52 Gazette Thursday October 18, 2012 gazette-news.co.uk/sport gazette-news.co.uk/sport Gazette Thursday October 18, 2012 53 Swimming online at gazette-news.co.uk/sport Swimming Young swimmers are roared on to success at the club’s annual championships Harwich kids battle it start well

COLCHESTER Swimming Club the 11 and under 50m breast- made a promising start to their stroke (39.13s) and 50m freestyle National Arena Swimming (30.88s), with older sister Kaythi League campaign. swimming well to claim fourth Colchester were drawn against in the 15 and under 100m some of the top clubs in the freestyle. out for club honours league in their opening division Arran Francis followed his one gala in Hatfield. fourth place in the 13 and under But despite missing some key 100m butterfly with a great third HARWICH’S top swimmers compet- By MARK HAYHURST swimmers, Colchester finished place in the 100m freestyle, while ed for glory in the Harwich Swim- [email protected] fourth to improve on last year’s Charlie Hutchinson grabbed a ming Club championships. result at the University of Hert- superb second place in the 10/11 The swimmers normally compete as butterfly, freestyle and individual med- fordshire. years 50m freestyle. a team against clubs from across ley. Emily Stephens and Jarrod Olivia Norman, Jack Bowyer . Joshua was victorious in the individ- Bradfield got their first points on and Jarrod Bradfield all secured ual medley, freestyle and butterfly but the board in the Open Age 200 fourth-place finishes to ensure But at the pool in Low Road, Dover-  On the move – Colchester under-15 A fly-half Tom Bellis comes away with the ball against county court, they battled against each other, lost crucial points as he did not com- metres individual medley events. Colchester went into the last cheered on by enthusiastic supporters. pete in the backstroke final. In the 13 and under age group, series of relay events in fourth champions Chelmsford A Swimmers demonstrated their speed Paige Warner was dominant in the Colchester’s girls’ 4x50m medley place. and improving performances with per- girls’ under-12 contest making a clean relay team of Martha Duley, Colchester’s girls team of sonal best times being achieved in sweep of races in the finals as did the Chloe Rudkin, Laura Stephens Charlotte Atkinson, Kalya Aung, every race. impressive Ellie Free in the under-14 and Meg Adamson secured a sec- Olivia Norman and Isabella The title in the under-ten boys’ cate- girls. ond-place finish behind the dom- Tanenbaum finished fourth. Lewis Williams in the under-14 boys inant Hatfield team. And the club’s boys team of Colts crush Diss to gory went to Patrick Warner who won the 25m freestyle and backstroke. and Jack Howlett in the over-14 boys That was followed by the boys Dan Loveless, Jamie Coles, Jack Fletcher Fearn was second and were also untouchable, both winning team of Spencer Prior, Nick Bowyer and Charlie Hutchinson Joshua Wells, who won the 25m breast- all their races. Mitchell, Arran Francis and secured the same finish in the stroke and butterfly, was third. In the girls’ over-14 finals, Mary Charlie Hutchinson clinching nine-11 years medley relay. The girls’ under-10 title was taken by Brading was the champion, winning third. Colchester’s girls’ 13 and the 100m butterfly, freestyle, breast- Chloe Rudkin dominated the under freestyle relay team of make cup progress Ruby Hammond who won the 25m freestyle, backstroke and butterfly, stroke and backstroke. 