Our 1st Junior League
Tonight was Lincoln Trident's first Junior League and what a great performance it was! We had 13 rookies that's over half that hadn't competed previously. The confidence and technical side was fantastic. The team supported each other from start to finish.
The competition was tough, as would be expected the other teams entered their top swimmers (many of which were County level swimmers), but that didn't faze our swimmers.
We fought to the end and never quit, the swimmers all went out and focused on their swims. We had some top 3 finishes and 1 new county time for Ewan on the 50m fly They have done themselves, their families and the Club so proud.
I would like to say thank you to Suzy, Michelle, James and Coral and Hayva the Junior League Captain for being there to support and organise the swimmers, the parents for bringing and supporting the swimmers and the swimmers who were fantastic. Thank you all.
T4L
No Frills Open Meet
Well done to Jacob (9) who has competed in his 1st Long Course competition at Sheffield No Frills. He had the 50m front crawl and 50m Back stroke where he PB'd in both swims and has qualified for the 10/11 year old county time in the 50m FC.
Well done.
Well done.
What a great age group and junior Midlands Tridents had. In the age group we had Becky and Mia competing in the 50m front crawl this was their first Midlands. Both girls were understandably nervous, but produced fantastic swims with Mia getting a PB. There was only .06 between them.
Jenni was competing in the junior Midlands and had her most successful Midlands so far. She qualified for the finals in all of her 7 swims and had 9 PBs (including the finals). She got 2 gold medals in the 100 and 200 backstroke and 2 silvers in the 50 and 100 front crawl.
In numbers from age groups and junior Midlands.
3 swimmers
9 swims
7 finals 77.7% success rate
10 PBs out of 16 swims (including finals) 62% success rate
Well done for these great results.
News Archives
Age Group and Junior Midlands
Age group Midlands 28 April
A massive well done Becky and Mia who swam at their first Midlands today at Corby. Both girls swam the 50m frontcrawl. After some nerves before the race, they soon went and both girls performed excellent. All the hard work in training paid off. Mia got a PB with 31.64 and Becky slightly off with 31.7, both swims were fantastic.
Both should be very proud of themselves and their achievements. Well done.
Both should be very proud of themselves and their achievements. Well done.
30-31 March 2019
City Of Sheffield Premier Meet
Over the weekend Lincoln Trident had 6 swimmers at City of Sheffield Premier level 1 meet (Becky, Hayva, Jenna, Jenni, Mia and Reece) who had a total 15 swims and 12 pb ( which some were huge)at Ponds forge. Once again all swimmers showed great desire to be highly competitive. It was very emotional 50m front crawl swim for Jenni who was trying to qualify for the British Championships in Glasgow. She entered with a 27.38 and needed a 27, she swam the heat in a fantastic 26.9 and broke her own county record. Congratulations Jenni you have reached the top competition in Britain. More to come I'm sure. From a coaches prospective I saw a big improvements on the starts they were quick and the transition from underwater to stroke was excellent. I am so proud of each one of you and you are all SUPER STARS. Stay strong, stay positive and stay proud. In numbers 6 swimmers 15 swims
12 PB heats only 80% success
3 finals
1 silver
1 County Record
1 British Championship qualifier
British Championship 18-21 April
Lincoln Trident had their first swimmer attend the British Championships in Glasgow. Jenni qualified for the 50m frontcrawl and was swimming in the juniors. It was fantastic for Jenni to be mixing with some of the biggest names in British swimming such as James Guy, Freya Anderson, Hannah Miley, James Wilby, Duncan Scott and Adam Peaty to name just a few.
Jenni was very relaxed going into her race and it showed in her racing. Straight from the start she took control of her race and showed great speed through the water and finished well.
Jenni's Coach Ben said " Today was all about getting the experience at this level and Jenni certainly got that. I was really pleased with her swim in general but the start and finish which we've worked hard to improve they were brilliant."
Back home everyone from the club, her friends and family were watching Jenni's race and sending best wishes. The support was amazing.
Results from the last 3 County Championships weekends.
Before I get into into the numbers a big well done to all swimmers (Aidan, Becky, Mia, Izzy, Jenna, Jenni, Jordan and Reece) who took part at the Counties. You showed great determination, desire, the skills you all showed have improved a great deal and last but not least the support you gave each other was fantastic.
