2025 St Albans District Primary Team
Below is the team selected to represent St Albans District at the Hertfordshire Primary Schools Inter-District Swimming Championships on Friday 9th May, 2025 at Watford Woodside Leisure Centre.
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Year 5 Girls:
Inaaya Munir* Bronwyn Hill* Elizabeth Brentnall* Liza Zapisetskaya* Sophie Leung* Imogen Douglas* Grace Cheuk Kiu Yip* Delphis Law* |
Year 5 Boys:
Edward Nicoll* Stefan Sorcinelli* Chor Hang Ting* Dima Zapisetskiy* Sebastian Pickett* Fergus Baisley* Theo Rawnsley* Darby Greaney* |
Year 6 Girls:
Amélie Desmeules#* Catherine Hatherly* Jinglang Huang* Yuet Yau* Penny Hodgson* Jessica Bedford* Annabel Whetton* Lucia Carradice* |
Year 6 Boys:
James Nelson#* Jack Maple* John Homan-Daly* Callum Lucas* Christian Girotto* Albert Saunders* Sebastian Rama* Joseph Horridge* |
Swimmers listed in no particular order.
# Team Captains
* Confirmed selection
# Team Captains
* Confirmed selection
There will be one non-travelling reserve for each group:
Year 5 Girls - Elodie Franklin-Smith, Year 5 Boys - Anton Baranov
Year 6 Girls - Chloe Powell, Year 6 Boys - Jacob Thompson
Note that Fionn Harrington (Year 6 Boys) is now unable to swim due to injury. Callum Lucas has taken his place.
Year 5 Girls - Elodie Franklin-Smith, Year 5 Boys - Anton Baranov
Year 6 Girls - Chloe Powell, Year 6 Boys - Jacob Thompson
Note that Fionn Harrington (Year 6 Boys) is now unable to swim due to injury. Callum Lucas has taken his place.
Selection of the team
8 swimmers from each year/gender group are selected giving a total of 32 for the team.
Each team member swims a minimum of 2 events, 1 individual event and 1 leg of either the Medley or Freestyle relays. There is also a freestyle squadron comprising 2 swimmers in each year/gender totalling 8 swimmers - selection of swimmers in the squadron will be made before the gala but will include swimmers already in the team. The individual events are 50m, the relays are 4 x 25m, and squadron 8 x 25m. For the individual events there is A and B heats, with times in each of the races combined and ranked - it does not matter whether a swimmer is in the A or B heat.
The St Albans District Champs is used as a Trials Gala which is used as a basis for selection of the team.
Generally, those swimmers who come first or second in an event at the trials gala will be included in the team. However, this does not mean they will do that particular event, as an individual event, in the Herts Champs.
Both the selection of the team and what each swimmer is swimming (individual and relay) is made to maximise the potential of the whole team. We consider all the events swimmers completed (and times) to decide on the make up of the team and what each person will swim.
8 swimmers from each year/gender group are selected giving a total of 32 for the team.
Each team member swims a minimum of 2 events, 1 individual event and 1 leg of either the Medley or Freestyle relays. There is also a freestyle squadron comprising 2 swimmers in each year/gender totalling 8 swimmers - selection of swimmers in the squadron will be made before the gala but will include swimmers already in the team. The individual events are 50m, the relays are 4 x 25m, and squadron 8 x 25m. For the individual events there is A and B heats, with times in each of the races combined and ranked - it does not matter whether a swimmer is in the A or B heat.
The St Albans District Champs is used as a Trials Gala which is used as a basis for selection of the team.
Generally, those swimmers who come first or second in an event at the trials gala will be included in the team. However, this does not mean they will do that particular event, as an individual event, in the Herts Champs.
Both the selection of the team and what each swimmer is swimming (individual and relay) is made to maximise the potential of the whole team. We consider all the events swimmers completed (and times) to decide on the make up of the team and what each person will swim.
Details of the Hertforshire Primary Schools Inter-District Swimming Championships
St Albans District will swim in Lane 5 at the 2024 championships.
For each age/gender group the events comprise 2 individual 50m events for each of the 4 strokes, 2 relays - Freestyle and Medley both 4 x 25m, and 1 relay Freestyle Squadron 8 x 25m (2 swimmers from each age/gender group). Each team member swims in at least 2 events, an individual and a relay.
Points in the championships are based on the following:
There is 6 Hertfordshire Districts - St Albans, Watford, East, North, Dacorum, and Mid - lanes 1 & 8 are not used.
Each individual event is run Heat Declared Winner (there is no finals) ie. all 12 swimmers (2 from each District) in an individual event are ranked after the event with 1st getting 12 points and 12th 1 point. No swimmer or DQ gets zero points.
Each Medley/Freestyle relay event is run as a final with 1st getting 12 points, 2nd 10 points (ie. a reduction by 2 points per position) and 6th getting 2 points. No team or DQ gets Nil points.
Squadron point scoring is as per Medley/Freestyle relay.
The team with the most points is the winner of the championships, and also for each age/gender group.
The important point to note is that all swims by all swimmers are important to the team.
Medals are award for all events for placing 1st to 3rd.
Trophies award to the team for overall winners (Rosebowl), each team Year/Gender, fastest Freestyle relay, and fastest Medley relay.
St Albans District will swim in Lane 5 at the 2024 championships.
For each age/gender group the events comprise 2 individual 50m events for each of the 4 strokes, 2 relays - Freestyle and Medley both 4 x 25m, and 1 relay Freestyle Squadron 8 x 25m (2 swimmers from each age/gender group). Each team member swims in at least 2 events, an individual and a relay.
Points in the championships are based on the following:
There is 6 Hertfordshire Districts - St Albans, Watford, East, North, Dacorum, and Mid - lanes 1 & 8 are not used.
Each individual event is run Heat Declared Winner (there is no finals) ie. all 12 swimmers (2 from each District) in an individual event are ranked after the event with 1st getting 12 points and 12th 1 point. No swimmer or DQ gets zero points.
Each Medley/Freestyle relay event is run as a final with 1st getting 12 points, 2nd 10 points (ie. a reduction by 2 points per position) and 6th getting 2 points. No team or DQ gets Nil points.
Squadron point scoring is as per Medley/Freestyle relay.
The team with the most points is the winner of the championships, and also for each age/gender group.
The important point to note is that all swims by all swimmers are important to the team.
Medals are award for all events for placing 1st to 3rd.
Trophies award to the team for overall winners (Rosebowl), each team Year/Gender, fastest Freestyle relay, and fastest Medley relay.