13 and under 100m breaststroke Duley, Rudkin, Adamson and ahead of second-placed Rachel Twu- However, she was disqualified for to secure Colchester’s first win of Laura Stephens and girls’ 15 and the evening, in one minute 22.92 under medley relay team of COLCHESTER Colts progressed Winger Charlie Andrews scored masi, who won the 25m breaststroke. moving on the start of the individual in the National Cup with a con- RUGBY a hat-trick of tries for Colchester, Zachary Herbert won the under-12 medley and the race was won by Mad- seconds. Emily Stephens, Philippa Dave- Jim Vickers was second in the nall, Kaythi Aung and Chloe vincing 61-7 win over Diss. with Liam Martin kicking their boys’ title, turning the tables on his die Warner. They will now face Cambridge Colchester gave an outstanding solitary conversion.  Above – Mary Brading twin brother Joshua who last year Trophies will be awarded at the boys’ 15 and under 100m back- Rudkin secured the points need- display but Chelmsford’s superior stroke, while Martha Duley won ed to guarantee the club a in the next round, after making Colchester’s under-14 B side CO71375_46 took the honours. club’s presentation night on November light work of their second-round strength took over in the second beat Woodbridge A/B, 68-5. Zachary won the 50m breaststroke 30. All competing swimmers will also by a two-second margin after fourth-place finish. period. clocking 1m 09.27s in the 13 and Sarah Purnell, Spencer Prior, match. Faiysal Olabooye (3), Alex and backstroke and was second in the be presented with certificates. Colchester took an early lead The visitors scored more tries Strutt (2), Stephan Georgiou (2), under girls 100m backstroke. Taylor Young, Cameron Simp- than perhaps the spirit and Laura Stephens, 13, claimed son, Alex Vipond, Chris Kwok through Jordan Franklin and Dan Owain Powell, Alfie Barnes, Jor- Woodcock converted. endeavour of the Colchester play- dan Blackledge, George Fenning three wins. and Jack Aung also secured ers deserved. She won the 15 and under points for the team. Eddie Baker, John Davetani- and Matt Clements all scored valu, Dan Woodcock and Jordan Winger Charlie Andrews and tries. 100m butterfly (1m 03.87s), the 13 Result: 1 Hatfield 347 points, 2 centre Josh Stuttle scored Colch-  Right and under 100m butterfly (1m Camden Swiss Cottage 267, 3 Franklin added four more tries in Alex Strutt converted three the first half, for a 25-0 half-time ester’s tries. tries, with Alfie Barnes also mak- – Rachel 05.61s) and the 13 and under Teddington 260, 4 Colchester 209, Colchester under-15 A squad: 100m freestyle (1:00.64). 5 Watford 200, 6 Hoddesdon 189, lead. ing a conversion. Twumasi Davetanivalu scored the second Andrews, Baxter, Bellis, Cook, Dud- Colchester’s under-14 C side CO71375_05 Ten-year-old Kalya Aung 7 Wandsworth 182, 8 Bishop’s man H, Dudman J, Edwards, Hard- claimed very impressive wins in Stortford 139. of his three tries straight after the played Dagenham B and lost 33-22. break. ing, Harvey Jo, Hayes-Burt, Mills R, Tries came from Fraser Logan Andrew Rhys Jones scored a Neale, Olabooye, Peterson, Shep- (2), Jimmy Mills and Jonny Spurl- rare try and Conor Austin fin- herd, Stuttle, Tierney, Vertigan. ing, who also converted an earlier ished off the scoring, before Diss Colchester’s under-15 B squad try. Tough for Dolphins scored a consolation converted played a three-way fixture against