each won silver medals and Edward Williams and Sophie Jobson each won a bronze.
There were many Southern Region qualifying times and personal best times and we look forward to more success in the coming weeks.
- Half-hour postal swim
Results:
Hayley 19-24yrs 1st 2225m
Victoria 19-24yrs 3rd 2020m
Clare 40-44yrs 6th 1920m (just 5m short of 3rd place)
Anne 55-59yrs 1st 1970m (New Age group best)
Ian R 30-34yrs 9th 1880m
Ian S 40-44yrs 9th 1990m
Mario 40-44yrs 5th 2180m
Phil 45-49yrs 11th 1815m
Both teams - mens and mixed 160-199yrs - came in 4th so we just missed out on the certificates.
Well done all and don't forget to enter the Eton Masters on 1st April.
- Bazuka National Swimming Championships
Dolphins had five swimmers and two ex. swimmers represent Beaconsfield High Scool in the finals of the National Championships at the weekend in Harrogate.
The intermediate team which included Ashleigh Lloyd, Sasha Brown and Cordelia Wilson came third place in each of their races.
The junior team which included Daniella Ashfield and Tara Lacey came in tenth and eleventh in each of their races.
Well done to all of the girls for their achievements!
- Windsor Level 2 Open Meet
Dolphin swimmers competed in two meets at the weekend coming away with a total of 30 medals. Seventeen young swimmers took part in the Windsor level 2 Open Meet winning a total of 28 medals. Ashleigh Lloyd and Anna Jemeility were swimming in Sheffield and came away with a couple of medals also.
Top medal winner was Marley Farrell with a total of eight, two golds, four silvers and two bronze. Marley was followed closely by Harry Good and Edward Williams who won five medals each. Edward won three golds and two silver, whilst Harry came away with two golds, two silvers and a bronze. James Crowther won two silvers and a bronze to bring the total for the boys to nineteen medals for the weekend.
In the girls the top medal winner was Marianna Geaney with three silvers. Molly Griffiths had a great swim to win gold in the 200 Fly. Daniella Ashfield won one silver and Hannah Bennett won a bronze. Sophie Jobson who unfortunately just moved up an age group won a bronze.
Also swimming were Alastair Barber, Katrina Chorley, George Good, Jordan Hobbs, Connor Lacey, Tara Lacey, Charlie Messenger and Francesca Wells, all of whom made many personal best and county qualifying times.
- Ealing B/C Grade Gala
A small team of Slough & Eton Dolphin swimmers attended the Ealing B/C Graded meet at Gurnell Leisure Centre on Saturday 20th January.
For 3 of our swimmers, Nicole Williams, Monika Milewski and Charlotte Pearl, it was their first gala. They all swam brilliantly, enjoying their first experience of an open meet and gaining valuable experience. Nicole Williams swam several Personal Bests – well done Nicole.
Our highest medal achiever was Rachel Ford with three golds in the over 14 age group.
Slough swimmers gained numerous medals and PBs including golds for Connor Lacey, Molly Griffiths, Sam Ford, Tara Lacey and Rachel Ford.
All the swimmers were a credit to their club, behaving and swimming very well – thank you to them all.
- Thames Valley Junior League Round One
Dolphins competed in the first round of the Thames Valley Junior League on Saturday night at Amersham. The team came second overall. This was despite being unable to compete in four events due to missing all but one of our ten year old boys. This was compounded further by five DQs, three of which were first placed. So all in all the team had nine races where no points were scored.
The ten year old girls freestyle team of Julia Jemielity, Emma Croker, Amber Harris Kymberley Charlett took first place with Amber also taking first place in the freestyle.
The eleven year old boys team of Harry Good, Edward Williams, Charlie Messenger and Phin Lyman completed a clean sweep of six first places. Edward also won the twelve year old breast stroke swimming up a year.
The eleven year old girls team of Francesca Wells, Suzie Wyatt, Molly Griffiths and Sophie Jobson won their Medley and freestyle relays but were unfortunately DQd in the freestyle. Sophie also won the backstroke.
