Haynes, Davie, Tew, McMillan-Cole and Tugcetin all become multiple national champs

Isabella Haynes, Scarlett Davie, Ethan McMillan-Cole, Can Tugcetin and Alexander Tew all became multiple national champions on day three of the GoCardless Swim England National Summer Meet 2024.

Davie, McMillan-Cole and Tugcetin all added 200m breaststroke golds to their 100m titles from yesterday whilst Haynes became a three-time national champion as she won two golds during this evening’s session at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre. Tew meanwhile added 400m Freestyle gold to his 1500m title.

Haynes won her third gold after winning both the Female MC 200m Individual Medley and MC 50m Freestyle finals.

Starting off the night in the 200IM, the Swim Bournemouth athlete was particularly strong in the backstroke – the stroke that she won the 100m title in on day two – as she took the title in a time of 2:58.02.

That scored her 631 points which was just enough to see off Siena Oxby.

Great Britain’s Oxby took national silver after clocking the fastest time in the race and finishing just one point off of Haynes’ total.

The Stockport Metro athlete, who featured at the Manchester 2023 World Championships clocked in at an impressive 2:44.40 seconds to make second spot.

Eva French of Nuneaton won out a just as tight battle for third place. She scored 566 points for her time of 2:55.03 with Amanda Readhead of Maxwell just missing out on a second podium in as many days after scoring a point less than her rival.

The S7 swimmer set a time of 3:30.77 to finish fourth.

She then added 50m freestyle gold to close out the session, beating Imogen Dodds’ tally by 11 points.

The S9 swimmer completed the ‘splash and dash’ race in 32.69, the second quickest in the pool behind Dodds.

But the Swim Bournemouth athletes consistency was once again shown as she earnt her third gold, adding to the silver that she also won in the 100m freestyle on Tuesday.

Wellingbrough’s Dodds was second after a time of 31.99 for the S13 athlete as City of Manchester Aquatics’ Grace O’Brien was third.

In the Open/Male MC 200m Individual Medley final saw S14 swimmer Ryan Potter win the gold medal.

The 21-year-old showed a massive improvement from the heats to set an impressive score of 698 British Para-Swimming Points.

That marked a new personal best for Potter as he saw off Gloucester’s Jacob Wood who scored 590 points in second. He finished in 2:37.40.

Kai Bradford was once again on the podium with bronze after his gold in the 50m Freestyle earlier on in the day.

Davie adds 200m gold to her 100m breaststroke title

Scarlett Davie became a double national champion after taking gold in the Female 16 Years 200m Breaststroke final.

After winning the 100m final in yesterday’s evening session, she added the 200m crown in a race where she looked dominant throughout.

She took the first 100m’s out strongly, splitting 1:16.96 at half way to lead by more than two seconds.

The pack attempted to close in the second half of the race but Davie just had too much raw speed, keeping her margin on the rest as the finished 2.37 seconds ahead.

She clocked in at 2:40.50 with Leander’s Martha Cunniffe her closest challenger as they touched the wall.

Cunniffe kept her pace until the end as she improved from sixth to second in the last 100m’s.  She won the race to the wall against a consistent Elis Davies in third.

Just 0.06 was between them as Cunniffe took silver in 2:42.87.

Isabelle Hall and Macey Brough battled it out for gold in a thrilling finale to the 12/13 Years 200m Breaststroke final.

Brough led for the entirety of the first 150m’s but Hall began to close in the second half of the race.

Swimming from lane six she continued to push the Newcastle Swim Team athlete all the way and just managed to touch the wall first in a sensational swim.

The City of Leeds swimmer clocked in at 2:43.73 to take gold with Brough 0.17 back to earn herself silver.

Ellie Grant won out a battle between the rest of the 10 swimmer field to take bronze. Grant of Tigers Jersey finished in 2:47.00 to earn herself a medal place.

Bristol Penguin’s Sophia Fitzpatrick knocked four seconds off her lifetime best on her way to a gold medal.

She led from start to finish as she recorded a time of 2:42.34 to finish narrowly ahead of a closing Gabriella Giblin.

The Stockport Metro swimmer almost timed her race to perfection but missed out by just over a second despite closing the gap on Fitzpatrick on the final length. She finished in a time of 2:43.51.

Bronze came from lane eight where Amelia Denham motored home to bag herself some silverware.

The Chesterfield swimmer was one of the strongest finishers in the race as she touched the wall in 2:44.05.

Evie O’Halleron-Hutchinson set a new lifetime best in the Female 17 Years 200m Breaststroke event.

After winning bronze in the 100m competition yesterday, the Northumberland and Durham swimmer progressed two place to reach the top step of the podium.