Colchester’s under-13 White try. Chelmsford B and Woodbridge. side beat Woodbridge 22-15 in a Dolphins found it ve all swam well and recorded at Colchester’s under-16s B side They lost 14-0 to Chelmsford B, bruising encounter. tough going at the highly-compet- least one new PB, but without saw off Basildon A, 27-12. in a closely-fought encounter at Zac Puckey (two), James Hod- itive Redbridge Gala with Callum being rewarded with a top six fin- They went in at half-time with a Mill Road. dell and Reece Tant scored the Marley and Nathanial Downes ish. 17-5 lead but Basildon’s strong for- Both sides enjoyed plenty of tries, with Gareth Pugh slotting a putting in the best performances Dolphins’ girls also struggled ward-based ball carriers took possession and territory but conversion. for the club. for top six finishes, with Abby them to a score. Chelmsford triumphed. Colchester’s under-13 Black Marley came home with a third Colton’s second place in the 100m However, good play from Tom Colchester’s under-15 B side side were comfortable 41-0 win- and two sixth places in his four backstroke and her sister Lau- Helmer and Laurence Clark then played out an entertaining ners over . events, while Downes recorded a ren’s fourth position in the 200m helped Colchester secure two 17-17 draw with Woodbridge. There were tries from Matt second and a fifth in his two butterfly being the only two suc- more tries to seal victory. It was a very even game that Bird, Freddie Thomas (2), Rhys events with two new personal cesses. All of the girls put in good Colchester’s under-15 A side contained lots of exciting rugby Smith (2) and Ollie Dickie (2), bests (PBs). performances, though, and near- were beaten 38-10 by Essex cham- and many try-scoring opportuni- with conversions from Smith and  Backstroke – Maddie Warner Josh Fowles, Josh Downes, ly all of them recorded at least pions Chelmsford A. ties. Alex Godley.  Cameron Brown and David Shree- one new PB.  Focused – Zachary Herbert CO71375_30 CO71375_42 Taking a breath – Patrick Warner CO71375_08 Gazette results round-up online at gazette-news.co.uk/sport Gazette results round-up online at gazette-news.co.uk/sport

ton reds 2 Lexden Saints reds 1. Brightlingsea Regents 0 Lexden Saints blues 2, Boadicea Town Reds 5 Dovercourt Vipers Reds 1. Colchester Villa Reds 2 Clacton commuity reds 1, Gt 1 Rushingham 6. Boadicea Dynamos 8 Vipers Youth 1. C League: Boadicea Dynamos 5 Frinton & Walton Reds Bar 6, New Town Tavern 9 Beer House 0 S. Oyster Again 3 2 1 19 8 4 Boxted RBL B 2 1 1 9 9 2 YOUTH FOOTBALL Singles League: Feering Falcons 1 Rowhedge Juniors 4, Dynamos 1 Oyster Youth 3, Long Melford 1 Clacton Utd Bentley Reds 1 Stanway villa Reds 3. A League: Cornard Dynamos Blues 1 FC Clacton Blues C League: Colchester Villa 1 Lexden Saints Reds 2, 2, Brightlingsea Regent 5 Tempest 2, Clacton Communi- POOL Brewers Arms 3 2 1 16 11 4 Silver Oyster B 3 1 2 9 18 2 Notley Youth 4 Bures Utd 0, Oyster Youth 7 Reed Hall 4. UNDER-12 A League: Clacton Commuity blues 10 Little Oakley 1, 1, Bures United 3 Stanway Rovers 0, Brooklands 0 Long Cressing Sports 3 Layer Colts 0, Feering Falcons 7 ty 2 Colchester Villa Reds 0, Colchester Athletic 0 .Premier Division Bricklayers A 3 2 1 15 12 4 Silver Oyster A 3 0 3 11 16 0 COLCHESTER & DISTRICT YOUTH LEAGUE Sentinals 0, Little Oakley 4 Gt.Bradfords 3. League Cup first round: Lawford Juniors 2 Holland Yel- Cornard Dynamos 3 Stanway Rovers 3, Heybridge