Leighton Buzzard Win Junior League Gala

On Saturday 2 July, Leighton Buzzard Swimming Club’s younger swimmers took part in Round 2 of the 2011 Milton Keynes and District Junior League gala. This was held at Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre and LBSC were swimming against clubs from Chesham, Maxwell (Aylesbury), Putteridge and Newport Pagnall.

Leighton Buzzard won sixteen of the events.  Individual event winners were Connor Ferguson, Jacob Murtagh (2), Bethany Twitchell, Benjamin Howells, George Carter (2), Elise Crick, Tom Faulkner and Mollie Twitchell.  The winning relay teams were: the girls 100m medley team of Maisy Rose, Eden Horwood, Lauren Wright and Amy Edwins, the boys 100m freestyle team of George Carter, Jacob Murtagh, Sasha Emburey and James Cripps, the girls 100m medley team of Freya Payne, Bethany Twitchell, Ella Hallwood and Lauren Faulkner, the girls 100m freestyle team of Lauren Wright, Maisy Rose, Eden Horwood and Amy Edwins, the boys 100m medley team of James Cripps, Jacob Murtagh, George Carter and Filipe Cascais-Davis, the girls 100m freestyle team of Mollie Twitchell, Zoe Bisby, Megan Desmond, and Elise Crick,

Well done to the 11 swimmers achieving new personal best times (‘PB’s’). These were Zoe Bisby, Lauren Faulkner (3), Alfie Lay (2), George Carter, Connor Ferguson (2), Kiera Rogers, Bethany Twitchell, Lauren Wright, Freya Payne, James Cripps and Mollie Twitchell.

The final event, the Cannon Relay, involving 8 swimmers from each club (4 girls and 4 boys) swimming in ascending ages is always hugely popular and the LBSC squad came in second to rapturous cheering and applause!

Graeme Bell, Assistant Coach at LBSC was delighted with the result and had noting but praise for the youngsters saying “They were tremendous. We won despite several members of the squad not being available on the day. A truly great effort by everyone!” Graeme went on to say that LBSC were now looking forward to participating in the 3^rd and final round on 10^th September.

The final result of the gala was Leighton Buzzard 1^st with 202 points, 2^nd Newport Pagnall with 195 points, 3^rd was Maxwell ‘B’ on 193 points, 4^th was Chesham on 176 points and 5^th Putteridge on 133 points.