Kentish Gazette Canterbury & District
Youngsters end the year on a high at festive gala
Swimming
Bella Holt and Nathan Williams led the way as Faversham swimmers enjoyed an outstanding day at the Thanet Festive Open.
The squad were competing for the final time in 2016 and went out with a bang, collecting a staggering 29 medals, smashing 14 club records and achieving eight Kent county qualifying times.
Holt swam herself into the record books in all her races, gaining a gold medal in the 10 years 100m breaststroke (1.41.62, PB and Kent Time) and the 50m breaststroke (46.02 PB).
She then collected silvers in the 200m freestyle (2.41.06 PB and KT) and 100m backstroke (1.27.59 PB and KT).
Her older sister Emily snatched gold medals in the 14 years 200m freestyle (2.18.50 PB and CR) and the 50m breaststroke and added to her collection with silvers in the backstroke over 100m (1.17.55 PB) and 200m. Max Fordyce, 11, won golds in the 50m backstroke (38.80 PB and CR), 50m freestyle and 100m/200m breaststroke to which he added silvers in the 50m breaststroke, 200m freestyle and 50m fly.
He finished off his medal haul with SOUTHERN COUNTIES east League Premier Division
PWD L F A Ps Ashford ......... 20 15 1 4 58 19 46 Crowboro ...... 19 14 3 2 53 20 45 Sheppey ....... 22 14 3 5 44 27 45 Hollands & B . 20 12 6 2 42 25 42 AFC Croydon . 21 12 5 4 49 30 41 Sevenoaks .... 18 13 1 4 41 18 40 Cray Valley.... 20 12 1 7 51 28 37 Whitstable .... 20 11 0 9 47 33 33 Corinthian ..... 18 7 5 6 39 39 26 Rochester ..... 19 6 6 7 33 43 24 Croydon ........ 16 7 2 7 36 31 23 Canterbury .... 18 6 4 8 23 19 22 Lordswood .... 21 6 2 13 37 66 20 Bearsted ....... 20 5 3 12 27 45 18 Erith & Bel .... 19 4 5 10 32 42 17 Deal Town .... 18 4 5 9 24 41 17 Tun Wells...... 17 4 3 10 17 35 15 Erith Town .... 20 4 3 13 25 61 15 Beckenham .. 20 3 3 14 15 39 12 Fisher ........... 22 2 5 15 27 59 11 Results: Boxing Day: Hollands & Blair 1 Canterbury 3, Sheppey 1 Ashford 0. Tuesday: AFC Croydon 4 Cray Valley 1, Bearsted 2 Rochester 1, Crowborough 3 Tunbridge Wells 0, Fisher 2 Beckenham 0, Whitstable 2 Deal 0. Fixtures: Saturday: Cray Valley v Crowborough, Lordswood v Bearsted (1pm). monday: Beckenham v AFC Croydon, Canterbury v Whitstable, Deal v Sheppey, Erith Town v Erith & Belvedere, Rochester v Hollands & Blair, Tunbridge Wells v Sevenoaks. andreas CARTER Joma Kent County League Premier Division
PWD L F A Ps Greenways.... 16 12 1 3 51 23 37 Punjab Utd .... 16 11 4 1 46 18 37 Peckham Tn . 16 10 2 4 34 16 32 Borden Vill .... 16 9 3 4 45 22 30 Fav SF Snr .... 14 9 1 4 29 20 28 Kennington ... 14 8 3 3 37 28 27 Lydd Tn Res.. 17 7 2 8 43 47 23 Fleetdown U.. 13 6 3 4 33 23 21 Bexley .......... 12 6 2 4 26 16 20 S’hurst M U... 16 6 1 9 39 44 19 Stansfeld ...... 14 5 3 6 38 35 18 Farnboro OB . 17 6 0 11 27 47 18 Erith 147 Sp.. 14 3 4 7 26 35 13 Metrogas ...... 15 4 1 10 32 44 13 Hildenboro A . 17 3 2 12 20 52 11 Guru Nanak .. 15 0 0 15 12 68 0
