Welsh
National Disability Swimming Championships held
at the National Pool Swansea
Newquay Cormorants swimmers
BEN PROCTOR 50m F/C in the S14 Class classification
broke the British Record in a time of 26.56 sec’s.
MATTHEW WHORWOOD and JONATHAN FOX Both did Personnel
Best Times in the 50 m F/C
MATTHEW WHORWOOD 400 m F/C Broke the British Record
by 2 Sec’s. In a time of 5.21 Sec’s.
JONATHAN FOX In the 100 BK/S did the Third Fastest
Time in the World this Year
CORMORANTS SWIM SQUAD IN THE
SPEEDO LEAGUE Romped Home in First Place by 30
Pts in the Gala held at Soundwell Bristol
In the Cornish Masters
Championships held at the Penzance Pool:
CLARE STEPHENSON led the way
in the 40/44 Age Group with
4 Gold Medals in the BR/.39.7s FLY. 33.38s FR/C
30.16s.and 100m I/M. 1.16.01s.
1 Silver in the BK/S 38 75s.
SHERYL TAYLOR in the 45/49 Age Group
4 Gold Medals in the BR/S.42.36s FLY 36.1s FR/C
32.25s. 100m I/M 1.20.53s.
SARAH QUARTERMAINE in the 18/24 Age Group
2 Gold Medals in the FLY 31.63s FR/C.30.16s. 100m
I/M 1.15.59s.
1 Silver Medal in the BR/S.41.43s.
BRIDGET HOLDROYD in the 25/29 Age Group
2 Gold Medals in the FR/C. 31.61s FLY 35.64s and
100m I/M 1.21.29s.
CHRISTIE JAGO in the 18/24 age Group
1 Gold Medal in the BR/S.41.43s.
2 Silver Medals in the FR/C 30.86s. and 100m I/M.
1.23.41s.
EMMA FITZHENRY in the 25/29age Group
1 Gold Medal in the BK/S 36.99s.
EMMA TURNER in the 35/39 Age Group
1 Gold Medal in the FR/C.35.91s.
SOPHIE GRANT- COOKSTON in the 25/29 Age Group
1 Silver Medal in the FR/C. 33.16s.
JULIE ANDREWS in the 45/49 Age Group
1 Bronze Medal in the FR/C 35.54s.
IN THE MENS EVENTS
ARON BOYLAN in the 40/44
Age Group
2 Gold Medals in the FLY 30.92s and 100m I/M.1.12.39s.
1 Silver Medal in the BK/S.33.31s
1 Bronze Medal in the FR/C. 28.45s.
RORY JULIAN in the 35/39 Age Group
1 Gold Medal in the BR/S.43.95s.
3 Silver Medals in the BK/S. 41.05 FLY. FR/C 29.52s
100m I/M.1.24.57s.
DAVID WRIGHT in the 35/39 Age Group
1 Silver Medal in the BR/S.44.25s.
CHRIS LUXON in the 45/49 Age Group
3 Bronze Medals in the BK/S.43.7s FLY. 40.09s
and 100m I/M. 1.34.49s.
STEVE WOODFINDEN in the 45/59 Age Group
1 Bronze Medal in the FR/C.31.78s.
MARK PRESTON in the 35/39 Age Group
1 Bronze Medal in the FR/C.32.5s.
Jonathan
Fox Gains Sports Journalist Association Award!
Jonathan Fox joined an elite
list of sports persons by being honoured by the
Sports Journalist Association at their annual
Lunch Sports Awards day in London.
All the top sports persons honoured
by the association are house hold names and for
Jonathan at the age of sixteen is by far the youngest
recipient of one of the top sports awards, he
has been awarded the Bill McGowran Trophy for
the top Sports person with
Disabilities
Jonathans coach at Newquay Cormorants
Phil Goldman said it is a major acknowledgement
to a young man that has only just started his
sporting career at elite and World level I am
certain he will have the ability to show he can
be a top swimmer for the next decade.
Phil added it also proves that from a small club
environment World Class sports persons can be
produced.
Jonathan said he was delighted
to be honoured with such an illustrious award
and would do his utmost to show the people that
voted for him that he was worthy of the honour.
My thanks go to Phil and the
club for the tremendous work and support that
has got me to this level and I will do my utmost
to bring back to Cornwall and Newquay history
making performances.
