Pioneer 79 girls shine in biathlon
SWIMMING SUE BROWN
PIONEER 79 Swimming Club took part in the British Modern Biathlon Championships which were held at Tudor Grange Leisure Centre in Solihull recently.
Pioneer 79 had three swimmers taking part, in the Under 13 Age Group we had Ella Williams and Katherine Waters, while in the Under 16 Age Group we had Leah Williams.
For the Under 13 Age Group, the distances the girls were required to complete were 100m Swim/1600m Run, whilst in the Under 16 Age Group, participants were expected to complete 200m Swim/1600m Run.
Ella (12), who was competing for Holy Cross Catholic High School, finished her swim in a time of 1:09.80, which placed her 16th overall going into her run, gaining 1144 points. Her run of 6:57.80 gained her another 886 points and finished 52nd overall. Ella’s points total of 2030 placed her 45th overall.
Katherine (12) was competing for Woodhey High School. Her swim time of 1:10.98 gained her 1124 points, which placed her in 21st position going into the run. After a strong run of 6:27.88 she claimed 1037 points, finishing 43rd in the run. Katherine found herself finishing 31st with 2161 points.
Leah (15) was also competing for Holy Cross Catholic High School. Her 200m swim time of 2:14.43 placed her in an impressive 4th place with 1156 points going into her run. An equally impressive run of 5:46.72 gained her 10th position and another 1142 points. Leah had finished 2298 points which placed her third overall.