Kingfishers continue to soar at Two Counties meet

A busy few weekends of competition for KKSC swimmers has concluded with the Two Counties open meet, contested between clubs in Devon and Cornwall.

Coming home with a grand total of 20 gold, 28 silver and 14 bronze medals from the weekend’s racing, it was more evidence of KKSC’s rise in the region. 

Winning gold medals were Diego Clark, Luna Browne, Fabiano Noto, Freddie Stathers, George Tucker, George Stone, Hana Wood, Layla Quiggin and Danny Clack.

Winning silvers and bronzes were Emily Baxter, Daniel Carrick, Emi Charley, Eleanor Rosewarne, Jack Sagar, Lottie Taylor, Dexter Thompson and Ivy Thomson.

A silver medal was also won in the open age category by 36-year-old swimmer Paul Jacobson, who proved that personal bests can be achieved at any age. 

He crashed under the 60 second barrier for 100m Freestyle for the first ever time. His inspirational performance was followed up a day later with a PB in the 50m Freestyle.

Also achieving a full set of PBs was KKSC’s swimmer of the meet Isobelle Davis. Six personal best times out of six races was a marvellous achievement.

A remarkable nine KKSC swimmers now have consideration or qualifying times for the South West Regional Championships after Easter, with just one qualifying event remaining.

It has been a busy month for Kingfishers, who finished a close third in the City of Plymouth Swimming League after taking part in the final round at Quayside Leisure Centre. 

Nearly 30 of the club’s younger swimmers also took part in the Devonport Winter Sprinter gala. Mia Hutchings was the Swimmer of the Meet with a gold medal in her first ever gala, while Dexter Thompson won an "outstanding" four gold medals.

The club was also pleased to receive over £1,000 from The Cove Bar and Restaurant, in Hope Cove, after a successful fundraising evening with the help of Byng’s Pig Racing.

Club Captains Lucas Quiggin and Hana Wood accept The Cove’s donation from Shelley Robinson-Major 

Shelley Robinson-Major, from The Cove, said: “We are so proud to be supporting Kingfishers this year through sponsorship of their County and Regional squads.

“The team spirit and development of the swimmers is fantastic to see, building so many life skills on top of the obvious health benefits.

“They are such an amazing team, and we are so pleased to be able to help where we can through sponsorship and our fundraising events.”

New Head Coach Conor Morgan is pleased to have The Cove’s backing. “Their donations of racing hats and team kit help our swimmers to stand out and take pride in representing our club and our town.

“Community support of our club helps our young sportspeople feel an extra inch taller when they stand on the starting blocks.”

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