9 August 2022
Well done to all the swimmers who competed at the Welsh Summer Nationals held in Swansea. The trip was a brilliant success with lots of fast swimming and a great experience. For many swimmers on the team this was their first time competing away from home at a competition that was more than the usual 2 days. The athletes managed to organise themselves well throughout the trip preparing themselves well for the racing pool each day.
In total, the team achieved 47 Medals. Including: 9 Gold, 20 Silver, and 18 Bronze and 139 4th-8th Place. 36 out of 38 swimmers made finals. Overall, there were 357 Lifetime Best Performances out of 524 Swims. That’s 68% PB’s from the City of Leeds! We made 128 finals, 90 of these were swum faster in the final. The medallists were:
Gold Medallists (7)
Will Wilson (12 Yrs 800m Freestyle), Sam Hill (13 Yrs 200m Fly, 13 Yrs 100m Freestyle), Patrick O’Hara (12 Yrs 1500m Freestyle), George Carry (14 Yrs 1500m Freestyle), Mia Travis-Jones (12 Yrs 200m Fly, 13 Yrs 800m Freestyle), Matt James (14 Yrs 400m IM), Matilda Potter (14 Yrs 800m Freestyle)
Silver Medallists (10)
Millie Walker (13 Yrs 200m Freestyle, 13 Yrs 100m Freestyle), Annabelle Hart (13 Yrs 50m Fly, 50m Backstroke), Will Wilson (12 Yrs 200m IM, 12 Yrs 400m Freestyle, 12 Yrs 400m IM), Arthur Owens (13 Yrs 200m IM, 13 Yrs 200m Backstroke), Hayden Lam (12 Yrs 800m Freestyle,12 Yrs 1500m Freestyle), Matt James (14 Yrs 800m Freestyle, 14 Yrs 400m Freestyle), Luke Dyer (15 Yrs 800m Freestyle), Sam Hill (13 Yrs 50m Fly, 13 Yrs 1500m Freestyle, 13 Yrs 200m Freestyle, 13 Yrs 400m IM), Emily Marrison (12 Yrs 50m Freestyle), Jacob O’Donnell (13 Yrs 200m Breaststroke)
Bronze Medallists (13)
Mia Travis-Jones (12 Yrs 1500m Freestyle, 12 Yrs 100m Fly), Caitlyn Smith (13 Yrs 1500m Freestyle), Alex Newton (14 Yrs 1500m Freestyle), Abi Heald (17 Yrs & Over 1500m Freestyle, 17 Yrs & Over 400m IM), Matt James (14 Yrs 200m IM), Charlotte Shaw (14 Yrs 50m Breaststroke), Jacob O’Donnell (12 Yrs 800m Freestyle), Arthur Owens (13 Yrs 400m Freestyle, 13 Yrs 200m Freestyle), Will Wilson (12 Yrs 200m Backstroke,12 Yrs 1500m Freestyle), Millie Walker (13 Yrs 100m Backstroke, 13 Yrs 800m Freestyle), Sam Hill (13 Yrs 100m Fly), Hayden Lam (12 Yrs 100m Freestyle), Emily Marrison (12 Yrs 50m Backstroke)
Finalists 4th – 8th Place (139)
Mia Travis Jones (200m Freestyle 50m Fly, 400m Freestyle, 100m Fly, 200m Backstroke, 100m Freestyle, 400m IM, 50m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke, 200m IM, 50m Backstroke), Matilda Potter (200m Freestyle, 50m Fly, 50m Breaststroke, 400m Freestyle, 200m Backstroke, 200m Breaststroke, 100m Breaststroke), Charlotte Shaw (200m Freestyle,100m Freestyle, 200m Breaststroke, 50m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle, 100m Breaststroke), Hayden Lam (50m Freestyle, 200m IM, 50m Fly, 400m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, 200m Breaststroke), Connor McCullen (50m Freestyle, 200m Backstroke, 50m Backstroke), Sam Hill (50m Freestyle, 200m IM, 800m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke, 400m Freestyle, 50m Backstroke), Matt Roberts (50m Freestyle, 200m IM, 100m Backstroke, 50m Backstroke), Aira Wilkinson (50m Fly, 100m Fly, 200m Breaststroke, 400m IM, 200m Fly), Darcey Blacker (50m Fly), Owen Carmody (200m IM, 200m Fly, 200m Backstroke, 50m Fly, 400m Freestyle, 100m Fly, 1500m Freestyle, 400m IM, 200m Breaststroke), Shae Bryant (200m IM, 50m Breaststroke,100m Breaststroke, 50m Fly, 50m Backstroke, 400m Freestyle, 200m Breaststroke, 200m Breaststroke), Jacob O’Donnell (200m IM, 50m Breaststroke, 100m Breaststroke, 200m Fly, 1500m Freestyle, 400m IM, 100m Freestyle, 400m IM, 100m Freestyle), Eloise Andreason (50m Breaststroke), Caitlyn Smith (50m Breaststroke), Ella McDermott (50m Breaststroke), Callum Raven (800m Freestyle,50m Fly, 100m Fly), Millie Walker (400m Freestyle, 200m Backstroke, 50m Freestyle, 200m Fly, 100m Backstroke, 200m IM, 50m Backstroke), Will Wilson (100m Backstroke, 200m Fly, 50m Backstroke, 200m Freestyle, 200m Breaststroke), Patrick O’Hara (100m Backstroke, 50m Breaststroke, 100m Breaststroke, 400m Freestyle, 200m Backstroke, 200m Freestyle, 400m IM), Arthur Owens (100m Backstroke, 50m Backstroke, 200m Breaststroke), Matt James (100m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke, 200m Freestyle, 100m Fly, 100m Freestyle), Annabelle Hart (100m Fly), Ruby Ellis (100m Fly, 200m Fly), Hayden Cheung (50m Breaststroke, 200m Fly, 100m Breaststroke, 400m IM), Jackson Clarke (200m Fly, 1500m Freestyle), Luke Dyer (200m Fly), Emily Marrison (100m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke), Jamie Thomson (200m Backstroke, 400m IM), Oli Steele (200m Backstroke, 1500m Freestyle, 400m IM), Ellie Akhtar (200m Breaststroke, 100m Breaststroke), Caitlyn Smith (400m IM), Abi Heald (200m Fly, 800m Freestyle), Annabelle Hart (100m Backstroke), Alex Newton (100m Backstroke, 50m Backstroke), Zach Helm (1500m Freestyle, 400m IM), George Carry (400m IM, 100m Freestyle)
Awesome Swimming!!! A great way to finish off the season. We look forward to you all returning as we start the new season! You’ve made us all so incredibly proud, and it’s been an honour to make these memories with you over the past week. You have been the absolute Dream Team.
A big thank you to all the Welsh Summer Nationals Team 2022 who did an amazing job over the past week and made this trip possible.
Coaches: Phoebe Parry, Joe Stott, Oli Nevitt, Tia Burden, and Emily Jones.
Team Managers: Angela Dyer, Helen Ellis, and Sharon Barraclough.
Have a fantastic summer and stay safe.
WE ARE.….…..LEEDS!!!
Results: Swim Wales Summer Open 2022 – Results [rar-timing.co.uk]
Photos of the team in action: Wales Summer Open 2022 – Photos [photobucket.com]
The Welsh Summer Nationals Team