Jonathan will be training throughout
the festive period with just time off for Christmas
Day and Boxing Day and will be traveling out with
the G.B Team to Australia on January 5th for warm
weather training on the Gold Coast for 3 weeks
as part of his early prep work in the Olympic
year.
He returns to meet up
with his World record holding club team mates
Matt Whorwood and Ben Procter at the end of January
and the trio will be prepared by Phil for there
major event in the first half of the year the
International D.S..E. Swimming Championships and
Paralympic Trials at Sheffield..
Jonathan
Fox Wins BBC South
West Disability Sports Person of the Year!
Jonathan Fox won the BBC South
West Disability Sports person of the year award
at the Gala Dinner Awards Evening at Exeter last
night and has been nominated for 2 other awards:
The most improved young sportsman of the year,
this takes place at Manchester United Ground on
Dec 5th, and the Sports Writers Association Disability
Sports person of the year award on Dec 12th in
London. [Photo]
Major
funding Boost!
£9450
lottery award from the Awards for All Lottery
Fund
The Newquay Cormorants’
coach, Phil Goldman, has acquired a grant of £9450
towards a budget of £15000 from the Awards
For All Lottery Fund.
The money will go towards a
learn to swim and development programme that the
Cormorants will be developing for disability and
special needs children in partnership with Waterworld
Leisure Centre
Phil said that it was an opportunity
to develop further the clubs disability swimming
programme and it was an exciting time for the
development for swimmers that would find difficulty
in accessing a development swim programme.
The funding is to establish
over the coming year a programme that hopefully
will be sustainable when the funding has been
used .
Phil went on to say that the
club is the leading group in the West for Disability
development and at present we have 6 swimmers
who are now regularly training, and would hope
that we will reach our target of 10 swimmers able
to train and compete .
The Cormorants
at present have 3 swimmers who, in their classification,
are World Record holders and are looking for medals
at the Paralympics in Beijing in 2008. A further
swimmer has competed at National level and 2 others
are competing at Regional level.
Pictured front row; Phil
Goldman and club chairman Ron Fullwood holding
the certificate.
Second row; Jordan James, Jessica Keast, Pascal
Latham
Back row; the 3 World Record holders, Jonathan
Fox Matt Whorwood and Ben Procter.
The lessons at Waterworld will
be operating on Tuesdays and Fridays in the 25
meter pool from the week commencing 14th January
and on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
in the fun pool starting the week of the 16th
February.The programme will accommodate 24 swimmers
in the first term of lessons.
To find out
more about the programme or to ask for a place
on the programme contact one of the following;
Phil Goldman Head Coach 01637
850046 07886822190 waterbaby@talktalk.net
Chris Jepson Club Sec 01637
876030
Waterworld Leisure Centre
Great
News From Sheffield - 3 New records!!
Newquay Cormorants competed
on three fronts over the weekend with swimmers
competing at D.S.E British Short Course. Championships
at Sheffield,The Tiverton Open and the Bodmin
Open.
The D.S.E. Championships at Sheffield gave the
three World Class Disability swimmers that are
from Newquay a chance to see how the first macro
training cycle was going.
Ben Procter S14 Class was in outstanding form
with 8 golds and 1 silver in a very busy weekend.The
17 year old added 3 British Records and topped
his weekend performance off with a WORLD RECORD
in the 50mts fly clocking 27.95.
Jonathan Fox and Matthew Whorwood also rewrote
the record books with British Records in the 400mts
freestyle
Jon took 3 seconds of the record in taking his
first National gold medal in the distance event
and is starting to find another event to add to
his backstroke for his Beijing target.
Matt in the S6 class lowered the previous 400mts
time by almost 4 seconds in taking gold to add
to his lengthening British Record list.
Coach Phil Goldman said the three boys are in
heavy training and there was no easing off for
the event which was taken as a swim through .
The performance showed our endurance work was
on track and the swimmers would be tapering at
the end of the macro cycle for the Welsh Long
Course Championships in 5 weeks time.
Our Main objective is be in top shape for the
British Championships and Olympic Trials which
take place between March 30th and April 6th,that's
where it all counts.
The
1st Tiverton Sparkler
Level 3 Open Meet.....17
golds 14 silver and 12 bronze!!
