A TEAM from the City of Southampton Swimming Club have qualified for the National Championships at Sheffield next month.
The 13-year-old girls team of Charlotte Slater, Joanne Jeffcoate, Hayley Couchman and Nicola Gentles swam at the Southern County Championships in the relay team event and their fifth place means that they can swim in the Freestyle event on July 29.
In the individual age group Southern County events at Crystal Palace, Slater claimed four medals.
She was second in the 200m Butterfly (2.32.14) and the 100m Butterfly (1.089.43).
In the 800m Freestyle (9.42.33, pb) she was third and converted her short course National Qualifying time to Long Course.
She also won bronze in the 100m Freestyle (1.04.48), helping her to finish sixth in her age group.
Nicolas Edwards, 14, swimming in the 1500m Freestyle (17.27.25, pb) won silver - the first time a medal has been won in this event by a swimmer from the City club.
He was fifth in the 400m Freestyle (4.29.86) and fourth in the final of the 200m Butterfly (2.32.88, pb).
There were further pbs for Edwards in the 400m IM (5.14.03), 100m Backstroke (1.10.92), 200m IM (2.29.16), 100m Butterfly (1.08.87) and the 100m Freestyle (1.00.27).
Joanna Jeffcoate (13) was fifth in the final of the 100m Butterfly (1.11.44), sixth in the 200m Backstroke (2.36.11) and the 200m freestyle (2.17.53) and eighth in the 200m Butterfly (2.42.29). Overall in her age group she was ninth.
Joshua Willcocks, 14, won bronze in the 200m Freestyle (2.04.86), fourth in the final of the 100m Freestyle (57.96) and eighth in the 200m IM final (2.26.34).
In his age group he finished ninth.
His brother Sebastian Willcocks, 12, was fifth in the 200m Butterfly final in a pb.
Samuel Sharpe, 13, did well in the 1500m Freestyle and 400m Freestyle while Couchman competed in the 100m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke and 100m Breaststroke.
Gentles swam well in the 100m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle and 100m Breaststroke while another 13-year-old, Sammy Windebank, competed well in the 200m Backstroke and 100m Backstroke.
Leah Husband (12) competed in the 100m Freestyle.
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