East Region Para swimmers in GB Squad at Europeans

East Region Para swimmers headed off to Dublin as part of the GB Para squad for the 2018 European Para Championships, producing some great results throughout the competition.

The first day saw Louise Fiddes (Hatfield SC) claim Gold in the S14 Breaststroke, a great achievement for her Senior International debut in Team GB.

Grace Harvey, also making her debut at this event, won Bronze in the S6 100M Backstroke. Grace now trains at the Manchester Performance Centre, after beginning her career with Hoddesdon SC.

Jordan Catchpole (City of Norwich SC) also made his mark by producing outstanding swims at the Championships claiming Silver in both the S14 100m Backstroke and S14 200m Freestyle.

Jessica- Jane Applegate (City of Norwich SC) smashed her own World Record for the S14 100m Butterfly with a time of 1:04:13 and a collection  of other medals. These included  Silver for the S14 200m Freestyle, the S14 100m Backstroke and the S14 200IM.

Congratulations to all the swimmers involved, and thank you to the volunteers that helped deliver the event!