North Wales Regional Racing 2025
The Holywell team swam at the Swim Wales North Regional Racing Series meet that was held at the Lifestyle Aquatic Centre in Liverpool on the 7th, 8th & 9th February 2025.
Holywell arrived in Liverpool for the first session of the weekend on the 7th February 2025 on the Friday night. Friday’s session is a mix of distance swim of 1500m Free and 50m Sprints.
The team had a great start on the Friday evening starting with racing starting at 6.20pm and ending around 8pm followed by a 1 hour journey home.
The team were up for 6:30am and back at the pool for 8:00am for the 2nd session on day 2, another great day for the team winning multiple medals in all age groups and setting lots of PBs. The last session on day 2 ended at 5:30pm, after a long 11.5 hour day the team had a one hour journey home.
Back up in the morning for the 1 Hour journey back to Liverpool for day 3. The team arrived at 7:30am for stretching and warm ups started at 8:00am.
The team looked great all weekend. The swimmers had been honing their race processes in preparation for the meet, stretching, warm-ups, racing strategies and team talks before racing, the coaches couldn’t have asked any more of every swimmer and they didn’t disappoint.
Day 2 and 3 the meet held relays – Holywell, like last year, did amazingly well. See results below.
To put the team’s performance into perspective and to show how Holywell punched above their weight over the weekend, see some statistics below.
Some tough swimming for Holywell, a small market town with a population of around 8,000 who were up against some strong teams, when we take into account the catchment population of each club, it shows how well the Holywell team does. The overall position list and score of each club from the weekend is below, scoring similar to performance clubs who swim out of multiple pools is credit to the Holywell swim team, and the whole club.
Teams taking part:- including population numbers
(Buckley 16,000), (Chirk 5,000), (Colwyn Bay 30,000), (Connahs Quay 17,000) , (Corwen 3,000) (Denbigh 100,000), (Holywell 8,000), (Mold, 10,000), (Newtown 11,500), (Nofio Bangor 17,000), (Nofio Clwyd Performance -Flintshire 155,000), (Rhyl 27,000), (Ruthin 6,000), (Swim Conwy Performance 115,000), (Swim Gwynedd Performance 118,000), Welshpool 6,000), (Wrexham 135,000).
The Holywell Team : –
(Thomas Baldwin 4 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze), (Clemmie Batt), (Theo Camplejohn, 1 Gold), (Jenaya Carr 3 Silver), (Tomas Clarke, 2 Gold, 2 Bronze), (Charlie de Haan, 7 Gold, 2 Silver), (George Donnan, 4 Silver), Sian Evans, 2 Gold, 3 Silver ), (Zac Hewitt, 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze), (Poppy Johnson, 3 Bronze ), (Betsy Jones, 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze ), (Emily Jones), (Jay Jones ), (Josh Jones, 3 Gold, 1 Bronze ), (Noah Jones-Walker, 9 Gold), (Oliver Langridge, 1 Bronze), (Nicola Latty, 1 Bronze), (Henry Law, 3 Bronze ), (Joe Lunt-Sullivan, 3 Gold, 1 Bronze), (Emily M’Keown, 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 5 Bronze ), (Elen McCoole-Jones, 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze), (Patrick McCullagh, 4 Silver, 1 Bronze),(Matilda McIntyre, ), Noah McKeown,), (Millie McPherson, 1 Gold, 1 Bronze), (Amber Nash, 1 Gold, 1 Bronze), (Luca Owen), (Reggie Park,6 Gold, 1 Silver), (Heidi Rogerson, 4 Gold), (Isabelle Skippon), (Georgia Wade-Jones, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze).
Big Thankyou to the following who helped out over the weekend, Lorna Clarke, Kerry Johnson, Allison Rogerson, Sheryl Garret, Emma Park, Colin Park, Mark Donnan, Haley Baldwin, Steve Baldwin, Sara McCoole-Jones, Gary McCullagh.
The teams Medal Haul : –
52 Golds – 35 Silver – 29 Bronze = Total of 116 Regional Championship Medals
RELAYS
Relays Day 2 – Saturday
Boys 11-12 age – 4 x 100m Front Crawl
Naoh Jones-Walker – Charlie de Haan – Josh Jones – Joe Sulivan-Lunt
Winning Gold.
Boys 13-14 age – 4 x 100m Front Crawl
George Donnan – Henry Law – Patrick McCullagh – Thomas Baldwin
Winning Silver.
Relays Day 3 Sunday
Boys 11-12 age – 4 x 200m Front Crawl
Josh Jones, Joe Lunt -Sulivan – Charlie de Haan – Noah Jones-Walker
Winning Gold
Boys 13-14 age – 4 x 200m Front Crawl
Henry Law – Patrick McCullagh – Thomas Baldwin – George Donnan
Winning Silver.
Girls 11-12 age – 4 x 100m Front Crawl
Emily M’Keown – Betsy Jones – Amber Nash – Millie McPherson
Winning Bronze.
Girls 13-14 age – 4 x 100m Front Crawl
Elen McCoole-Jones – Isablle Skippon – Clemmie Batt – Matilda McIntyre
6th
Girls 17& Over – 4 x 100m Front Crawl
Milly Jones – Georgia Wade Jones – Sian Evans – Jenaya Carr
Winning Silver
Girls 11-12 age – 4 x 100m Medley
Betsy Jones – Millie McPherson – Amber Nash – Emily M’Keown
Winning Gold
Girls 13-14 age – 4 x 100m Front Crawl
Matilda McIntyre – Isablle Skippon – Elen McCoole-Jones – Clemmie Batt
5th
Coach Terry
About Terry Boardman
I have been coaching at Holywell ASC for nearly 19 years, beginning as a volunteer when my two sons swam for the club. After earning my Level 1 coaching qualification in 2005, I progressed to Level 2 and became head coach in 2010. In 2013, I achieved my UKCC Level 3 Senior Coaching Certificate and completed a degree in Sports and Exercise Science to deepen my understanding of the sport.
I’ve gained valuable experience from renowned coaches and programs, including Swim Wales, British Swimming’s S&C coach Barry Shillabeer, and mentoring from industry experts like James Stannard and Barry Healey. I also hold training in disability coaching and am a deaf-registered coach.
My coaching philosophy spans all levels, from entry to performance and masters swimming, focusing on skill development, inclusion, and following British Swimming’s Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model. My goal is to empower swimmers to achieve their aspirations through a holistic approach that combines technical skills, personal growth, and life skills.