Hódmezővàsàrhely Geared up to Host European Junior Championships
Posted on July 05, 2016
Nearly 750 swimmers from forty-seven countries will be in Hódmezővàsàrhely, Hungary, to compete in the European Junior Championships. Britain will see a contingent of 26 swimmers contending for medals, the largest team in recent years.
European Games champions Abbie Wood and Holly Hibbott will head up the team who are both targeting the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. British Swimming Head of Performance Pathway, Tim Jones, will be looking to see the level of progress saying "We're looking to be able to identify a group of talented junior athletes that we can take with us in the coming years to senior success".
The opening ceremony takes place tomorrow, Wednesday 6th July, and the event will rub through to Sunday 10th July. Big screens have been positioned in the main square and on the beach to allow locals and tourists alike to follow all the action. And with entrance to the event being free of charge the atmosphere should be electric.
Everyone here at the BSCA wishes all competitors and their coaches good luck for the Championships and look forward to watching you all in action! Live streaming of the event can be found via: http://www.len.eu/?p=5875
British Swimmers Competing in Hódmezővàsàrhely and their coaches:
Abbie Wood – National Centre, Loughborough | Kevin Renshaw / Dave Hemmings |
Alex Wray - Deepings | Lynn Chapman |
Amelia Clynes – City of Leeds | Richard Denigan |
Anna Maine – Woking | Vince Ayling |
Brodie Williams – Millfield | Euan Dale |
Ciara Schlosshan – City of Leeds | Richard Denigan |
Craig McLean – University of Stirling | Steven Tigg |
David Murphy – City of Oxford | Amanda Booth |
Edward Baxter – Cockermouth | Sean Balmer |
Elliot Clogg – City of Sheffield | Mike Taylor |
Emily Large – Newcastle Swim Team | Ryan Livingstone |
Emma Cain – Millfield | Euan Dale |
Freya Anderson – Ellesmere College Titans | Alan Bircher |
Hannah Featherstone – Sedgefield and District | John Moore |
Holly Hibbott – Southport / Stockport Metro | Sean Kelly |
Isobel Griffiths – City of Birmingham | Carl Grosvenor |
Jamie O'Connor – Thanet | Dan Cross |
Joe Litchfield – Doncaster DARTES | Andrew Wallace |
Laura Stephens – Plymouth Leander | Jon Rudd / Robin Armayan |
Layla Black – City of Leeds | Richard Denigan |
Lewis Clough – City of Salford | John Stout |
Nathan Hughes – Hatfield | Janko Gojkovic |
Ryan Brown – City of Glasgow | Ian Wright |
Tazmin Pugh – Ellesmere College Titans | Alan Bircher |
Thomas Fannon – Plymouth Leander | Jon Rudd |
Tom Derbyshire – Royal Wolverhampton School | Marc Spackman |