Leicester Autumn League Round 2 – November 2019: Times and Report

Meadowside Leisure Centre, Burton on Trent

On the 9^th November the 2019 Autumn league continued with both the A and B teams being drawn at a home draw at the Meadowside Leisure Centre. The format of this league is similar to all Leicester Leagues with points earned from the first two round determining what level final you arrive in come December. In round 1 both teams had come an amazing second place in their respective galas.

Last year the A team had made the major final for the third consecutive year, coming a record high 4^th on the night at Corby. The B team on its debut came 3^rd in the 3^rd tier final , taking 17^th in a league of 30 teams..

There are 4 age groupings all at age at the 31/12/19 – being age 10, 12, 14 and over 14 (open). With all Leicester League formats the rules are simple – you cannot swim in round 3 if you have not swam in an earlier round. Races for age 10 are 25m, age 12 are 50m and the older age groups are mainly 100m.

The draw had put us with perennial winners or runners up Nuneaton A then Coalville B, Neptune B and Shepshed.

Burton A Team results based on 6 points for a win:

8 First Places

• Matt Gates, Finley Brown, Adam Doughty and Jack Ward – open free relay
• Georgia Ulyett – age 12 50m fly
• Matt Gates – open age 100 free
• Connor Small – age 12 50m free
• Georgia Ulyett – age 12 50m back
• Ella Cooper – age 14 100m back
• Finlay Brown – open age 100m fly
• Georgia Ulyett, Bella Smith, Amelie Spiers and Jaina Muogbo – age 12 medley

33 Second Places

• Lillie Hambleton, Georgia Hanstock, Olivia Standley and Emily Copley – age 10 free
• Oliver Mitchell, Toby Durkan, Jonny Stimpson and Seb Jones – age 10 free
• Ella Cooper, Charlotte Breeze, Issy Stanley and Amelie Spiers – age 14 free
• Tom Mitchell, Harrison Jones, George Preston and Maksims Parahonko – age 14 free
• Georgia Ulyett, Bella Smith, Issy Mills and Jaina Muogbo – age 12 free
• Connor Small, Oliver Frost, Edan Maxwell and Jasper Saunders – age 12 free
• Paige Colling, Caitlin Thomas, Immy Hill and Sophie Fowkes – open free
• Issy Reid – age 10 25m back
• Toby Durkan – age 10 25m back
• Ella Cooper – age 14 100m breast
• Tom Mitchell – age 14 100m breast
• Connor Small – age 12 50m fly
• Lillie Hambleton – age 10 25m breast
• Jonny Stimpson – age 10 25m breast
• Charlotte Breeze – age 14 50m fly
• Tom Mitchell – age 14 50m fly
• Issy Mills – age 12 50m free
• Sophie Fowkes – open age 100m back
• Jack Ward – open age 100m back
• Olivia Stanley – age 10 25m fly
• Charlotte Breeze – age 14 100m free
• Harrison Jones – age 14 100m free
• Oliver Frost – age 12 50m back
• Oliver Mitchell – age 10 25m free
• Harrison Jones – age 14 100m back
• Sophie Fowkes – open age 100m fly
• Toby Durkan, Jonny Stimpson, Seb Jones and Sam Benstead – age 10 medley
• Ella Cooper, Issy Stanley, Charlotte Breeze and Issy Mills – age 14 medley
• Harrison Jones, George Preston, Tom Mitchell and Maksims Parahonko – age 14 medley
• Connor Small, Jasper Saunders, Edan Maxwell and Oliver Frost – age 12 medley
• Sophie Fowkes, Immy Hill, Paige Colling and Caitlin Thomas – open age medley
• Jack Ward, Matt Gates, Finley Brown and Tom Mitchell – open age medley
• Cannon team

4 Third Places

• Sam Benstead – age 10 25m fly
• Matt Gates – open age 100m breast
• Georgia Hanstock – age 10 25m free
• Bella Smith – age 12 50m breast

Burton B Team results based on 6 points for first:

3 Second Places

• Rachael Greener – age 12 50m fly
• George Greener – open age 100m breast
• Orla Leyland, Chloe Clamp, Beth Holmes and Evie Harvey – age 10 medley

9 Third Places

• Amelie Brown, Bella Richards, Neha Varghese and Lana Clamp – age 12 free
• Matt Appelbee, George Greener, Finlay Bell and Ben Crockett – open age free
• Dylan Campbell – age 12 50m fly
• Amelie Brown – age 12 50m free
• George Stevens – open age 100m back
• Lana Clamp – age 12 50m back
• Dylan Mitchell – age 12 50m back
• George Greener – open age 100m fly
• George Stevens, Ben Crockett, Matt Appelbee and Finlay Bell – open medley

Final Results – based on 6 points for a win