She finished 1.27 seconds ahead of silver medallist Kenza Ajimi. City of Coventry’s Ajimi and Lexie O’Connor came from a long way back to surge past Lan Le of Bexley who took out the opening lengths the fastest of anyone.

O’Connor was two seconds off the podium as they entered the final 50m’s but finished quicker than anyone to come away with bronze.

She couldn’t quite catch Ajimi however who defended her silver medal position with a time of 2:42.68 as she beat her personal best twice in one day.

Jodie Dilks won the final gold medal in the Female 200m Breaststroke with 18 years and over gold.

Around two seconds split the top eight in what was a competitive race in Sheffield but it was Tiverton’s Dilks who came out on top.

She clocked in at 2:38.50 to finish half a second ahead of Wigan Best’s Louise Jones with Louise Jones (Royal Wolverhampton) completing the top three.

McMillan-Cole and Tugcetin become double champions

Ethan McMillan-Cole and Can Tugcetin also became double national champions in the Open/Male 200m Breaststroke finals.

McMillan-Cole was the first of the two to achieve the feat after closing down George Robertson in the final 50m’s to double his medal tally for the week.

Only seven one-hundredths of a second split the two at the wall as McMillan-Cole stunned the Ponds Forge crowd after splitting 38.40 in the last 50m’s to snatch the gold.

The City of Brighton and Hove swimmer finished in 2:35.84 to see off City of Sheffield’s Robertson as Oscar Earthrowl won the bronze.

That gave him his third medal of the week after his two silvers in both the 100m event and the 400m Individual Medley.

Abingdon Vale’s Tugcetin then matched McMillan-Cole’s efforts as he won the Open/Male 18 Years and Over 200m Breaststroke Final.

He did it in style, finishing just over three seconds ahead of Atlantis’ Luke Gausden in a time of 2:19.61.

The Atlantis swimmer led a trio of athletes who touched the line within 0.26 with Reading’s Joseph Buxton winning bronze.

Joseph Wright was just 0.01 away from doing the same after he had to settle in the 14/15 Years final.

He came through late to almost take his second gold of the Championships but couldn’t quite reach Aryan Nath who recorded a second personal best of the day to win gold.

He took around three and a half seconds off his best in the final after knocking four seconds off it in this morning’s heats.

Nath set a time of 2:30.51 to take the crown as Wigan Best’s Alfie Owen completed the podium to win the North West side another medal.

A thrilling finish saw Thomas O’Brien come out on top in the 16 Years 200m Breaststroke final.

City of Peterborough’s Joshua Sackree went out fast, moving more than two seconds clear of the rest of the field in the first half of the race.

But the rest of the field closed in towards the finish as six swimmers were all the hunt as the approached the line.

It was O’Brien who timed his finish best however, edging ahead to touch in 2:29.62 as just 1.02 split the six of them.

He was 0.11 ahead of City of Bristol’s Lachlan Taylor, who won silver once again after his success in the 100m final.

Sackree held on for bronze, battling hard to book himself a spot in the medal ceremony.

Andrew Clavis delighted the on-looking Warrington Warriors fans as he topped the timing boards in the Open/Male 200m Breaststroke final.

He was another swimmer who has broken his personal best twice in a day as he set a 2:26.69.

His stunning swim was almost three seconds clear of Coventry’s George Upton who finished in second spot.

Upton and Norwich Swan’s Lewis Andrews were the only other two swimmers to go under 2:30.00 as they rounded out the top three.

They were split by just 0.01 as Upton just held off Andrews as he closed in towards the line. They set times of 2:29.57 and 2:29.58 respectively.

City of Bristol one-two in 100m butterfly

It was a one-two finish for the City of Bristol in the Female 18 years and over 100m Butterfly.

Kiera Noon led Lara Turner to give the South West club both national gold and silver where they were just separated by 0.02.

Turner looked in a strong position in the early stages but Noon powered back on the final 50m’s and timed her finish to perfection to touch in front of both Turner and Tallulah Paisley.

Paisley led in the early stages after taking the first 50m’s out quickly on her way to bronze.

She led by half a second at the halfway stage to put pressure on the rest of the field but the Bristol duo came back to push the Chelsea and Westminster athlete down to bronze.

Paisley was only a further 0.03 back in what was a thrilling race from start to finish.

Gabrielle Freeman was one of the standout performers in the Female 16 Years 100m Butterfly, pulling clear of the field in the second half of the race to take the title.

She won gold in a new personal best time of 1:03.22 after extending her narrow lead at the turn to take victory by almost a second.

Stockport Metro’s Lily O’Neill battled back but she couldn’t quite keep with the Northumberland and Durham athlete.

