Helen’s Junior Squad fought well in Saturday Night’s first round gala of the Nuneaton and District Junior League. Coming third on the night at Cheslyn Hay, there were numerous successes to mention:

First places went to Joel Harris (9/under 25m Breaststroke), Kadijha Cox (10/under 50m Breaststroke), The 9/under freestyle relay team (Joel Harris, Sebastian Deans, Harry McGovern and Toby Fisher), Sophia Deans (12/under 50 Breaststroke), Harvey Higgins (12/under 50 Breaststroke and 50 Freestyle), The 12/under boys freestyle and medley relay(Harvey Higgins, Lewis Carless, Ellison Hart and Vinaye Gaddu) – go boys!

Top 3 finishers on the night were:

Carys Higgins (10/under 50 Freestyle and 50 Backstroke), Lois Markham (9/under 25m Breaststroke), 11/under girls medley and freestyle relay team (Lottie Coley, Abbie Fuller, Emma Fuller and Tegan Nolan), Catrise Hart (12/under 50 Backstroke), Becky Gulliver (12/under 50 Butterfly and 50 Freestyle), Lewis Carless (12/under 50 Butterfly), 10 year old girls medley and freestyle relay team (Kianna Hughes, Kadijha Cox, Carys Higgins and Sophie Mason), Joel Harris (9/under 25 Butterfly), Girls 8 by 1 cannon (Millie Boulton, Eva Chikurunhe, Kianna Hughes, Abbie Fuller, Carys Higgins, Kadijha Cox, Becky Gulliver and Sophia Deans), Eva Chikurunhe (9/under 25 Freestyle), 12/under girls freestyle and medley relay team (Sophia Deans, Becky Gulliver, Catrise Hart and Trearna Hart) and the final 8 by 1 mixed cannon (Eva Chikurunhe, Joel Harris, Kianna Hughes, Metil Ulukus, Carys Higgins, Jacob Dunn, Sophia deans and Harvey Higgins).

It was a tough gala with some very fast times being achieved.

Head Coach Helen Pordage is very proud of every single swimmer who took part on the night.

Round 2 is on the 13th May, and everyone is looking forwards to that night! Beeches are again at Cheslyn Hay for that gala.