Gold For Eastleigh At The Regional Championships
11 May 2019
Congratulations to our new South East Region Champion, Issy, who won gold and smashed the club record in the girls' 13-yrs 100m Backstroke at the Regional Championships.
Issy qualified fastest for the final, taking a full second off the previous Club Record in the process with a time of 1:09.83. In the final, Issy dominated the race and won gold with a time of 1:09.98, half a second ahead of competitors from Wycombe and Hart Swimming Clubs, who took silver and bronze respectively. Earlier in the day, Issy broke her PB in the 50m Freestyle by half a second with a time of 30.28.
Saturday was also a very successful day for our other Regional Championship swimmers. Nathan took 7 seconds off the previous Club Record in the boys' 11-yrs 100m Freestyle, setting a new mark of 1:07.66. He also took 3 seconds off his PB in the 200m Breaststroke, setting a new time of 3:21.76, just outside the club record. Emily took 3 seconds off the 200m Butterfly Club Record, setting a new record time of 2:45.64. Emily also finished a fraction outside her PB in the 200m IM with a time of 2:41.82. And Rhyseren smashed her previous PB in the 200m Butterfly with a time of 2:50.12.
All these swims were in a long-course pool. Club members can find the full list of long-course club records here.