Synchro – Temporary Training Times

There are some temporary adjustments to regular synchro training times to accommodate the National Age Groups Championships:

  • Sunday 19th November – no gym session but an extra hour in the pool (from 19:00 – 21:00)
  • Friday 24th – NO training due to Nationals
  • Sunday 26th – NO training due to Nationals

Training reverts to normal times from Tuesday 28th November onwards.

CoPA Master the Masters!

Saturday saw CoPA put in an outstanding performance at the National Synchro Masters Championships in Rugby.

  • Fiona took gold medals in both the technical and free solo categories in the 40-49 age group and also gained the highest score of the day for her free solo routine.
  • The team (Alex, Ellie, Eloise, Fiona and Sorcha) placed second for a silver medal in their 25-39 year age group combination team routine, missing out on the top spot by only 0.6 of a point!

Full results from the competition are available on the Swim England Synchro web site.

Fantastic work ladies.

CoPA Synchro Success at the North England Championships

The first ever Swim England North of England championships this weekend yielded some amazing results for City of Preston Aquatics:

  • Daisy impressed with 2 gold medals for her 13-15 figures and solo routine
  • Rhea took bronze medals for both figures and her 15-18 solo routine
  • Rhea and Leah gained silver medals for their 15-18 duet routine
  • The 12 & under free team (Natasha, Elizabeth, Immy, Abby, Lola, Chloe, Rachel, Sofia and Nema) were awarded a silver medal for their ‘Little Monsters‘ routine
  • The full 12 and under figure results were: Natasha 6th, Elizabeth 18th, Sofia 22nd, Immy 23rd, Lola 25th, Rachel 26th, Nema 28th, Abby 31st and Chloe 33rd.
  • Natasha finished 6th in her solo routine.
  • The 13-15 figures were: Daisy 1st and Evie 30th.
  • The 15-18 figures results were: Rhea 3rd and Leah 13th.

Videos of the routines can be found here for logged in members.

CoPA Success at North West Synchro Championships!

City of Preston Aquatics’ run of successful results continued today at the North West Synchronised Swimming Championships at Broughton:

  • In the 12 and under figures competition, Natasha finished 5th, Immy 13th, Sofia 14th, Elizabeth 20th, Abby 21st, Nema 22nd, Lola 24th, Chloe 25th and Jorja 26th.
  • Daisy took gold in the 13-15 figures, whilst Olivia M., finished 12th.
  • The 15-18 figures saw Rhea take a 2nd place silver and Leah finish 4th.
  • In the 13-15 solo event, Daisy took gold.
  • Rhea finished second for another silver in the 15-18 solos and Leah gained a bronze for her third place finish.
  • Rhea and Leah took gold for their 15-18 duet routine.
  • The 12 and under team (Natasha, Elizabeth, Jorja, Chloe, Nema, Abby, Sofia, Lola and Immy) picked up another gold medal for their already award-winning 2017 “Little Monsters” routine.
  • The 13-18 Combination Team (Daisy, Rhea, Leah, Ana, Isabel, Olivia H., and Olivia M.) took a gold medal for their “Fairground Freaks” routine.

It goes without saying that the entire CoPA family continues to be very proud of our swimmers.  Congratulations to them all on yet more well earned success.