Emma excels as speeding COPs dominate their own swimming event

Emma Cushion (12) of ​City of Peterborough Swimming Club (COPs) won an astonishing 11 races in a Regional Qualifying event at the Regional Pool.
By Alan Swann
Published 6th Apr 2023, 09:00 BST
Updated 6th Apr 2023, 10:33 BST
Some of the COPS swimming squad at the Regional Pool. Photos: David Lowndes.Some of the COPS swimming squad at the Regional Pool. Photos: David Lowndes.
Some of the COPS swimming squad at the Regional Pool. Photos: David Lowndes.

​COPs hosted 208 swimmers from eight clubs in the weekend-long event and Emma won butterfly, backstroke, freestyle and individual medlay races.

And the host club provided many other multiple winners including Alfie Larham, Kieran Ng, Isla Fulluck-Holmes, Shahd Mohammed, Daniel Moyses, Zilvinas Simkus, Sebastian Lewis, Kameron Baker and Alexis Johnson.

Jude Staton of March Marlins won four events.

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Ollie Profitt of COPS in backstroke action. Photo: David Lowndes.Ollie Profitt of COPS in backstroke action. Photo: David Lowndes.
Ollie Profitt of COPS in backstroke action. Photo: David Lowndes.

Other competing clubs were Leicester Sharks, Huntingdon Swimming Club, St Neots Swans, City of Coventry Swimming Club, Grantham Swimming Club and Putteridge Swimming Club.

​COPs winners…

BOYS: Alfie Larham (10) 50m fly + 50m back + 50m breast + 200m back + 400m IM; Kieran Ng (12) 50m fly + 100m back + 200m back + 100m fly; Andrei Levinta (13) 100m back; Daniel Moyses (16) 100m back + 200m back + 200m IM; Zilvinas Simkus (15) 100m back + 200m free + 5om breast; Panche Gurev-Markovachev (16) 100m breast + 50m breast; Lleyton Miller (12) 200m free + 400m IM; Jake Elderkin (13) 200m free; Sebastian Lewis (17) 200m free + 100m free + 50m free; Kameron Baker (12) 200m back + 200m fly + 100m back; Mihal Levinta 50m breast; Georgi Stavrov (14) 200m back; Charlie Rehus 400m IM + 200m IM; Kian Lee (14) 50m free + 100m fly; Spencer Hibbitt (10) 200m breast + 100m back.

GIRLS: Ruby Brace (15) 200m fly; Maya Sangiorgio (14) 200m fly + 200m IM; Sophia Aziz (10) 100m back + 50m back; Emma Cushion (12) 50m fly + 100m back + 400m free + 50m back + 200m free + 200m fly + 100m free+ 200m IM + 100m fly + 200m back + 400m IM; Annaballa Kett 50m back + 400m IM; Isla Fulluck-Holmes (15) 50m back + 200m free + 100m free + 50m fly; Caitlan Coles (14) 50m fly; Shahd Mohammed (15) 50m fly + 100m back + 50m breast + 200m IM; Molly Burrows (13) 100m back + 100m fly; Annika Gharpure (10) 200m back; Alexis Johnson (12) 200m back + 100m back + 50m breast; Anna Mason (10) 400m free; Chloe Monaghan (14) 100m breast; Isla Tate (10) 50m freestyle + 200m IM; Anna Mason (10) 50m fly + 400m IM.