Congratulations to the twenty-two Hemel swimmers who have qualified for this years Regional Championships, of which seven have qualified for the first time.
The qualifiers are
| Leanne Abrey Millie Anderton* Izzy Anderton Eleanor Bevan Kira Doyle Alice Fender Millie Herbert* Keelin McKenna* Shona McKenna Lois Moore Georgia Purkis Paige Wilding |
Seyi Bankole* Jack Christie Joe Coldwell* Ashley Coombs Jonny Farrow Josh Gaines Max Jelfs Mattias Morse* Luke Pestaille* Jack Spence |
(first time qualifiers are indicated with an *)
The championships take place over two weekends, with the 15 and over swimmers competing in Norwich on the 30th April, and the 1st and 2nd May, and the 14 and under swimmers competing in Luton on the 28th – 30th May.
A number of other swimmers came very close to achieving a qualifying time, with Sam Gaines deserving a special mention after he swam a regional QT just 3 weeks after the qualifying window closed. Good luck to all of those swimmers for 2017.