Big well done to swimmers in Beeches Junior Squad who swam in the Division 3 final of the Nuneaton and District Junior swimming league on Saturday morning.

Coming a very close second on the day to Warley Wasps, Coach Helen Pordage’s Diddies had amassed enough points in the previous three rounds to win the division 3 title for 2016, and promotion to division 2.

Special mention must go to the 11/under girls relay team – Catrise Hart, Trearna Hart, Becky Gulliver and Sophia Deans – who swam ‘Record Breaking Times’ in BOTH of their relays – the previous Medley relay record time had stood since the year 2000!

On the day there were 15 first places: Kadijha Cox (9/under 25m Breaststroke); The Girls 11/under Medley and Freestyle Relay team (Catrise Hart, Trearna Hart, Becky Gulliver, Sophia Deans); The boys 11/under Freestyle relay team (Ellison Hart, Lewis Carless, Harvey Higgins and Vinaye Gaddu); Becky Gulliver (11/under 50m  Backstroke); Ellison Hart (11/under 50m Backstroke); The Girls 9yrs Freestyle relay team (Kadijha Cox, Kianna Hughes, Sai Ashman and Carys Higgins – the girls won a trophy for this event); Carys Higgins (9yrs 25m Butterfly and 9yrs 25m Freestyle); Ella Payne (12/under 50m Freestyle); Charlotte Coley (10/under 50m Backstroke); The boys 12/under Freestyle relay team (Vinaye Gaddu, Harvey Higgins, Ellison Hart, Daniel Kilminster); Sophia Deans (11/under 50m Freestyle); The girls 12/under medley relay team (Becky Gulliver, Sophia Deans, Ella Payne, Maddie Hughes).

Other top three finishers were: Antwone Fergusson (Boys 10/under 50m Freestyle); Becky Gulliver (12/under 50m Backstroke and 11/under Butterfly); Daniel Kilminster (12/under 50m Backstroke and 12/under 50m Freestyle); Kadijha Cox (10/under 50m Breaststroke); Girls 9yrs Medley Relay (Sai Ashman, Kadijha Cox, Carys Higgins, Evie Head); Ella Payne (12/under 50m Butterfly); Harvey Higgins (12/under and 11/under 50m Butterflys and the 11/under freestyle); Girls 10/under Medley Relay (Charlotte Coley, Kadijha Cox, Emma Fuller, Libby Jones); Sophia Deans (12/under and 11/under 50m Breaststrokes); Lewis Carless (12/under and 11/under Breaststrokes);  Girls 10/under Freestyle relay (Emma Fuller, Charlotte Coley, Abbie Fuller, Tegan Nolan); Boys 10/under Freestyle relay (Jack Robins, Antwone Fergusson, Dylan Hunt, Jacob Dunn); Girls 8 by 1 lengths canon (Abbie Fuller, Carys Higgins, Emma Fuller, Kadijha Cox, Becky Gulliver, Sophia Deans, Maddie Hughes, Ella Payne); Boys 12/under medley relay team (Daniel Kilminster, Daniel Job, Harvey Higgins, Lewis Carless); Mixed 8 by 1 length freestyle relay (Emma Fuller, Mason Carless, Kadijha Cox, Antwone Fergusson, Becky Gulliver, Harvey Higgins, Sophia Deans, Daniel Kilminster).

The team also won the ‘Best dressed team’ trophy – bringing the trophy hall to four trophies on the day.

Well done to all the swimmers who took part – you are all part of one big team.

‘Train Together, Win Together, Have FUN Together‘ is the Beeches motto – these proved that this is definitely the case at the weekend!

With 9 personal best times on the day too, Coach Helen Pordage is proud of every single swimmer who took part and represented the club. Other swimmers on the day were: David Coleman, Ethan Davidson, Jack Chang, Mikael Sarwar, and Metin Ulukus.

Big thanks also to Yvonne Rimmer, Kal Gaddu, Katie Gulliver, Sareena Gaddu and Danya Gaddu for their help on poolside on the day.