Today saw 9 of our Junior swimmers competing in the competition. 2 of which, Niamh Bevan and Jodie Carreon, swam under City of Birmingham.
The main emphasis of this meet for the Juniors was simply to gain experience in events most had never swam. It was good for all to set some benchmarks to see where they are at, and also to see first hand some high level swimming to motivate and inspire.
We saw some great swims throughout the day, and even gaining few medals with great swims from Niamh, Jodie and Asha!
Unfortunately the day also saw quite a few disqualifications due to a lack of basic skills in the pool. I cant stress how important what we work on in training is, especially the finer details! All the time and effort you invest in your swimming can be so easily thrown away when you ignore the foundations - correct turns, finishes etc.
Hopefully, in future open meets more swimmers will get involved in these sorts of competitions, adding valuable experience to their swimming and accelerating their progress.
Tomorrow will see more swims from Niamh, Daniel Hindle, Maya Graves and Karnell Nune-Smith, hopefully with some more great swims!
Coach Rob
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