What a fantastic night the swimmers had, finishing with a great win and 7th place in Division 1 overall. 31 first places, 22 second places and some great PBs – Rachel knocked over 5 seconds off her 50 back time, Holly over 2 seconds in the same event and Fliss over 3 seconds off her…
May Swimmer of the Month
At the end of each month Littlehampton Swimming Club’s Coaching team select one Swimmer of the Month from each of our swimming squads Our May winners were:
South East Regionals, Vanessa Knight Meet & Iron Man!
Last weekend was a busy one all round for our swimmers! First up on the Saturday were our Regional Age Group swimmers Ella Thornburg and Becky Smith. Ella came 24th in the 100 free, whilst Becky stormed her 200 breast in a time of 3:02.22 to finish 10th, from 24th seed, and 2nd reserve for…
Sussex League Round 2
We travelled to Hastings for the second round of this year’s Sussex League for what proved to be a very tough gala! Our swimmers all worked together, stepping up for last minute changes both before and during the gala due to injuries/illness, digging deep and producing some great PBs and no DQs! Some highlights were:…
Regional Bronze for Ella!
Congratulations to Ella Thornburg who won a Bronze Medal in the 100 fly at the South East Regional Age Group Championships today! Ella had already swum a good PB in her heat and then went faster still in the final, swimming a superb 1:08.58. Saturday saw Ella compete in the 50 free and the tough…
South East Regional Youth & MC Swimming Championships
Jess Frayne, Tom Hogg, Joe Greaves, Marcus Harvey, Archie Strowger, Ollie Iden & Will Le Merle all competed in the South East Regional Youth & MC Championships in High Wycombe over the weekend. This competition is very tough to get into, the South East being the largest of the 8 regions (stretching West to Southampton,…
April Swimmer of the Month
At the end of each month Littlehampton Swimming Club’s Coaching team select one Swimmer of the Month from each of our swimming squads Our April winners were:
British Para Swimming International Meet 2019
Congratualtions to Georgie Howell, Joe Greaves and Marcus Harvey who all qualified for and competed in the British Para International Meet at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow. This meet was also part of the WPS World Series which meant all the top para swimmers from around the World were competing. A great experience…
Worthing Charity Event – Swim for Talisa
Last night 16 Littlehampton swimmers, along with a few of our Masters swimmers, had the privilege of taking part in the ‘Swim for Talisa’ event organised by Worthing Swimming Club Head Coach Chris Luesley. Worthing swimmer Talisa-Mae is currently in Southampton Hospital being treated for Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. Money raised from the event will go…
Littlehampton Easter Meet
The weekend saw another busy and successful home open meet, with 25 clubs from across Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire all competing. 45 Littlehampton swimmers took part, a couple in their first ever open meet. Almost all achieved short course PBs, with several improving their regional qualifying times, and there were plenty of medals to be…
Crawley Spring Open
23 Littlehampton swimmers competed in Crawley last weekend performing many great swims, most achieving new long course PBs. As a Level 1 event swims count in the rankings for the British Summer Championships and Home Nation Summer Nationals, so I have noted who is on the interim rankings. Of course all can change with more…
March Swimmer of the Month
At the end of each month Littlehampton Swimming Club’s Coaching team select one Swimmer of the Month from each of our swimming squads Our March winners were:
South East Regional Para Competiton
Congratulations to both Lewis Jones and Sean O’Sullivan on some great results at the Swim England South East Regional Para Competition in Southampton over the weekend. S9 swimmer Lewis, age 12, is now quite experienced. His 50 fly was especially good – 9 seconds faster than his entry time! There were further good PBs in…
Caleb Wins Gold at Special Olympics World Games!
S14 swimmer Caleb Grace is currently competing in the Special Olympics World Games, representing Great Britain. These are been held in Abu Dhabi, with the swimming being held at the Hamdan Sports complex in Dubai. This morning Caleb swam to Gold in his 200 freestyle in his division! He finished 5th in his 200 individual…
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Sussex League Final Round
What a fantastic night the swimmers had, finishing with a great win and 7th place in Division 1 overall. 31 first places, 22 second places and some great PBs – Rachel knocked over 5 seconds off her 50 back time, Holly over 2 seconds in the same event and Fliss over 3 seconds off her…