Cian Millsom claims medal at first meet as Bishop’s Stortford Swimming Club members take part in Watford Swimming Club Regional Qualifier

Cian Millsom claimed a medal at his first meet when Bishop’s Stortford Swimming Club members took part in the Watford Swimming Club Regional Qualifier.

Competing in the 10-year-old category, he took bronze in the 50m backstroke.

There were 28 Stortford athletes in action over two days as they took part in 101 swims. The club totalled 39 medals - 10 gold, 16 silver and 13 bronze.

Cian Millsom

The club’s youngest representatives did well throughout the event as Harrison Dodwell, Kenny Millsom, Linke Groenewald and Yana Patel also secured medals and personal bests.

Patel also secured top-three places in each race, as did Dylan Davenport, Felice Chan and Niamh James, with Davenport landing eight medals in total.

And PBs in all of their events were recorded by Cian Millsom, Kenny Millsom, Groenewald, Alexander Eustace, Beau Reilly, Guy Spearman-Baines, Isabella Crotty and Luca Tse.

Results: 10-year-olds \- Cian Millsom (bronze 50m backstroke); 11-year-olds \- Harrison Dodwell (gold 50m breaststroke, silver 100m breaststroke, bronze 50m freestyle), Kenny Millsom (silver, 50m breaststroke), Yana Patel (gold 50m butterfly, silver 50m freestyle); 12-year-olds \- Guy Spearman-Baines (silver 50m breaststroke, 100m breaststroke and 200m breaststroke), Noah Conroy (silver 200m freestyle); 13-year-olds \- Eddy Cheng (gold 100m breaststroke), Lois Fields (silver backstroke); 14-year-olds \- Elliot Hall (gold 50m breaststroke, silver 200m individual medley); 15-year-olds \- Dylan Davenport (gold 50m freestyle, silver 400m freestyle, bronze 50m breaststroke, gold 50m butterfly, gold 100m butterfly, silver 50m backstroke, bronze 100m backstroke, gold 200m IM), Felice Chan (silver 50m freestyle and 200m freestyle); 16-year-olds \- Beau Reilly (bronze 50m freestyle and 50m butterfly), Freya Hadnutt (bronze 100m freestyle, bronze 50m backstroke, bronze 100m backstroke); 18-year-olds \- Miriam Moukdad (bronze 200m freestyle, bronze 400m freestyle, bronze 100m breaststroke, gold 50m breaststroke); Over-18s \- Niamh James (gold 100m breaststroke, silver 50m butterfly, silver 100m butterfly), Jake Lloyd (bronze 100m backstroke, bronze 200m IM).