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Kent Junior League Round II

The second round of the Kent Junior League took place on the 10th of September, and the team and its many supporters travelled down to Dover to try and win the gala outright (having tied for first position in the first round).

A slightly depleted Bromley team (after a broken leg and other unforeseen circumstances) took on Dover, GBM, Dartford and Saxon Crown, and they led from start to finish and won the gala overall with an impressive 32 point lead over the second place team.

The performance was massively improved from round I and there were some truly excellent races. The gala saw 21 personal best swims and 22 first place finishes.

The vast majority of swimmers achieved a top 3 finish so well done to the whole team. First places came from: Alex Cheeseman, Emma Wade, Matthew Rogers, Lilly Dabin, Michael Eagling, Louisa Knight, Joe Dobb, Charlotte Doyle, Felix Haslam, Nicole Bambroffe, Theo Haslam and Robert Shorter.

Congratulations to those of you who achieved a personal best time: Alex Cheeseman, Joe Dobb, Matthew Rogers, Lilly Dabin, Hugo Charuy, Phoebe Hampson, Francesca Powell, Michael Eagling, Lily Wylie, Charlotte Doyle, Luc Hoolahan, Taylor McCarthy, Matthew Ruiz, Robert Shorter and Katherine Taylor.

The final round will take place on the 19th November. If we win the next round we will be promoted to Division One- a first in Bromley's 100+ year history.

David Court

Saturday 18th June saw our Junior swimmers compete in the first round of the Kent Junior League. Having been promoted to division 2 after our undefeated performance last year we were against much tougher teams and unsure what to expect, but some stirling performances and great team effort secured us joint first-place with Dover (despite a terrible 7 disqualifications!)

Well done to those of you who achieved one (or more) of the 19 personal best swims: Felix Haslam, Emma Wade, Tanglin Ireland, Lily Rayner, Hugo Charuy, Matthew Rogers, Alex Cheeseman, Alex Din, Natalie French, Charlotte Doyle, Taylor McCarthy, Theo Haslam, Louisa Knight, Nicole Bambroffe and Robert Shorter.

Special congratulations also to those of you with a top 3 finish: Felix Haslam, Emma Wade, Tanglin Ireland, Lily Rayner, Phoebe Hampson, Matthew Rogers, Alex Cheeseman, Alex Din, Natalie French, Robert Shorter, Charlotte Doyle, Theo Haslam, Joe Dobb, Louisa Knight, Nicole Bambroffe and Chloe Dobb.

It was a close-run and very exciting gala. Thank you to all our supporters, both parents and older/younger swimmers who came along and to the parents who helped us poolside.

The next round of Kent Junior League will be on the 10th September. Let's see if we can beat Dover outright next time.

David Court

On Saturday 20th November Bromley's junior swimmers took centre stage in the final round of the Kent Junior League 2010.

Having won the previous two rounds Bromley SC was in a strong position and looked set for promotion should they manage to repeat their previous performances, and they didn't disappoint.

With 15 first place finishes, 16 second place finishes and 7 third place finishes out of 51 events Bromley led the way convincingly from start to end. Gaining 234 gala points, Bromley finished the league with a total of 661 gala points (our closest rival being Maidstone with 557) and we achieved a full house of 18 league points after winning all three rounds meaning promotion to division two next year.

Well done to all swimmers who were part of this very special promotional team. Your team spirit was excellent throughout the rounds and there were some great swims. You thoroughly deserve this victory.

Special congratulations to those of you who achieved a personal best on the night: Vicky Ward, Theo Haslam, Emma Wade, Michael Eagling, Taylor McCarthy, Ellie Quinn, Robert Shorter, Chloe Dobb, Matthew Ruiz, Natalie French, Louisa Knight, Grace Scopes, Alexander Din and Felix Haslam.

Hats off to all of the 11/u relay teams who took the whole set of 4x25m records:

Ellie Quinn, Emma Wade, Natalie French and Alexandra Cheeseman took the 4x25m Medley record by over a second.
Natalie French, Francesca Powell, Ellie Quinn, and Alexandra Cheeseman took the 4x25m Freestyle record by just under a second.

Robert Shorter, Matthew Rogers, Isaac Korro and George Adam took the 4x25m Medley record by almost four seconds!
George Adam, Isaac Korro, Michael Eagling and Robert Shorter then took the 4x25m Freestyle record by over 2 seconds.

Many thanks go to our club captains and members of top squad who attended to support the junior swimmers: Holly Barnes, Richard Knight, Henri Shorter and Megan Barnes, and to all the support from the balcony.

Photos of the evening are available on our website gallery.

David Court

Bromley took part in the second of three rounds of the Kent Junior League. Having won the first round we hoped to perform equally well as if we win all three rounds we will be guaranteed promotion to division one.

Some exciting relays and excellent individual performances gave us 16 1st place finishes, 11 2nd place finishes and 11 3rd place finishes out of 49 events, which was enough to secure first position overall by over 20 points. After the first two rounds we are 49 points ahead of the second place position, currently held by White Oak. The final round will take place in November, when we will again face White Oak, Maidstone, Margate, Edenbridge, and Ashford.

Particular congratulations go to those who achieved a first place in their individual event: Grace Scopes, Matthew Rogers, Isobel Vowles, Alex Din, Theo Haslam and Vicky Ward. Well done also to those swimmers who achieved a personal best time: Michael Eagling, Chloe Dobb, Robert Shorter, Jade Hewitt, Joel Woodward, Ellen Scholes, Rachel Peares, Matthew Rogers, Isobel Vowles, Alex Din.

Thank you to all swimmers for your excellent team spirit and the effort you put into these galas. Let’s keep up the good work.

A report has been sent to the News Shopper, and although they cannot guarantee us anything in print they have said we will appear on their website, so keep your eyes peeled.

Well done everyone.

Report by David Court (October 2010)

Bromley got off to an excellent start at this year's Kent Junior League by winning the first of three rounds beating Maidstone, White Oak, Margate, Edenbridge and Ashford.

It was a very exciting gala with some excellent swims and really good team spirit from you all. Overall we won 17 races and achieved 19 personal best performances.

Well done to those of you who won your individual races: Theo Haslam (12/u 100 'Fly, 13/u 100 Breast', 13/u 100 'Fly), Alex Din (12/u 100 Back', 12/u 100 Free'), Natalie French (11/u 50 Back'), Grace Scopes (10 yrs 50 Breast'), Matthew Rogers (10 yrs 50 Breast'), Chloe Dobb (12/u 100 Free').

Well done also to those relay teams who got us those all important first places: Boys 9/10 yrs Medley relay, Girls 12/u Medley relay, Boys 12/u Medley relay, Girls 12/u Freestyle relay, Boys 12/u Freestyle relay, Boys 9/10 yrs Freestyle relay, Boys 13/u Medley relay.

A big congratulations to those of you who achieved PBs: Ellie Quinn, Isaac Korro, Emily Norris, Tanglin Ireland, Taylor McCarthy, Jade Hewitt, Alex Dinn, Chloe Dobb, Natalie French, Vicky Ward, Cameron Butler, Grace Scopes, Theo Haslam. It's brilliant to see so many of you improving your times.

If we can maintain this level of performance at the next gala we will really be in with a chance for promotion in the league. But let's remember that the teams will be fighting back next round- keep working hard in training and make sure I'm not writing the same things on your feedback sheets next time! A very well done to all of you, you did your team proud.

Report by David Court (June 2010)