College Swimmers Bring Home 12 Medals From The ISA National Swimming Championships

Together they brought home eight Gold, one Silver and three Bronze medals, a fantastic haul.

Six pupils had qualified to swim for the Midlands team and on Friday 29 November they travelled down to the London Aquatics Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to take part.

• Year 10, Charlotte Gower, was on fine form winning four Gold medals, in the 100m Backstroke, the 100m Freestyle and then as part of the team in the 4x50m Medley and Freestyle Relays.
• Year 9, Issey Cleary, also swam brilliantly, claiming Gold in the 100m Breaststroke and in the 4x50m Medley and Freestyle Relays.
• Upper Sixth Former, Lottie Hunter, swam superbly claiming Gold in the 4x50m Medley Relay, Bronze in the 4x50m Freestyle Relay and finishing 5th in the 100m Freestyle.
• Year 8, Bebe Hesketh-Reynolds, had a great outing earning herself a Silver in the 4x50m Freestyle Relay and a Bronze in the 50m Breaststroke. She also finished 4th in the 4x50m Medley Relay and 6th in the 50m Butterfly.
• Lower Sixth Former, Julieta Ascencao Martinez, earned herself a Bronze medal in the 4x50m Medley Relay.
• Year 9, Porter Tinning, just missed a medal after finishing 4th in the 4x50m Freestyle Relay and 7th in the 200m Individual Medley.

Together, the pupils helped the Midlands team finish in third place overall at the national event.

Foundation Director of Sport, Lee Cassell, was delighted and said, "Our swimmers have traditionally done well in the ISA Swimming Championships and they have had another really successful outing this year. Well done to everyone who competed in both the National Championships and in the qualifying regional competition."