Top-three spot for the Hemel Hempstead A team

Hemel Hempstead SC were in action at the Herts Major League gala in Borehamwood at the weekend

They were just half a point behind second placed Watford in a thrilling encounter at Borehamwood on Saturday, which saw both teams neck and neck throughout the evening behind clear winners CoSTA A.

The B Team – swimming in the other gala that evening and having lost a number of their swimmers to the A team – came sixth on the night behind five clubs swimming their first teams in what was always going to be a difficult night.

Congratulations to Joe Coldwell, Alice Fender, Josh Gaines and Millie Herbert who won their individual races, and to the open boys’ quartet of Jack Christie, Josh Gaines, Matt Sherriff and Jack Spence who won both of their relay events.

There were some excellent individual performances, with Sam Gaines posting 1.5s and 2s PBs in the 100 fly and breaststroke races.

Izzy Anderton swam a massive 4.5s PB in the 100 fly, while Joe Coldwell’s first place in the 100 breast was achieved with a 2.5s PB.

Second places were achieved by Millie Anderton, Freya Beresford, Ashley Coombs, Matt Sherriff, and the girls’ U12 free relay team of Millie Anderton, Freya Beresford, Millie Herbert and Holly Robinson, the girls’ U16 free relay team of Leanne Abrey, Eleanor Bevan, Alice Fender and Rebecca Sewell, and the boys’ U16 free relay team of Ashley Coombs, Chris Cox, Jonny Farrow and Sam Gaines.

The other members of the team were Aimee Abrey, Emily Jelfs, Reuben Balch, Elliott Davies, Olivia Kerr, Harrison Mills. Mason Mills, Mattias Morse, Luke Pestaille, Amber Stratford, Nathan Whiting, Jess Walters, and Paige Wilding.