Luke Booth continued his record-breaking form at Ponds Forge yesterday. This week sees some of our swimmers take to the water in the Aquatics GB Summer Championships. Luke represented the club in the Open 800m Freestyle event and finished with a time of 8:24.20, knocking over a second of a time he had set previously. Well done to Luke and good luck to all those still to swim.

Oscar Gavelle and Lily Cattlin took part in the Yorkshire and Regional Open Water Championships in Sale, Greater Manchester at the weekend. Each swam the 3000m in the boys and girls categories respectively.

They each achieved new club records in the process; Oscar beating his own record from last year setting a time of 35 min 28 sec. Lily set a new record as she is the first Metro girl to have taken part in such an event and her time was 39 min 12 sec.

Both came 2nd place in their respective age groups and proudly took home silver medals.

Well done to both swimmers for this exceptional achievement!

Our swimmers were again in action at the Barnsley Minots Sprint League at the weekend. The report from James Guy can be seen below:

Another great afternoon of Sprint Racing.

Result

1st: Metro-146

2nd: CoSSS-133

3rd: STOCKSBRIDGE-118

4th: Adwick-92.

Well done to all and thanks for all who helped at event and those who helped to get team together

Let’s go Metro.

Lily Cattlin continued her great form in the long distance events smashing again her own record in the under 15 girls long course 1500m freestyle. Her record time is now 18:52.76 and was achieved at the North East Regional Championships last weekend. Keep up the great work, Lily!

Luke Booth and Lily Cattlin were again in record breaking form at the weekend, each breaking records they had previously set themselves.

Luke knocked almost 5s of his own record in the 800m freestyle at the GB Aquatics Championships in London with a time of 8:25.87.

Lily knocked time from her own 1500m freestyle record at the Derby Excel April Meet going under 19 minutes for the first time with a new record of 18:59.35.

Well done to both swimmers!

Both Oscar Gavelle and Lily Cattlin were back in record-breaking form at the weekend each breaking the junior long course club record in the 1500m freestyle in the open and female categories respectively.

Oscar was first shine in Manchester acheiving a time of 17:10.08 winning the gold medal in the process. His time knocks a whopping 12 seconds off the record previously held by Luke Booth set in February 2020.

Lily then went on to break a much newer record, one held by Amelia Stratford for only two months. 2024 will no doubt continue to be a tussle between Lily and Amelia to keep hold of this record. Lily’s new time is 19:03.47 almost 6 seconds faster than the previous record.

Amelia Stratford was in fine form again at the weekend knocking over 9 seconds from her own 1500m freestyle club record at the Yorkshire Championships in Leeds. She breaks her own record with a time of 19:09.07, a record she only set last month at the Derby Excel meet at Ponds Forge.

Well done Amelia and keep up the great work!