JERSEY’S swimming stars, aged 14 and under, returned to Winchester for the final meet of the Hampshire 2025 campaign last weekend.

Under 11s
Kicking off their first meet in Hampshire was the talented U11 squad.
Bertie Brennan had a fantastic first day, swimming well in the 200m Freestyle (5th), 200m Individual Medley (IM, 4th), a bronze medal in the 100m Fly and a superb gold medal in the 100m Backstroke.

Day two was just as good in the 200m Breaststroke (7th) and 100m Free (5th), before an impressive silver medal in the 200m Backstroke and another outstanding gold medal in the 50m Backstroke.


Jonty Ellis also produced a good weekend, culminating in his first county final where he finished with a bronze medal in the 50m Backstroke.
Ellis also competed in the 50m Free (9th), 100m Back (10th) and 200m Free (13th).


Aoife-Mae Hodgson had a great first day, winning bronze in the 200m IM and silver in the 200m Free events.
Hodgson also landed a second bronze on day two, in the 200m Back, alongside a 4th in the 100m Free final and 7th in the 50m Back final.
Rounding off the 11s, Amelia Hardwick qualified for her first final in the 50m Breast (5th).

She also had a brilliant 100m Breast swim (4th) and in the 50m Back (10th).

Under 12s
Zac Howell had an outstanding weekend, the incredible talent winning an eye-watering nine gold medals.
The brilliant Howell landed first place in the 50m, 100m and 200m events in Backstroke, 50m and 100m Fly, 50m, 100m and 200m Freestyle and 200m IM events, an extraordinary performance.
Among those wins, Howell also broke club records in the 50m Free, 50m Back and 50m Fly events.


Kit Mansfield landed a host of personal best (PB) times, including impressive finishes in the 50m Breast (4th), 100m Breast (5th) and 200m Breast (6th).


George Church placed 18th in the 200m Free, 19th in the 100m Back and secured a Long Course PB in the 200 Back, placing 16th.


Ethan Snook placed 11th in the 100m Back and 13th in the 100m Fly on day one.
He backed it up with a great second day, making his first final in the 50m Back (8th) and racing in the 200m Breast (14th).


Ella Baker celebrated her birthday on day one with a gold in the 100m Back, silvers in both the 200m IM and 100m Fly and a 5th in the 200m Free.
On day two, Baker secured her second gold medal in the 50m Back and another silver in the 200m Back.
She also raced the 200m Breast (5th), 100m Breast (7th), 50m Fly (7th) and 100m Free (13th).


Vicky Grant performed well, winning a gold in the 200m Back and bronze in both the 200 Breast and 100m Fly.
Grant also finished 5th in both the 50m Fly and 50m Back, 100m Free (7th) and 8th in the 50m Free (8th), 200m Free and 100m Breast.


Sage Beer impressed with a bronze medal in the 200m Free and an excellent 4th in the 100m Free.
Beer also raced in the 50m Fly (17th),50m Free (14th), 200m Breast (14th), 100m Breast (11th), 100m Back (10th), 50m Back (9th), 200m IM (8th) and the 50m Breast (7th).


Abi Abwooli proudly returned home with a solid bronze in the 200m Back event.
Other results came in the 50m Back (4th), 100m Back (4th), 50m Fly (15th), 100m Fly (9th), 200m Fly (7th), 100m Free (9th), 200m Free (7th), 100m Breast (13th), 200m Breast (12th) and 200m IM (5th).


Rounding off the U12s was Tiffany Robinson, who starred with a silver in the 50m Free and a bronze in the 200m Fly.
Other results included 50m Fly (4th), 100m Fly (8th), 50m Breast (6th), 100m Breast (10th), 50m Back (7th), 200m Free (9th) and 200m IM (7th).

Under 13s

Moving into the U13 bracket, Julia Strzezek had a great day, landing a gold medal in the 200m IM, 50m Free and 100m Free finals, as well as silver medals in the 100m Fly, 200m Fly, 200m Back and 200m Free finals and a bronze in the 50m Fly.

Strzezek also competed in the 50m Back (8th) and 100m Back (6th).

Orla Goodbody did brilliantly for her silver medal in the 100 and 200m Breast finals.
She also raced well in the 200m IM (4th), 50 Fly (9th), 100m Fly (9th), 100m Free (14th), 200m Free (9th) and the 50m Breast (4th).


Ibrahim Khan had a cracking day, finishing 8th in his first Hampshire final in 100m Back, 7th in the 200m Fly, 17th in the 200m IM and 8th in the 100m Fly final.
He landed some great PBs and placed 9th in 50m Back, 11th in the 50m Fly and a solid 7th in the 200m Back.


Ethan Mwanga also great day, making the final in the 50m Free (6th), 200m Free (5th), 100m Back (7th) and 200m Back (6th).
He also swam well in the 100m Free (9th), 50m Back (11th) and 50m Fly (13th).


Tilly Robinson shone with a bronze in the 50m Back final.
She also raced 100m Back (4th), 200m Back (6th), 50m Fly (PB), 100m Breast (PB), 100m Free (13th), 200m Free (11th) and 200m IM (18th).


Aidan Jarvis had a smashing day, winning gold in 200m Back and bronze in the 50m, 100m and 200m Breast finals.
He also raced the 50m Free (11th), 100m Free (12th), 200m Free (6th), 100m Back (4th) and 200m IM (6th).


Philip Zakrzewski performed well in the 50m Back (9th), 100m Back (9th), 200m Back (6th), 50m Free (8th), 100m Free (11th), 200m Free (8th), 100m Breast (14th), 100m Fly (13th), 200m Fly (5th) and 200m IM (13th).


Spencer Smith swam well for a bronze in the 200m Back final.
He also swam the 50m Back (5th), 100m Back (5th), 50m Breast (12th), 100m Breast (10th), 200m Breast (8th), 50m Free (13th), 100m Free (15th), 200m Free (10th), 200m Fly (9th) and 200m IM (14th).


Noah Preston will be pleased with his work, racing in the 50m Fly (18th), 50m Free (14th), 100m Free (19th), 200m Free (11th), 50m Back (8th), 100m Back (8th), 200m Back (11th), 200m IM (19th) and 200m Breast (17th).

Under 14s
The top age U14 bracket performed well, with Jack Militis winning gold and breaking club records in the 200m Free and 100m Back.
Gold was also claimed in the 200m IM, 50m Back and the 200m Back.
He also landed silver in the 50m Fly, breaking the club record, and a bronze in 100m Free, breaking his own club record.


Barnaby Watson swam well to secure finals in the 50m Breast (8th), 100m Breast (5th), 200m Breast (4th) and 200m Fly (6th).
Watson also raced well in the 100m Fly (12th) and 200m IM (16th).


Ellie Grant was magnificent, landing four golds in the 100m Free, 100m Breast, 200m IM and 100m Back (club record).
There were club records broken also in the 50m Free (silver), 100m Fly (silver) and 50m Fly (bronze), as well as silver medals in 50m Breast, 50m Back and 200m Back.


Lia Romero won an impressive silver medal in the 200m IM final.
She also made the finals of the 200m Back (5th), 100m Breast (8th), 200m Breast (4th), 100m Fly (6th), 200m Fly (5th) and 200m Free (5th).


Niamh Church did well to reach the final of both 200m IM (8th) and 100m Back (8th).
She also swam well in the 50m Back (14th), 200m Back (13th), 200m Breast (11th) and 200m Free (10th).


Archie Parris placed fifth in the final of 50m Breaststroke, backed up with a 6th in 100m Back. Parris also made the 50m Back final (6th), 200m Back final (6th) and 200m Breast (9th).