On Saturday 28th June the club juniors travelled to Kingsbridge for an away team gala, our first team gala for a while.

We were competing against 4 other clubs, with age groups ranging from 8-14yrs. For some of our oldest and youngest swimmers this was their first-ever away gala! But confidence gained from all our regular swimming sessions mean't first-time nerves were well controlled, and we were extremely proud of everybody's performances and team spirit, with lots of support and cheering for each other. The team were a real credit to the club.
 
We saw some amazing relays and individual swims, especially Finn Mathison in 100m Fly gaining a PB and Niamh O'Connor in the 50m breaststroke. Special congratulations also go to Rosie Yardley, Liberty Moore and Jasper Moore for breaking 5 club records between them!

After much fun and strong swimming, we were rewarded with Exmouth coming 2nd over all.
 
Now it's onto Plymouth next weekend for the Summer Sizzler!

Rory lived up to the AP Race Plymouth Summer Open 2025 moto of being 'Better Than Yesterday' by achieving two personal bests (PBs) in his 200m Freestyle and 100m Backstroke races.  And this also earned him an age group gold and bronze medal respectively.

Ralf won golds in his age group, and achieved County qualifying times, in both the 800m and 1500m freestyle events at the Devon County Developments 2025, held at the Plymouth Life Centre over two weekends in June. It was the first time he had competed in the longer distance events, which makes the achievement even more impressive! And, he really enjoyed the experience!

Congratulations to our amazing swimmers on qualifying for regionals. We will all be cheering you on for April's championship.