NEWS
Most Improved Swimmer Award - May 2023
It’s been difficult to choose as so many swimmers are working extremely hard. Awards for this month go to:
Amber Guilder
Ben Holland
Scarlett Cook
Heidi Baker
Hannah Chapman
Matthew Holland
Well done to everyone - we are seeing so much hard work from all it was very difficult to just pick a handful of swimmers.
March 2023
Braintree and Bocking Swimming Club members put in a spirited display against tough competition at the Essex Age Group Championships.
The county-wide championships were held across two weekends at the Basildon Sporting Village and saw swimmers from across Essex compete in a variety of races.
Josh Parker (14) won gold in the 50m Freestyle, 50m Butterfly, 100m Freestyle, and the 100m Butterfly. Parker broke county and club records to become the Boys' 14-year-old Essex County Champion in all four races.
He was Braintree and Bocking Swimming Club’s most-awarded competitor; Parker also medalled in the 50m Breaststroke, 50m Backstroke, 100m Backstroke, and the 200m Individual Medley.
Other notable medal winners include Mia Macklin (15), who won silver and bronze in the Girls 100m and 200m Butterfly respectively, and the Girls 9/10 Relay Team, which won bronze in the Medley Relay.
Overall, BBSC had a total of 21 finalists across the two-weekend-long event.
The individual finalists were: Marcie Aley, Kathryn Edwards, Morgan Foster, Holly Heighes, Mia Macklin, Annabel Morden, Albert Orley, Josh Parker, Finley Petts, Esme Reeve, Isabelle Talbot and Holly Underdown.
The finalists from the Girls 9/10 Relay Team were: Amalie Long, Caofie Long, Ezenay Long, Maisie Cooper, and Layla Cook.
The finalists from the Boys 9/10 Relay Team were: Finn Maloney, Matthew Holland, Ryan Reeve, and Myron Young.
Many of those who attended were first-time qualifiers and had never competed at the competition before.
Erica Johnson, the Head Coach of BBSC, said that she was very pleased with the results and looks forward to a successful year of competitions.
'We as BBSC coaches are extremely proud of our hardworking and amazing swimmers,' she declared after the Championships.