Club News & Updates
November & December Meets
The months of November and December have been a busy time for TASC swimmers, with many securing their county times before the December deadline. Below is a summary of the medal winners at the various meets:
North Cornwall Dragons Meet
Gold Medals
Emily Forwood (14) 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 100 IM, 100 Free
Evan Jenkin (11) 100 Breast, 200 IM
Silver Medals
Phoebe Cook (11) 100 Fly, 200 IM
Evan Jenkin (11) 50 Breast, 50 Fly
Lola Meech (11) 50 Fly, 100 Fly
Bronze Medals
Imogen Cook (10) 100 Fly
Anna Drawer (14) 100 Back, 100 Breast, 800 Free
Evan Jenkin (11) 100 IM
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Plymouth Xmas Meet
Gold Medals
Ashton Puddifoot (11) 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 400 Free
Emily Tyrrell (16) 100 IM
Silver Medals
Ben Coles (10) 200 Breast, 200 Fly
Ashton Puddifoot (11) 50 Free, 200 IM
Emily Tyrrell (16) 50 Free, 100 Breast
Bronze Medals
Ashton Puddifoot (11) 100 IM
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Taunton Deane & Street Millfield Meet
Gold Medals
Adam Clewer (21) 50 Breast, 50 Free
Adam Lawton (15) 50 Fly, 100 IM, 200 IM
Hope Unstead (14) 200 Back, 200 IM
Silver Medals
Adam Clewer (21) 200 Breast
Phoebe Cook (11) 200 Fly
Adam Lawton (15) 50 Breast, 100 Back, 200 Back, 100 Fly, 200 Fly
Lola Meech (10) 200 Fly
Hope Unstead (14) 50 Back, 50 Breast, 100 Fly, 200 Fly
Bronze Medals
Adam Lawton (15) 50 Free
Lola Meech (10) 50 Free
Harvey Reeves (13) 200 Fly
Maisie Stevens (10) 100 IM
Tiverton Sparkler 2018
It was success all round for Torridgeside Swimming Club at the Tiverton Sparkler Meet last weekend.
The team of 27 swimmers won 63 medals, finishing third overall, behind Tiverton and Exeter who had at least twice as many swimmers competing.
There were many highlights including 15 year old William Figes winning the Top Boy award, narrowly beating his thirteen year old brother James. Hope Unstead was third in the Top Girl award.
Eddie Mitchell won an impressive 6 Gold medals in his 6 races and Ashton Puddifoot won all 4 of his races. For several swimmers these were their first competitive swimming medals.
Head Coach Andy Unstead said it was a privilege to coach of such a hard working and enthusiastic team and that they were a credit to their club.
Medalists:
Gold
Libby Brown (14) 200 Breast
James Figes (13) 200 Fly
William Figes (15) 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 100 IM
Lola Meech (10) 200 Fly
Eddie Mitchell (14) 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back, 100 IM
Lauren Parker (14) 100 Fly, 100 IM
Ashton Puddifoot (11) 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Back, 200 Fly
Poppy Rooke (12) 100 Fly
Olivia Sayer (18) 100 Free
Hope Unstead (14) 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 Back, 200 Fly
Silver
Libby Brown (14) 100 Breast
William Figes (15) 50 Free, 200 Breast
Billie-Jo Ford(17) 100 Breast
Billy Mitchell (12) 100 IM, 200 Free, 200 Breast
Lauren Parker (14) 200 Free, 200 Fly
Sam Popham (15) 100 Breast, 100 Back, 100 Fly, 100 IM
Eloise Prouse (9) 100 Back
Harvey Reeves (13) 100 Back, 100 Breast
Poppy Rooke (12) 200 Breast
Hope Unstead (14) 50 Free, 100 Back
Bronze
Libby Brown (14) 50 Free, 100 Free
Imogen Cook (10) 100 Fly
Anna Drawer (14) 100 Fly, 200 Fly
James Figes (13) 100 Fly, 200 Back
William Figes (15) 100 Free, 200 Back
Henry Gaton (10) 50 Free
Ellie May Johns (9) 100 Back
Billie Mitchell (12) 100 Free
Jessie Parker (13) 100 Fly
Sam Popham (15) 50 Free
Harvey Reeves (13) 50 Free
Olivia Seward (16) 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 50 Free, 100 Free
Hope Unstead (14) 100 Breast
Welsh Summer Nationals 2018
From Monday 30 July until Sunday 5 August, 13 year old Emily Forwood was invited to take part in the Welsh National Championships at the Wales National Pool in Swansea.
