Chippenham ASC Represented at the British Gas ASA National County Team Championships in Sheffield
The British Gas ASA National County Team Championships took place at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield on the 20th October 2013. The event is based around the 33 English Counties from the 8 ASA Regions, the 4 Administrative Districts of Scotland and 2 of Wales making a total of 39 'Counties' competing across two divisions. Individual selection for each County Team is based on National Rankings calculated after the regional competitions held earlier in the summer.
Matt Hare was the only representative from Chippenham on the Wiltshire County Team this year and competed in the Individual 100m Fly and 4x50m Medley Team (performing the 50m Fly component). Matt came 3rd in his 100m Fly heat in a time of 1min 1.09s finishing 12th in the division and 26th fastest in Great Britain for his age group on the day. His medley team finished 8th in the division in a time of 1min 55.15s and 26th fastest in Great Britain.
The event was hosted by Ross Davenport, who competed for Team GB at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and undertaken in front of over 2,000 spectators including over 1,000 of the UK's best swimmers. Selection for the 2014 Championships will take place next summer based on National Rankings at that time. Chippenham ASC looks forward to supporting the County Team again next year.
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