CoPA Success at NW Championships

It was CoPA’s day last Sunday at the NW Regional Championships in Broughton, with the club bringing home a total of 36 medals.  Of the 25 CoPA swimmers who participated, all were awarded at least one medal.

  • Natasha placed third overall in the under 12 figures event to claim a bronze medal
  • Natasha also took a bronze medal for the under 12 solo event
  • The 12 and under combination team (“Little Monsters”: Abby, Elizabeth, Emily, Eve, Evie, Immy, Natasha, Nema, Rachel and Sophia) won a bronze medal
  • Daisy placed first in the 13 – 15 years figures to take gold
  • Daisy also took gold in the 13 – 15 years free solo event, whilst an expressive swim from Leah saw her 4th place figures score translate into an overall 3rd place after her solo swim to take a bronze medal
  • Leah and Daisy won gold for their 13 – 15 years duet
  • The 13 – 15 free team (Daisy, Izzy, Leah and Olivia) placed second to collect silver medals
  • In the 15 – 18 solo event Rhea gained a bronze medal
  • Tilly and Rhea narrowly missed a gold medal but scooped a silver for their 15 – 18 duet performance
  • The 19 and under team (Ana, Isabel, Olivia, Rhea, Sophie and Tilly) demonstrated huge performance strides since the Lancashire competition to take silver medals this time
  • Shannon took a silver and Tilly a bronze for their championships solo swims
  • The champs combination team (Alex, Ellie, Eloise and Megan) took another gold for their amazing routine

Full results can be found here.

An incredibly successful day for CoPA which saw their swimmers’ hard work thoroughly and deservedly rewarded.

CoPA Master the Masters!

Congratulations to CoPA on a sterling performance at the ASA Masters competition today:

  • Fiona took GOLD for her solo in the 40 – 49 years category
  • Shannon won SILVER for her tech/free routine in the 20 – 25 years category
  • The team (Alex, Megan, Eloise and Ellie) won GOLD for their free combo routine in the 20 – 25 years category

Great work CoPA!

ASA event report

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Extra Training for Forthcoming Competitions

There will be extra training for ALL TEAMS at a cost of £10 per swimmer, per session on the following dates:

12 & under and 13 – 15 Teams:       11:30 – 13:30

19 & under and masters teams:     13:30 – 15:30

Please also note earlier start time on Tuesday 1st November: 19:00 – 20:30 (masters squad until 21:00).

ASA Profile Updates

Please would all swimmers ensure that they have an up to date photograph on their ASA profile page.

IF YOU HAVE NOT UPLOADED YOUR PHOTO BY FRIDAY 28TH OCTOBER YOU WILL NOT BE ENTERED.  THIS WILL AFFECT TEAM ENTRY.

 

To upload a photograph, please read pages 4 & 5 of the entry pack document and then go HERE to upload your photograph.  Enter your name or ASA membership number to locate your profile and upload a photo/edit your details.

Swimmers are also invited to submit biographical information about themselves via this ASA form, which will assist the commentators at the event, and may be read out on the day.

Official merchandise for the event can be ordered here.

CoPA Success at Yorkshire Open Competition

It was another successful weekend for CoPA swimmers as they competed on Sunday in the Yorkshire Open competition at Spenborough against clubs from both the North East Region and their peers from the North West.  CoPA brought home medals from 7 events:

  • Daisy took silver in the 13-15 figures
  • Leah took bronze in the 13-15 figures
  • Daisy took silver in the 13-15 solo
  • Leah took bronze for the 13-15 solo
  • Daisy & Leah also took gold as a pairing in the 13-15 duets
  • Izzy, Leah, Olivia M. and Daisy collected a silver for their 13-15 team free routine
  • Rhea and Tilly took gold for their 15-18 duet routine

We are very pleased with the progress made by all competitors from CoPA, many of whom set personal bests and placed very high in the rankings even if they didn’t quite make the podium.  Congratulations to all.

Videos of the routines will follow soon in a separate post visible to logged in CoPA members.