04 Dec 2019

Five Deepings Swimming Club swimmers qualified for the Swim England Midland Short Course Championships, held in Nottingham last weekend.

Bethany Eagle-Brown, Holly Leggott, Louis Metselaar, Tom Adams and Jake Jungmann competed in 26 events, swam eight short course personal bests, reached three finals and broke one club record.

Podium places were at a premium against the best swimmers of all ages in the midlands region, but seventeen-year-old Louis swam a new personal best in the 100IM heats to reach the B final, then went even quicker to finish a highly respectable third in the final.

Louis also made the B final in the 50m breaststroke, touching in eighth, and placed inside the top 25 in the 100m breaststroke (20^th) and 50m butterfly (22^nd), swimming another personal best. He also raced in the 100m butterfly and 50m freestyle.

An excellent swim in the 50m butterfly heats saw 16-year-old Bethany qualify for the B final where she sprinted to a new short course personal best to finish fourth – less than two-tenths off third place.

Bethany also achieved a lifetime best in the 50m backstroke and 50m freestyle during a busy schedule where she competed in seven events, including the 100m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 100IM and 100m butterfly.

Teammate Holly Leggott, also 16, broke the Deepings club record for the 16yrs 50m backstroke setting a new benchmark of 31.60 to finish 33^rd overall. She also came 33^rd in the 100m backstroke, but saved her best result for her final race, coming 30^th in the 50m freestyle out of 83 competitors. Holly also lined up for the 100m freestyle and 100IM and contested close to her top form.

Tom Adams, 17, set a pair of short course PBs, with excellent swims in the 100m butterfly and 50m breaststroke. His best result came in the 100IM, finishing 21^st, while he also competed in the 50m and 100m freestyle, and 50m and 200m butterfly.

Completing the weekend racing was Jake Jungmann. A strong swim in the 100IM saw the 16-year-old finish 44^th overall.

Lynn Chapman, Deepings Swimming Club head coach, said: “This was a tough competition against outstanding swimmers but our squad put together some strong performances to prove they belong at this elite level. They showed excellent attitude and were rewarded with a number of decent personal bests.”

RESULTS IN FULL

• Bethany Eagle-Brown: 100m freestyle 27^th; 100m backstroke 34^th; 100IM 35^th; 50m butterfly 13^th, B final 4^th; 100m butterfly 22^nd; 50m backstroke 41st; 50m freestyle 31^st
• Holly Leggott: 100m freestyle 43^rd; 100m backstroke 33^rd; 100IM 60^th; 50m backstroke 33^rd; 50m freestyle 30^th
• Louis Metselaar: 100m breaststroke 20^th; 100m butterfly 45^th; 50m freestyle 62^nd; 50m breaststroke 14^th, B Final 8^th; 100IM 14^th, B Final 3^rd;  50m butterfly 22^nd
• Tom Adams: 100m butterfly 26^th; 50m freestyle 79^th; 100m freestyle 46^th; 50m breaststroke 25^th; 200m butterfly 26^th; 100IM 21^st; 50m butterfly 60^th
• Jake Jungmann: 100IM 44^th

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