Record number of Pembrokeshire pupils enjoy swimming gala
Seventy children from 13 primary and secondary schools, some attending for the first time, took part in the Sport Pembrokeshire Disability Swim gala at Fishguard Leisure Centre on Tuesday, April 8.
Amy Brumby of Swim Wales, who was in attendance, said that the event, sponsored by Valero, is the only one of its kind in Wales.
Some pupils' outstanding performances saw them signposted to the Pembrokeshire Puffins disability swimming squad.
All those who took part received a medal.
The event was also supported by Gareth Mills-Bennett and Morgan Jones of Disability Sport Wales, with young ambassadors from Ysgol Bro Gwaun assisting with time and record keeping.
Sport Pembrokeshire expressed gratitude to Pembrokeshire Leisure, swimming coordinators, county swimming staff, and other supporters, including Anne and Bob Adams, Angela Miles, and John Havard.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
South Wales Argus
3 days ago
- South Wales Argus
Caerphilly Sport and Leisure Services scoops top award
The service won the best innovation award at the Welsh Sports Association Sports Industry Awards for its SWIMTAG project, which uses wearable technology to enhance the swimming experience. The initiative, which is the first of its kind in Wales, allows swimmers to track their performance, set goals, and engage in gamified challenges. The technology has been introduced in pools in Caerphilly, Heolddu, Newbridge, and Risca, and has been praised for its positive impact on community health and fitness. The service's commitment to combining innovation with community wellbeing was also recognised at the Swim Wales annual awards, where it received the health impact award.
Daily Record
5 days ago
- Daily Record
The incredible rise of JJ Spaun – from underdog to Tiger Woods and 3am hospital visit
The American star had come through plenty before he won the US Open at Oakmont JJ Spaun has revealed the incredible background to his staggering US Open triumph. The 34-year-old fulfilled a lifetime ambition with his success at Oakmont and a key message from Tiger Woods helped him deny Bob MacIntyre and seal the deal. Spaun dealt with plenty on the course in his career and during the brutal final round before clinching, but he also had issues away from it during the night prior to round four when he had to make a medical dash to the chemist with daughter Violet being sick. The American sorted that and then sorted the trophy success with his wife Melody and his children in attendance to soak up the amazing moment. On the pre-round pharmacy trip, Spaun, who suffered anguish earlier in the season when losing a play-off to Rory McIlroy to The Players Championship, explained: 'I was running to CVS in downtown because my daughter had a stomach bug and was vomiting all night long. My wife was up at 3am and she's like: Violet is vomiting all over. She can't keep anything down. It was kind of a rough start to the morning. I'm not blaming that on my start, but it fit the mould of what was going on, the chaos. 'It was a very touching moment to see my girls there [after win]. My oldest daughter was at the Valero when I won and she was about the same age as my youngest daughter now. It was so cool to just have my whole family there on Father's Day. It's just incredible. I have no words to describe the moment. 'My daughter, every time dad goes golfing, she's like: Were you the winner today? Sometimes I'm like, Yeah, I was. She's like, Where's my surprise? So today she's like: You're the winner. She got to see it. She didn't have to ask me. So that was a really fun moment. 'When I go back home after the round, my kids are there and it's such a big distraction where I'm not even having to dwell on anything or think too much, which is a good thing. Like The Players was tough, I was alone that week. I'm just kind of sitting there at night in my hotel room trying not to go on social media, Twitter or whatever, X. It's nice to be able to have the kids to be around and be a dad. That kind of keeps your mind off golf and kind of gets me in a calm, cool, collective mindset.' Spaun also used a lesson from Woods after an awful front nine-nine on Sunday threatened to derail his hopes. He explained: 'I was having lunch with Max Homa at home. We live in the same area. He was telling a Tiger story where he was like: As long as you are still there, you don't have to do anything crazy, especially at a US Open. He's like: Tiger said this would happen and the wind will switch, but you've got to just stay there. Even if you're four back, you've just got to stay there. You don't have to do anything crazy. 'I was thinking about that when I was four back, maybe going back out after the [rain] delay. Then I made some good pars, nothing crazy. Got a really good birdie. Next thing I'm tied for the lead within four holes of the restart. 'That just back to you don't have to do anything crazy at a US Open. All those things came true.' Spaun has endured struggles before the glory and revealed: 'Last year in June I was looking like I was going to lose my job and that was when I had that moment where if this is how I go out, I might as well go down swinging. That's kind of how my coach tells me about my golf shots or my golf swing on the course. If there's a challenging shot, he's like, at least you go down committing to the shot. Don't bail one out right because you feel uncomfortable, just go down swinging. If it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out. That's kind of the mantra I've been having all year. 'I think it's just perseverance. I've always kind of battled through whatever it may be to get to where I needed to be and get to what I wanted. I've had slumps kind of at every level. I've always went back and said: You've done this before. You've been down before. You got out of it. There's kind of like a little pattern, so hopefully I don't do that pattern again. 'It's definitely like a storybook, fairytale ending, kind of underdog fighting back, not giving up, never quitting. With the rain and everything and then the putt, I mean, you couldn't write a better story. I'm just so fortunate to be on the receiving end of that.'
NBC News
10-06-2025
- NBC News
Panthers rout Oilers 6-1 to take a 2-1 lead in the Stanley Cup Final
SUNRISE, Fla. — Taking advantage of the Edmonton Oilers' worst performance in several weeks, the defending Florida Panthers pounced on mistakes to win Game 3 in a 6-1 rout Monday night and take a 2-1 series lead. Brad Marchand became the oldest player to score in each of the first three games of a final, while Sam Bennett added his NHL playoff-leading 14th goal after making a big hit on Edmonton's Vasily Podkolzin that contributed to the turnover to spring him on a breakaway. Marchand and Bennett have combined to score eight goals for Florida, which was dominant in just about every way. "We ended up playing what Florida kind of wanted," said Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner, who got pulled after allowing five goals on 23 shots. "They were great tonight." And it was not just Bennett and Marchand. Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Reinhart each got his first goal of the series, Aaron Ekblad scored to chase Skinner and Evan Rodrigues added the exclamation point in the waning minutes. "We're a very deep team," Marchand said. "That's one of our strengths is the depth of the group from the front end to the back end to the goaltending." At the other end of the ice, Sergei Bobrovsky earned the "Bobby! Bobby!" chants from a fired up South Florida crowd. The two-time Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender known as "Bob" was on his game for the very few quality chances the discombobulated Oilers mustered, making 32 saves. "Nothing's going to be perfect in the way we play," Reinhart said. "This time of year, you need some world-class goaltending and that's what we get consistently." Perry — at 40 the oldest player in the series — beat Bobrovsky with some silky hands for a power-play goal, keeping up this final being a showcase of cagey veterans along with Marchand. Connor McDavid could not get his team on track, and Edmonton took 15 minors — led by Evander Kane's three plus a misconduct to add up to 85 penalty minutes — including a brawl that ensued with less than 10 minutes left. Trent Frederic and Darnell Nurse, who fought Jonah Gadjovich, got misconducts that knocked them out of a game with an outcome determined long before. "Emotions in all these games are extremely high,' Marchand said. "This is the time of year you want to be playing, and you're enjoying every minute." After the final looked as evenly matched as can be with Games 1 and 2 each needing extra time, overtime and then double OT, Game 3 was a lopsided mismatch. The Oilers came unglued to the point Jake Walman resorted to squirting water on Panthers players on their bench from his spot on the visiting side. The teams have some extra time off before Game 4 on Thursday night, when the Panthers have the chance to take a 3-1 lead and move to the verge of going back to back.
