2010 Herts Peanuts 3rd Round Division 1 Report

The 3rd round gala was held at Potters Bar on Saturday 3rd July hosted by Hoddesdon.The Eels swam well achieving 21 Pbs, two 1st places, five 2nd places and two 3rd places, to finish in 6th place on the night. The 1st places went to Jack Freestone in the 25m Butterfly and Georgina Fisher in 50m Freestyle.The 2nd places went to : Pheobe Spicer in 25m Freestyle, Philip Wistow in the 25m Breastroke, Julianne Sullivan in the 50m Freestyle, Jack Freestone in the 25m Breastroke and Kaitlyn Walsh in the 50m Butterfly.The 3rd places went to: Pheobe Spicer in the 25m Butterfly and Luke Mc Curry in the 25m Breastroke. Well done to every swimmer who took part in the gala.

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2010 Herts Peanuts 3rd Round Division 3 Report

The 3rd round gala was held at Borehamwood on Saturday 3rd July. The Fish also swam a good gala finishing in 6th place. They achieved 17 Pbs,three 1st places, five 2nd places and two 3rd places. The 1st places went to : Ryan Brewster in the 25m Freestyle, Eliza Thornton in the 25m Breastroke and George Allen in the 25m Backstroke. The 2nd places went to: Sam Glossop in the 25m Backstroke, Matthew Day in the 25m Breastroke, Freddy Mc Ewan in the 25m Freestyle, Eliza Thornton in the 25m Backstroke and Matthew Day in the 25m Butterfly. The 3rd places went to: Ryan Brewster in 25m Butterfly and emma Hawkins in the 25m Backstroke. Well done to all the young team swimmers who took part.

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2010 Herts Peanuts 2nd Round Division 3 Report

Well done to Hoddesdon Fish team who swam really well in the 2nd Round Divsion 3 gala held on the 15th May 2010 at Borehamwood. It was a great gala in which the Fish team gave 100% effort which resulted in them achieving 5th place overall. What pleased the team manager more than anything was the continued great team spirit shown by all the swimmers throughout the gala and paricularly at the end when they were the only team who got together to give each other a resounding cheer for job well done. On the night the team achieved 3 First places, 2 Second places and 8 Third places. Encouragingly there were 18 new personal best times set by:

Sophie Biggs, Becky Crowther, Eliza Thornton, James Cutts, Suzanne Mayes, Pierce Connolly, Paige Connolly, Ryan Brewster, Grace Harvey, Erin Crowley, Amy Tridgell, William Crowther, Sam Gibson, Nathan Day, Emma Hawkins, Sam Glossop, Matthew Day and Emily Rose Higgins.

Swimmer of the gala awards went : Suzanne Mayes & James Cutts.

The Team Manager said “the whole team swam well, I was really proud of them all”

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The Jubilant “Fish” Team

2009 Peanuts League Division 2 Round 3 Report

Hoddesdon Fish ended the 2009 Peanuts League having gained a wealth of experience from the series and although the team finished the gala in 5th place there were some very impressive individual performances. On the night there were 3 individual 1st places, 4 individual 2nd places, five individual 3rd places and 14 new Pbs set. In the relay events the swimmers showed great team spirit working well together to achieve three 1st places, one 2nd place and four 3rd places.

The 1st places were won by: Claire Quinn, Eliza Thornton and Chloe Richards. Second places were won by:Matthew Day, Imogen Bell, Sarah Cutts and Joshua Ramsey. Third places went to: Holly Charles, Joshua Ramsey, Christopher Price, Wallace West and Matthew Day.

New Personal Best times were set by: Cameron Bell, Sam Glossop, Claire Quinn, Joshua Ramsey(3), Sophie Rose, Imogen Bell, Christopher Price,Sarah Cutts,Emma Hawkins, Wallace West, Eliza Thornton and Chloe Richards.

The winning relay teams were: Girls U/12 4x1 Freestyle, Boys U/11 4x1 Freestyle and Girls U/12 4x1 Medley. The second placed relay team was: Boys U/11 4x1 Medley and the 3rd placed relay teams were : Girls U/11 4x1 Medley, Boys U/12 4x1 Freestyle, Girls U/13 4x1 Medley and Girls U/13 4x1 Freestyle.

Congratulations to everybody in the team, you did really well! keep up the good work and you will see your performance improving in the weeks and months ahead.

Results of the 3rd round gala; 1st place Kings Langley 134 points, 2nd place Broxbourne 134 points, 3rd place Buntingford 135 points, 4th place Royston 147 points, 5th place Hoddesdon 159 points and 6th place Letchworth 178 points.

