County excels in Sheffield Event
Lincolnshire traditionally competes in Division Two, taking 12th place in 2008.
However, they improved this with a seventh-placed finish at the event at Ponds Forge, Sheffield.
Team managers Sarah Richardson and Stewart Fountain were delighted with the performance from the swimmers.
"The event had a fantastic carnival atmosphere and Lincolnshire can be proud of their performance this year," said Fountain.
"To move from 12th to seventh position is a great achievement."
Richardson, who is also senior team manager at Louth Dolphins Swimming Club, agreed that it was a fantastic performance.
"This was a really great event and it was brilliant to see our swimmers responding so positively to the atmosphere and uniting around the county flag," said Richardson.
"The whole team swam their hardest for Lincolnshire."
Buoyed by the success of the Lincolnshire team in this year's event, the County ASA will now be considering how to provide more opportunities for Lincolnshire's best swimmers to train more regularly together.
Moves are already underway to organise a number of days where coaches and swimmers can meet to share ideas and best practice while also allowing swimmers the chance to meet and bond with those from other parts of the county.
"The success of our county swimmers in making such a significant improvement in this year's Inter Counties Championships, has pleased everyone involved in competitive swimming in Lincolnshire," said county ASA President Guy Dix of Boston Swimming Club.
"However, we must now make every effort to build upon this success and create more opportunities for the Lincolnshire team to train and compete together.
"The new ideas being developed will be aimed at achieving this and we look forward to seeing the results at next year's event."
For more on this story see today's Lincolnshire Echo.
Sophie Allen was on form at the event.
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