Hollingsworth shows his strength in Southampton
THE Beau Sejour Barracudas returned from the final weekend of the Hampshire County Championships held in Southampton with four open individual titles and one junior individual title as well as sweeping the board winning all four relay trophies in both the open and junior categories.
THE Beau Sejour Barracudas returned from the final weekend of the Hampshire County Championships held in Southampton with four open individual titles and one junior individual title as well as sweeping the board winning all four relay trophies in both the open and junior categories.
Three of the open individual titles went to Commonwealth Games hopeful Thomas Hollingsworth, who became Hampshire champion in 200m butterfly, 200m individual medley and 200m freestyle.
Ian Hubert secured the other open title in the 50m butterfly event in a time of 26.97, also placing first in the 200m butterfly in his age group.
Lotte Parfit became Hampshire junior champion in the 100m backstroke event in a lifetime best of 1-06.76 as well as placing first in the 14-year age group in the 50m backstroke, which also placed her as second fastest junior overall.
Hollingsworth and Hubert were joined by Jeremy Osborne and Jonathon Le Noury to win the men's open freestyle relay placing ahead of Basingstoke by over five seconds to secure the trophy which has been dominated for many years by Portsmouth Northsea, who had to settle for third place. The Barracudas team clocked 3-33.57.
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