Keighley talents among City of Bradford swimmers to shine

Gina Warrior, Jasmine Shay and Kai Mayers all claimed silver medals in this series of three prestigious meets, with the latter also impressively managing three bronzes.

Warrior and Keighley’s Una O’Carroll also got a couple of bronze medals apiece.

Seasoned medallist Warrior claimed silver in the 17 years and over 50m backstroke in a new club record, while also managing bronze in the 100m and 200m backstroke.

Her time of 1.05.85 in the 100m event was also a club record and a British Championship Qualifying Time.

Shay was swimming in the 17 years and over butterfly events, with her pace seeing her take home a silver medal in the 50m event, while her time of 28.59 was a new club record.

She also managed eighth place in both the 100m and 200m events.

Swimming in the 15 years events, Mayers struck silver in the 50m butterfly in a time of 27.27.

He then went on to take bronze in the 50m and 100m breaststroke and 50m freestyle.

Those swims, along with three other top-10 finishes, rounded off an excellent weekend for Mayers.

In the younger age group events, O’Carroll took bronze medals in the 10/11 years 100m and 200m breaststroke.

Una O'Carroll is still only at primary school, but she is certainly a name to look out for in future in the swimming world. (Image: UGC)

She also had two further top-10 finishes, while she was not the only Keighley native to have success in the pool at the Yorkshire Championships.

Ben Artis and Ciara O’Carroll both managed four top-10 finishes, while Denholme’s Amy Hagyard and Keighley’s Imogen Tiffany did the same on one occasion apiece.

Other top-10 finishers in the individual events were: Joseph Hoyle (5), Dexter Woodward (3), Sophia Gledhill (2), Isabelle Randhawa (2), Maisie Ray (2), Ruby Byrne (1) and William Smith (1).

The women’s 13 years and over freestyle and medley teams both had sixth place finishes, while the equivalent men’s 15/16 years old teams were placed seventh in both their events.

Finally, the men’s 13 years and over freestyle team claimed 10th place in a time of 1.41.85.

All swimmers train on the Bradford Aquatics Competition programme under the guidance of coaches Andy Pearce and Sarah Fisher.