Posted on 13 September 2010
Representing Scotland in the French Open Water Cup this weekend, Stephen Waterhouse beat a strong international contingent to complete the double in both the 5k and 10k events.
Posted on 11 July 2009
Stephen Waterhouse, no stranger to the cold harsh realities of open water swimming having previously represented GB in the European Championships, took part in the French Cup last week as a member of the Scottish Gas Open Water Squad.
Saturday saw Stephen take to the water in the 10km event in Le Lac de Vassiviere. He finished second, and was the highest placed scot, losing out in a sprint finish by just 0.5 seconds.
Racing on Sunday took place at Lac Saint Pardoux, close to the city of Limoges and Stephen was again in good form. This time racing the shorter 5km distance, Stephen was able to pace with the leading pack. However, he was out-sprinted in the final straight and had to settle for bronze.
After a much needed rest day, Stephen was once again in action on Tuesday when he competed in the 5km event in Carcans Maubuisson near Bordeaux. In a close race, Stephen was touched out for the victory for the third time in four days to finish in 2nd place. Stephen did however have the consolation of winning the 18 – 19 years age category for the event.
Stephen would like to point out that he lost to the World Champion each and every time. Excuses…
Well done Stephen. Let’s work on those sprint finishes!!
Posted on 19 March 2009
Sprinter James Harrison is the highlight of the day after a record-breaking display earns him a ticket to Prague.
After missing out on qualification in the 50m freestyle earlier in the week, a determined James Harrison set a British Age Group Record of 51.59 in the heats of the 100m freestyle, to qualify in style to swim the 100m freestyle and the 4 x 100m freestyle relay at the European Juniors.
Joining James in Prague will be Hannah Wardle, who clocked a personal best of 2:37.54 in her favourite event, the 200m breaststroke, to qualify in 11th for the semi-finals.
In the semi-final, Hannah then improved her earlier mark by over a second to set a new lifetime best of 2:36.10 qualifying her in 3rd place on the European Junior Squad.
Completing her quest to qualify for European Juniors in all the freestyle events was Emma Graham, as she swam a time of 58.37. Emma was also in action in the finals session, competing in the final of the 800m freestyle where she finished 8th in a time of 8:53.23.
After an up-and-down 2008, Stephen Waterhouse came in to the 1500m freestyle today not knowing what to expect. However, any doubts proved unwarranted as he managed a 10 second improvement on his personal best to clock 16:01.81.
Dipping under a minute for the first time in the 100m freestyle was Lucy Emerson, who finished strongly to clock 59.77.
Posted on 3 June 2008
Rachel Gardener (15), Emma Graham (15) and Stephen Waterhouse (17) have been selected to represent Great Britain in various end of season internationals.
Rachel, coached by Richard Denigan, and Emma, coached by Louise Graham, will represent Great Britain in the European Junior Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, 30th July – 3rd August.
Rachel will swim the 50m and 100m breaststroke whilst also hoping to secure a place in the medley relay.
Emma meanwhile, will be swimming a range of events; 50m, 800m and 1500m freestyle, as well as the 4 x 100m freestyle relay.
A special congratulations to Stephen for making his first senior GB team. Stephen, also under the stewardship of Louise, will represent Great Britain in the European 10K Open Water Cup in Piombino, Italy, 15th June. The European Cup is a selection meet for the European Junior 10k Open Water Championships in Sete, France on 12th July. Stephen will be aiming to secure his place in France, by finishing amongst the top 3 Britons in Italy.
Great Job Guys!
Leeds trio win European Selection [BBC Sport]