Six Days in Sheffield…The Nationals

Event: British Gas ASA National Youth Championships (50m) 2012 Venue: Ponds Forge, Sheffield Date: 17th to 22nd July 2012

The British Gas ASA National Youth Championships (50m) 2012 took place last week at Ponds Forge, Sheffield with Dolphin swimmers in action on every day of the competition.  The week saw two Dolphin final appearances by S14 swimmer Craig Harris and culminated with James Clark reaching the semi-final stage of the 50m freestyle and a new club record.

Day one saw the first of Craig Harris’ three swims, the multi-classification (MC) 200m freestyle, which earned the 13 year old a place in the final.  A faster swim later in the evening ensured a 5th place finish.  Jon Audis was also racing in the 100m backstroke and swam a respectable 1:00.90 to finish 27th overall.

Craig Harris ~ two final appearances

Day two was the turn of Charlotte Pitts to take to the pool, and swimming in heat one of the 400m freestyle it was always going to be a tough task to make an impact on an impressive field, finishing in 31st place overall.

Day three, and Craig Harris was back in the competition pool in the MC 100m backstroke, again putting on an impressive display to reach the final, finishing in 9th place.

Day four, and Dolphin’s team qualifiers were in action with Charlotte Pitts being joined by Victoria Jennings