Marianna Geaney won the twelve year old individual freestyle event in a great time of 30.05.
There were first gala appearances for Holly Hearne, Catherine Clemow, Lily Targett, Jamie Hertel, Isaac Norman, Nick Jobson, Markie Messenger and Bhavik Pankhania who all swam very well.
Thanks go to all poolside helpers and parents.
 
- Speedo League Round Three
Dolphins competed in their final Speedo League round at Bracknell on Saturday night finishing in a very close second place. This ensures that we are promoted to the 1st Division next season.
Coach Paul Lloyd was 'proud of the performance of all of the swimmers who managed to ammass a total of 217 points between them including a total of sixteen first places'.
Performance coach Bob Pay said he was 'looking forward to next year when the squad will be strengthened further with a few swimmers who were not eligible or available for the final round'.
The 11 year old girls team of Sophie Jobson, Katie Chorley, Molly Griffiths, Marianna Geany and Francesca Wells swam fantastically with five first places between them in their age group. The 11 year old boys team of Harry Good, Charlie Messenger, Edward Williams, Connor Lacey, Laurence Ives and Sam Ford managed four first place finishes. What is particularly encouraging here is that the majority of the boys and girls swimmers will be in the same age category next year.
In the 13 year old age groups there were three first place finishes, one for Daniella Ashfield and two for Marley Farrell. Jordan Hobbs and george Good also swam very well.
In the 15 year old age group there were four first place finishes including two for Ashleigh Lloyd. Ashleigh was joined in the two first place relay events by Hannah Bennett, Rachel Ford, Juliette Ives and Tara Lacey. A special mention has to go to our only fifteen year old boy, James Crowther who swam brilliantly for a second and third place in his individual events.
In the open age groups Hayley Moore and Rosie Ives swam very well finishing consistently in the top three. Ian Smith, James Watson, Paul McNulty and Marice Tsang all swam very well again finishing mostly in the top three places.
This was a great finish to our Speedo season and we look forward to an even stronger performance next year in Division One. Thanks go to all the swimmers, coaches and poolside helpers!
- Guildford Open Meet
Thirteen swimmers from Dolphins competed in the Guildford Level 1 Licensed Meet at the weekend. The swimmers competed in a total of 72 events and came away with a very impressive haul of 22 medals, four golds, seven silver and eleven bronze. There were also many regional and county qualifying times and even more persnal best times.
Mariana Geany (11) was top medallist with three golds in the 50FS, 100FS and 50Fly. She also won two bronze medals in the 50BC and 100IM.
Sophie Jobson (10) won a total of six medals. Four silvers in the 50Fly, 200BC, 200IM and 400FS. She also won bronze in the 50BC and 100IM.
Harry Good (10) also won six medals, winning gold in the 50BR, silver in 100IM, 200FS and 400FS. Harry also won bronze in the 50Fly and 400IM.
Edward Williams (10) won four bronze medals in the 50BR, 100IM, 200BR and 200IM.
Daniella Ashfield (12) took bronze medal in the 50BR.
There were also fourth place swims for Ashleigh Lloyd and and Charlie Messenger in the only races that they entered. Other swimmers who achieved great personal best times were Alastair Barber, Francesca Wells, Molly Griffiths, Jordan Hobbs, Rachel Ford and Hannah Bennett.
 
- Speedo League Round 2
In a sentence I can sum up this performance as Slough’s best ever in my time as coach.
All the swimmers were magnificent. The support from those helping second was second to none.
To win a round of the Speedo league with so many swimmers missing was a fantastic team performance.
To mention individual performances would go against the team effort that led us to victory so well done to all the swimmers; every one!!!!
- Asa South East Region Winter Championship 2007
Ashleigh Lloyd and Anna Jemielity represented Slough superbly in this years regional winter championships.
In the 50m Backstroke Anna was the senior Champion and Ashleigh the Junior Champion. Anna went on to swim superbly to win the 200m i/m and the 100m backstroke titles. She also won silver in the 200m backstroke. Ashleigh went on to add junior silvers in the 100m back and 50m Fly events.
