Our Swimmers were agiain in action at our own DSE Welsh Regional Short Course 2004 held at Pencoed Swimming Pool on May 23rd 2004.

Here are our swimmers results:

Jonathan Aynge

100m Freestyle: 1:18.51 – 2^nd out of 5

50m Backstroke: 54.65 – 1^st out of 5

50m Freestyle: 36.63 – 3^rd out of 3

200m Freestyle: 3:00.81 – 2^nd out of 5

David Bird

100m Freestyle: 1:28.90 – 3^rd out of 6

50m Backstroke: 1:16.42 – 5^th out of 6

100m Backstroke: 2:37.81 – 4^th out of 5

50m Freestyle: 40.79 – 3^rd out of 5

200m Freestyle: 3:42.83 – 1^st out of 4

Anthony Gregory

100m Freestyle: 1:20.61 – 4^th out of 5

50m Backstroke: 46.87 – 4^th out of 6

100m Backstroke: 1:34.13 – 3^rd out of 4

50m Freestyle: 38.28 – 4^th out of 6

200m Freestyle: 3:02.12 – 3^rd out of 5

Rebecca Gregory

100m Freestyle: 1:55.31 – 5^th out of 6

50m Backstroke: 1:04.67 – 2^nd out of 5

50m Freestyle: 1:02.97 – 6^th out of 6

Katrina Mitchell

50m Butterfly: 47.20 – 2^nd out of 5

100m Freestyle: 1:26.24 – 2^nd out of 6

100m Butterfly: 1:48.13 – 3^rd out of 3

50m freestyle: 40.29 – 2^nd out of 5

200m Butterfly: 4:01.87 – 1^st out of 1

Robert Morgan

25m Backstroke: 31.58 – 5^th out of 6

25m Freestyle: 28.21 – 4^th out of 6

50m Freestyle: 1:00.28 – 5^th out of 6

Teresa Robinson

100m Freestyle: 1:53.50 – 6^th out of 6

50m Freestyle: 48.94 – 5^th out of 6

200m Freestyle: 4:25.44 – 4^th out of 4

This gala also saw the first ever officially ratified World Record broken in a Welsh Regional Disabled Swimming Gala. Dragons D.S.C. Assistant coach, David Roberts, swimming for Swim Swansea, broke the S7 200m freestyle Short Course Record.

Along with David, also competing in this event were 3 more swimmers who later that Summer brought home medals from the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games.

 Gareth Duke, who won Gold in the SB6 100m Breaststroke and a Bronze in the Men’s 20 point 4x50m Freestyle Relay.

 Anthony Stephens, who won Silver in the S5 200m Freestyle and 3 Bronze’s in the S5 50m Freestyle, S5 1oom Freestyle and the Men’s 20 point 4x50m Freestyle Relay.

 Graham Edmunds, who won Gold in the Men’s 34 point 4x100m Freestyle Relay.