Congratulations to Lucy Oliver (Top Squad) who has recently been accepted on the Northumberland and Durham Swimming Junior Performance Programme 2021-22.
The programme will run from September to December 2021 and Lucy will have access to regular long course training sessions at Sunderland Aquatic Centre, under the guidance of a County Coaching Team.
Lucy has been selected as she is one of the top swimmers within Northumberland and Durham ranked top 20 in 12,13 and 14 year age group (age as Dec.21) based on British Long course rankings in the past 12 months.
Well done Lucy and enjoy your long course training!
Congratulations to Laura Burgess (Top Squad) who has been accepted on the Northumberland and Durham Swimming Association Senior and Youth Performance programme 2012-22.
Laura will have access to regular long course training at Sunderland Aquatic Centre under the guidance of a County Coaching Team which will run from September 2021-July 2022. Laura’s selection was based on the fact that she is one of the top 6 within the 15 year age group (age as of December 2021).
Well done Laura and enjoy your long course training experience.
Congratulations to Ruby Diment and Alex Boyer (Top Squad) who have both been selected to attend Phase 1 of the Swim England National Development Programme for 2021-22.
The Programme this year is split in to two Phases. Phase 1 includes two online camps which will involve both technical and soft skill workshops. Phase 2 will be a focused poolside camp involving stroke efficiency and turn development.
Harriet Rogers competed for Darlington ASC in the British Swimming Selection Trials at the London Aquatic Centre. The five days of competition saw some tremendous performances from leading British swimmers with 28 of them achieving consideration times for selection for the GB Olympic team for Tokyo and several new British records being set.
In the heats of 100m Freestyle Harriet finished 10th in 57.17 seconds, recording the third fastest time at the meet by a swimmer born in 2004. On the following day she competed in her favourite 50m Freestyle event, recording 25.93 in the heats, qualifying 7th for the final. She then went faster in the evening final to finish 7th in 25.77 to be the second fastest swimmer of her age on the day. In the three long course high level meets that Harriet has competed in since February, she has produced a remarkably consistent set of excellent swims, and her performances at age 16 have been noticed by many coaches and other swimmers.
It was fitting that Glen Fenby was able to be at the meet with Harriet to take enormous pride in her achievements, at the end of more than 5 years as Harriet’s coach. This was Glen’s final gala as DASC Head Coach and also Harriet’s last gala representing the club.
Harriet joined DASC in December 2011 at the age of 7. It has been a great privilege to watch her progress through the squads, develop her great natural talent through huge amounts of hard work and commitment in the pool and the gym, rewrite the club gala record book, win medals at National level, be selected for the Swim England National Performance Squad, and compete at Selection Trials alongside current and future Olympians.
She has been a role model and inspiration to many youngsters at DASC, both as a swimmer and a person. We wish her every success as she follows her dream, and will watch her progress with continuing interest and support.
