Welcome to the City of Peterborough Swimming Club Regional Fitness & Swimming Centre, Bishops Road, Peterborough, PE1 5BW Established Since 28th May 1936 Affiliated to the Amateur Swimming Association, East Region ASA and Cambridgeshire ASA - - - - - Latest News - - - - - Norwich Easter Meet COPS swimmers took part in a high profile gala at the UEA Norwich 50m pool over the Easter Weekend.  With many of the older swimmers on English Talent Camps the Flag was flown by the team of younger swimmers, all performing at or above their personal best times. One highlight of the weekend was the performance of 12 year old Jamie Scholes, who swam 2:31.93 in his 200m Backstroke which was a National Qualification time as well as an 8 second PB.  Jamie qualified for many Regional events as well.  In his 100m Backstroke he achieved a 3 second pb, achieving 1.13.99.   He also won gold in the 50m Backstroke as well as a 30 Second PB in the 400m I.M where he acheived a Bronze Medal. Daniel Leigh, on the weekend before his birthday, had a great gala achieving gold medals for 200m I.M. and 400m Freestyle and bronze medal for 200m Freestyle.   In his 400m Freestyle he achieved a 17 second PB. To fly the flag for the girls, it was another fantastic weekend for 9 year old swimmer Amelia Monaghan.  She finished first in the 9 year age group in all her races, and her times would have won the 10 year old group as well. The team of junior girls; Katie and Sophie Crowther, Lucinda Yau, Hannah Newton, Lauren Harrison, Christie Woods,Kenzie Whyatt, Poppy Richardson all performed at personal best level the whole weekend.  .12 year old Lucinda Yau also made the Finals for the 11-14 age group in the 100M Breastrooke.  Harvey Norman performed very well over the weekend, where he achieved 4 medals in the difficult 9 year old boys competition. Other Medal winners over the weekend were Molly Norman (x4), Katie Crowther (x3), Harry Whiteman, Dan Brown (x6), Katie Brown, Anthony Coombe (x3) and Sophie Crowther (x2). COPS Open Meet Success HOME swimmer Taylor Goodby scooped the Top Girl Award at the City of Peterborough Open Meet for the second successive year.  The 13-year-old COPS star won five gold medals in her age group and topped the overall rankings on 2,649 points - 26 clear of club-mate Olivia Standish-Leigh, also 13. Goodby's success was just the tip of the iceberg in terms of success for the home club in the three-day competition, sponsored by Peterborough Power Station, which attracted 233 swimmers from 30 clubs. COPS scooped 113 gold medals, 97 silver and 65 bronze, as well as setting 14 club records, 265 personal bests and being runaway winners of the team event. The weekend's racing also saw the number of COPS swimmers with qualifying times for the East Region Championships rise to an impressive 55. Olympic hopeful Zara Bailey (16) set club records in the 200m and 400m individual medleys, as well as the 200m breaststroke, on her way to six victories from her seven races. National junior champion Liam Knight (17) was in a class of his own in the medley events, setting new club records for the 200m and 400m, as well as winning the 50m backstroke. Daniel Leigh and Amelia Monaghan were the most prolific winners of the weekend.  Leigh (12) won all but one of his 10 events, setting new club bests for his age group in the 200m freestyle and 400m medley.  Nine-year-old Monaghan proved unbeatable on her way to nine gold medals which included lowering four club records in the 400m freestyle, 200m backstroke and 100m and 200m breaststroke. Brother and sister Harvey and Molly Norman also set club bests. Harvey (10) lowered the 200m backstroke mark on his way to six golds, while 15-year-old Molly went agonisingly close to breaking the 30-second mark on her way to a record time in the 50m butterfly.   She also won six golds. Katie Crowther's five-gold medal haul included a club record in the Under-11s 400m freestyle. Antony Coombe (14) was the leading home competitor in the overall Top Boy competition.  He finished runner-up behind Calum Murray from Falcon Swimming Club.   COPS boys Daniel Powell, Daniel Leigh and Josh Graves also featured in the top six. COPS' other big winners of the day were Heather Pfeiffer (14) and Joshua Aylett (15) with six gold medals, Giovanni Di Siena (13) with five and Lucinda Yau (12) with four. There were three race wins each for Jessica (14) and Olivia Standish-Leigh (13), Tom Stokes (18), Kyle Ainge (16), Harry Whiteman (11) and Alex Braybrook (9), two for Jamie Scholes (12), Matt Allsop (22), Charlotte Harrison (16) and Ellie Bolsover (10) and one apiece for Hannah Brigham (14), Matthew Brigham (16), Daniel Brown (14), Amelia Butler (16), Antony Coombe (14), Chloe-Jade Coulson (15), Maddy Farley (12), Sam Holmes (15), Kerry Hunt (16), Elliotte Ledger (9), Jo Longland (17), Matthew Rothwell (9), Damian Rutterford (13), Rachel Wellings (12), Kenzie Whyatt (10), Elizabeth Winter (16) and Christie Woods (11). County Stars Over the weekends of 4th, 10th, 11th and 17th March Cambridgeshire County hosted the Annual County Championships.   