
London Youth Games - 3rd & 9th July 2022 at London Aquatic Centre
09 Jul 2022
London Youth Games is Europe’s largest youth sports festival and takes place over nine months, including both school and community competitions across 30 different sports and 90 different disciplines. Each year 33 London Boroughs compete for the much-coveted Jubilee Trophy, the ultimate prize in our Open Games.
Sunday 3rd July saw Lewisham’s 18-strong team arrive at LAC to compete in this year’s London Youth Games’ Aquathlon. Massive thanks to all competed for their great efforts, especially our seniors whose run took place in very hot sunshine. Finishing 11th on the day, the team were just short of a top ten place.
The following weekend on Saturday 9th July, Lewisham’s Swim team travelled up to LAC with a 19-strong Junior team and 17- Strong Senior team. Delighted to see so many new PBs achieved amongst our swimmers and to see such camaraderie and fantastic support for one another. Katie Weekly and Henry Norman came fourth in the individual 50 BK, Erin took bronze for her 50BR and Kal-El gold for his 50 BK. Lewisham currently stands 12th overall on the league table.
Our young swimmers came a very impressive 2nd in R1 of this year's Kent Junior League and Ella S took gold in the 1500m at LAC
A fantastic opportunity for Alex J this week at the AP Race Breaststroke Clinic — learning from some of the very best in elite performance and race preparation!
Saxon Crown lead the way at the White Horse League after round 1. We managed to squeeze our way past Bexley by 3 points. There were some great swims, pbs, regional times and amazing camaraderie. Keep it up team!
On Friday 14th March over 270 swimmers from twenty-seven of the Borough’s primary schools arrive at Glass Mill Leisure Centre to compete in this year’s Lewisham Primary School Gala. The event was organised by Saxon Crown Swimming Club, supported by Lewisham Council and GLL, who provided pool space and staff free of charge. Photo of Jessica MIllot from Saxon Crown and Kilmorie Year 5. See below for the full report.
Tunde 6th, Kerem 8th and Freya 3rd in the 1500m finals of the last day of the Kents. Well done.
For a few years now Team Saxon made a presence at Kent County competitions. Going from strength to strength even in 2025 it was great to see many more swimmers fast enough to participate in this tough event. And we did not disappoint.40 of our fastest athletes amongst which some new qualifiers competed in 214 events performing incredibly well swimming many pbs and regional times and making 88 top 10 finals in all stroke and distances, achieving 6 bronze, 10 silver and 3 gold medals making us top 8/9(points not updated after 1500 event yet) club in Kent compared to 14th last year. Moreover swimmers showed great determination, team sprint and commeraderie cheering at every event as well as competing at their best.
It is a joy to see so many happy and succesful swimmers wearing the colors of Saxon Crown and making coaches proud!
Go Saxons!
With just one more event to go Saxon Crown are on course to achieving their best medals tally and points scored in the Kents for some time.
Look out for the final scores after the 1500m the final event on 1 March. Well done swimmers!!
What a fantastic second weekend at the Kents for Saxon Crown swimmers winning medals and impressive PBs aplenty. Ruth Allen won Gold and Freya Sheard won Silver in the 13yr 200m butterfly. Well done Swimmers, bring on week 3!!!!
Saxon Crown had a fabulous start to the Kents in the 800m at Crawley. Freya Sheard won bronze and James Sugrue and Kerem shaved seconds off their PBs. Marvelous!!!