On January 25th and 26th the Northern Celts travelled to Sheffield to the Rotherham A&B meet. The meet was held at Ponds Forge’s 50m pool, the home of the British Championships.
Around 70 Celts swimmers from Buckley, Banger, Ruthin and Holywell made up the team.
Lots of questions about the team from other clubs and we explain that we are a group of small teams who get together trying to promote inclusion in North Wales swimming. Again, lots of comments on how good the team looks in their Blue and Gold. We always talk about the warm-up sessions as the lanes look like a sea of Gold swim caps!
Holywell contingent : –
Clemmie Batt, Sian Evans, Poppy Johnson, Betsy Jones, Emily M’Keown, Amber Nash, Isabelle Skippon, Georgia Wade-Jones, Phoebe Williams, Noah Camplejohn, Theo Camplejohn, Tomas Clarke, Charlie de Haan, George Donnan, Sam Donnan, Jay Jones, Henry Law, Joe Lunt-Sullivan, Patrick McCullagh, Luca Owen, Reggie Park, Ralph Thomas.
A great start to the weekend, with the team focused on putting their stamp on the meet. From our youngsters aged 9, right through the age groups to our over 17s; all swimming to their best capabilities. Coaches discussed how good our youngster’s technique looked and our older swimmers gave some stand out swims! We talk about how they break up the swim into processes and they didn’t disappoint. Start middle and finish all done well under pressure.
A lovely get together with many Celts swimmers after day one at the Kommune. The restaurant is situated across the road from the Premier Inn, offering several diverse kitchens including Thai, Mexican, Italian, English, American, Japanese to name some.
After a meal and a reminisce on the days racing, it was an early night for the swimmers so they could be ready for day 2, and more fast racing.
The Celts team gave their all on day 2, swimmers hit some very good PBs helping the Celts secure the win for the 2025 Top Team Shield – Well done team!
Congratulations to Medi Mellor and Emily M’Keown who shared the overall top female award scoring identical points. Both girls won a top girl shield – Well done girls!
Great to see the support from the team and their parents, thank you to all those that came to support and be a part of this fantastic event.
Big thank you to the volunteer coaches, officials and team managers.
Kerry Johnson, Lorna Clarke, Gary McCullagh, Richard M’Keown, Kate de Haan, Emma Park.
Apologies if I missed anyone.