The club entered 20 swimmers at Tiverton with
some super performances in the 200mt events for
all the swimmers
The club collected 17 gold 14 silver and 12 bronze
and finished second in the Top Club award to Swindon
Dolphins
In the 9 yr olds girls Jordan Holroyde collected
2 silver and 2 bronze and Ellen Jenkins put in
some useful performances just outside the medals.
The 10yr old girls were in top form Emily Harbisher
taking 4 golds Emily Andrews had a full house
with gold ,silver and bronze and is improving
with every swim The youngest of the three ten
year olds Millie Sander produce 2 excellent silver
medal swims her best being her 36.11 in the 50mts
free.
Charlotte Danks in the 12 yrs age band is starting
to get back in shape with 2 gold and 2 silver
medal performances
The age also saw Grace White showing her best
ever performances with swims just out of the podium
places
Natalie Harbisher in an unfamiliar role took gold
in both the 100mts and 200mts breaststrokes with
outstanding times to add to her fine 100mts free
gold medal swim
Brogan Parsons also got in the act with an excellent
bronze medal in the 200 mts breast some 3 seconds
inside her best time.
The third swimmer of the trio from the age band
was Charlotte Scotland who put in some good times
her best being her 200mts free.
In the 14 age group Rhiannon Jones was also in
medal form collecting 3 silver and 2 bronze in
a busy day and in the 15 age band Louise Gummow
gained 2 gold and Shannon Smith 3 Silver and were
major contributors to the club points total.
Nine year old Angus Scotney was in inspired form
taking 2 golds with aplomb Brother 11 year old
Dylon added to the family gold collection with
a winning performance in the 200mts breast.
Jarrod Benny was also in gold collection mood
and was a big points scorer for the team.
Callum Roberts had his first competition at this
level and the 14 year old was not overawed and
collected bronze in the breaststroke.
10 year old Conner Boylan and 11 year old Hamish
Tym added to the team a good number of top six
place points scores and will improve for their
experience.
The
Bodmin Open - Top
performances from our swimmers!
A number of swimmers went to the Bodmin Open most
of them it was their first introduction to competition.
Top performance went to Cameron Russell who took
silver in the 100mts free .
Jacob Cain in the 15years age group also added
to the silver collection with a double.Owen Guy
in his first event did well and will come on for
it. Tom Sprake and Jordan Truscott best performances
came with inspired swims in the 50mts freestyle.
New to Open Meet Swimming Hannah Landstrom,Abbie
Dean and Abigail Cain showed promise for the future
. The sisters Amy and Katie Purohit performed
with some gutsy swims Amy best was her 100mts
I.M. and Katie showed improve form in the 50mts
free and back.
Lauren Starkey in the 13yrs age group produced
her best swim in the 100mts free.
Carn
Brea Open Meet...Saturday 6th October 2007
Newquay's Emily Harbisher was
the star of the show at the Carn Brea Open Swimming
Meet held at the Penzance pool.
The starlet gave a perfect 8 performance in winning
all four 50mts events and all four 200mts events
and added to her 8 gold medals 8 new Competition
Records and left all comers in the ten year age
band struggling in her wake.
Coach Phil Goldman said the young lady gave an
exceptional performance for so early into the
season and has put down her marker for the County
Championships in March.
Her competition planning takes her next to the
Tiverton Open Meet on November 3rd and then on
to the Plymouth Open at Millfield on the weekend
of December 15th
Big Sister Natalie also struck gold 3 times and
put in three record breaking swimming performances
that attained her goals for this part of her training
programme which will take the same path pre Christmas
as Emily.
Ben Procter in his first event for the Cormorants
took the 200mts freestyle for the seventeen and
over in a new meet record. Phil said Ben joined
the club in the summer and is a S14 disability
swimmer with three world records under his belt
and will be a valuable addition to the squad.
In the 14yrs age group Jarrod Benney gave a gold
medal performance and will be looking to improve
at the Tiverton meet in which he has a busy programme.
12year old Brogan Parsons added to the gold tally
with a fine effort in the 100mts butterfly and
had a number of good swims.
The Cormorants were rampant with a glut of silver
and bronze medals from Emily Jenkins and Jordan
Holroyd in the 9yr olds first major competition.
