Oliver, Noah and Lottie led the way in a superb Deepings Swim Club showing in Spalding

​Deepings Swim Club took home a bumper haul of medals, county qualifying times and personal bests (PBs) from the Tulip Meet in Spalding.

​The club's 31 swimmers won 12 gold, 8 silver and 14 bronze medals between them as well as achieving 32 qualifying times and 115 PBs.

The successful Deepings Swim Club team in Spalding.placeholder image
The successful Deepings Swim Club team in Spalding.

The club’s most successful swimmer was 11 year-old Oliver Clarke who dominated his boys’ age group picking up a staggering 6 gold medals, while showing his versatility with wins in butterfly, freestyle and breaststroke events ranging from 50m to 200m. Clarke also achieved 3 county qualifying times and a 3-second PB in the 100m fly.

Noah Skinner was also in outstanding form. He collected 3 golds, 1 silver and 3 bronzes. Skinner also achieved PBs in all 8 of his races including taking a remarkable 12 seconds off his best 100m freestyle time, 5 seconds off his personal 200m breaststroke record and he picked up 5 county qualifying times.

The successful Deepings Swim Club team in Spalding.placeholder image
The successful Deepings Swim Club team in Spalding.

In the girls events, Lottie Jenkinson in the 13 years age group was the club’s top performer as she took home a handful of medals including 2 freestyle golds, 2 silvers in 100m IM and 200m butterfly and a backstroke bronze. She also achieved 5 county qualifying times.

Evie Davies performed superbly in the 11 years age group, picking up a silver medal in the 50m freestyle and 2 bronzes in the 200m freestyle and the 100m breaststroke and she achieved a county qualifying time in the 50m backstroke.

Other boys achieving county qualifying times included James Cash in the Boys 13 years age group while winning gold in the 200m backstroke. He also picked up 2 silver medals in the 100m IM and 100m freestyle. Oliver Shepherd, also in the Boys 13 years age group, achieved county qualifying times in the 200m freestyle (5th overall) and 100m fly (5th overall).

Other medal winners for the boys included Isaac Donaldson-Badger who won a silver while setting a new PB in the 11 years age group 50m fly, and Sam Griffin who won a bronze in the same event.

In the 12 years age group, Olivia King picked up a silver medal in the 50m freestyle and a bronze medal in the 50m fly as well as swimming 4 county qualifying times.

Several other girls also picked up medals, Corey Farley (15 and over 100m fly and 100m freestyle) and Isabella Reynolds (13 years 200m freestyle and 200m backstroke) each brought home 2 bronze medals, Lucy Jenkinson picked up a bronze in the 11 years 200m fly and Annabel Shepherd claimed 2 bronze medals in the 11 years 50m fly and 200m fly and produced a 17 second PB in the 100m Backstroke.

Other swimmers achieving county qualifying times were Isobel Vause (15 and over 50m & 100m fly), Corey Farley (15 and over 50m free), Orla Bailey (13 years 200m back), Isabella Reynolds (13 years 50m & 200m back), Lucy Jenkinson (11 years 100m IM), Gracie Dawson (10 years and under 50m & 100m backstroke) and Annabel Shepherd (11 years 50m fly).

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