Now to the Results.
7 swimmers
19 swims
6 finalists Aidan, Becky, Mia, Jenni, Jordan and Reece
13 heat pbs out of the 19 swims that's a 68.74%
13 finals out of 19 swims that's a 68.4%
8 final pbs out of 13 finals that's a 66.6%
21pbs in total out of 32 swims (incl. finals) thats 65.6%
2 Gold
3 Silver
2 Bronze
2 Championship Titles the 50 fc and 100 fc for jenni
2 Championship Records the 50 fc and 100 fc for jenni
1 County record 50 fc Jenni beat her own record
2 new Regional qualifying times for Becky and Mia
It has been a hugely successful Counties every one of you managed to achieve one or multiple pbs, all of you were amazing and congratulations for all the swims you did, the hard work has paid off.🏊♀️🏆
T4L
17th December 2018 Winter English Nationals
WOW another fantastic swim from Jenni in the 50m fc, at the winter english nationals a .15 pb ( broke her own county record)finished 6th in the juniors and 22nd overall missed the final by .08. Jenni is now ranked joined 5th in Britain and 4th in England
2-5 August 2018 English Nationals
Bringing a great season to an end, Jenni had again qualified for the English Nationals, this year qualifying for three swims : 50m free, 50m backstroke and the 100m free.
The confidence that Jenni had grew over the week Qualifying for finals in both 50m free and 50m backstroke, she finished a very close 4th in the front crawl, just 0.04 sec behind first with a 27.35 a new pb, and 7th in the backstroke with another pb of 31.48. Jenni just missed out on her pb and another final in the 100m free.
Jenni is now ranked 16th for 50m free, 31st for 50m backstroke and 38th for 100m free in Britain, and her new pb for the 50m free also qualifies her to compete in the 2019 Edinburgh International Swim Meet next March.
August 2017 English Nationals
Well done to you Jenni on an already amazing season she capped it off with a great 50m fc swim this morning at her first English Nationals.
It was a big step up in the class of swimmers but Jenni's performance was fantastic, even though there were understandably some nerves Jenni managed to improve on her placing with a time of 28.81.
Thank you to all Jenni's family who came to support her and a big thank you also to Courtney who came and cheered Jenni on.
What a great end to the season.
January and February 2017 Counties
Well done to Becky, Teah, Jenni and Courtney at Trident's first County Champs. The girls represented themselves and Trident with professionalism and very competitive and high quality swimming.
They were competing against 9 other clubs from across Lincolnshire who had some very talented swimmers. There were naturally some nerves but these were over come as the weekends went on. It was a steep and valuable learning curve for all four swimmers.
Jenni managed to qualify for the finals in all five events she competed in and achieved some fantastic pb in all her swims which where 100IM (pb 6sec), 100 freestyle (pb 1.5sec), 50 freestyle (pb .99sec), 50 backstroke (pb 1.1sec qualified for Midlands) and the 50 fly (pb 3.5sec). Jenni won the 50 freestyle Championships (14yrs), came second in the 50 backstroke and came fourth in the 50 fly, 100 IM and 100 freestyle.
Her sister Becky also made the final in her 50 freestyle (pb .6sec) in the heats and had a very solid swim in the final and came sixth place overall in her age group.
Courtney who had two swims 50 and 100 breaststroke and had a very good 100 breaststroke (pb 2.5sec).
Teah had a total of five swims 200 freestyle (pb 6sec), 100 freestyle (pb 5sec) 50 freestyle (pb 3sec) and made the final and finished in 8th place, 100 breaststroke (pb 4sec) and the 50 fly.
In numbers :
4 swimmers 12 events
6 finals
13 pb out of 19 swims including finals /11 pb out of 13 swims excluding finals
1 new Midlands time
T4L
October 2016
LTSA would like to say well done to Courtney who has been selected to represent LSST swim team and will be competing on Friday.
LTSA would like to say well done to Courtney who has been selected to represent LSST swim team and will be competing on Friday.
Swimmer makes school swim team
Well done to Jamie who qualified to represent the 2015 LSST school swim team.
Well done to Jamie who qualified to represent the 2015 LSST school swim team.
