Norfolk Champs 2011 - Report

The 2011 Norfolk County Championships were held over two weekends at Thetford.

Great Yarmouth sent a team of 45 swimmers winning 41 golds medals, 21 silver and 19 bronze. The team also achieved 51 places in the finals.

Jack Utting came in with 16 first places and two seconds creating 10 new county records. Isaac Kirby had 11 first, 2 seconds with 9 new county records. These times put them amongst the fastest swimmers for their age groups in the country at Backstroke and Breastroke.

Daniel Smith in the senior age group did well to get 7 first places and 5 seconds with 1 new county record. Zoe Smith got 1 first and 2 second places in Breastroke.

Swimming in her first county gala in the 9/u age group Atlanta Jarvis had 5 first places, 2 seconds, and and 1 third out of 8 races entered. Also new to the counties in that age group were Jenna Utting who had 1first, 3 seconds, 2 thirds, and 1 fourh, and Emma Gordon with a second in the I/M and a fourth in Fly.

Charlie Smith still competitive did well to get a second in the I/M and a third in Breastroke as did Daniel Henderson with a fast swim for his second place in Breastroke and two third places. Oliver Postle in tight races had 3 third places. Also coming in third were Kelly Pywell 200m I/M, Keelan Pywell 400m Freestyle, Callum McColgan 400m Freestyle, and Connor Webster 100m Backstroke.

Reaching the first six and so qualifying for the final is quite an achievement, so well done to Ellie Holden, Natasha Pestka, Shanise Webster, Laura Loveland, Danielle Page, Isabel Postle. Lauren James, Joseph Windsor Freeman, Lawrence King, Declan Scott, Jake Honey, and Jack Collins.