An injury hit Clevedon squad competed in a special invitational gala hosted by Bristol Henleaze on Saturday 9th September. Considering the standard of the opposition, they did extremely well in this first gala of the new season. Most of the squad were swimming for the first time at the new 8 lane pool at Horfield Leisure Centre which is a most impressive new venue and a dramatic improvement on the old Bristol North facility.

Keynsham were the pre meet favourites as they fielded a team that competes in the Speedo Premier Division and included several swimmers who have swum for Great Britain in recent junior international meets. It just showed how strong the competition was when they were beaten by a determined and talented Stroud team!

Final placings were:

Harry Thornton, George Harris and Laura Neal were the only Clevedon swimmers to win individual events, which just emphasises the quality of the event and makes their achievement all the more impressive.

Bethan Clinton, Harry Thornton (2), Will Powell, Steve Bowen (2), Laura Neal, Andrew Payne, Sophie Feboul, Dan Lewis, Heather Jones, Hayley Burston and Adam Ollis all set new Personal Best Times.

Graham Feboul
Press Officer