Just to update you on Hatfield Swimming Club’s recent achievements and results – from the British Long-Course Championships (which doubled as this year’s Olympic Trials) and the World Short-Course Championships ……..

British Long Course Championships

Richard Charlesworth swam inside the Fina ‘A’ time in the Mens 1500m freestyle heats, one of only 2 swimmers to do so. Then in the final  after a neck and neck race won in a time of 15:10.99 for the one place available in that event for the Beijing Olympics. He is now selected to swim this event along with David Davies at the olympic games this summer.

Adam Brown narrowly missed the Fina ‘A’ time in the heats of the Mens 100m freestyle (only 1 swimmer Ross Davenport achieved this)  Then he came 2nd in the final in a time of 49.64 beating Ross Davenport into 4th place but as the fina ‘A’ time was not achieved in the heats was not selected for this event..

Then on the 14th April the BOA have announced that 2 more swimmers will go to Beijing for the Mens 4x100m Freestyle relay, Adam Brown and Simon Burnett.

This is the first time Hatfield have had 2 swimmers go the Olympic games. Our last swimmer was Michael Fibbens in 1996 in Altlanta and this was also in the Mens 4x100m Freestyle relay where the GB team came 8th in the fFnal.

WELL DONE AND CONGRATULATIONS TO RICHARD AND ADAM BOTH ON THEIR WAY TO

SUMMARY......

2 swimmers – Richard Charlesworth and Adam Brown - selected for the Great Britain team for the Olympics in Beijing, August 8-24

Richard will swim 1500m freestyle. His time at the Trials [15-09.97], which won the 1500m, was the 4th best-ever by a British swimmer.

Adam will swim the 4x100m freestyle team. His time at the Trials [49.50] was the 3rd best-ever by a British swimmer. He finished 2nd in the 100m freestyle, and 5th in the 50m freestyle final.

The two swimmers become Hatfield’s first Olympians since Mike Fibbens was selected in 1996. Mark Racher [2000] and Vicky Cook [2004] were both close but not selected.

2 swimmers – Katie Ambridge and Rachael George – qualify for selection for the Great Britain team for the Tri-Nation Meet

[Canada v France v Great Britain] in Quebec City, August 1-2

Katie qualifies on 200m fly.

Rachael qualifies for the 4x200m freestyle team.

1 swimmer – Johnny Quinn – qualifies for selection for the Great Britain team for the European Junior Championships in Belgrade, July 30 – August 3

Johnny qualifies on 200m individual medley.

1 swimmer – Bobby Cave – qualifies for selection for the England team for the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India, October 15-17

Bobby qualifies on 200m breaststroke.

Hatfield SC swimmers raced in:

4 ‘A’ Finals and 9 ‘B’ Finals.

The team broke 16 East UK records

and 15 Hertfordshire County records.

John Sargent’s 6th place qualifying 200m back was the 11th fastest-ever by a British swimmer.

World Short Course Championships - Manchester

Natasha Brown, swimming for the Philippines, finished 29th on 50m backstroke and 34th on 100m backstroke at the World Short-Course Championships. These swims gained her selection for the Philippines team to compete in the South-East Asian Games in Thailand in June.