Saturday night saw the younger swimmers from Kimberley Swimming Club travel to Melton, to compete in the first round of the 2013 Leicester Diddy League.
The team of 9 -12 year old's, including Thomas Ellis and Alfie Hawksworth who were swimming in their first ever gala, all swam hard against tough competition from last years league winners Leicester Penguins.
Individual first places went to the following Kimberley Swimmers -
Thomas Ellis 9yrs 25m breaststroke, his first ever gala race, Jimi Knowles 9yrs 25m freestyle, Anya Deegan 9/10yrs 25m breaststroke, Joseph Kingsland 9/10yrs 25m breaststroke, Jessica Shephard 9yrs 25m backstroke, Ted Goonan- Dunne 9yrs 25m backstroke, Katie Walker 9/10yrs 25m backstroke, Josh Skinner 9/10yrs 25m backstroke, Eve McGrenaghan 9/11yrs 25m breaststroke, Aiden williamson 9/12yrs 50m freestyle, Lauren Shipley 9yrs 25m freestyle and Alex Cooke 9yrs 25m freestyle.
First places in the relays were gained by -
The boys 9yrs 100m freestyle & 100m medley team - Alexander Cooke, Alfie Hawksworth, Thomas Ellis & Ted Goonan-Dunne,
The girls 9yrs 100m freestyle & 100m medley team - Lily Orme, Jessica Shephard, Imogen Spouge, & Lauren Shipley,
The boys 9/10yrs 100m medley & freestyle relay team - Dylan Wharton, Joseph Kingsland, Jimi Knowles & Bradley Francis,
The boys 9/11yrs 100m free relay James McKeown, Joseph Kingsland, Jimi Knowles & Bradley Francis,
The mixed 9/12yrs 100m breaststroke relay - Lauren Shipley, Alexander Cooke, Anya Deegan, Joseph Kingsland
Tanisha Howell, Bradley Francis, Charly Pink & Josh Shipman.
The final points at the end of the evening were as follows -
Leicester Penguins 201
Kimberley 196
Braunstone 119
Knighton Fields 88
Melton B 70
Diddy League Round One
The next round is scheduled for the 11th of May.
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