Jack Semmonds, Conner Boylan and Millie Sander
all had excellent medal performances in the ten
year age band picking up another 8 medals between
them.
In the 11 years age group Hamish Tym gave a classy
performance in taking silver in the 50mts butterfly
and with a good balanced training programme could
be a tough competitor to beat at the Counties.
Rhiannon Jones in the 14yrs and Amelia Boylan
in the 16 age group also gave silver medal performances
in the back stroke, and Emily Andrew 10yrs and
Frazier Fox for the 14 yr old's had their first
taste of Level 2 swimming competition giving promising
performances.
Jonathan Fox
Takes the World Record and Gold!!
The National Swimming Championships
at Sheffield provided the stage for the swim of
the year from a British swimmer when Newquay Cormorants
Jonathan Fox smashed the World Record for the
50mts backstroke for S7 classification in the
heats of the multi disability event which is part
of the National Programme.
The 16 yr old, one of the youngest at the event,
took the gold medal in the final again inside
the old World Record from World and Olympic Champion
28yr old Andrew Lindsay of Incas who felt defeat
for the first time in backstroke competition since
the Olympics of Sydney 2000
Jon indicated what was to come the day before
in the 100mts backstroke when taking silver just
13 hundredths of a second behind Lindsay and 9
tenths of a second outside the World Record which
has stood since the Sydney Olympics.
The young man showed massive maturity and confidence
and is now one of Britain's best hopes for a medal
in Beijing next year.
Jon will be traveling out with the Matthew Whorwood
the Cormorants other medal prospect for Beijing
with the G. B. team on the 12th August to Macau
to a training camp under conditions they will
have when they go to China
"The performance was not unexpected as the
work in training gave all the pointers that a
World Record attempt was on. The support we have
had from British Swimming in the way of bio-mechanics,
physiology, land work profiling and coach education
has been of immense help in achieving world standards".
- Coach Phil Goldman
Matt Whorwood also got amongst the medals in taking
Bronze behind World and Olympic Champion Sascha
Kindred in the 100mts breaststroke
The hotel that Manchester United
have just vacated after their Far East Tour is
the base for the camp and also for the holding
camp next August for the Olympic s.
Jon within a
second of the world record at the Nationals in
Sheffield! 29/07/07
Jonathan Fox took the silver
medal in the 100 backstroke behind the world record
holder and world champion Andrew Lindsay, with
only 2 tenths of a second between them. Jon's
time was a second outside the world record achieved
at the Sydney Olympics, and the second fastest
time in the world this year.
South West Disability
Swimming Committee (minutes)
It was agreed at the Board Meeting 14/07/07 that
Phil Goldman should be given the job of leading
the South West formulation of a South West Disability
Swimming Committee and with the R.D.O. put together
a business plan for 2008. - More news on this
to come.
Truro Diddy
Meet
The Truro Diddy Meet for developing
swimmers provided a fine stage for some of Newquay
Cormorants young novices.
The club has continued to maintain its strong
tradition of producing top flight age group swimmers
.
Emily Andrews in the ten year olds age band looks
like she is going to make it to the top flight
in winning the overall age group with super performances
in all five events .gaining 1333 points
Her team mate Ellie Vercoe took the overall second
spot in the age group with her best ever performance
and put together 996 points
A one two was also achieved in the 12 yrs age
band where Grace White produced excellent set
of results over the 5 events and took the age
convincingly with 1650 points and was followed
home by club mate Abbie Cain who had a total of
1316 points
In the 9 years age band Jordan Holroyd took second
spot overall with a total of 990 points and with
the right preparation could be a leading player
in next years County Age Group Championships.
Millfield Age
Group championships
The South West Swimming Age
Group Championships at Millfield school got under
way with half the programme last weekend and the
remaining events are this weekend.
The county have 21 swimmers qualified for the
event 8 from Truro, 6 from Newquay, 3 from St
Austell and one each from Bodmin, Carn Brea, Caradon
and Bude.
Top performance so far has gone to Newquay's Emily
Harbisher who has produced personal best times
in all the 5 events she has so far contested and
her efforts have brought her 3 bronze medals.
"This years qualifying times have been hardened
dramatically. Just getting into the event is a
major achievement and to pick up 3 medals was
a super performance for Emily who I feel will
add to her medal haul next weekend." - coach
The young starlet took 9 seconds of her 400 I.M
and in the final of the 200mts butterfly did likewise.
