Saturday night saw the third round of this year’s Nuneaton Junior League (affectionately known as the Diddies) held at Tamworth’s Snow Dome.

Perry Beeches juniors finished the night on 263 points, 71 points ahead of their nearest rivals Ledbury. This means the team are assured a top spot in the finals, to be held in September.

First places on the night went to: Antwone Fergusson (10/under Freestyle); the girls 11/under medley relay team (Charlotte Coley, Kadijha Cox, Becky Gulliver, Sophia Deans); the Boys 11/under medley relay and the Boys 11/under Freestyle team (Vinaye Gaddu, Lewis Carless, Harvey Higgins, Antwone Fergusson); Becky Gulliver (Girls 11/under 50 Backstroke and 50 Butterfly, and girls 12/under 50 Backstroke (PB time)); Daniel Kilminster (Boys 12/under 50 Backstroke (PB) and 50 Freestyle(PB)); Kadijha Cox (Girls 10/under Breaststroke(PB), Girls 9’s Backstroke(PB)); The girls 9’s Medley Relay Team and 9’s Freestyle Relay Team (Sai Ashman, Kadijha Cox, Carys Higgins, Evie Head); The girls 10/under Medley Relay (Charlotte Coley, Kadijha Cox, Emma Fuller, Abbie Fuller); Harvey Higgins (Boys 11/under Backstroke and 11/under Butterfly);  The girls 10/under Freestyle Relay Team (Abbie Fuller, Charlotte Coley, Emma Fuller, Carys Higgins); Carys Higgins (girls 9’s 25m Butterfly); Ella Payne (Girls 12/under Freestyle); The girls 8 by 1 cannon (Sai Ashman, Abbie Fuller, Charlotte Coley, Kadijha Cox, Eleanor Elwell, Ella Payne, Becky Gulliver, Sophia Deans); Jacob Dunn (Boys 10/under Backstroke); Girls 12/under Freestyle Relay (Ella Payne, Sophia Deans, Eleanor Elwell, Becky Gulliver); Lewis Carless (11/under 50 Breaststroke and 11/under Freestyle); Sophia Deans (11/under 50 Breaststroke); the Boys 8 by 1 cannon (Ethan Davidson, Mason Carless, Jacob Dunn, Antwone Fergusson, Vinaye Gaddu, Harvey Higgins, Lewis Carless, Daniel Kilminster); And last but not least the final cannon (Kadijha Cox, Mason Carless, Abbie Fuller, Antwone Fergusson, Becky Gulliver, Lewis Carless, Sophia Deans and Daniel Kilminster).

With eight personal best times on the night (others were Jacob Dunn 50 Breaststroke, Abbie Fuller 50 Freestyle, Charlotte Coley 50 Backstroke), the swimmers tried their very best to make sure Coach Helen Pordage was pleased with their performances!

Special mention must go to Sophia Deans, who managed to swim with a poorly ankle – even though she can’t actually walk on it at the moment! She wanted to swim to support her team mates 🙂

Also thanks to the helpers on the night – Yvonne Rimmer (starter), Brian Shermer (judge), Coach Helen Pordage, Stewards Andrew Gulliver and Kal Gaddu, and timekeepers Mandy Blizard and Steve Dunn, and Katie Gulliver for her split times. Without whom none of this would be possible.

Here’s to the final in September!