Details of our Short Course Graded Meet are now available. This takes place the weekend of the 1st & 2nd July 2023. Entries are accepted on a first come, first served basis so please ensure you enter this popular meet early to avoid disappointment.
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July ‘A’ and ‘B’ Grade Short Course Meet
Posted by Steve Russell on March 23, 2023
https://www.rotherhammetro.org/uncategorized/july-a-and-b-grade-short-course-meet/
Mollie to compete in Dubai
Club Captain Mollie Fisher flies to the UAE this week and will represent Team England in the Middle Eastern Championships. Mollie will spend the week in Dubai starting with three days training followed by three days of competition. She is part of a 75-strong national team taking part who have been selected as a result of their inclusion in the Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DiSE). Mollie is working towards DiSE through Loughborough College. It is a two year BTEC course which she is completing alongside her A-Levels. More information about DiSE can be found here: Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DiSE) – Swimming | Swim England
Mollie has chosen to compete in 7 events in Dubai and will be the first Rotherham Metro swimmer in several years to represent her country. The training and competition takes place at the Hamdan Sports Complex (Hamdan Sports Complex (hamdansc.com)) which is an impressive world class facility. The club wishes Mollie well as she makes the most of this fantstic opportunity. Check out our social media outlets for more news on Mollie’s performance at the event.
Posted by Jim Fisher on February 5, 2023
https://www.rotherhammetro.org/uncategorized/mollie-to-compete-in-dubai/
Springtime Level 3 Long Course Meet Details Now Available***Latest Update, Saturday Now Full But Space Still Available on Sunday***
Details of our Springtime Meet are now available. This takes place the weekend of the 13th & 14th May 2023. Entries are accepted on a first come, first served basis so please ensure you enter this popular meet early to avoid disappointment.
**As from 10th March only entries for swims scheduled to take place on Sunday can be accepted.
Meet Details
Posted by Steve Russell on January 25, 2023
https://www.rotherhammetro.org/uncategorized/springtime-level-3-long-course-meet-details-now-available/
New Club Shop Now Open!
We are pleased to partner with A-PRINT of Wickersley for all our kit requirements.
A link to the shop can be found below:
Posted by Jim Fisher on August 24, 2022
https://www.rotherhammetro.org/uncategorized/new-club-shop-now-open/
Luke breaks his own record at British Championships
Luke Booth made a great start to Metro’s representation at this Summer’s National Championships by breaking his own record in the 1500m freestyle at the British Championships being held at Ponds Forge. On July 22nd, he swam a time of 16:23.47 beating his previous time by over 6 seconds. Luke also swam the 400m freestyle the following day and will compete again at the English Nationals during August.
Good luck to Luke and all Metro swimmers.
Posted by Jim Fisher on August 4, 2022
https://www.rotherhammetro.org/uncategorized/luke-breaks-his-own-record-at-british-championships/
Luke Booth breaks a 20 year old record!
Last weekend saw our swimmers continue to succeed at our well-attended Springtime Meet at Ponds Forge.
There were some exceptional performances topped off by Luke Booth breaking Joe Roebuck’s record from August 2002 in the Open Boys 400m Freestyle.
Luke achieved a time of 4:10.90 breaking the previous record of 4:11.36.
Well done to Luke for breaking yet another Club Record!
Posted by Jim Fisher on May 17, 2022
https://www.rotherhammetro.org/uncategorized/luke-booth-breaks-a-20-year-old-record/
Girls 50m and 100m Freestyle Records Broken Again!
Eve Doherty has been in record breaking form again in recent weeks.
At the British Championships last month she broke her own U15 and Open records for the 50m freestyle with a time of 27.40s. She then went on to break her own 100m record at the NERs with a time of 59.51s.
Posted by Jim Fisher on May 11, 2022
https://www.rotherhammetro.org/uncategorized/girls-50m-and-100m-freestyle-records-broken-again/
***LONG COURSE CLUB RECORDS UPDATED***
Following on from all the club records broken at the Yorkshire Championships, we have seen continued record breaking success from Luke Booth, Eve Doherty and Mollie Fisher.
Luke set the bar high on 25th March in Sheffield by beating George Russell’s 2015 record in the Open Boys 1500m freestyle with a time of 16:29.69. Just a week later, also in Sheffield, he then went on to knock over 9s from his own Open Boys 800m freestyle record with a time of 8:37.27.
On 13th March in Coventry, Eve broke Georgina Whysall’s 1997 record in the U15 Girls 100m freestyle with a time of 59.54s. She then went on to break her own record in the U15 Girls 50m freestyle with a time of 27.61s in Sheffield on 3rd April and at the same time breaking the open record also set by Georgina Whysall in 1998.
On 11th March in Stockport, Mollie broke her own record on the Open Girls 1500m freestyle with a time of 17:54.05 only to better it just 2 weeks later in Sheffield with a time of 17:52.09.
Massive congratulations to all three swimmers!
Posted by Jim Fisher on April 4, 2022
https://www.rotherhammetro.org/uncategorized/long-course-club-records-updated/
***CLUB RECORDS BROKEN AT YORKSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIPS!***
Well done to Eve Doherty in the 50m freestyle, with a time of 27.80s, beating Georgina Whysall’s time in the U15 girls of 27.85s from 1997. She then went on to achieve a slightly faster time in the final, of 27.78s to break her own record the same day!
Also well done to Luke Booth, in the 800m freestyle with a time of 8:46:95, beating the open record of 8:48:22 set by George Russell in 2016.
Massive congratulations to both swimmers!
Posted by Jim Fisher on February 28, 2022
https://www.rotherhammetro.org/uncategorized/club-records-broken-at-yorkshire-championships/
CLUB RECORD – JACK FINNIE 100IM JUNIOR BOYS
Congratulations to Jack Finnie on his club record.
100IM Junior Boys (u15) Short Course
1:03.75
Location NER Championships at Ponds Forge
7th November 2021
Jack beats Harold Cocking’s time from 2018 of 1:04.49
Posted by Steven Empson on November 9, 2021
https://www.rotherhammetro.org/uncategorized/club-record-jack-finnie-100im-junior-boys/