CIRENCESTER Swimming Club got their season up and running in the National Arena Swimming League at Keynsham Leisure Centre on Saturday night.

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National Arena Swimming League

They claimed a comfortable second place with great points contributions coming from all members of the team, from the 11U girls right through to the Men’s Open squad.

The result places Cirencester fourth of 18 teams in Division 2. A solid result in the next gala, to be held in Dorchester, will mean qualification for the Division 1 promotion gala in December.

The evening started with consistently high placed finishes in each of the opening round of team relay events, putting Cirencester second behind eventual winners Trowbridge, but safely clear of third-placed Street.

Joseph Giles, making his Arena League debut, and Lauren Izon maintained the momentum into the individual events securing first and second places in the 50m Backstroke.

Tom Cohoon, Alex Eburne, and Alex Cohoon also contributed individual wins, but the success of the evening was down to the many determined swims from the likes of Jo Farley, Emily Dixon and Charlotte Pearce, all of whom fought hard to gain valuable places and win as many points for the team in their events as possible.

Cirencester’s runner-up place was not threatened as the gala entered the final round of eight relay events. The results mirrored those of the opening relay events with a number of second and third placings and it was left to George Firth to follow up individual victories in the 100m Backstroke and Butterfly, to lead the Men’s Open freestyle team to victory in final event of the evening.

Joseph Giles won the night’s ‘Top Paddler’ award.

11/U Girls: Backstroke 2 Lauren Izon; Butterfly 3 Phoebe Carter; Breaststroke 3 Isabelle Mayer; Freestyle 3 Phoebe Carter; Freestyle relay 3 Phoebe Carter, Zoe Marriott, Isabelle Mayer, Lauren Izon; Medley relay 2 Lauren Izon, Isabelle Mayer, Phoebe Carter, Zoe Marriott

13/U Girls: Breaststroke 4 Abigail Maggs; Backstroke 4 Kate Marriott; Butterfly 3 Charlotte Pearce; Freestyle 2 Charlotte Pearce; Medley relay 2 Saskia Collins, Abigail Maggs, Charlotte Pearce, Kate Marriott; Freestyle relay 4 Charlotte Pearce, Abigail Maggs, Saskia Collins, Kate Marriott

15/U Girls: Backstroke 3 Eleanor Jolliffe; Butterfly 4 Charlotte Pearce; Freestyle 5 Francesca Lammond; Breaststroke 2 Joanna Farley; Freestyle relay 2 Joanna Farley, Eleanor Joliffe, Molly Stephens, Francesca Lammond; Medley relay 3 Eleanor Joliffe, Joanna Farley, Molly Stephens, Francesca Lammond

Open Ladies: IM 4 Emily Dixon; Butterfly 3 Emily Dixon; Backstroke 3 Daisy Stimpson; Breaststroke 5 Kellie Potts; Freestyle 3 Emily Dixon; Medley relay 4 Kellie Potts, Emily Dixon, Daisy Stimpson, Emily Moss; Freestyle relay 4 Emily Dixon, Daisy Stimpson, Emily Moss, Francesca Lammond, Kellie Potts, Joanna Farley

11/U Boys: Backstroke 1 Joseph Giles; Butterfly 2 Alex Cohoon; Breaststroke 1 Alex Cohoon; Freestyle 3 Danny Collins; Freestyle relay 1 Alex Cohoon, Danny Collins, Joseph Giles, Marcus Grinnell; Medley relay 2 Joseph Giles, Marcus Grinnell, Alex Cohoon, Danny Collins

13/U Boys: Breaststroke 4 Simon Crew; Backstroke 5 Leon Gomez; Butterfly 4 Guy Floyd; Freestyle 3 Alex Cohoon; Medley relay 3 Alex Cohoon, Leon Gomez, Guy Floyd, Simon Crew; Freestyle relay 3 Guy Floyd, Marcus Grinnell, Simon Crew, Leon Gomez

15/U Boys: Backstroke 1 Tom Cohoon; Butterfly 1 Alex Eburne; Freestyle 2 Alex Eburne; Breaststroke 2 Tom Cohoon; Freestyle relay 2 Alex Eburne, Henry Elsey, Max Heywood, Tom Cohoon; Medley relay 3 Henry Elsey, Tom Cohoon, Alex Eburne, Max Heywood,

Open Men: IM 2 George Firth; Butterfly 1 George Firth; Backstroke 1 George Firth; Breaststroke 3 Nigel Masters; Freestyle 3 Louis McCouig; Medley relay 1 George Firth, Nigel Masters, Louis McCouig, Marc McCouig; Freestyle relay 1 George Firth, Nigel Masters, Marc McCouig, Alex Eburne, Tom Cohoon, Louis McCouig.