Swim England Artistic Swimming
Greta Hampson completes day one hat-trick in Nottingham
April 21, 2018Greta Hampson completed a remarkable golden hat-trick as she won Solo Free gold on the opening day of the Swim England Synchronised Swimming National Championships 2018.
The City of Bristol swimmer had already picked up the Tech Solo and Tech Duet crowns in Nottingham.
But Hampson saved her best performance for the third event of the day, scoring 73.8000 for her free routine.
Hampson became the second City of Bristol swimmer to lift the Helen Elkington Trophy in as many years, following on from last year’s champion Kate Shortman, who went on to reach the World Championship final.
The result also saw her add the senior national title to her win in the 15-18 Years age group of last year’s National Age Group Championships.
Echoing the outcome of the NAG Championships, Hampson’s duet teammate Daniella Lloyd pushed her closest to take silver.
Lloyd scored 69.8667 for her routine, while Reading Royals’ National Age Group 13 – 15 Years Solo champion Mimi Gray scored 68.2667 for bronze.
Free Solo Results
| Rank | Name | Pens | Routine | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greta Hampson (City of Bristol) | 0 | 73.8000 | 73.8000 |
| 2 | Daniella Lloyd (City of Bristol) | 0 | 69.8667 | 69.8667 |
| 3 | Mimi Gray (Reading Royals) | 0 | 68.2667 | 68.2667 |
| 4 | Celina Dembinska-Kenner (Rushmoor) | 0 | 67.3000 | 67.3000 |
| 5 | Ilaria Brandimarte (Team Bath) | 0 | 66.5333 | 66.5333 |
| 6 | Laura Ribeiro da Cunha (Rugby) | 0 | 66.2000 | 66.2000 |
| 7 | Phoebe Bradley-Smith (City of Birmingham) | 0 | 66.1000 | 66.1000 |
| 8 | Millicent Costello (City of Leeds) | 0 | 65.3000 | 65.3000 |
| 9 | Isobel Blinkhorn (Reading Royals) | 0 | 64.7333 | 64.7333 |
| 10 | Isobel Davies (City of Leeds) | 0 | 64.6333 | 64.6333 |
| 11 | Giulia Escher (Seymour) | 0 | 63.8333 | 63.8333 |
| 12 | Pyper Watkins (City of Birmingham) | 0 | 62.1667 | 62.1667 |
| 13 | Olivia Burton (City of Leeds) | 0 | 62.1333 | 62.1333 |
| 14 | Laura Turberville (Witney & District) | 0 | 60.3000 | 60.3000 |
| 15 | Rhea Howard (Preston Aquatics) | 0.5 | 60.0667 | 60.0667 |
| 16 | Rosie Rallings (London Region) | 0 | 59.4000 | 59.4000 |
| 17 | Sydney-Ann Jackson (City of Birmingham) | 0 | 59.0667 | 59.0667 |
| 18 | Elizabeth Winter (Seymout) | 0 | 58.8000 | 58.8000 |
| 19 | Leah Meyer (Preston Aquatics) | 0.5 | 58.0667 | 58.0667 |
| 20 | Christina Maciejewski (London Region) | 0 | 56.2667 | 56.2667 |
Rushmoor retain Free Combination crown
Rushmoor won the first team event of the 2018 Championships, defending their title in the Free Combination.
The Hampshire club scored 71.5333 for their routine, winning the senior national title for the third successive year.
Reading Royals’ young team jumped three places up from last year’s competition to take silver while City of Leeds maintained their bronze medal position from 12 months ago.
Free Combination Results
| Rank | Name | Pen | Routine | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rushmoor | 0 | 71.5333 | 73.3333 |
| 2 | Reading Royals | 0 | 70.2333 | 70.2333 |
| 3 | City of Leeds B | 0 | 65.9333 | 65.9333 |
| 4 | Rugby | 0 | 64.5667 | 64.5667 |
| 5 | City of Salford | 0 | 63.6667 | 63.6667 |
| 6 | City of Birmingham | 0 | 63.4667 | 63.4667 |
| 7 | City of Leeds A | 0 | 60.3333 | 60.3333 |
| 8 | Walsall | 0 | 57.4667 | 57.4667 |
| 9 | Stockport Metro | 0 | 57.4333 | 57.4333 |
| 10 | Preston Aquatics | 0 | 57.1000 | 57.1000 |
| 11 | Witney & District | 0 | 54.9333 | 54.9333 |
| 12 | Portsmouth Victoria | 0 | 54.6667 | 54.6667 |
| 13 | Caledonia Synchro | 0 | 53.8667 | 53.8667 |