The City of Peterborough Swimming club, which is the largest and most successful in the county had a wonderfully successful and exciting weekend.   Their tally of 564 Personal Best times swum and 43 Club Records broken is the most successful result for a number of years.   Not only were the club successful on individual levels they also won the Relay part of the event, fielding two teams. Ben Negus, Head Coach of COPS is incredibly proud of the performance of all members of the squad and is now looking forward to the Regional and National competitions later in the year with great hope.   Over the weekend there were many note worthy performances, too many to mention all, however here are a few highlights. * Josh Aylett (14) 9 personal best times with two club records broken in 200Fly and 400 Freestyle * Katy Brown (12) 8 personal best times with four club records in 200IM, 200 Free, 100 Fly and 200Fly * Sophie Crowther (9) swum every race in a personal best time. * Taylor Goodby (13) 8 personal best times with club records broken in 50 and 200 Back * Hanna Jaszkiewicz (11) 15 personal best times - in every race she swam * Holly Jaszkiewicz (10) 14 personal best times - in every race she swam * Liam Knight (17) broke 4 club records * Molly Norman (15) 9 personal best times with four club records * Poppy Richardson (10) swum a personal best in all her races 10 in all * Jamie Scholes (12) 13 personal best times - in every race he swam * Georgia Speechley (13) personal best time in all her races * Nathan Tweedie (16) - personal best times in all his races 15 in all - including some great Regional qualifying times * Ellie Winter (16) 3 club records * Christie Woods (11) 14 peronal best times There was one other outstanding performance over the weekends and that was Amelia Monaghan, who at only 9 broke 9 club records - including 200IM, 100IM, 200 and 400 Free, 50 and 200 Breast, 50 and 200 Back.   This was an incredible individual performance. The junior girls - from 9 to 11 were a particularly strong and determined team, they worked very hard and performed at their best throughout the weekend. Through the weekend there were overall points awarded and then at the end each age group award was presented.   Cops Swimmers won 13 of the 18 Top performer awards. 2012 Olympic Trials Four members of the City of Peterborough Swimming club together with their coach Ben Negus shared a successful time at the Olympic Pool in Stratford, London. Harriet Lee has been selected to swim in the 100 Breast stroke at the Olympics - she has the call up she has been waiting for the last 4 years for.   Her swim at the Olympic trials was one where she was competing against the best that this country had to offer.    Her time of 2.21.15 saw her finish 3rd in the final, but first of the S9 swimmers.   It has been a very emotional year for Harriet, who has fought through and trained hard to reach the current pinnacle of her career.   Now her aim is to keep well and focussed as the Olympics draw ever nearer. Another swimmer who achieved National Call up was Liam Knight.   With his swim in the 100m Backstroke, Liam Knight gained selection for the British European Juniors time.   The competition in June will be the first international experience for the Arthur Mellow s student.   Liam swam a 4 second pb in his first race, the 400IM.   But that was a warm up. He managed another PB for his 100 Backstroke and finished 14th in the Semi Final with a time of 57.00 seconds.    He was the top ranked 17 year old. The next morning his coach, Ben Negus, was handed a brown envelope… this meant British Selection. Liam also swam in the 200 Backstroke, improving on his ranking. The third swimmer was Zara Bailey.    The 16 year old Kings student went in the 200IM race.    She was ranked a lowly 10th out of 56, however after swimming a 2 second PB of 2.19.63, she ended the day in 35th place, (4th fastest time in her UK age group).   The coach was pleased with this swim and now they need to work at reducing this time by a further 3 seconds. The final team member, who swims with COPS, but lives in Lincolnshire and also competes for Spalding Town, is Chloe Hannan.    Chloe swam an impressive 200m Backstroke time, in a PB of 2.19.33.   She also swam in the 400IM at the beginning of the event. 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