Yesterday, a team from Northumberland and Durham travelled to Ponds Forge in Sheffield to compete at the Swim England 2019 National County Team Championships.

The team, competing in Division One, performed exceptionally well, beating 18 other teams to come close runners up behind a team from Devon. The last time a team from Northumberland and Durham came runners up was in 2008!

Many congratulations to the whole team, Head Coach Chris Reekie (Tynemouth), Assistant Coach Alison Middleton (Aquaforce) and Team Manager Howard Leighton (BOSSS). The full team of swimmers can be seen below:

Pearl Lightwood – Middlesbrough
Evie Dilley – Middlesbrough
Libby Freeman – Morpeth
Naomi Parker – Gateshead and Whickham
Arianna Stokes – Tynemouth
Harriet Rogers – Darlington
Madison Peveller – Derwentside
Faye McDonagh – BOSSS
Lucy Hedley – Tynemouth
Amelia Robertson – Newcastle Swim Team
Lola Davison – Newcastle Swim Team
Hannah Slater – Newcastle Swim Team
Zoe Price – Gateshead and Whickham
Melody Jones – BOSSS
Giorgia Harvey – Peterlee
Alfie McGuire – City of Sunderland
Thomas Maskell – Derwentside
Jack Ridley – Aquaforce
Daniel Barrett – Gateshead and Whickham
Harry Nicholson – Chester le Street
Ryan Zhao – Newcastle Swim Team
Adam Strickland – Derwentside
Thomas English – Chester le Street
Lewis Maxwell – Derwentside
Callum Atkinson – Newcastle Swim Team
Aaron Beckford – Derwentside
Tom Ward – BOSSS
Will Morris – Tynemouth