A packed house of spectators were in attendance for the culmination of this season's Junior Fenland League Group B Final hosted by the Huntingdon Piranhas Swimming Club.
Local clubs Huntingdon and St Neots Swans have made great strides this season and made the step-up from the Group C Final from last season to reach the higher-level final.
Both clubs have had changes this season with a lot of new swimmers competing for the first time. For the final they were joined by strong teams from City of Ely and March.
For the Piranhas there were some amazing swims across the event with some swimmers competing in higher age groups.
Winners of their heats on the night were Noah Taylor, Izzy Platt, Anna Jones, Joseph Lewis, and Arthur Jupe with a large number of second places to ensure that the Huntingdon team finished in third place above St Neots in the Group B final with the winners on the night being City of Ely.
Overall Huntingdon Piranhas finished in 7th place in the competition which was an improvement on their 10th place finish from the previous season.
A particular highlight for the Huntingdon Piranhas for the season was the raucous and very loud JFL 4th round hosted gala which again saw some friendly local rivalry and tremendous team spirit from all of the competing teams.
They finished 2nd overall in a closely fought contest against some very strong clubs.
However, the volume and atmosphere for the Group B Final even exceeded that!
St Neots also competed very well and despite numerous changes during the year, the club recognises the superb commitment from all of their swimmers and parents and guardians.
Their closing comment is a fitting summary of the JFL and what it stands for: "The Fenland League is a great collection of clubs who pull together to make things happen. Thank you to all of them and the committee for their commitment."
The Huntingdon team were as follows:
Barnaby Elliott, Taylor McCarthy, Felix Keuneman, Felicity Fitzgerald, Jacob Bright, Izzy Platt, Isaac Blewett, Neve Taylor, Jack Clipsham, Teegan Jordan, Isaac Lam, Reizelle Dacumos, Noah Taylor, Arthur Jupe, Kara Evans, Nathan Mensah, Anna Jones, Joseph Lewis, Vlada Rudyk, Joshua Wilkinson, and Dixie Swales. They were joined on the night by the non-competing girls senior club captain, Poppy Railton.
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