Swifts Melford 4. Great Bradfords 2, Halstead Town Reds 3 Lawford Cornard Dynamos 2. COLCHESTER WEDNESDAY POOL LEAGUE Team P W L F A Pts Angel A 2 2 0 10 8 4 UNDER-NINE UNDER-11 lows 5, Holland Reds 1 Lexden Saints 11, Boadicea 17 Lawford Juniors 0, Holland FC Blues 1 Frinton & Wal- B League: St Osyth Rangers 0 Great Bentley 0, Frinton & Juniors 4, Cornard Dynamos 0 Harwich & Parkeston 4. Premier division: Goat & Boot 4 Live and Let Live A 5, Grapes A 3 3 0 22 5 6 Bricklayers B 3 1 2 14 13 2 Division Three League Cup first round: Harwich & Parkeston 1 Lawford UNDER-TEN League Cup first round: Little Oakley Reds 2 Oyster Dynamos 0 Tiptree Jobserve 11, Silver End 0 Stanway ton 3, Stanway Villa Blues 1 Lexden Saints 9. Walton 0 Elmden Rovers 2, Little Oakley 4 Brightlingsea UNDER-18 Grapes A 8 Quayside Bar B 1, Queens 8 Grapes B 1, Live & Let Live A 3 3 0 18 9 6 Greenstead ASC A 3 1 2 13 14 2 Team P W L F A Pts Juniors blues 2, Youth 4 Dovercourt Vipers 0, League Cup round one: St Edmunds 1 Cornard Dynamos Youth 12, Dovercort Vipers Blues 2 Lawford Juniors 0, Rovers 11, Holland Blues 3 Colchester Villa Blues 0, B League: Boxford Rovers 2 Holland FC Reds 0, Bures Regent 2, Stanway Villa 6 FC Clacton Red 0. UNDER-16 A League: Tempest Reds 7 Little Oakley Blues 1, Stan- Abberton CC 4 The Wanderers 5, Royal Mortar A 7 Royal Mortar A 3 2 1 16 11 4 Abbey Arms B 2 1 1 8 10 2 Marquis B 5 5 0 32 13 10 reds 2, Stanway Villa reds 1 Feering Falcons blues 6, Elmden Rovers Blues 0 Stanway Villa Blues 8, Bures Utd Colchester Villa Reds 1 Stanway Villa Blues 9, Oyster Utd 0 Cressing Sports & Social 0, Long Melford 3 Elm- C League: Boadicea Dynamos 5 Wivenhoe Youth Red 0, Long Melford 4 Stanway Villa whites 2, Halstead Town Essex County Cup round two: Brentwood Town 4 Rayne way Villa 2 Harwich & Parkeston 2, Tempest Blues 3 Boxted RBL A 2. The Wanderers 3 2 1 14 13 4 Royal Mortar B 3 0 3 8 19 0 Foundry Arms 5 4 1 27 18 8 reds 0 Stanway Rovers yellows 3, Frinton & Walton blues Rowhedge Juniors 0 Colchester Villa blues 2, Tempest 5 Colchester Villa 1. Youth 1 Frinton&Walton 10, Halstead Town 1 Tempest 5, den Rovers 5, Reedhall Sentinals 2 Halstead Town 3, Feering Falcons 2 Cornard Dynamos Reds 1, Tempest 0 Division one: Angel A 5 Royal Mortar B 4, Brewers Arms A League: Youth 1, Maldon & Tiptree(EJA) 9 Notley Youth 0, Hull- Brightlingsea Regents Blues 2. Queens 3 1 2 14 13 2 Dog & Pheasant 3 0 3 7 20 0 Quayside Bar A 5 4 1 27 18 8 5 Lawford Juniors reds 2. blues 0 Stanway Villa blues 6, Halstead Town reds 0 Stanway Rovers Blues 3 Great Bentley 4, Har- Stanway Villa Reds 8 Harwich & Parkeston 0, Little Oak- Clacton Utd 5 Gt Bentley Blues 2. Rowhedge Juniors 4, Reed Hall Sentinels 1 Lawford 7 Bricklayers B 2, S. Oyster Again 7 Abbey Arms B 2, Cornard Dynamos blues 0 (Cornard Dynamos blues won wich & Parkeston 2 Feering Falcons 2, Clacton United 2 ley 8 Wivenhoe Youth 5, Cornard Dynamos Reds 2 C League: Boadicea Dynamos 5 Wivenhoe Youth 1, Fox- Juniors 3, Alresford Colne Rangers 2 Clacton United 2. bridge Sports (EJA) 9 FC Clacton 0, Iceni Wanderers 1 B League: Maldon Saints 2 Bergholt Heath 3, Layer Abberton CC 3 1 2 13 14 2 Ancient Briton 5 3 2 32 13 6 Andrews blues League: Cornard Dynamos blues 1 Hol- Dagenham United (Whites) 6, Risden Wood (Stallions) 2 Colts 3 Little Oakley Reds 2, Broomfield Youth Blues 0 Bricklayers A 6 Dog & Pheasant 3, Live & Let Live B 6 Goat & Boot 3 1 2 12 15 2 Division Two British Grenadier 5 3 