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Yahoo
08-05-2025
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National gold medal successes for Warrington water polo players
Francesca Horrobin, Nieve Folkes and Tillie McGeehan, who represented the City of Liverpool Under 17s women's team that were crowned national water polo champions (Image: Contributed) SIX players from Warrington Swimming and Water Polo Club competed in the National Age Group Championships in Coventry at the weekend – some coming home as gold medal winners. Francesca Horrobin, Nieve Folkes and Tillie McGeehan represented the City of Liverpool Under 17s women's team that were crowned champions. In the semi-finals, they helped their side beat Worthing 9-8, and then went on to defeat West London Penguins 12-6 to claim the Edith and Tom Lythe Memorial Trophy for the first time since 2011. Tillie received the award for 'Most Valuable Player of the Tournament'. Fleur Morris, also representing City of Liverpool but at women's under 19s level, made an excellent contribution to both of their games, losing 15-10 to the eventual winners Bristol and then being pipped to the bronze medal, losing out 10-8 to Cheltenham. Oscar Pate took to the water with City of Manchester Under 17s, who clinched the silver medal after their exciting final game was decided on penalties. Will McGeehan featured for City of Manchester Under 19s Open, who won the gold medal by beating West London Penguins 12-10. This was Manchester's first gold in this event since 2015. Warrington Swimming and Water Polo Club coach Jon McGeehan also attended as team manager for the City of Liverpool Under 17s women and the City of Manchester Under 19s open sides. A club statement reads: 'Warrington Swimming and Water Polo Club are so proud of all the players that attended the finals weekend in Coventry, a fantastic opportunity, and bringing two gold and one silver trophies back to the north west. 'We are sure the town of Warrington are also very proud, well done.'
BBC News
15-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Jersey's Nowacki wins bronze at British Championships
Jersey swimmer Filip Nowacki has won his first-ever senior medal at the British Championships after getting a bronze in the 100m 18-year-old, who swims for Millfield School, finished in a personal best time of 1:00.28 to qualify for a place at this year's European Junior race - which did not feature British Olympians Adam Peaty or James Wilby - was won by Loughborough's Gregory Butler in Morgan, 17, was second 0.18 seconds ahead of Nowacki in a time that broke the British age group meet was the first major event since Nowacki was named in the 2025 Aquatics GB world-class won a silver medal at the European Junior Championships in the 200m breaststroke last summer, having became the first Jersey sportsperson to win three Commonwealth Youth Games medals in 2023."I'm really happy with that swim, a massive PB from last summer," Nowacki said after the race."The completion today was amazing," he in the evening Jersey's Sam Sterry came second in the men's junior 400m freestyle. Having swum 3:57.88 to qualify fastest for the final he was just beaten by City of Liverpool's Ethan swan 3:57.76, 0.22 seconds behind the winner, missing the qualification mark for the European Junior Championships by just under 1.5 seconds.
