THE city of Swansea Aquatics have recently been storming to success at local and national level in all competitions.
Speaking about the success, Assistant Head Coach Sam Jones said: “The club has made significant progress in the last 6 months.
“We wanted to catch up with two swimmers of the next generation coming through. Meet 9-year-old Libbie Geach and 10-year-old Jack Anold in the swimmers corner”.
| Age: | L: 9
J: 10 |
| How many years have you been with the club? | L: 3 years and 4months
J: Nearly 10 months |
| Why did you decide to join the City of Swansea Aquatics? | L: I loved swimming and knew I would train more than once a week. Was a bonus when I found out I could enter meets.
J: I really enjoy swimming and Swansea is a very good swim club |
| What squad are you currently in? | L &J: Performance Bronze |
| What’s best about being in your squad? | L: Being with my friends and having fun as well as working on technique and speed.
J: Getting to swim with all my friends |
| What’s your favourite stroke at the moment and why? | L:My favourite stroke at the minute is butterfly and freestyle because butterfly is different, challenging and really fun to swim. With freestyle I like it because when I swim I just feel like I am gliding through the water and it is so technical and love it!
J: Freestyle because this is my best stroke |
| What are you currently working on with your coach to improve your swimming? | L: Mostly breaststroke because I can’t really get the kick right. And a little bit of fly to get my chest down and have the motion of it.
J: Working on fitness, skills in all strokes and under-waters |
| What is your ambition/goal in swimming? | L:My ambition is to get to the Olympics and compete there. That would be so fun and I think it could be possible
J: To swim in the Olympics |
| What’s the best result (to date) you have achieved? | L:When we have our skills sheets we can move up the skills and each time I have moved up it improves on my speed and has a good result on my meets.
J: Winning the 50m Freestyle in the Neath long course open in a personal best time |
| Who is your role model? | L: Phoebe and Rebecca (my two older sisters)
J: Michael Phelps |
| FUN- What’s your favourite food? | L:Pork and rice
J: Grilled cheese sandwich |
| FUN – Favourite superhero and Why? | L: Wonder woman. Because she is really strong and talented and shows me that girls and women can do anything if they put their minds to it
J: Spiderman because he can shoot webs and swing from buildings |
| FUN – Do you play any other sports? | L:No not really but I am interested in trying Synchro
J: Football for Mumbles Rangers |
| FUN – Talking milkshakes: strawberry or chocolate? | L:Obviously strawberry
J: Chocolate |
| To finish off: When is your next swimming competition? | L: Sunday 7th April [Swansea Dev Meet]
J: West Wales [February] |