2 25 20 6 land FC blues 2, Colchester Villa blues 2 Stanway Rovers 3-2 on pens), Stanway Villa green 1 Stanway Rovers Holland FC Reds 2. Colchester Athletic Blues 4, Cornard Dynamos Blues 8 ash 1 Oyster Youth 2, Colchester Villa Blues 4 Great blues 5, Stanway Villa yellows 16 Lawford Juniors reds B League: Boadicea Dynamos 1 Brightlingsea Regent Boxford Rovers 0, Colchester Athletic Reds 0 Stanway Bradfords 0, Harwich & Parkeston 3 7. UNDER-15 Heybridge Swifts Youth 2 ((AFT 3-3) 5-3 after pens), Frinton & Walton Blues 8, Reed Hall Sentinels 1 FC Greenstead ASC A 3. Quayside Bar B 3 1 2 10 17 2 Team P W L F A Pts Rileys 5 3 2 24 21 6 blues 5, Lexden Saints blues 4 Stanway Villa yellows 0, Division two: Mr Pools 303 4 Pointer 5, Friar A 8 Silver Stanway Villa blues 1 FC Clacton blues 1, Halstead Town 0, Colchester Athletic 1 Gt Bentley blues 2, Halstead Blues 4, Stanway Rovers Reds 0 Colchester Athletic Villa Yellows 9, Elmden Rovers 4 Feering Falcons 0, A League: Holland Blues 0 Heybridge Swifts 3, Wivenhoe Wivenhoe Youth Blues 6 Maldon & Tiptree (Pumas) 1. Clacton 3. Boxted RBL A 3 1 2 9 18 2 Marquis A 3 3 0 16 11 6 Bridge Bar 5 3 2 19 26 6 blues 0 Wivenhoe Town blues 3. Town yellows 11 Foxash Youth 1, Elmden Rovers 4 Blues 7, Halstead Town Blues 4 Cornard Dynamos Blues Wivenhoe Town 1 Long Melford 0, FC Clacton 5 Reed UNDER-14 Youth 1 Halstead Town Blues 8, Little Oakley Blues 0 A League: Frinton & Walton Blues 0 Stanway Villa 0, C League: Clacton Community Reds 0 Brightlingsea Oyster B 1, Marquis A 5 Angel B 4, Three Clubs 5 Silver Grapes B 3 0 3 7 20 0 Three Clubs 3 2 1 15 12 4 New Town Tavern 5 2 3 23 22 4 Andrews reds League: Colchester Villa reds 0 Stanway Marks Tey 2, Little Oakley blues 7 Feering Falcons reds 2, Stanway Villa Reds 3 Reed Hall Sentinels 5. Hall Sentinels 2. ECC round two: Waltham Abbey 1 Wivenhoe Youth Blue Stanway Villa 4, Stanway Rovers 3 Brooklands Blues 1. Holland FC 0 Little Oakley 0, Lawford Juniors 1 Stanway Regents Reds 8, Halstead Town Reds 1 Long Melford 6, Oyster A 4, Boxted RBL B - bye. Pointer 3 2 1 14 13 4 Spinnaker 5 1 4 18 27 2 Rovers reds 7, Cornard Dynamos reds 5 Holland FC reds 3, Gt Bentley reds 0 Halstead Town blues 9, Tempest C League: Wivenhoe Youth 9 Colchester Athletic Reds 3, 3, Earls Colne 0 Thurrock (EJA Suffolk) 14, Writtle Minors B League: Braintree Town 7 Brooklands Reds 4, Elmden Rovers Blue 1. Earls Colne 7 Lawford Juniors 3, Frinton & Walton Reds Division three: Spinnaker 2 Foundry Arms 7, Ancient Division One Friar A 2 1 1 10 8 2 Greenstead ASC B 5 1 4 17 28 2 0, Stanway Villa reds 1 FC Clacton reds 0, Frinton & Wal- reds 2 Stanway Villa whites 2 (Tempest reds won 4-1 on Frinton & Walton 0 FC Clacton 3. UNDER-13 (Whites) 2 Bergholt Heath 0, Marks Tey 0 Trinity (White) Rovers 3 Tempest 1, Bures United 4 Brightlingsea B League: Brooklands 3 Oyster Youth 3, Stanway Rovers 3 Clacton United 1. Briton 4 Rileys 5, Greenstead ASC B 1 Marquis B 8, Team P W L F A Pts Mr Pools 303 2 1 1 10 8 2 Friar B 5 1 4 16 29 2 pens), Layer Colts 2 Frinton & Walton reds 1, D League: Little Oakley Blues 3 Tempest 0, Halstead League cup first round: Feering Falcons 1 Tempest 6, 11, Notley 1 Chelmsford City (EJA) 3, Colchester Athletic Regents 9, Long Melford 3 Little Oakley Reds 0, Red 0 Layer Colts 4, Boxford Rovers 1 Elmden Rovers 1. Quayside Bar A 5 Friar B 4, British Grenadier 3 Bridge Live & Let Live B 3 3 0 16 11 6 Angel B 3 1 2 14 13 2 Beer House 5 0 5 10 35 0