CASA Close Gap on Vulcans in
Lincolnshire Swimming League Final
The
final of the Lincs Swimming League took place at Yarborough Leisure Centre in
Lincoln on 27th June. Six teams were competing in the final;
defending champions Lincoln Vulcans, CASA Red, Louth, CASA Green, South Lincs
and City of Lincoln Pentaqua,
Up
against a strong Vulcans team, CASA Red achieved 11 first places on the night
and finished in the top 3 placing for most of the races. This was an
improvement on last year but not enough to beat Lincoln Vulcans who showed
impressive form to win 25 events. This meant that CASA Red finished a strong
second and saw Vulcan’s retain their Lincs League title.
The
first CASA Red win came from the girls 14yrs & under 4 x 2 Medley Relay
team of Georgia Cragg, Leah Altoft, Sophie Long & Francesca Stanford.
Savannah Cheung recorded new personnel best time swimming her way to top spot
in the girls 12yrs 50 Backstroke. The
12yrs old boys team of Charlie Spencer, Oliver Webster, James Burke & Ryan
Catley, produced a double whammy by recording wins in both the Freestyle 4 x 2
relay and 4 x 2 Medley Relay. In the 12 years individual events, Oliver won the
50m Breaststroke, and James took the laurels in the 50m Butterfly.
A
strong performance by Leah Altoft in the girls 14yrs 100m Breaststroke and 100m
Backstroke saw her win by a clear margin, also securing a new personnel best
time the 100 Backstroke. 14yrs old Thomas Paine put in an excellent performance
to win the Open 100m Butterfly with a new personnel best time.
Sam
Legge gave his all the 10 yrs 50M Backstroke to be rewarded with a 1st
place and a new personnel best time. A change of team for the 14yrs 4 x 50M
Freestyle relay saw Leah Altoft, Zoe Lansley-Hogg, Francesca Stanford and
Sophie Long comfortably win their race.
There
were many excellent performances and new personnel best times on the night, too
numerous to mention them all. Although only the first place swimmers are listed
above, the whole team should be congratulated on their efforts, up against some
stiff competition.
The Final score : Lincoln Vulcans
: 244.5 CASA Red : 208 Louth :
183 CASA Green : 137 South Lincs : 128 City of Lincoln Pentaqua : 100.5