Division 3 Central & east Burgess Hod . 11 7 3 1 49 20 24 Wateringbry .. 10 8 0 2 31 12 24 Rusthall Res.. 11 7 2 2 27 18 23 Tnbrdge Inv .. 12 6 2 4 30 16 20 Rochester C .. 12 5 3 4 27 29 18 AEI Sports ..... 11 4 2 5 24 23 14 Uni of Kent ...... 9 3 2 4 22 24 11 Guru N Res ... 12 2 2 8 18 41 7 S’hurst MUR . 12 0 0 12 9 54 0
Herne Bay & WHITSTABLE Sunday League Premier Division
PWD L F A Ps Rising Sun ...... 9 8 1 0 35 11 25 Monument .... 10 5 1 4 32 24 16 Littlebourne .... 9 4 3 2 27 23 15 Jadon Blues .. 10 5 0 5 25 24 15 Chartham........ 8 3 2 3 20 23 11 Tank Royals .... 9 3 1 5 19 30 10 Spartans ......... 9 2 1 6 24 34 7 Waterfront .... 10 2 1 7 21 34 7 Division 1 PWD L F A Ps Crusaders ..... 11 7 2 2 35 16 23 The Elephant 11 7 1 3 32 17 22 Mon Res ......... 9 6 2 1 33 10 20 Wingham ........ 8 6 1 1 31 11 19 Chilham ........ 11 6 1 4 39 24 19 Bay Ath ......... 12 4 1 7 24 30 13 Blean Sun ....... 9 4 0 5 22 27 12 A1 Tyres ......... 8 3 1 4 16 29 10 Hampton ......... 8 2 1 5 18 20 7 Woodmans ..... 9 1 1 7 18 51 4 Northgate ..... 10 1 1 8 15 48 4
Division 2 Fav Strike Fce10 9 0 1 37 9 27 Chislet CW .... 10 8 1 1 48 15 25 Mon A ............. 9 7 1 1 36 12 22 Oare ............. 11 6 1 4 31 19 19 City Lions...... 10 5 1 4 29 35 16 Littlebrne Res . 9 4 1 4 20 31 14 St Stephens .... 9 4 0 5 31 23 12 Favrshm Utd . 10 4 0 6 31 45 12 Heron Ath ..... 10 1 3 6 15 32 6 Whit OB ........ 12 1 2 9 18 46 5 Cant Toon ..... 10 0 2 8 15 44 2 bronze in the 100m freestyle.
Super swims by Williams saw him claim a total of five club records, winning gold in the 13 years 50m breaststroke (37.40 PB and CR).
He took silver medals in the 200m individual medley, 100m backstroke * Deducted two points for failure to field a team
Division 2 CCCU 2 ................ 6 6 Littlebourne 2 ...... 6 4 UKC 2 .................. 6 3 Street End 2......... 5 2 Sturry 1 ............... 5 2 Whitstable 2 ........ 5 2 Harbledown ......... 5 1 Gravesend 2 ........ 3 0
Division 3 Gravesend 6ers 2*9 8 1 14 11.28 CCCU 3 .............. 10 6 4 12 9.19 Margate 2 ............ 8 5 3 10 9.09 Margate 1 ............ 8 5 3 10 8.69 Gravesend 6ers 1*7 4 3 6 10.09 Sturry 2 ............... 7 3 4 6 9.09 Canterbury 3 ........ 9 3 6 6 8.89 Grasmere Park* ... 7 2 5 0 10.26 Sheldwich ............ 7 1 6 0 6.18 *Deducted two points for failure to field a team
0 12 11.93 2 8 8.59 3 6 7.73 3 4 8.68 3 4 8.47 3 4 7.31 4 2 6.30 3 0 6.58 ( 1.13.67 PB and CR) and 100m breaststroke (1.22.81 PB and CR) and then collected bronze medals in the 100m freestyle and 100m fly (1.10.58 PB and CR) taking a remarkable 11 seconds off his personal best time.
