Winter Regionals 2014

Basingstoke Bluefins took 11 swimmers to the annual South East Winter Regional competition. Swimmers as young as 14 qualified to enter this open-age event. 

Highlights of the weekend were:

Adam Milne – 2nd place in 100m Backstroke (just behind Olympian Marco Loughran), 2nd place in 100m Butterfly and finalist for 200m Butterfly and 200m Freestyle.

Daisy Moore and Hannah Parker both reached the final of the Ladies 200m Butterfly, finishing 6th and 8th respectively.

15 Year old Mairead Barker reached the final of the Ladies 200m Breaststroke.

There were also high quality swims from Finlay Evans, Oliver Waldram, Kate Carter, Mitchell Coombes, Molly Goffin, Rebecca Johnston and David McElvenny including a number of personal best times.

This weekend (13th December) sees Bluefins compete as a team, travelling to Waterlooville for the final round of The National Arena League – Division One West, with high hopes of securing a return to the Premier Division.