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Sparrow Gala - 23-01-2010

Outstanding win for Sevenoaks Team at Trophy Gala.

Two teams from Sevenoaks SC, Sevenoaks Red and Sevenoaks Black entered the Sparrow Trophy Gala on Saturday at Sevenoaks competing against Eastbourne SC, Sutton Atlantis SC and 1066 SC.  Sevenoaks Red team pulled off a resounding win for 1^st place with Sevenoaks Black team coming into 3^rd place behind Eastbourne SC.

The Sevenoaks Red team led throughout the evening with some outstanding swims from all the members of all the age groups events and holding on to first and second place throughout the evening

In the relay events Sevenoaks Red 15/u and Open age groups  were first in the freestyle relay and medley relays. In the 11/U age group the team came second in the freestyle relay and the medley relay.  The 13/U age group came 2^nd in the medley relay and were just pushed into 3^rd place in the freestyle relay.

The Sevenoaks Black team also had some   notable swims from Lindsey Sawyer winning   the 15/u backstroke, and taking 2^nd place in the 15/U butterfly.  Alex Macaulay won the 15/U freestyle and Paige Stapleton coming in 2^nd in the 15/U freestyle.  Tom Hordle came 2^nd in the 15/U backstroke and 3^rd in the 15/U Individual Medley.

In the Ladies Open backstroke there was a 2^nd place for AJ Airey, 2^nd for Carmen King in the Open freestyle event. Emily Cast swam to 3^rd place in the Open butterfly and Mark Phillips was 3^rd in the Men’s Open butterfly and took 3^rd place in the Open backstroke.

In the youngest age group of the Black team, and against some stiff opposition from both Sevenoaks Red and Eastbourne, there were worthy performances from Jack Zijdenbos and Hannah Crofts. 

 In the relay events Sevenoaks Black Open team came 2^nd in the freestyle relay and 3^rd in the medley relay. The 15/u team came 3^rd in the freestyle relay and 2^nd in the medley relay. The 13/U team came 6^th in the freestyle relay   and 4^th in the medley relay and the 11/U team came 3^rd in the freestyle relay and 3^rd in the medley relay event.

Team Manager Ann Walkley said she was delighted with the performance of both the teams and credit was due to all the members of both teams for achieving such a good final result.

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