December 2016
Well done to Jenni, Courtney and Becky who have qualified for the 2017 county champs. We are all very proud of you, now go out and show them what it means to be a Trident.
Well done to Jenni, Courtney and Becky who have qualified for the 2017 county champs. We are all very proud of you, now go out and show them what it means to be a Trident.
AUGUST 2016
LTSA would like to congratulate Jennifer Horn on being invited to represent Lincolnshire in
the junior intercounty gala on September 19th at Luton Sports Village.
LTSA would like to congratulate Jennifer Horn on being invited to represent Lincolnshire in
the junior intercounty gala on September 19th at Luton Sports Village.
APRIL 2016
We are pleased to announce that LTSA's affiliation to the ASA and registration at the Charities Commission as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) have now been completed.
LTSA's Registered Charity Number is 1166296.
We are pleased to announce that LTSA's affiliation to the ASA and registration at the Charities Commission as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) have now been completed.
LTSA's Registered Charity Number is 1166296.
County and Midlands Regional Swimming Championships
Counties
Over three weekends in February and March 2014, Jordan went to the Lincolnshire County Swimming Championships and preformed extremely well, achieving new personal best times for 50m and 100m butterfly, 50m backstroke and 400m IM. He also won a bronze medal and qualified for the Midland Regional Swimming Championships on the 200m backstroke.
Midlands
On the 3rd of May Jordan swam at the Midland Championships in the 200m backstroke, competing against the top swimmers throughout the whole of the Midlands region (East and West).
Jordan had a fantastic swim in the heats, qualifying for the final in 8th place, and then pulled off a great swim in the final where he achieved a pb (personal best), moving up to 5th place overall.
Although representing Lincoln Vulcans at both Championships, Jordan trains solely with Lincoln Trident Swimming Academy (LTSA). His coach, Ben Strathon, was extremely delighted for him, saying “Considering Jordan was going to give swimming up at the beginning of the year and hadn’t trained for 2-3 months, he has come back and worked extremely hard, becoming very focussed in training over the last few months, and because of this Jordan has achieved his goal.”
Jordan, who is a member of Total Fitness, trains 4 sessions in the pool and 3 in the gym each week. Jordan said “I really appreciate how supportive both members and staff have been towards me using the pool and gym.”
Counties
Over three weekends in February and March 2014, Jordan went to the Lincolnshire County Swimming Championships and preformed extremely well, achieving new personal best times for 50m and 100m butterfly, 50m backstroke and 400m IM. He also won a bronze medal and qualified for the Midland Regional Swimming Championships on the 200m backstroke.
Midlands
On the 3rd of May Jordan swam at the Midland Championships in the 200m backstroke, competing against the top swimmers throughout the whole of the Midlands region (East and West).
Jordan had a fantastic swim in the heats, qualifying for the final in 8th place, and then pulled off a great swim in the final where he achieved a pb (personal best), moving up to 5th place overall.
Although representing Lincoln Vulcans at both Championships, Jordan trains solely with Lincoln Trident Swimming Academy (LTSA). His coach, Ben Strathon, was extremely delighted for him, saying “Considering Jordan was going to give swimming up at the beginning of the year and hadn’t trained for 2-3 months, he has come back and worked extremely hard, becoming very focussed in training over the last few months, and because of this Jordan has achieved his goal.”
Jordan, who is a member of Total Fitness, trains 4 sessions in the pool and 3 in the gym each week. Jordan said “I really appreciate how supportive both members and staff have been towards me using the pool and gym.”
LTSA Swimmers Make a Splash at Boston Meet
Nine Lincoln Trident Swimming Academy (LTSA) swimmers made their debut at the 2014 Boston Open Meet. The four girls (Jennifer Horn, Ellie Irish, Megan Allington and Courtney Fawcett) and five boys (Lewis Crisp, Adam Crisp, Daniel Coupland, Kyle Kinnealey and Nathan Staples) swam in the 50m freestyle and 50m breaststroke events.
After initial nerves and surprise at the number of swimmers and spectators at this very full Meet, the swimmers all got into their stride during the warm up and by the time it came to race they were raring to go.
The first race (girls 50m freestyle) saw Ellie, Megan, Jennifer and Courtney swim full of confidence to achieve their first personal bests (PBs). The 50m breaststroke was equally impressive with the girls now relaxed and starting to race.