Rebecca Crouch won gold medals in the 17+ 50m backstroke and 100m freestyle while Amy Coupe claimed two club records in her races and won a bronze medal in the 13 years 50m backstroke (34.98 PB) with Eva Mcintyre establishing a club best in the 13 years 200m freestyle (2.29.32 PB).
Mia Kirk produced excellent swims to take silver in the 14 years 100m freestyle and bronze in both the 50m freestyle and 50m fly.
Faversham swimmers were joined at Margate by competitors from Beachfield, Dover, Folkestone and Herne Bay.
The Faversham squad will continue to train in readiness for the Kent County Championships at Crystal Palace and the London Aquatics Centre early in 2017. england Hockey League, Premier Division PWD L F A Ps Holcombe ..... 10 8 1 1 33 13 25 Wimbledon ... 10 7 3 0 35 15 24 Surbiton ........ 10 6 3 1 38 23 21 Beeston ........ 10 6 1 3 25 20 19 Hamp & Wes . 10 5 2 3 28 19 17 E Grinstead ... 10 5 1 4 29 22 16 Reading ........ 10 3 3 4 20 25 12 Brooklnds MU. 10 2 0 8 13 36 6 Canterbury .... 10 1 0 9 19 41 3 Loughboro S . 10 0 0 10 10 36 0 South Hockey League, Kent/sussex
Regional 1 Maidstone..... 11 8 1 2 35 19 25 Tun Wells...... 11 8 0 3 46 21 24 Old Bordens .. 11 7 1 3 36 20 22 Folkestone .... 11 6 3 2 41 22 21 Eastbourne ... 11 5 2 4 30 24 17 Gore Court .... 11 5 1 5 54 40 16 Burnt Ash...... 11 4 4 3 29 30 16 Sevenoaks 2 . 11 4 1 6 37 41 13 Worthing ....... 11 3 2 6 17 33 11 Crawley ........ 11 3 1 7 17 54 10 Ashford ......... 11 2 2 7 27 36 8 Holcombe 2 .. 11 1 2 8 16 45 5
Investec Hockey League Premier Division PWD L F A Ps Surbiton ........ 10 8 2 0 26 7 26 E Grinstead ... 11 7 4 0 21 9 25 Holcombe ..... 10 6 2 2 25 16 20 Clifton Robin . 10 6 0 4 26 14 18 Uni of B’ham . 10 5 1 4 26 20 16 Leicester....... 10 4 2 4 12 11 14 Canterbury .... 10 3 2 5 14 24 11 Slough .......... 11 2 1 8 11 28 7 Bowdon Hgh . 10 1 3 6 13 23 6 Reading ........ 10 0 1 9 10 32 1 east League Premier Division
PWD L F A Ps Bedford......... 12 11 0 1 36 12 33 Wapping ....... 12 8 2 2 38 19 26 St Albans 2 ... 12 8 2 2 31 15 26 Ipswich ......... 12 6 5 1 32 16 23 Norwich Dra 12 7 2 3 38 26 23 Cambridge U . 12 6 2 4 26 14 20 Maidstone..... 12 3 4 5 17 20 13 Old Loughts .. 12 3 1 8 14 23 10 Holcmbe 1A .. 12 3 1 8 18 47 10 Brombecks ... 12 2 2 8 21 37 8 Wisbech Tn ... 12 2 1 9 14 29 7 Norwich Cty .. 12 1 2 9 9 36 5 Pupils at the Junior King’s School were thrilled by a surprise visit from ex-pupil and current Scottish international rugby player Huw Jones. They sat enthralled during an assembly where they watched highlights of his twotry, man-of-the-match performance against Australia and were able to hear first-hand about the excitement of being called up for international duty Huw then spoke about life as a professional rugby player in South Africa where he currently plays, before finishing off with some tales from his own school days at JKS including his favourite subjects, best teachers and top sporting memories. After an enjoyable but exhausting lunch time during which he signed hundreds of autographs, Huw joined the under-13a rugby team for a training session when he passed on some tips and advice.