On Saturday Lewisham Borough Swimming Club, Saxon Crown, won the final gala in the 2009 Kent Junior League season to secure top spot in the table and gain promotion to the 2nd Division.
Sir Steve Bullock, Mayor of Lewisham and Patron of Saxon Crown, said: “This is a fantastic win and a phenomenal success. Victories like this don’t happen without a lot of hard work and dedication. They’ve done Lewisham proud.”
Saxon Crown swimmers have won all three galas this season, winning Saturday’s gala by an impressive 37 points from their closest rivals Margate Swimming Club. Twelve years old Sian Benmhamedi won 3 of Saxon Crowns Eighteen 1st places, winning the 100m Breaststroke by 8 seconds in a time of 1 minute 26.78 seconds. Other victories came from Joel Levine, Jordan Smith, Drew Macdonald, Amy Lewis, Greta Sharp, Erin O’Hara as well as relay teams.
Head Development Coach Tony Bagnall said “I am extremely proud of all the swimmers in the team. To get promoted for the second time in three years is an amazing achievement, especially as they did it so convincingly”
