Redditch Swimming Club took second place in the Droitwich
Diddy Gala on Saturday 26th November with many swimmers achieving either 1st,
2nd or 3rd places.
First places went to Amy Foster
in the 9yrs 1 length breaststroke and Lucy Knibbs
in the 12yr 50m breaststroke. David Green
(9yr), Elizabeth Humphreys (11yr) and Danielle Harwood and Robert
Stanley (12yr) took firsts in the backstroke.
The relay racers taking 1st place for the 9 year olds
were Clara Parker, Lydia
May, Amy Foster and Molly Dutton in the medley and freestyle, David Green, Taylor Hartley,
Joshua Major Seagor and Ben
in the freestyle and 12yr Sophie Parkins, Lucy Knibbs, Danielle Harwood
and Bethany May in the medley. They were joined
by Chloe Figgett, Flossie Eglington, Elizabeth Humphries, Michaela Britt, Danielle Harwood, Lucy Knibbs, Oliver Pleavey, Chris Ball, James Green, Jan Freihammer and Robert Stanley.
Second places went to Lydia May 9yr
1 length backstroke and Oliver Pleavey 10yr 50m
backstroke, Chloe Figgett 10yr 50m freestyle, Oliver Pleavey 10yr, Michaela
Britt 11yr and Robert Stanley 12yr 50m
breaststroke and Elizabeth Humphreys 11yr and Danielle Harwood 12yr 50m butterfly.
Ten year old Flossie Eglington, Cassandra Robinson, Emma Hardacre, Bethany Austin and Chloe Figgett took
second places in the medley and freestyle relays, and for the 12yr olds Jan Freihammer, Robert Stanley, James Green, Chris Ball and Luke Young in the medley and freestyle races and
Sophie Parkins, Lucy Knibbs, Danielle Harwood and Bethany May in the freestyle relay. Also in second
place was the mixed age freestyle relay.
In third place was James Green
in the 11yr 50m breaststroke and butterfly, Taylor
Hartley in the 9yr 1 length freestyle, Flossie
Eglington in the 10yr and Jan Freihammer
(11yr) Backstroke, Lydia May in the
9yr 1 length butterfly and Taylor Hartley in the
9yr breaststroke. Team members also swimming in the relays gaining third
places were Olivia Laxton and Summant Kapoor.
Well done to all swimmers and hopefully next year will be
equally successful.
Sue Robinson