Gala Report – City of Sunderland New Year Meet and Team Jorvik New Year Festival 2024

A successful start to long course season!

Over the weekend of Friday 19th to Sunday 21st January, the YCBC swimmers were racing in their first long course meets of the season. The National Squad attended the Level 1 City of Sunderland New Year Meet and the other five squads were racing at the Team Jorvik New Year Festival in Leeds. At both of the competitions, the PB rate was over 70% and over 100 medals were won by the swimmers combined.

YCBC was also the top club at the Team Jorvik New Year Festival.

It will be a busy few weeks of racing ahead with the Yorkshire Championships taking place throughout most of February and hopefully the swimmers can build on these excellent performances.

City of Sunderland New Year Meet @ Sunderland Aquatics Centre

Swims – 130
PBs – 91 (70%)
Medals – 19

Gold (5)

Eve Parkin (2)
Samantha Taylor (2)
Charles Tremayne

Silver (7)

Alexander Tew (3)
Annabel Edwards (2)
Zachary Fidan
Daniel Tew

Bronze (7)

Annabel Edwards
Zachary Fidan
Megan Mills
Samantha Taylor
Daniel Tew
Olivia Thom
Ava Turner

Team Jorvik New Year Festival @ John Charles Centre Leeds

Swims – 160
PBs – 116 (73%)
Medals – 83

A Grade – 26 Gold – 9 Silver – 11 Bronze – 6
B Grade – 36 Gold – 12 Silver – 15 Bronze – 9
C Grade – 21 Gold – 9 Silver – 3 Bronze – 9

A Grade Medals

Gold

Bradley Forrest (2)
Jessica Heaton (2)
Emilia Roberton (2)
Olivia Allen
Petronella Horner
India Wilson

Silver

Emilia Roberton (3)
Stan Saywer (3)
Olivia Allen
Rebecca Farnsworth
Jessica Heaton
Zachary Helm
Selene Matusiak

Bronze

Olivia Allen (2)
Rebecca Farnsworth
Jessica Heaton
Petronella Horner
India Wilson

B Grade Medals

Gold

India Wilson (3)
Bradley Forrest (2)
Euan Morley-Jones (2)
Zachary Helm
Olivia Matthams
Harvey Mercer
Amber Morley-Jones
Charlie Rodgers

Silver

Florence Kitney (2)
Scarlett Bycroft
Oscar Cadden
Florence Durkin
Joseph Greaney
Rebecca Farnsworth
Aubrey Finch
Olivia Matthams
Selene Matusiak
Charlie Rodgers
Oscar Shaw
Sophia Thom
Sofie Watson
Evie Wilkinson

Bronze

Zachary Helm (3)
Angus Dilley
Rebecca Farnsworth
Molly Garvey
Joseph Greaney
Olivia Matthams
Sofie Watson

C Grade Medals

Gold

Oscar Cadden
Manolo Dimatulac
Joseph Greaney
Joy McAllister
Amelia Murgatroyd
Sam Rowson
Oscar Shaw
Joseph Whitehead
Evie Wilkinson

Silver

Angus Dilley
Alice Wigley
Evie Wilkinson

Bronze

Beatrice Cuzziol (2)
Thyza Dimatulac (2)
Evan Chapman
Erin Greaney
Zachary Helm
Mykhailo Lunyov
Amelia Murgatroyd