Her other bronze medal came in the final of the
100mts breaststroke taking 2 seconds of in the
final.
Natalie her older sister best effort so far came
in the 200 mts butterfly in which she gave a polished
performance without making the final.
Newquay's other swimmers in action saw Dylon Scotney
give a gutsy performance in the final of the 100mts
breaststroke just missing out on the medal podium.
Rhiannon Jones 100 mts backstroke and Brogan Parsons
100 mts breaststroke were competitive without
making the finals.
Jon and Matt
in Medal Positions at the World Cup Event...!
Matt Whorwood gained silver
in the 200mts I M and Jonathan Fox gained his
first medal at world level in taking bronze in
the 50mts free at the Paralympic World Cup in
superb times, and have stamped themselves as live
medal hopes for Beijing in 2008.
Phil Goldman [Coach] said our training plan has
gone well and the boys should peak at the International
British Championships in Sheffield next week after
a very long training macro cycle in which their
training went up to 17hrs per week with a volume
max at 43,000mts.
The swimmers have been selected to swim in Berlin
at the end of the month.
More
from the Paralympic World Cup Site....
Bad
Bergzabern Germany 2007 - Best Results Yet!
The 14 swimmers that competed
at the 29th International swim club competition
at Bad Bergzabern in South West Germany from the
Newquay Cormorants had their best result at International
club level. The event attracted 47 clubs from
27 nations including China and the U.S.A.
10 year old Emily Harbisher fresh from her domination
of the County Age group Championships struck gold
in the 100m freestyle clocking 1.17.04, and also
collected 3 silver medals with top performances
in the 100m breast [1:33.4], 100m backstroke [1:26.1]
and the 100m fly [1:31.0]. She was easily the
outstanding swimmer of her age at the event.
Dylon Scotney also performed well in gaining bronze
in the 100m breast stroke and was 4th in the fly
and 6th in the backstroke.
Jack Semmonds also showed his best with 4th place
in all his three events and gained much from the
standard of competition.
Hamish Tym was thrilled to gain a well deserved
6th place certificate in the 100m fly and gained
much confidence from the trip.
Natalie Harbisher was the other member of the
team that got among the points with a 5th in the
100m freestyle and 4th in the 100m fly.
Millie Sander just missed the presentation podium
with 7th place in the freestyle and Ebony Cave
did likewise with an 8th place.
Brogan Parsons, Rhiannon Jones, Louise Gummow,
Charlotte Scotland and Shannon Smith for the girls,
and Jarrod Benney and William Davies for the boys
added good performances to the team that gained
44 points, a big improvement on last years 34
points and 2004's 7 points.
Germany
Results
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Cormorants
County Medal Haul tops 100 !
The
second weekend of the County Swimming Championships
provided the Newquay Cormorants with an excellent
stage to achieve their highest ever total haul
of County medals when in the full programme they
top the 100 mark for the first time .
The team swam with grit and determination to finish
with 50 gold 38 silver and 18 bronze which totaled
106 in all.
The weekend saw the pattern of the previous week
continued with Milly Sanders 9yrs taking a further
4 events, Emily Harbisher 10year age group who
added a further six golds to her name and big
sister Natalie who also picked up a further six
golds in the 12 year age band.
Jarrod Benney also got into the gold medal habit
earning 3 first in the 13 year old event to add
to his last weeks tally. Jack Semmonds 9 years
200 I.M and Lauren Woodfinden Senior Championship
100 I.m were also in gold collecting mood and
Sarah Quartermain showed why she is queen of the
butterflies in taking gold in both the 100 and
200 meters fly Senior Championships with good
PB' s in dominant style and the 21 yr old is looking
a serious competitor for the South West Championships
In the top age group swimmer awards:
Milly Sanders was
top 9 yrs winner, Emily Harbisher top 10 yr old
winner and Natalie Harbisher was top 12 yr old
of the county.
In the 13 yr age band Rhiannon Jones in her first
year at County level took the overall runner up
spot and the same position was earned by Jack
Semmonds 9 yr boys and Dylon Scotney 10 year olds.
Josh Piper in the 14 age group picked up an overall
third place even though he did not compete the
second weekend.