She competed in 9 events during the week, just missing out on a final qualification in both 50m butterfly (30.92s) and 100m butterfly (1:11.13s), but qualified for a final place in the 50m backstroke when she finished in 5th place (32.94s), came home with a bronze medal and a new PB in 1500m freestyle (19:37.76s) and silver medal and a new PB in 200m butterfly (2:33.38s).
She was presented with her silver medal by Rio paralympic breaststroke champion Aaron Moores.This was a great result for her first time attending this meet and is looking forward to even more success at next year's event.
A massive thank you to Head Coach Andy Unstead, for all his effort in preparing Emily for this competition, and despite not being present at the competition in Swansea, watched every race as it was streamed live and continued to provide advice via social media throughout the week.
Devon Sprints and Development Gala
A team of 18 swimmers competed in the annual Devon Sprints Gala, bringing home a total of 7 medals, 6 gold and 1 silver. Harvey Reeves had an impressive meet, winning gold in all 4 of his events.
Gold Medals
Evan Jenkin (11) 50 Breast
Harvey Reeves (13) 50 Back, 50 Breast, 50 Fly, 50 Free
Jemima Mitchell (11) 50 Breast
Silver Medals
Lexi Reeves (11) 50 Back
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In the Devon Development Gala, a team of 11 swimmer won 13 medals, 7 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze.In addition to winning 8 medals, Lauren Parker also qualified for the 15 yrs Skins final where she finished in second place.
Gold Medals
Chris Cohen (17) 100 Breast
Lauren Parker (15) 400 Free, 800 Free, 200 Fly, 200 IM
Harvey Reeves (13) 100 Fly, 200 Breast
Silver Medals
Lauren Parker (15) 100 Breast, 100 Fly, 200 Free
Harvey Reeves (13) 200 Back
Bronze Medals
Anna Drawer (14) 800 Free
Lauren Parker (15) 200 Breast
Torridgeside swimmers impress in tough conditions
It was a successful weekend for Torridgeside Swimming Club as they won Top Club at the Severnside Tritons Open Meet in Weston Super Mare.
Torridgeside took a 19 strong team for the event and were joined by 13 other clubs from the Avon and Somerset area.
It was expected to be a tough weekend in the pool with hot conditions throughout the course of the meet. However, TASC impressed throughout winning a total of 83 medals, including 42 golds, which helped them secure Top Club and their biggest medal haul of the year so far.
Head Coach Andy Unstead was thrilled with his squads performances, despite the tough conditions and said “I’m extremely proud of the team, it was an extremely successful weekend.”
Adam Lawton was the standout swimmer for the team winning gold in ten of his 12 events as well as two silvers, as he secured top boy in what was an impressive weekend for him individually.
It was great preparation for the team as they prepare for the Devon Development meet which starts on the 16th June, and they’ll hope to replicate this type of form.
Joseph Tyrrell
Two Counties Spring Meet 2018
A team of 25 swimmers competed in the Two Counties Spring Meet hosted by Caradon and Dinnaton swimming clubs at Plymouth. The team won an impressive 29 Gold, 28 Silver and 28 Bronze medals, with Emily Forwood and Adam Lawton winning 7 Gold and 1 Silver each from 8 events.
In addition to medals, Emily Forwood, Libby Brown and Hope Unstead qualified for the 14 years and under Skins final where Emily finishing first, Libby third and Hope fourth. Paige Unstead finished fifth in the 15 years and over Skins final. In the Boys 14 years and under Skins final, Eddie Mitchell finished third and Adam Lawton finished second in the 15 years and over final.
