25th June 2024

Well done to all swimmers who took part in the Club Gala on 25th June. Another exciting night of racing and lots of PBs.

Club gala records broken

Emily Burrell, 15 & Over, 100m Free, 1.00.13 (breaking Laura Burgess’s record from 2022 by 0.61 sec)                

Lucy Oliver, 13/14 years, 100m IM, 1.09.46 (breaking the previous 2019 record set by Harriet Rogers by 0.73 sec)

William Oliver, 11/12 years, 50m B/C, 35.38 (breaking Lewis Kestle’s 2019 record by 0.37 sec) 

Lewis Kestle, 15 & Over, 50m B/C, 28.16  (breaking Will Beukenholdt’s 2018 record by 0.07 sec. Alex Morton also went under the old record)

Sprint Award Scheme for Younger Swimmers

For many newcomers to the club you may not be aware that DASC runs an award scheme to encourage young or inexperienced swimmers by providing them with targets to aim at and achieve. Our scheme sets target times for all four strokes and Individual Medley at three different levels – bronze, silver and gold. If your swimmer achieves any of the times in a gala (either a club gala or an external gala), then they can buy a sprint award badge. Many swimmers choose to have the badges sewn on to the back of their T-bag T-shirts as can be seen above.