A good time of 1:04.14 gave her second place, as the next six swimmers were split by 0.55 seconds. Sadie Hunter joined her on the podium with bronze for the City of Peterborough.

The 17 Years race saw a much closer finish with Erin Tankard winning the hometown clubs first gold on day three.

She came out on top in a three-way battle for the wall as she clocked in at 1:04.69 ahead of Ruby Muldowney and Isabella Sawyer.

They were the only other swimmers to go under 65 seconds after they both led Tankard as the half way mark.

The Sheffield swimmer came back however despite the strong challenge as Muldowney finished in 1:04.84 and Sawyer in 1:04.99.

Middies’ Connie Coulthard took gold by just over a second in the Female 13 Years 100m Butterfly.

She came from fourth at the halfway point to come through in the second half of the race to give herself victory by a good margin. Her time was a 1:05.92 ahead of another tie for the silver medal.

After three ties for second yesterday, Jessica Long and Autum Claxton also couldn’t be separated as they’ll share second place.

Bromley’s Long led narrowly after 50m’s but Claxton (City of Salford) timed her finish well to draw level as they both set a time of 1:06.97.

The 14/15 Years gold medal went to Miley Aram of Derby Excel.

She was neck and neck with St Felix School’s Grace Robinson for much of the race but the she managed to hold on to take the title by just 0.23 seconds. Aram clocked in at 1:04.69 as the pair both went under 65 seconds with two strong swims.

14-year-old Honey Robinson pulled off one of the best swims in third.

She was the only swimmer of her age in the final and put in an impressive display as the Northumberland and Durham swimmer set a 1:05.47.

Jack Militis comes out on top in three-way battle for gold

The three athletes that made up the 1500m freestyle podium battled it out for gold in the Open/Male 12/13 Years 400m Freestyle.

Hayden Sanders, Jack Militis and Archie Maguire once again made up the top three but this time it was Militis who came out on top.

The TigerJersey upgraded from silver to gold after him and Sanders both pulled clear in the final 50m’s.

Militis had a slight advantage on the final turn but Sanders battled back to make it a close race to the wall as the pair were split by just 0.27 seconds.

The winning time was 4:21.90 after a strong swim from the pair with Sanders of Bromley finishing in 4:22.17.

McGuire got his second bronze of the week to complete the podium. He pushed the pace in the early stages but just didn’t have enough in the tank to keep with the front two.

He clocked in at 4:24.44 to comfortably secure another top three finish.

There was a second gold for York City and Alexander Tew after he finished just ahead of Joshua Drury-Tew in the 14/15 Years 400m Freestyle.

Drury-Tew led the majority of the race until Tew decided to gun it to the wall in the final 50m’s.

He timed it just about right as he battled past his rival to finish 0.40 ahead of the City of Birmingham man.

A time of 4:16.01 marked a top swim for Drury-Tew as he beat his personal best twice in one day for silver.

Ginther who is in this age group but isn’t quite yet 14 was another swimmer that stood out to win bronze.

Swimming for Portsmouth Northsea he narrowly finished ahead of Fynn Adams in a just as close race for third place.

Only 0.12 split the pair but the youngster held off the challenge to take a well-deserved bronze.

Yassin Selmani of Barnet Copthall led from start to finish to take gold in a new personal best in a time of 4:12.19.

He improved his own record by more than three seconds in a masterful display in front of the Ponds Forge crowd.

The 16-year-old put two seconds on the rest of the pack which was led by City of Liverpool’s Aidan Kearney.

He got his second medal of the week by winning silver after his bronze in the 1500m freestyle on day one.

A time of 4:15.36 was another new best for Leander’s Joe Jenning’s who came away with bronze, narrowly ahead of Leicester Sharks’ Archie Dandy.

The lead changed throughout the 17 Years final but it was Max Harvey who came through in the centre to take the gold.

Swimming for City of Liverpool, he gave the Merseyside club the title after an expert final 100m’s.

He pushed clear at the right time and then held off a resurgent Alexander Lawrie who almost snatched the gold as they approached the wall.

It was another new lifetime best as he set a 4:09.05 to take the win with Leander’s Lawrie setting a 4:09.68 in second.

Anton Supov of Maidenhead completed the top three, after coming out on top in a close race of his own with Jonathan Thring of Seagulls Swimming Club.

Supov was 0.15 ahead as they touched the wall after eight lengths of the pool, setting a time of 4:11.29.

James Shevchenko broke the four-minute barrier to win gold in the 18 years and over race. The Royal Wolverhampton athlete held off the challenge of Maxwell Adams and Matthew Warburton – who was quickest in the heats.

All three improved on their times from the morning with 19-year-old Shevchenko finishing more than a second ahead of the pair behind after a time of 3:59.35.

