By Mr Castro (Head of Swimming)

Photo - Megan, Holly, Lucy, Eleni and Eloise. 

Many congratulations to our superstar swimmers who excelled for their clubs and counties, at the Swim England East Region Regional Championships.

This age group based competition consists of the very best swimmers across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex competing to be Regional Champions! 

We were delighted to have seven BGS swimmers race at these hotly contested championships: Eva Jackson (Year 6), Megan Barnicoat (Year 7), Holly Katasi (Year 8), Charlie Duce (Year 9), Eloise Cole (Year 10), Lucy Young (Lower Sixth) and Eleni Zorn (Lower Sixth)

Eva raced in the 50m free and did well to qualify for the 50m freestyle as an 11-year-old in the 11/12 age group. Eleni and Lucy raced 2 and 6 events respectively. 

Charlie raced in six events and achieved PBs in the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle. 

Holly raced in seven events and made it into two finals, the 50m and 100m butterfly. She swam PBs in the 50m and 100m butterfly, 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle, and 100m backstroke. 

Eloise raced in six events and qualified for five finals. She won bronze in the 50m freestyle and 50m butterfly, and gold in the 50m butterfly.

Megan was the standout performer, she raced in seven events and qualified for three finals; the 200m freestyle and 100m and 200m backstroke. She won silver in the 200m freestyle and 200m backstroke, and in both events did a PB in the heat and the final. She came 4th in the 100m backstroke final with PBs in heat and final. 

Megan also achieved PBs in the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle, and claimed silver in the 400m and 800m freestyle whilst winning gold in the 1500m freestyle. Megan has also qualified for Open Water Nationals later in the summer.