Saturday 11 July 2015

World CP Games in Nottingham

Emily Anthony has been selected to compete for England in the 2015 CPISRA World Games which take place in Nottingham this August.

Her place on the squad was decided by Cerebral Palsy Sport from the CP National Championships (29th March 2015), British Para-Swimming International Meet (Glasgow, 26-29th March 2015), and other licensed meets from April 2014-March 2015.

The  2015 CPISRA World Games take place between the 6th and 16th August.

 The Opening Ceremony for the Games will take place on 9th August at the Harvey Hadden Sports Complex and the Closing Ceremony will take place on the early evening of Saturday 15th August. Competitors will compete from all over the world in a range of sports including Athletics, Bowls, Swimming, 7-a-side Football Under 19 World Championships and two demonstration sports of Para Taekwondo and Table Cricket

More information on the games can be found by clicking this link CPISRA WORLD GAMES

The swimming events take place on the 13th - 15th August at Harvey Hadden.
 
If anyone would like to go to any of the events, tickets can be purchased via this link
Ticket info

Good luck to Emily from all at Kimberley S,C


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Thursday 2 July 2015

Diddy League Final 27th June 2015

Champions of Diddy League for the 3rd consecutive year

Saturday the 27th of June saw KSC swimmers competing at Braunstone Leisure Centre, in the last of the three rounds of the Leicester District Swimming League. Finishing first, winning the Howarth Trophy for the 3rd consecutive year.

     Junior Club Captains Lewis Rounce and Megan Hanson with the trophies.


On the night personal bests were achieved by -

Daniel Horner, Katie Walker, Bradley Francis, Isaac Morledge, Lauren Shipley x 2, Megan Hanson x 2,Joseph Kingsland, Tom Ellis, Jimi Knowles, Adam Orme, Josh Wakelin

First places went to -

Livia Kingsland 25m free,
Amy Sheldon 25m Breast
Isaac Morledge 25m breast
Lauren Shipley 25m free, 25m Backstroke
Megan Hanson 50m Breastroke, 50m Freestyle
Joseph Kingsland 50m breastroke
Finley Bunhejee 25m backstroke
Imogen Spouge 25m Breastroke
Jimi Knowles 50m freestyle, 50m Butterfly
Josh Wakelin 25m Backstroke

First places also went to the following relay teams -

12 yrs girls free team – Emily Betteridge, Abbey Close, Emma Stephenson, Megan Hanson
12 yrs boys free relay – Ciaran Smith, Matthew Fearn, Jimi Knowles, Joseph Kingsland
10/U boys medley relay – Harry Stevenson, Matthew Jackson, Isaac Morledge, Finley Bunhejee
11/U girls freestyle relay – Ella Maher, Jessica Reeves, Imogen Spouge, Lauren Shipley
11/U boys freestyle relay – Lewis Rounce, Josh Wakelin, Tom Ellis, Thomas Reeves
10/U boys freestyle relay – Will Francis, Harry Stevenson, Finley Bunhejee, Matthew Jackson
11/U boys Medley Relay – Lewis Rounce, Matthew Jackson, Thomas Reeves, Josh Wakelin
12/U boys medley relay – Ciaran Smith, Joseph Kingsland, Bradley Francis, Matthew Fearn
Mixed 9-12 Yrs Freestyle Relay Cannon

Final results on the night were –

Kimberley 219 points
Leicester Neptune 187
Daventry 170
Corby 161
Swadlincote 161
Loughborough 115

               The Motley Crew and some fans!!

July Birthdays

Birthday wishes for July go to:

 Anthony Adams, Evan Barks, Namit Batra, Jacob Bis, Alfie Cooper, Naomi Forbes, Bradley Francis, Adam Gregory, Freya Hanson, Coral Harewood-Soos, Daniel Hodgson, Naimh Hutchinson, Jack & Jessica Inquieti-Lamb, Jacqueline Jenkins-Weller, Sophie McKeown, Betsy Moore, Heidi Pegg, Imogen Spouge, Nathan Stevenson, Toby Thorpe, Tilly Woolis and Mollie Wright and to the over 18’s,  Emma & Joe Banner, Alisha Christian, Kay Mansfield and Rob Swinburne.


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