City of Liverpool’s Warburton was second as just 0.21 split him and Wycombe District’s Adams. Warburton came through late on to take silver in 4:00.72 with Adams narrowly behind to round out the top three.

Jasmine Carter continues her fine season

European Junior Championships medallist Jasmine Carter took home national gold in the Female 15 Years 50m Freestyle.

It was her first time under 27 seconds as she set a 26.92 to win her first medal of this year’s National Summer Meet.

She was the only swimmer under that 27-second mark as Stockport Metro’s Peiqi Wu and Hatfield’s Ever Ives completed the top three.

Ives touched the wall just 0.01 faster than Emily Hughes to win bronze with the Millfield athlete unlucky to miss out on a podium place.

Emma Hagberg impressed in the 16 years final as they Reed’s School swimmer stormed to gold.

She was a second clear of the rest of the field in the heats and put in another strong display by setting a lifetime best effort as she took the crown.

Her time of 26.59 was 0.31 ahead of Gabrielle Idle-Beavers who pushed her all the way as she set a new best of her own. The bronze medal went to Katie Oliver of Arun Tridents.

Aquatics GB 1500m Freestyle Summer Champion Lucy Parsons added 50m freestyle gold at the Swim England National Summer Meet.

She showed she has speed as well after racing to the wall to take the gold by just one-hundredth of a second.

Connie Palmer from Repton was 0.01 one off as she took silver with Nicole Adeyeye only 0.11 off the winner in third place.

Repton were on the top step in the very next race however after Georgie Rennals dashed to gold in the 18 Years and over event.

Rennals – who is also an artistic swimmer – got the touch in a time of 26.70 as the 18-year-old finished 0.13 ahead of the City of Sheffield’s Bethany Walker.

She clocked in at 26.83 where once again only 0.01 split her and Connie Davies who completed the podium.

Henry Barker powers to victory

Eight of the ten swimmers in the Open/Male 13 Years 100m Butterfly Final set a new personal best but it was Henry Barker of Romsey Totton who came out the clear winner.

He was more than 1.50 seconds ahead after setting another new personal best in the final. He looked in formidable form throughout, knocking another second off his best in a time of 1:02.02.

Jake Battle and Zachary Callinan both set lifetime bests of their own as they finished in second and third place respectively.

The two were both clear of the rest of the pack with Stowmarket’s Battle finishing 0.18 ahead of the Maidenhead athlete.

He set a time of 1:03.69 with Callinan coming in at 1:03.97.

Theoharis Bramwell and Joshua Parker both broke the one-minute barrier for the first time as they went neck and neck for the national gold in the 14/15 Years final.

It was City of Coventry’s Bramwell that took the gold however, clocking in at 59.46 with Parker only 0.14 seconds back.

New Hall’s Danylo Kravchenko was this year’s bronze medallist after he held off Byron Saul Tucker for third place.

A commemorative gold went to Hamilton Aquatics’ Zain Salah after he set the quickest time with a 56.54.

Plymouth Leander’s Oscar Bellinger came out on top in a closely fought final for the 16 year old swimmers.

Bellinger, who is part of Swim England’s National Youth Development Programme, had the most left in the tank in the closing stages as he took first place.

Four swimmers looked like they could touch the wall first but Bellinger pulled clear in the final 15m’s to finish 0.22 ahead of Archie Osbourne.

He was the only other swimmer to finish in less than 58 seconds with Bellinger setting a 57.72 to Osbourne’s 57.94. Harley Williams won bronze for Hastings in a time of 58.20.

The fastest in the heats was the fastest in the final as Anaconda’s Rocco Giustiniani held onto gold in the 17 years final.

He fought off challengers from both sides in the closing metres to finish in 57.74 which was marginally off his new lifetime best from the heats.

It was still enough for gold however as Millfield’s Zac Cooper and Soundwell’s Harry Taylor couldn’t quite take away his medal.

Cooper’s swim was particularly impressive, coming from outside lane to earn the silver medal in a time of 58.04.

Taylor was just 0.03 off him in third in a race where the leading seven had just 1.03 between them.

A storming display saw Northumberland and Durham’s Lewis Maxwell take away the 18 years and over gold.

He finished more than 1.50 seconds ahead of the Isle of Man’s Joel Watterson who took out the first 50m’s hard on order to make a challenge for the gold.

Maxwell kept his cool though as the Northumberland and Durham performance swimmer finished in 54.47 to set a new lifetime best.

Watterson held on for second, clocking in at 56.00 with Witham Dolphins’ Maddox Roberts in third.

For all the results from the GoCardless Swim England National Summer Meet 2024, click here.

Images: Will Johnston Photography