Gala Update 
URDD SWIMMING GALAS 
Well Done to all the swimmers who qualified from the recent Urdd schools swimming gala trials were which were held in Holywell, Denbigh, and Mold. The finals will be held at Cardiff International pool (CF110JS) on the following dates.
Primary School Competition – Saturday – 26/01/2019
High School Competition – Sunday – 27/01/2019
Sheffield ‘B’ Meet 17th October @ Ponds Forge International pool Sheffield
Great team performance 21 teams took part, great effort coming 4th overall against some big teams with double the number of swimmers (one place of a team trophy) teams above us, City of Sheffield, City of Stoke and Solihull point were awarded to the top 6 placings, lots of PBs and some amazing swims, the team support was brilliant, well done to everyone.
The Team in no particular order: Quinn Boddie (1 Silver, 6th) – Thomas Clarke (1 Gold, 1Silver, 1Bronze, 4th, 6th) – Daniel Harvey – Ethan Cameron (1 Bronze, 2 x 5th, 2 x 4th, 2 x 6th) – Jac Armstong – Jean-Luc Lovell-Pascal (6 Gold, 1 Speeding Ticket) – Amelia Wade-Jones – ( 3 x 6th) – Seren Jones – Harriot Davies – Katie Allen ( 2 Golds) – Emily Cartlidge ( 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 x 4th & 6th) – Shannon Harvey (1 Silver, 2 x 4th, 5th & 2x 6th) – Ffion Jones (1 Bronze, 2 x 6th) – Elinor Rich ( 1 Bronze, 2 x 4th, 5th, & 6th) – Evan Merton (2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze) – Thomas Priestley (4th) – Matthew Johnson – Luca Owen – Emily Jones ( 1 x Bronze, 6th) Laura Adamson – Georgia Wade-Jones (1 Silver , 4th) – Isla Jones.
Holywell Geoff Drew Meet held on the 27th October 2018
Holywell was the top team at the Geoff Drew with some amazing swims. 36 swimmers came away with a treasure chest full of Gold Silver and Bronze, take a look below, well-done team.
The Team : Laura Adamson ( 2 Gold, 2 PBs) – Katie Allen (1 Gold 1 PB) – Jac Armstrong (1 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze, 6 PBs) – Quinn Boddie (1 Gold 1 Silver, 2 PBs) – Ethan Cameron (2Golds, 3 Bronze, 4PBs) – Emilie Cartlidge (3 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 PBs) – Tomas Clarke ( 1 Gold, 2 silver, 3 PBs) – Cora Evans (2 Golds, 1 Silver) – Steven Evans ( 4 Golds, 3 PBs) – Victoria Flynn-Guy (2 Golds, 1 Silver, 3 PBs) – Bobi Griffiths ( 1 Silver, 1 PB) – Deri Griffiths ( 2 Silver, 1 PB) – Elin Griffiths (1 Gold, 3 PBs) – Daniel Harvey (1 Gold, 2 Silver, 2PBs) – Shannon Harvey ( 4 Bronze ) – Zac Hewitt (1 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze, 3 PBs) – Matthew Johnson (1 Gold) – Caitlyn Jones ( 1 Silver, 1 Bronze, 2 PBs) – Emily Jones (2 Silvers, 4 PBs) – Isla Jones ( 2 PBs) – Seren Jones (1 Gold, 1 Bronze, 2 PBs) – Ella Jones-Cunnah (2 Silver, 3 PBs) – Anna Leitner (2 Golds, 3 Silvers, 1 PB) Jean-Luc Lovell-Pascal (4 Golds, 5 PBs) – Cameron McKendrick ( 2 Bronze, 2 PBs) – Luca Owen (2 Golds, 3 Silver 3 PBs) – Alexandra Owen-Hatfield ( 5 Golds, 4 PBs) – Elinor Rich (2 Golds 1 PB) – Rhys Roberts (3 Silver, 3 PBs) – Emma Rowlands (2 PBs) – Lowri Thomas ( 1 Silver, 2 PBs) – Morgan Thomas ( 1 Gold, 2 PBs) – Amielia Wade Jones (1 Silver, 4 PBs) – Georgia Wade-Jones (3 Silver, 3 PBs) – Lily Westerman (1 Gold) – Gwen Williams (1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
Welsh Nationals Masters Short Course Championships –Newtown
Nicola Latty and Phil Burchell traveled down to Newtown for the Welsh short course champs on the 17th November and came away with some solid swims, Nicola won Gold in the 200Fly and 200 Backstroke and Silver in the 200 Breaststroke. Phil swam the 50m, 100m and 200m and came away with a hard-earned silver. Great to see our Masters doing so well.
Sub Regionals 23rd – 24th- 25th November @ Llandudno
Only 16 Swimmers took part in the Sub Regionals over a 3 day meet, Jean-Luc Lovell-Pascal set the theme on Friday evening by smashing the 1500m 13-year-old boy’s record and taking Gold. the rest of the team carried on the great swimming by breaking records galore.
The Team: Katie Allen ( 2 Golds, 2 PBs) – Emily Cartlidge 2 Golds, 2 Silvers, 5PBs) – Harriet Davies ( 4 PBs) – Live Davies (1PB) – Daniel Harvey ( 1 Silver, 1 Bronze,5 PBs) – Shannon Harvey ( 1 Silver, 2 PBs) – Emily Jones ( 2 Bronze, 6 PBs) – Sian Kitchen (2 PBs) – Jean-Luc Lovell Pascal ( 7 Golds, 7PBs) – Molly Martin ( 3 Gold, 1 Silver, 4 PBs) – Alexandra Owen-Hatfield ( 3 Golds, 2 Silver, 5PBs) – Thomas Priestley (5PBs) – Rhys Roberts (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze, 6PBs) – Lowri Thomas ( 3 PBs) – Morgan Thomas ( 3 PBs) – Lily Westerman ( 4 PBs)
18 Golds, 8 Silver, 4 Bronze, 12 Records, 64 PBs #GreatJobTeam#Go Holywell