Peanuts League Division 1 Round 3 Report

Hoddesdon Eels entered the 3rd and final round gala of the 2009 Peanuts League determined to improve on their 2nd round finishing position of 4th place. The team swam well and finished the gala in 2nd position making sure of retaining their Division 1 status.There were some good individual performances resulting in five 1st places, five 2nd places, five 3rd places and five P/Bs. The relay teams also performed well winning three 1st places, four 2nd places and six 3rd places.

The 1st places were won by: Georgina Fisher (2),Tomas Stevens (2) and Hayley Warrington. The 2nd places were won by: Rebecca Freestone, Hayley Warrington, Mickey Waters, Kaitlyn Walsh and Scott King. Third places went to: Rebecca Freestone, Ben Scott, Kane Hagley- King, Shona Costello and Charlie Stevens.

New Personal Best times were achieved by: Kaitlyn Walsh, Mickey Waters, Amy Millard, Harry Goldthorpe and Hayley Warrington.

The winning relay teams were: Girls U/12 4x2 Freestyle, Girls U/13 4x2 Medley and Girls U/13 4x2 Freestyle. Second placed relay teams were: Boys U/11 4x1 Medley, Boys U/13 4x2 Medley, Boys U/12 4x2 Medley and Boys U/13 4x2 Freestyle. The relay teams coming 3rd were: Boys 9yrs 4x1 Freestyle, Girls 9yrs 4x1 Medley, Girls U/11 4x1 Freestyle, Girls U/12 4x2 Medley and Mixed all Ages 8x1 Squadron Relay.

Well done to everyone who has taken part in Division 1 Peanuts League this year, once again you all gave 110% effort and you should be proud of your achievements.

Results of the 3rd round gala: 1st place Berkamstead 119 points, 2nd place Hoddesdon 139 points, 3rd place Watford 140 points, 4th place Potters Bar 151 points, 5th place Herts F lyers 152 points and 6th Costa 186 points

Peanuts League Division 1&2, Sorry no gala reports available.

Peanuts League Division 1 Round One 2009.

Hoddesdon Eels travelled to Stevenage on Saturday 25th April to compete in the first round of Herts Division1 Peanuts League. The team swam well and came a close 4th against some best teams in the county challenging for the top places in the league.

Individually there were 1st places for :Georgina Fisher (2),Tomas Stevens (2) and Hayley Warrington (2) and 2nd places for Matthew Day and Shona Costello, while 3rd places were achieved by, Luke Broughal, Sydney Crouch, Matthew Hallam and Kane Hagley-King.

In the relay races the girls U13 4x2 freestyle team came in 1st place whilst the boys U13 4x2 medley team came in 2nd setting a new club record.

It was a night of oustanding effort from all the team members resulting in personal best performances from: Rebecca Freestone, Ben Scott, Hayley Warrington, Luke Broughal, Georgina Fisher, Kaitlyn Walsh, Roya Keswick, Charlie Stevens and Kane Hagley- King.

Swimmer of the Gala awards went to: Georgina Fisher and Ben Scott, congratulations to both of you.

Finally and as always the club expects 110% of effort from our swimmers and once again that’s exactly what you all gave, Well done! from the team manager, head coach and all the supporting staff.

Results of the gala: 1st place Hatfield 93 points, 2nd place Harpenden 136 points, 3rd place Bishop Stortford 141 points, 4th place Hoddesdon 146 points, 5th place Watford A 173 points and 6th place Potters Bar 184 points.

Peanuts League Division 2 Round 1 2009

Hoddesdon Fish travelled to Potters Bar on Saturday 25th April to host the first round of Herts Division 2 Peanuts League. The Hoddesdon team consisting of young enthusiastic members of the club put up a fine performance in what for some was their first gala of the year. The team swam with determination coming in 5th position on the night with 13 personal best performances, one 1st place, 4 second places and 2 third places in the individual events and 2nd place in the boys 9 year special relay.

 The individual 1st place was achieved by Sam Glossop and 2nd places were achieved by Henry Goldthorpe, Holly Charles, David Cole and Joshua Ramsey. Individual 3rd places were achieved by Chloe Richards and Eliza Thornton. The 2nd place special relay boys 9 years team consisted of Elliot Barret-Hoffman, James Cutts, Cameron Burton and Joshua Thomas.

The gala produced 13 personal best performances from: Amy Millard, Henry Goldthorpe, Holly Charles, David Cole, Claire Quinn, Becky Crowther, Sam Glossop, Joshua Ramsey, Chloe Richards, Lewis Warren, Christopher Price, Eliza Thornton and Sarah Cutts.

Swimmer of the Gala awards went: Amy Millard ans Sam Glossop.

Well done to all members of the team you were all great, keep it up for the second round.

Results of the gala; 1st place Cheshunt Black 70 points, 2nd place Verulam Penquins 135 points, 3rd place Hemel Hempstead 137 points, 4th place Buntingford 157 points, 5th place Hoddesdon 180 points and 6th place Royston 200 points.

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