Alex & Grace – Great North Swim
Synchro mums Alex and Grace today swam the Great North Swim in the Lake District for charity. Alex is fundraising for Motor Neurone Disease Association and anyone wishing to sponsor her can do so on her JustGiving page. Grace is also fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support and CoPA as well! Donations can be made in person to Chris Rushton or Grace and will be passed on to CoPA and Macmillan.
Both ladies finished in style! Many congratulations from team CoPA!
Well done to all swimmers who competed in the British Championships at Gloucester this weekend. It was another success story for CoPA with Shannon and Beth taking a silver medal in the technical duet with a score of 59.9902 and Shannon scoring 60.7705 for her technical solo to scoop bronze. The team also swam well in their free combination event and finished 9th (including the England Team) overall. Full results can be found on the ASA web site.
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Shannon – Technical Solo Bronze
Beth & Shannon – Technical Duet Silver Medallists
The final schedule for the Nationals competition on 2nd/3rd May and event details involving CoPA swimmers can be found below.
All competing swimmers please remember to bring the following:
| Saturday 2nd May | Sunday 3rd May | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Event | Start | Event |
| 9:00 | Register for Figures / Team Managers' Meeting | 8:30 | Registration Open |
| 9:30 | Figures Warm Up | 9:00 | Team Managers' Meeting |
| 10:15 | Figures | 9:30 | Tech Duet & Mixed Duet Warm Up |
| 11:45 | Break | 9:45 | Tech Duet & Mixed Duet Comp |
| 12:00 | Tech Solo Warm Up | 10:10 | Tech Team Warm Up |
| 12:25 | Tech Solo Comp | 10:30 | Tech Team Comp |
| 13:05 | Break-Lunch | 11:00 | Break-Lunch |
| 13:20 | Free Combo Warm Up | 11:15 | Free Duet Warm Up |
| 14:30 | Free Combo Comp | 12:00 | Free Duet Comp |
| 16:00 | Break | 13:00 | Free Team Warm Up |
| 16:15 | Free Solo Warm Up | 13:35 | Free Team Comp |
| 17:20 | Free Solo Comp | ||
| # | Competitor | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma Holloway | City of Bristol SC |
| 2 | Shannon McGinty | City of Preston Aquatics SC |
| 3 | Rachel Lee | City of Leeds SSC |
| 4 | Rosie Barrington | City of Leeds SSC |
| 5 | Megan Crew-Meaney | Stockport Metro SC |
| 6 | Madison Griffith | City of Birmingham SC |
| 7 | Ilaria Brandimarte | City of Bristol SC |
| 8 | Kerry Norden | South Arfica |
| # | Club |
|---|---|
| 1 | City of Birmingham SC |
| 2 | City of Salford SC |
| 3 | Stockport Metro SC |
| 4 | City of Preston Aquatics SC |
| 5 | City of Bristol SC |
| 6 | Rushmoor Synchro SC |
| 7 | Seymour Synchro Swim Sch |
| 8 | Halifax SC |
| 9 | England |
| 10 | Reading Royals SSC |
| 11 | Henley Synchronised SC |
| 12 | Rugby SC |
| # | Competitors | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abigail Devanny / Rachel Lee | City of Leeds SSC |
| 2 | Bethan Heap / Shannon McGinty | City of Preston Aquatics SC |
| 3 | Emma Holloway / Ilaria Brandimarte | City of Bristol SC |
There will be additional team training on Sunday 29th March for those team members taking part in the forthcoming Nationals competition.
Congratulations to the City of Preston girls who took skill assessments today. All passed with the following results:
Well done to all.
Big congratulations to Daisy on being awarded CoPA “Swimmer of the Year” 2014! Daisy, pictured here with coach Fiona was presented with her trophy at the annual CoPA Christmas Display last night and has her name added to the long line of swimmers to have received this award in past years. Well done Daisy!
Daisy – Swimmer of the Year
The ASA ‘Confirmation Pack’ below contains important information (schedules etc.) for swimmers competing at the forthcoming ASA National Age Groups competition:
Check out the new ASA hub for all things relating to the forthcoming Nationals competition:
Beth & Shannon in their Technical Duet Routine
Huge congratulations to the following for their achievements which collectively and individually made for a very impressive showing at the ASA Masters in Telford.
Beth won a silver medal in the 20-29 age group technical solo event, with Shannon gaining bronze in the same category. Fiona won a gold medal in the age 40-49 technical solo category.
In the technical duets, Shannon and Beth took silver in the 20 – 29 age group, whilst Fiona and Megan were awarded gold in the 30-39 age group.
Beth gained a silver medal in the 20-29 age category for her free solo routine, with Shannon taking bronze. Meanwhile Fiona was busy garnering another gold medal in the 40-49 age category.
Beth and Shannon were awarded another silver medal in the 20-29 age group free duets, with Fiona and Megan grabbing another gold for their routine in the 30-39 age category.
Finally, the CoPA team took bronze in the combination team event.
A full report on the competition can be found on the ASA web site.
A fantastic effort by all the CoPA girls who took part, well done!