The club had a further 4 swimmers who gained an
overall positional award with Hamish Tym in his
first Championship taking sixth in the 11 yrs
age group, Conner Boylan a well deserved fourth
in the 9 years section, Brogan Parsons and Charlotte
Scotland who were sixth and eighth in the 12 years
age band.
All four disability swimmers that train at Newquay
performed fantastically with both Pascal Latham
and Jessica Keast doing battle
.
Matt Whorwood and Jonathan Fox also competed against
each other both recording super times in the 200
freestyle with Matthews performance being a new
British Record.
The County in line with National policy are one
of the forerunners of an integrated swim competition
for the able bodied and disability competitors
The Newquay club has 14 swimmers competing in
Germany this weekend and are looking to make their
mark in an event that has attracted 47 clubs from
27 countries
D.S.E
British Junior Swimming Championships at Sheffield
Newquay had 3 swimmers in action
at the D.S.E British Junior Swimming Championships
at Sheffield .The competition is for Juniors age
up to 18 years old.
Matthew Whorwood and Jonathan Fox after their
performances in the World Championships had little
difficulty in disposing of the opposition at the
British Junior Championships and went into the
event as a train through making their target for
peaking at the Senior Championships in May.
Jonathan took seven golds and Matthew six and
never really had to extend themselves, but this
year they were joined by 13 yr old Jessica Keats
the third swimmer that Coach Phil Goldman has
under his training programme for disabled swimmers
Jessica competed in the S5 and SB4 categories
and performed outstandingly, winning gold in 3
events; the 50mts back, 100mts and 50 mts breast
.
Phil said Jessica is the third disabled swimmer
the club has competing at National level and her
training levels in the last 12 months have increased
from 3 half hours a week to 2 two hrs and 3 one
and a half hours giving her a total of over 8
hours per week and the increase is now showing
in her performances. He went on to say the target
is to get her up to the hours the two boys are
doing, which is between 12 and 18 hrs per week.
If anyone feels they would like to get involved
in the Newquay Clubs Disability Swim Programme
age from 10yrs to 30yrs all you have to do is
contact Phil at Waterworld.
County
Swimming Championships - More Records Broken..!
The County Swimming Championships
went into overdrive with half an Olympic programme
staged at Penzance and Bodmin over the weekend.
Newquay Cormorants swimmers led the way with a
record breaking swim in the first event the 200
mts freestyle when 9 year old Millie Sander completely
annihilated the competition record by over five
seconds recording a time of 2.53.78.
The swim took her from 23rd on the national rankings
up to 6th and she is looking as if she will be
a name we will here a lot about The young lady
who has a very mature head on her shoulders for
her age added to further gold medals in dominating
both the 200 meters I.M. and backstroke events.
Team mate Natalie Harbisher also was in record
breaking form in the 12 year age band of the 200
freestyle event
clocking in with a time of 2.18.50 some 8 seconds
ahead of her nearest rival.
Natalie over the weekend collected a further seven
gold medals and her first ever Junior County Championship
when after breaking a further age group record
in the 50 meters fly she went on to take the Junior
Title in 33.01 and silver in the Senior Championship
behind yet another Newquay swimmer Sarah Quartermaine
who produced a good turn of speed over the last
15 meters to take the gold medal and championship
by one second.
The Newquay club put icing on the cake in the
fly event when 17 year old Brogen Latham nipped
in to take third place in the Senior Championship
in her best ever swim in the event just four one
hundredths of a second behind Natalie with the
clock stopping at 33.05 giving the only clean
sweep in the Ladies Senior Championships over
the weekend.
Natalie's younger sister Emily continued the families
haul of gold medals in the 10 year age band taking
5 with wins in 200mts back, 50mts fly and breast
and and the two I.M.'s 200 and 400 mts
17 year old Lauren Woodfinden took two Senior
County Championships and has proved she is the
best ladies backstroker in Cornwall with gold
medal performances in both the 100mts and 200mts
back.
The opening males event saw Newquay's Dylan Scotney
also produce a new Competition Record in the 10
years 200 mts breaststroke with a time that gives
him a live chance of medaling at the South West
Age Group Championships in June.
Josh Piper added to the ever increasing gold medal
total with winning performances in 100 mts fly
and I.M.and adding a very positive swim in the
400 freestyle.