Gold Medals
Libby Brown (13) 100 Free
Emily Forwood (13) 400 Free, 50 Back, 50 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Breast, 200 Free, 50 Fly
Adam Lawton (15) 50 Back, 100 IM, 50 Breast, 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 Breast, 100 Breast
Matthew Lawton (12) 200 Fly, 100 Fly, 50 Fly
Billy Mitchell (12) 200 Breast
Jemima Mitchell (10) 100 Free
Lauren Parker (14) 200 Fly
Harvey Reeves (12) 200 IM
Lexi Reeves (10) 200 Fly
Olivia Seward (15) 50 Breast, 100 Breast
Paige Unstead (17) 200 IM, 50 Fly
Liberty Wright (10) 100 IM, 50 Breast
Silver Medals
Libby Brown (13) 200 Breast, 100 Breast
Emily Forwood (13) 100 IM
Evan Jenkin (11) 200 IM
Adam Lawton (15) 50 Fly
Matthew Lawton (12) 100 Free, 50 Breast, 200 Free, 100 IM
Billy Mitchell (12) 100 Breast
Eddie Mitchell (14) 50 Back, 100 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Free
Jemima Mitchell (10) 50 Breast
Sam Popham (15) 200 IM, 100 Fly
Harvey Reeves (12) 200 Fly, 200 Back
Lexi Reeves (10) 200 Back
Olivia Seward (15) 100 Fly
Hope Unstead (14) 100 IM, 100 Fly
Paige Unstead (17) 100 IM, 50 Free, 100 Fly
Liberty Wright (10) 100 Back, 200 IM
Bronze Medals
Libby Brown (13) 50 Back, 50 Breast, 100 IM, 100 Back, 50 Fly
Rhyme Elson (10) 100 Free
Evan Jenkin (11) 100 Breast, 200 Breast
Eddie Mitchell (14) 100 IM, 100 Back, 50 Free
Jemima Mitchell (10) 200 Breast
Lauren Parker (14) 200 IM, 100 Fly
Sam Popham (15) 100 Breast
Harvey Reeves (12) 100 Back, 100 Fly, 50 Fly
Lexi Reeves (10) 100 Fly
Olivia Seward (15) 50 Free
Maisie Stevens (9) 50 Back, 200 IM, 200 Back, 200 Breast
Hope Unstead (14) 100 Back, 200 Back, 50 Fly
Paige Unstead (17) 50 Back
Devon County Championships 2018
Dartmoor Sprints Level 4 Meet, January 27th @Okehampton
Devon County Championships 2019 @Plymouth
12th Jan - 800m (LC)
13th,19th, 20th Jan & 9th,10th Feb - Short Course
23rd Feb - 1500m (LC)
Entry packs and more details are available in 'Links & Downloads'
Affiliated to the Western Counties & Devon ASA
This year Torridgeside Swimming Club took a team of 19 swimmers to compete in the 2018 Devon County ASA Age Group Championships which were held in Plymouth across several weekends in January and February.
We won 2 gold medals, five silvers and three bronze. Emily Tyrrell won gold in the 16-years 50m backstroke and silver in 100m breaststroke and 100 IM. She also qualified for the championship finals in 50m breast and 50m fly.
Emily Forwood won gold in the 14-years 200m fly and silver in both the 50m and 100m fly. Adam Lawton won silver in 100 back for 15-years. Hope Unstead won bronze in the 14-years 100 fly and Paige Unstead won bronze medals in both the 50m and 100m back for 17-years and over.
Tiverton Sparkler Nov 2017
Another traditional early morning start for the annual Tiverton Sparkler saw 24 TASC swimmers competing in this popular swimming meet. With the added excitement of 'hot heats', the swimmers and their supporters enjoyed a fantastic day of competition, winning many medals throughout the day.
