Our most recent successful swimmers are:
Matthew Bowe has represented GB
juniors in a number of international events since 1999. Matthew won 4 gold medals in the 2003 British
Long Course Championships.He is currently GB
Junior Short course 50m Freestyle Champion, and is part of the Great
Britain senior squad. Matthew swam well in this year's Olympic trials but
missed out on an Olympic place this time round.
Natalie Couling - from the age of
10 has been county Age Group Champion in many events, achieved NQT's in
the 50m, 100m & 200m Backstroke, 200m & 400m Individual Medley,
was the 12 yr girls Scottish National Age group Champion in the 100m
Backstroke and holds club records.
Philippa du Frayer - from the age
of 10 was county Age Group Champion in many events, achieved a NQT in the
12yr 100m Freestyle and 14 yr 50m Butterfly and holds club records.
Rory Marshall who
from the age of 10 has been county Age Group Champion in many events and
has set County Record times. He has obtained National Qualifying times in
many events over all distances. Rory began a Swimming Scholarship at
Millfield School, Somerset in September, 2001.
Catherine Pickthall - stalwart of
the club for many years, she holds club records, achieved National Qualifying
Times in the 50m Freestyle and 50m Butterfly.
Gavin
Singleton who, from a young age was County Age Group Champion
in many events, broke numerous club & county records and achieved
National Qualifying Times in the 100m & 200m Butterfly.
Joanne Singleton who has
represented Great Britain several times since 1998.
Shaun Uren who
was selected to represent Great Britain in the 1996 Atlanta Para Olympics
and achieved a silver medal in the medley relay.
Catherine Pickthall, Claire Cochrane, Philippa
du Frayer and Natalie Couling (all Barrow ASC members) represented
England in the International Swimming Federation (ISF) World Student Games
held in Luxemburg in April 2001, coming home with Bronze medals in the 6 x
50m Freestyle, behind the republic of China and China Taipei. The
remaining team members were Charlotte Goodwin and Chloe Bell (of Ulverton
Otters).
Cumbria Sprint League -
Barrow ASC were double winners in 1998 and 1999.
Present Day and Up
& Coming Swimmers
Jason Knott, Peter Denness, Zain Mallet and Laura Bagley have won County Age Group
Events.
Eve Brockbank has won silver and bronze medals at the NW Counties Inter
Association Competition.
Family Connections
We now have in the Club children whose parents were not only themselves
swimmers for Barrow, but were also COUNTY CHAMPIONS.
They are:
Paul Keen father of Andrew
Keith Minnican father of Jared and Frazer
Kirk Minnican father of Robert and Alex
Jeanette Taylor mother of Ashleigh Chester
Tom McCullough father of Robert
If there are any more of you out there, please let us know.
Club History
Barrow Amateur Swimming Club is
one of the oldest competitive swimming clubs in England. Established in
1876, membership cost the princely sum of one guinea. It has grown to a
size of approximately 150 members, and the club competes at all levels
from local to national.
In the early days the swimmers trained in a pool in Abbey Road which
was 70 yrds by 20 yds, Then in 1931 the club moved to Abbey Baths (now
closed) and since 1994 the Park Leisure Centre Barrow in Furness.) At that
time the club had a water polo team which trained and competed in
Ulverston canal.
Our first recorded National champion was Sheila Calderhead (now Sheila
Brown) in the 100yds backstroke 1932. Sheila went on to represent England
in the Empire Games and the European Games.
At that time the club had many notable swimmers including:
Jack Williams who won the Schoolboy championships of England 1929. Miss
Betty Middleton who completed the cross Windermere swim (from Belle
Grange to Miller ground) aged 11 in 1931, the youngest girl to have swum
across Windermere.)