Jack Semmonds in the 9 year old age band had three
excellent swims gaining gold in the 100 mts I.M.
and silver in both the 200 meters breaststroke
and 50 mts back
In the 13 year age group Cameron Russell put in
an electrifying swim in taking gold in the 50
meters freestyle with a time of 29.13
Jarrod Benney did likewise adding the 26th gold
medal to the Cormorants total when he took the
200mts fly in the 13years age group two add to
his two silvers.
Ebony Cave in the 9yrs age group gained silver
and bronze and will be even better in time as
will Amy Purohit who put in a very class performance
in grabbing bronze in a blanket finish in the
50 mts breaststroke
Rhiannon Jones put in some very good performances
with good best times in her claiming 3 silver
medals in the 13 year old age group and Amelia
Boylan took bronze in the Senior 100mts backstroke
to bring the total medals for the Waterworld based
club to 26 gold.20 silver.10 bronze and with half
the programme still to swim for the Newquay club
is looking to top the 100 medals for the first
time.
Relay
Teams Score at Counties
Newquay Cormorants girls age
group 4 x 200 mts freestyle team for ages up to
13yrs gave a superb performance in posting a gold
medal winning time and record, clocking
10.05.2 finishing some 6 seconds ahead of their
nearest rival Truro City, with Caradon in third
place.
The quartet of Rhiannon Jones 2.27, Brogan Parsons
2.42, Natalie Harbisher 2.18, and Charlotte Scotland
2.37, logged at time over 20 seconds inside their
entry time and will now go to the South West Regions
event with a live hope of gaining a medal. Coach
[Phil] said the girls have earned their place
at the regional event and if all goes well they
could make the National Final in July.
The girls Youth team for 14yrs to 17yrs gained
second place with a well earned silver in their
4 x 200 mts freestyle relay event, recording a
time some 13 seconds inside their entry time clocking
9.33
The team was Ellie Hargreaves 15yrs Amelia Boylan
16yrs
Brogen Latham 17yrs and Lauren Woodfinden 17yrs
The individual events start on 3rd and 4th March
and continue the following weekend
and the Cormorants are looking for some big results
from their well oiled team prep.
Matt
and Jonathan selected to swim for the G.B.team!
Fresh from their fantastic
performances at the I.P.C. World Swimming Championships
Newquay Cormorants Duo of Matt Whorwood and Jonathan
Fox have been selected to swim for the G.B.team
in the Visa Paralympic World Cup which will be
held in Manchester on May 12th.
Matt will be competing in the 200 I.M. 100 breaststroke
and the 100mts freestyle.
Jonathan will be competing in both the 50mts and
100mts freestyle.
Both boys are delighted to be selected for the
event in which the the male team of 10 swimmers
that they are joining has 5 World Record holders.
A very elite group indeed to be in a team with.
This is another massive vote of confidence from
the selectors who stated that the boys were by
far the biggest improvers at the World Champs.
Phil added "It will be a busy 2 weeks for
the boys who will fly up to Manchester on the
11th May and will be up again in the North when
the following week they are competing in the Senior
International British Championships in Sheffield,
for that event they will be joined by 13 year
old team mate Jessica Keast who has made the Senior
Championships for the first time."
Cornwall
County Swimming Champs
The first session of
the Cornwall County Swimming Championships took
place at the Truro Pool and the event was for
the 800mts female freestyle and 1500 mts male
freestyle.
Newquay Cormorants started the Championships off
in style when the 12yr old Natalie Harbisher smashed
the competition age group record, winning the
age group by 21 seconds from Holly Elliott of
St Austell and a massive 36 seconds in front of
third placed Kay De Courcy of Truro.
The young starlet proved her potential with a
silver medal in the County Junior Championship
and a bronze in the Senior Ladies Championship,
a performance unequaled by one so young.
Natalie's sister Emily Harbisher who is too young
to have an age group to compete in as she was
only 10yrs old at the end of January, took a very
good tenth place in the Junior Championship (under
16 ) and is certainly following in her sister's
footsteps.
Newquay also picked up a silver medal in the Senior
Ladies Championship from 17 yr old Lauren Woodfinden
behind Truro's record breaker Natasha Diment and
a bronze in the 13 yr old boys from Jarrod Benney
in the 1500mts event.