What a fantastic performance from the two girls.
- Milton Keynes Open 2006
A small group of swimmers represented Slough very successfully at The City of Milton Keynes Distance meet at the weekend. A big thank you to Andy for all his help over the weekend.
Edward Williams had a very good set of swims in a very tough age group, not least because he was competing in the 9-11 age group as a ten yr old. He swam a gutsy 1500m race and even though he had goggle trouble toward the end of the race he still managed to secure third place. He repeated this success with a third place finish in the 200m freestyle. In all of his events he finished in the top 6.
Marley Farrell swam every event and his gutsy determination produced many pbs. His third place in the 400 I/M was probably his finest swim. He showed very good form in the 200m Fly to record another 3rd place.
Marianna Geany swam a solid 800m event to record a 2nd place. A huge pb in the 200m breast was not quite enough for a podium finish as she finished in 4th place. In the 200m Backstoke she came third with a fantastic pb.
Daniella Ashfield was under the weather but still put in many gutsy performances. Her best was the 200m free where she matched her pb despite being ill. Well done Nelli!
All the swimmers were very well prepared and perfomed well as a team. I look forward to the next open meet in Guildford and expect that we will have a much bigger turn out.
 
- Success at Rushmoor Royals Open Meet
On Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd of October SEDSC were represented by 3 swimmers at the Rushmoor Royals long course distance meet. Rachel Ford, Charlie Messenger and Sophie Jobson made a small contingent but represented the club well, coming away with a selection of medals and achieving many PBs between them. Congratulations to you all.
- SUCCESS IN ROUND 1 OF THE SPEEDO LEAGUE
Slough had a spectacular start to this season’s Speedo league with a convincing win, gaining 211 points, Tilehurst were in 2nd place with 185 ½. The swimmers’ attitude was superb and the team spirit was fantastic. A big thank you to Jane and Christine who managed the team fantastically well.
We had fifteen first place out of 50 races and, apart from the unfortunate D/Qs, we didn’t finish in 6th place once all night. The 11 yr girls and boys both came first in the medley and freestyle relays. Considering that these teams were largely made up of 10 yr olds this was a great achievement.
So well done to Francesca, Molly, Katrina, Sophie, Marianna, Harry, Charlie, Ed, Callum and Sam. It was noticeable how well they all did when swimming up in higher ages as well.
Marley and Ashleigh both put in huge effort with 5 individual swims each. They both won their fly and back races in their age groups. Peter Smith swam very controlled races to win the mens open fly and gained 2nd in the mens open free. There were also good wins for Marianna in the 11 yr fly and back. Sophie swam superbly to win the 11yr Free. Not to be outdone Katrina made it a clean sweep of 11yr girls events by winning the breaststroke. Harry won the 11yr free and came second in the back and Ed came 2nd in the Breaststroke, this is amazing by the boys as only 10 yrs old and were swimming in 11 yr old group.
New performance director Bob Pay commented “it was an amazing performance by the swimmers. Slough dominated from start to finish! “
Well done swimmers we look forward to round 2 with confidence.
 
- SLOUGH SWIMMERS SILVER HAUL AT WYCOMBE MEET
A small group of swimmers had a very successful day at the Wycombe B/C meet on Saturday 23rd September. This was the first swimming meet after the summer break and the swimmers showed good form in their first gala of the new season.
Ten-year-old Connor Lacey was competing in his first open meet and came away with a terrific silver medal in the 100 Butterfly & 2 speeding tickets in 50M Butterfly and 100M Freestyle.
Connor’s sister Tara swam brilliantly to win a Silver medal in the 100 Freestyle and a Bronze medal in 100M Breaststroke. Tara was competing in the 13-14 year old age group.
Sam Ford competing in the 11year old age group had several great swims and won Silver in 100M Backstroke and 100M Freestyle and gained a speeding ticket in 50M Freestyle.
Jordan Hobbs had three great swims in the 12 year old girls category to gain a Silver medal in 50M Breaststroke and Bronze in 50M Butterfly. Jordan also gained a speeding ticket in the 100M Freestyle.
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