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Billy Birchmore - Junior World Championship Holder
(Posted on Wednesday, 16 May 2012)
Last month at the European Downs Championships in Southampton, Billy Birchmore made history.
Going in 2 secs outside the world championship qualifying time on 200 freestyle Billy smashed his own record by 14 secs and won Gold making him overall European Junior Champion and Junior World Record Holder.
Not content with just one gold medal and a title, Billy went on to win another - a Gold in the 200m Breastroke and again achieved the position of Overall European Junior Champion. He achieved Gold in the 100m Butterfly and finished overall 4th in Europe, a Silver medal in the 50m Butterfly (and another record - Junior European Record) finishing overall 2nd in Europe, Bronze 100m IM (4th overall in Europe) and finally 50 Breast he finished 7th overall in Europe.
5 medals, two titles and one record, not bad for a couple of days swimming – well done Billy!
Final word from Billy " It was great fun and really good experience swimming in such a tough competition. I am really happy to have swum so well and would like to thank all my coaches for their help in my training”.
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World Record Broken by Ojays' Coach and Master's Swimmer
(Posted on Thursday, 10 May 2012)
Congratulations to Alison Nye who last weekend broke an 11-year old world record in the 50m breaststroke at the 2012 British Gas Masters and Senior Age Group Championships.
Despite having a heavy cold and a troublesome shoulder Alison Nye, one of Ojays’ top coaches and a Master’s swimmer, made the journey to Sheffield not knowing if she was fit enough to compete. But compete she did! In the 55-59 years age category, Alison swimming the 50m breaststroke, came home in 38.24 earning her a well deserved gold medal, ducking under Australian Jan Wicks' 38.30 marker from 2001. Alison also earned a fourth position in the 100m breast and a second in the 50m free.
Well done Alison we are immensely proud of you and Ojays is very privileged to have a world champ as one of its coaches.
Also, congratulations to two more of swimmers who competed at Sheffield: Katherine Nye (yes there is a link - mother/daughter) and Matt Steere both of whom have worked their way through the squads and now swim for Ojays growing and very successful Master's Squad. Katherine finished third in 50m breast and fourth in 50m & 100m back and 200m free. Matt was eight in the 50m free and fly and fifth in the 200m free.
Mighty Masters – well done to you all
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