Devon & Somerset Wing Swimming Championship 1999

12th September 1999
Report by CWO Hoole

Today the first ever Devon & Somerset Wing event took place in the form of the Wing Swimming championship. Technically, it is not official since Devon and Somerset Wing does not form until September 30th, but since the Regional Championship does not take place until October 9th, it was necessary to run this as the new Wing.
Chivenor Squadron sent two contenders down to compete, Cdt Barney and Cdt Martin:

Cdt Martin came 3rd in the breaststroke final, 2nd in the backstroke and 1st in the individual medley.

Cdt Barney came 3rd in the freestyle final, and 2nd in the breaststroke final. She was also a part of the winning female relay team. However, the team is ineligible for the regional competition since the team was a joint effort between 13, 326, 722 and 1146 squadrons.

Cdt Martin will now represent the Wing in the junior male Individual Medley, and Cdt Barney has been selected as reserve in the junior female Breaststroke for the Regional swimming competition to be held on October 9th.


CadetEventPositionTime
Crystal BarneyBreaststroke2nd77.31s
Freestyle3rd54.78s
Scott MartinIndividual Medley1st169.95s
Backstroke2nd71.94s
Breaststroke3rd86.75s