On Saturday 22nd March, Long Eaton sent off a team to attend Swadlincotes annual novice gala. There were great performances from the entire squad. For a number of swimmers this was their first gala and experience of competition. It was impressive to see the quality of swimmers at this gala, and is the result of many years of hard work and dedication throughout the club, from the swimmers, parents and coaching staff, that i can now say we have some great depth within this club. As a coach of much older swimmers at the club, i took a backseat during the gala and it excites me that one day i could potentially be working with swimmers of such ability.
On a night of many successes, its hard to pick stand out swims, but credit has to go to a few swimmers who recorded speeding tickets - Imogen Mellor, Samuel Hardy, James Patterson, Luke Witten, Emily Cragg.
Hopefully, now that you have this gala experience this will encourage your participation in other galas and open meets. Keep working hard and always look for ways to improve yourselves.
Final Scores - Swadlincote Black 158, Derby Phoenix 139, Burton 130, Long Eaton 127, Swadlincote Yellow 110, Coalville 89
