CoPA Compete at ASA National Synchro Championships

Three CoPA swimmers had a great weekend at the ASA National Synchronised Swimming Championships in Nottingham last weekend.  In this, the top level competition in the UK, Rhea ranked 17th in her figures, whilst Tilly placed 32nd and Leah finished 42nd.

Rhea’s score qualified her as one of 12 swimmers to swim their free solo, whilst Tilly also swam in the technical solo.  Rhea and Tilly also swam their duet for which they placed 6th.  A tremendous result of which CoPA is very proud.

Rhea competing in the Free Solo discipline in the ASA National Synchronised Swimming Championships 2017

Rhea competing in the Free Solo discipline in the ASA National Synchronised Swimming Championships 2017

Rhea competing in the Free Solo discipline in the ASA National Synchronised Swimming Championships 2017

Tilly & Rhea competing in the Free Duet discipline in the ASA National Synchronised Swimming Championships 2017

Tilly & Rhea competing in the Free Duet discipline in the ASA National Synchronised Swimming Championships 2017

Tilly & Rhea competing in the Free Duet discipline in the ASA National Synchronised Swimming Championships 2017

NW Regional Squads

Congratulations to those CoPA swimmers who took part in yesterday’s North West athlete development trials.  All of our swimmers managed to obtain a place on either the Elite or Development squads.

The following CoPA swimmers made the NW Elite Squad:

  • Daisy Rushton
  • Rhea Howard
  • Tilly Hadcock
  • Leah Meyer
  • Isabel Clayton
  • Sophie Mills
  • Olivia Mills
  • Natasha Howard

The following  CoPA swimmers made the NW Development Squad:

  • Gracie Thomas
  • Isabel Gullick
  • Evie Coupe
  • Elizabeth Brown
  • Nema Dawkins
  • Imogen Barnes

Please see this document for full details and results breakdown.  Please also look at the events page for details of NW athlete development training dates.  Coaches/parents are encouraged to come along and get involved for experience even if they haven’t got swimmers involved as this is a development opportunity for both new and existing coaches.

CoPA Shine at the Nationals!

It was a successful weekend for CoPA at the ASA National Age Group Championships last weekend.  20 swimmers made the trip to Gloucester and achieved the following noteworthy results:

  • Daisy qualified to swim her solo and finished 6th (out of 12 who qualified) in the 13-15 solos
  • Daisy & Leah also qualified to swim their duet in the 13-15 age category and finished 8th
  • Rhea & Tilly swam their duet in the 15-18 age category and finished 7th
  • The 12 and under “Little Monsters” combination team (Abby, Elizabeth, Emily, Eve, Evie, Immy, Natasha, Nema, Rachel and Sofia) swam an outstanding routine to finish an impressive 9th out of 26 teams.  Many of these swimmers have only been with CoPA for less than 12 months!
  • The 13-15 free team (Daisy, Izzy, Leah and Olivia) finished 11th
  • The 19 & under combination team (Ana, Isabel, Olivia, Sophie, Rhea and Tilly) finished 2nd out of 17 to take a well deserved silver medal!

Full results can be found on the ASA event hub.

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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