Gold Medals
William Figes (14) 100 Fly, 200 Fly
Emily Forwood (12) 100 Back, 100 Breast, 200 Back
Evan Jenkin (10) 50 Breast, 100 Breast
Eddie Mitchell (13) 100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 Back
Hope Unstead (13) 100 Free
Silver Medals
James Figes (12) 200 Fly
Emily Forwood (12) 200 Free
Billie-Jo Ford (16) 200 Breast
Lauren Parker (14) 100 IM, 200 Back
Maisie Stevens (9) 50 Back
Hope Unstead (13) 100 Free, 200 Back
Jacob West (15) 100 IM
Bronze Medals
Sonny Baxter (9) 100 IM
Emily Forwood (12) 100 Free
Billie-Jo Ford (16) 100 IM
Evan Jenkin (10) 100 IM
Billy Mitchell (11) 100 IM
Lauren Parker (14) 100 Breast, 100 Fly, 200 Breast
Hope Unstead (13) 200 Breast
Jacob West (15) 200 Breast
North Cornwall Dragons Nov 2017
Gold Medals
Emily Forwood (12) 800m, 1500m
Lauren Parker (14) 1500m
Silver Medals
Lauren Parker (14) 800m
Exeter Open October 2017
Gold Medals
Matthew Lawton (11) 200
Emily Tyrrell (15) 50 Free
Silver Medals
Emily Forwood (12) 50 Fly, 100 Fly
Matthew Lawton (11) 100 Fly
Eddie Mitchell (13) 50 Back
Emily Tyrrell (15) 50 Breast, 100 Breast
Bronze Medals
Adam Lawton (14) 100 Back, 200 Back
Matthew Lawton (11) 100 IM, 400 IM
Eddie Mitchell (13) 50 Free
Lauren Parker (13) 200 Fly
Emily Tyrrell (15) 50 Back, 50 Fly
Exeter Sprints September 2017
Gold Medals
Billie-Jo Ford (16) 50 Breast
Emily Forwood (12) 50 Back, 50 Breast, 50 Free
Eddie Mitchell (13) 50 Breast, 50 Back
Hope Unstead (13) 50 Back
Jacob West (15) 50 Breast
Silver Medals
Evan Jenkin (10) 50 Breast
Billy Mitchell (11) 50 Free
Sam Popham (14) 100 IM
Hope Unstead (13) 50 Fly
Jacob West (15) 50 Back
Bronze Medals
Emily Forwood (12) 100 IM
Lauren Parker (13) 50 Fly
Hope Unstead (13) 100 IM
Severnside Tritons June 2017
Another fantastic meet for TASC swimmers at Severnside Tritons last weekend. The team of 12 brought home 42 medals, 18 gold, 15 silver and 9 bronze. Adam Lawton won an amazing 10 gold medals, one silver and one bronze and was narrowly beaten for the Top Boy award.
Gold Medals
Libby Brown (13) 100 IM, 50 Breast
Adam Lawton (14) 50 Back, 100 Back, 200 Back, 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 200 Breast,50 Fly, 100 Fly, 100 IM, 200 IM
Jemima Mitchell (9) 50 Breast
Lexi Reeves (9) 50 Back
Emily Tyrrell (15) 50 Back, 100 Breast, 100 Fly, 100 IM
Silver Medals
Libby Brown (13) 100 Free
Adam Lawton (14) 50 Free
Eddie Mitchell (13) 200 IM
Jemima Mitchell (9) 100 Breast
Harvey Reeves (11) 200 Breast
Emily Tyrrell (15) 100 Back, 50 Fly, 50 Free, 100 Free
Paige Unstead (16) 50 Back, 100 Back, 50 Breast, 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly
Bronze Medals
Darcy Bramble (11) 200 Fly
Libby Brown (13) 50 Back
Adam Lawton (14) 100 Free
Eddie Mitchell (13) 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free
Harvey Reeves (11) 100 Back, 100 Breast
Paige Unstead (16) 200 Free
Two Counties Spring Meet 2017
Congratulations to Hope, Libby, Paige & Emily who competed in the Two Counties meet held at Plymouth over the Easter weekend. They won lots of medals and set many PBs.
Libby & Paige qualified for the Medley Skins finals where Libby came second in the 14 yrs and under age group and Paige came third in the 15 yrs and over age group. Well done girls!
Gold Medals
Libby Brown (12) 100 IM, 100 Free
Emily Forwood (12) 50 Fly, 100 Fly, 200 Fly
Hope Unstead (13) 200 Fly
Paige Unstead (16) 200 IM
Silver Medals
Libby Brown (12) 100 Back
Emily Forwood (12) 200 Breast
Hope Unstead (13) 200 IM
Bronze Medals
Emily Forwood (12) 400 Free
Paige Unstead (16) 100 IM
Medley Skins
14 yrs & under – Libby Brown - 2nd place
15 yrs & over – Paige Unstead - 3rd place
Larry Hill rewarded by ASA
Our long standing and much loved coach Larry Hill recently attended a prestigious lunch at the University of Birmingham where he received the Amateur Swimming Association's (ASA) Silver award in the category of Services to Aquatics. The award was presented by Rio 2016 Olympic diving bronze medallist Dan Goodfellow and Rio 2016 Paralympic swimming gold medallist Ellie Robinson.
Larry has been involved with Torridgeside Amateur Swimming Club (TASC) for over 40 years and has inspired generations of young swimmers. Congratulations Larry, we're all very proud of you!
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