It wasn’t our year – 36 points more than in 2024, we will be climb back!
Our swimmers headed to Ponds Forge in Sheffield today for the National Inter County Event, representing Cambridgeshire in Division 1 against some of the best county teams in the country. After the team’s outstanding performance last year to gain promotion from Division 2, we now had to answer the question: can we stand toe to toe with the best counties in the country?
It was a fiercely contested day. We finished 17th out of 20 teams in Division 1, and with four counties between 16th and 19th all fighting to stay in the top division, the margins were razor thin. Nothing was settled until the final two relays, where the battle for survival was decided.
Sadly, the result means Cambridgeshire will compete in Division 2 next year. That is a disappointing outcome after such a tight finish, but every swimmer should be proud of how they represented the county.
There were plenty of standout swims along the way:
- Jorja Atkinson claimed 2nd in the girls 14&15 years 100m Breaststroke with a commanding final 50m.
- Emma Cushion and Marton Molnar both finished 6th in the 16&17 years 100m Backstroke. Emma showed superb quality on her underwaters, while Marton powered through the field.
- Kameron Baker excellently paced his 14&15 years 100m Breaststroke to take 5th.
- Summer Woodside, Olivia Page, Lyra Schultz and Immy Coote put in an outstanding team effort in the 12&13 years girls Medley Relay to finish in the top 10.
- Jacob Bacon showed confidence and skill, flying through heat 1 of the 14&15 years boys 100m Butterfly to finish 5th.
- Jacopo Agosti rounded out the individual swims with a top performance in the 14&15 years boys 100m Backstroke, also finishing 5th.
Thank you to the swimmers, coaches, team managers, officials, and the parents and supporters who made the trip to Sheffield. The team leaves fired up, with a real hunger to return to Division 1, and Cambridgeshire will be back next year to make it happen.