Nine Lincoln Trident Swimming Academy (LTSA) swimmers made their debut at the 2014 Boston Open Meet. The four girls (Jennifer Horn, Ellie Irish, Megan Allington and Courtney Fawcett) and five boys (Lewis Crisp, Adam Crisp, Daniel Coupland, Kyle Kinnealey and Nathan Staples) swam in the 50m freestyle and 50m breaststroke events.
After initial nerves and surprise at the number of swimmers and spectators at this very full Meet, the swimmers all got into their stride during the warm up and by the time it came to race they were raring to go.
The first race (girls 50m freestyle) saw Ellie, Megan, Jennifer and Courtney swim full of confidence to achieve their first personal bests (PBs). The 50m breaststroke was equally impressive with the girls now relaxed and starting to race.
It was the turn of the boys on Sunday and following the good example of the girls on Saturday, Kyle, Adam, Lewis and Daniel all swam full of confidence in the 50m freestyle. The huge number of swimmers from many well-known clubs from Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and as far away as York City did not seem to faze them.
50m breaststroke in the afternoon session provided more outstanding swims by Nathan, Adam, Daniel and Kyle, Kyle being one of the youngest swimmers in the competition having only just turned 9 the weekend before.
Summing up the weekend, Ben Strathon (LTSA Coach) was full of praise for the swimmers “I was surprised how far the swimmers have come in 9 months from learn to swim to doing their first competition, I couldn't have dreamt for any better performance and results from them all, particularly considering they only train twice a week for one hour a session”.
“They all swam brilliantly, maintaining the technique we have been concentrating on in training and with no disqualifications, I couldn’t have asked for more from them”.
50m breaststroke in the afternoon session provided more outstanding swims by Nathan, Adam, Daniel and Kyle, Kyle being one of the youngest swimmers in the competition having only just turned 9 the weekend before.
Summing up the weekend, Ben Strathon (LTSA Coach) was full of praise for the swimmers “I was surprised how far the swimmers have come in 9 months from learn to swim to doing their first competition, I couldn't have dreamt for any better performance and results from them all, particularly considering they only train twice a week for one hour a session”.
“They all swam brilliantly, maintaining the technique we have been concentrating on in training and with no disqualifications, I couldn’t have asked for more from them”.
However more was exactly what Ben got, with Jennifer achieving County Championship Qualifying Times in both of her swims and winning a bronze medal in the 50m breaststroke against a strong field of over 20 swimmers in her age group.
“We now have to wait to see whether the County ASA will allow Jennifer to swim at the Championships. This is down to their discretion.” Ben explained “LTSA is in the process of affiliating with the sport governing body, but in the meantime our swimmers are competing under the Temporary Membership Scheme. We understand from the governing body that there is nothing in the rules to stop the County allowing Jennifer to swim, but it is promoter’s discretion so if they don’t want her to swim they are entitled to say ‘no’. We hope that they will allow her to swim because she has earned it, but we will just have to wait to see what they decide”.
UPDATE : Very disappointingly the County ASA have chosen not to support Jennifer's development and have refused to allow her to swim at the County Championships.
“We now have to wait to see whether the County ASA will allow Jennifer to swim at the Championships. This is down to their discretion.” Ben explained “LTSA is in the process of affiliating with the sport governing body, but in the meantime our swimmers are competing under the Temporary Membership Scheme. We understand from the governing body that there is nothing in the rules to stop the County allowing Jennifer to swim, but it is promoter’s discretion so if they don’t want her to swim they are entitled to say ‘no’. We hope that they will allow her to swim because she has earned it, but we will just have to wait to see what they decide”.
UPDATE : Very disappointingly the County ASA have chosen not to support Jennifer's development and have refused to allow her to swim at the County Championships.
New Academy Swimming Hats now available
Academy set-up progress
The Academy is in the process of registering with the ASA and the Constitution has been written.
The Constitution is with the ASA Legal Department for consideration.
The Constitution is with the ASA Legal Department for consideration.
Bowling evening
The August 2013 Bowling Evening was a complete success the swimmers, parents and grandparents all enjoyed themselves. It also gave everyone a chance to get to know each other better. Photos have been added.
