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This season's Arena League Team and their kit has been kindly sponsored by Marshall Mercedes-Benz, Bolton. We would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their generosity.
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| P79 Arena League Team looking smart in their new Swimzi tops, sponsored by Marshall Mercedes-Benz |
The National Arena Swimming League consists of 400 teams made up of 7 regions, (East Midlands, London, North East, North West, South, Western and West Midlands) consisting of 3 to 4 separate divisions (Premier Division, Division 1, Division 2, Division 3) who each participate in 3 rounds, one in October, November and December, with the Grand Finals taking place in April. Teams will compete the following year in the relevant league dependant on their results the previous year. Any new teams will always start in the lowest Division in their Region, and move depending on their results.
The first round took place last night; Pioneer 79 have been involved in the League for over 15 years, and are currently competing in the 'Premier Division' of the North West Arena League, along with 15 other top North West teams. With 2 separate venues and draws on offer, we were drawn to compete at Macclesfield along with teams from Satellite, Southport, Isle of Man, Preston, Stockport Metro, Cockermouth and Winsford. The other 8 teams, Salford, Blackpool, Horwich, Liverpool, Barrow, Warrington, Trafford and Prescot were drawn to compete in Blackpool.
With some extremely close racing throughout the evening, at the half way point, the points were:
8th - Satellite - 78
7th - IOM - 79
6th - Pioneer 79 - 101
5th - Cockermouth - 115
4th - Winsford - 116
3rd - Southport - 123
2nd - Preston - 126
1st - Stockport Metro - 191
Stockport Metro completely dominated the evening, with the lower places being all to play for, with clubs fighting for points, the atmosphere was electric. Pioneer swimmers took the full 8 points with Katie Hale winning the girls 9-11 years 50m Backstroke in fine form, and Lily-Grace Duckworth pulling a whopping 1.02 out of the bag in the girls 13&Under 100m Freestyle. There were also some nailbiting races, with many swimmers taking 2nd and 3rd places in their events.
The final points at the end of the night in our round draw were:
8th - Satellite - 152
7th - IOM - 168
6th - Pioneer 79 - 197
5th - Cockermouth - 213
4th - Winsford - 222
3rd - Southport - 228
2nd - Preston - 257
1st - Stockport Metro - 353
As the results were also added from Round 1 draw at Blackpool, the current standings in the Premier League are:
16th - Barrow - 142
15th - Satellite - 152
14th - Prescot - 157
13th - Blackpool - 166
12th - IOM - 168
11th - Horwich - 175
10th - Pioneer 79 - 197
9th - Trafford - 198
8th - Cockermouth - 213
7th - Winsford - 222
6th - Southport - 228
5th - Preston - 257
4th - Warrington - 274
3rd - Salford - 327
2nd - Liverpool - 352
1st - Stockport Metro - 353
To keep track - you can find out more information on news from the Arena League from the North West and around the Country at: http://www.nationalswimmingleague.org.uk
Well done to everyone who competed for Pioneer 79 in Round 1, this was a great result - now its time to wait and see who we draw in Round 2.....
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