The COSC Ragingbulls have started their journey to the Cardiff International Pool for the National Arena Swimming League Finals. This season sees City of Oxford Swimming Club entering two teams into this premier event, that is the equivalent to the FA CUP for swimming. With Team A in the Premier Division South and Team B in Division 2 South West, the swimmers swum the pools alive at Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre and High Wycombe Leisure Centre to seal a 1^st and 3^rd place in Round 1.

Team A swum against 5 other teams from Seven Oaks, RTW Monson, Beckneham, Sutton & Cheam and Windsor. They finished 1^st (236 points) ahead of RTW Monson 2^nd (192 points) and Sevenoaks A Team 3^rd (166 points). Highlights from the Team B were the Mens Open 200 Individual Medley Toby Mackay-Champion 1^st, Girls 11 and under 4 x 50m Freestyle Pearl Sophastienphong, Bella Green, Zofia Conway, Zara Porter 3^rd, Boys 11 and under 4 x 50m Freestyle Farris Sharif, Monty Salmon, Angelos Agko, Neil Timblo 2^nd, Girls 13 and under 4 x 50m Medley Megan Peake, Ellen Bagley, Lily Brabbin, Julliet Anthony 2^nd, Girls 15 and under 4 x 50m Freestyle Evie Mclean, Illizane Pinfold, Delphine Little, Safiya Sillah 1^st, Boys 15 and under 4 x 50m Freestyle Nick Skelton, Billy Wotton, Mikki Petrovic, Geo Ratouly 1^st, Womens Open 4 x 50m Medley Emily Ford, Illizane Pinfold, Kate Mills Yasmin Tajali 1^st, Mens Open 4 x 50m Medley Dan Jenkins, David Murphy, Chris Motha, Luke Wilby 1^st, Girls 11 and under 50m Backstroke Pearl Sophastienphong 1^st, Girls 13 and under 100m Breaststroke Ellen Bagley 1^st, Girls 15 and under 100m Backstroke Mimi Morley Iszatt 1^st, Boys 15 and under 100m Backstroke Nick Skelton 1^st, Womens Open 100m Fly Kate Mills 1^st, Mens Open 100m Fly Chris Motha 2^nd, Girls 11 and under 50m Fly Zara Porter 2^nd, Girls 13 and under 100m Backstroke Megan Peake 2^nd, Girls 15 and under 100m Fly Delphine Little 1^st, Boys 15 and under 100m Fly Nick Skelton 1^st, Mens Open 100m Backstroke Dan Jenkins 1^st, Girls 13 and under 100m Fly Megan Peake 3^rd, Girls 15 and under 100m Freestyle Evie Mclean 1^st, Boys 15 and under 100m Freestyle Geo Ratouly 1^st, Womens Open 100m Breaststroke Illizan Pinfold 2^nd, Mens Open 100m Breaststroke David Murphy 1^st, Girls 11 and under 50m Freestyle Pearl Sophastienphong 1^st, Boys 11 and under 50m Freestyle Farris Sharif 3^rd, Boys 13 and under 100m Freestyle Chris Skelton 3^rd, Girls 15 and under 100m Breaststroke Illizane Pinfold 2^nd, Boys 15 and under 50m Breaststroke Billy Wotton 1^st, Womens Open 100m Freestyle Jasmin Tajali 2^nd, Mens Open 100m Freestyle Dan Jenkins 3^rd, Girls 11 and under 4 x 50m Medley Pearl Sophastienphong, Jessica Bagley, Zara Porter, Bella Green 1^st, Boys 13 and under 4 x 50m Freestyle Kayden Sillah, Oliver Conway, Andrew Taylor Chris Skelton 3^rd, Girls 15 and under 4 x 50m Medley Mimi Morley Iszatt, Safiya Sillah, Delphine Little, Evie Mclean 1^st, Boys 15 and under 4 x 50m Medley Nick Skelton, Billy Wotton, Geo Ratouly, Logan Bryan 1^st, Womens Open 6 x 50m Freestyle Kate Mills, Nicole Ryan, Emily Ford, Mimi Morley Iszatt, Safiya Sillah, Jasmin Tajali 1^st, Mens Open 6 x 50m Freestyle Luke Wilby, David Murphy, Connor Bryan, Chirs Motha, Toby Mackay-Champion, Dan Jenkins 1^st. Full results can be found here http://www.nationalarenaswimmingleague.org/uploads/1/1/8/5/118571306/premier_gala_2.pdf

Subject to verification from Oxon & North Bucks, three County Records were broken during the Premier Division competition in the Girls 15 and under 4 x 50m Freestyle relay, Boys 15 and under 4 x 50m Freestyle relay and Boys 15 and under 4 x 50m Medley relay.

Team B swum against seven other teams from Bournemouth, Guilford, Alton, Haselmere, East Leigh, Wycombe and Chichester. They finished 3^rd (299 points) behind Guilford C Team 2^nd (320 points) and Bournemouth 1^st (347 points).  Highlights from the Team B were the Women’s Open 200 Individual Medley Megan Smit 3^rd, Men’s Open 200 Individual Medley Kenji McDade 2^nd, Girls 11 and under 4 x 50m Freestyle Scarlett Shorter, Eleni Ioannou, Anna Donskikh, Fiorella Pucks Fazel 3rd, Boys 11 and under 4 x 50m Freestyle William Turner, Ted Bowling, Tristan Dennis, Cameron Middleton 2^nd, Girls 13 under 4 x 50m Medley Ella Joyce, Willa Merttens, Mary Cater, Hony Valdiserri 3^rd, Girls 15 and under 4 x 50m Freestyle Lara Mills, Jasmine Johnson, Ayanna Fulga, Gretel Goodgame 2^nd, Boys 15 and under 4 x 50m Freestyle Arya Firake, Charles Pauling, Diego Bravo, Chris Sims 1^st, Mens Open 4 x 50m Medley George Rudd, Arnold Marton, Max Bolcato, Kenji McDade 3^rd, Girls 13 and under 100m Breaststroke Willa Merterns 3^rd, Boys 13 and under 100m Breaststroke  Joseph Watkiss 3^rd, Boys 15 and under 100m Backstroke Charles Pauling 1^st, Women’s Open 100m Fly Tiana Porter 1^st, Men’s Open 100m Fly Max Bolcato 2^nd, Girls 11 and under 50m Fly Eleni Ioannou 3^rd, Boys 11 and under 50m Fly Ted Bowling 1^st, Girls 15 and under 100m Fly Ayanna Fulga 2^nd, Boys 15 and under 100m Fly Chris Sims 1^st, Womens Open 100m Backstroke Dotty Goodgame 2^nd, Mens Open 100m Backstroke George Rudd 2^nd, Girls 11 and under 50m Breaststroke Fiorella Pucks-Fazel 3^rd, Boys 11 and under 50m Breaststroke Qiu En Zang 1^st, Boys 13 and under 100m Fly Lachlan Middleton 1^st, Girls 15 and under 100m Freestyle Megan Smit 2^nd, Mens Open 100m Breaststroke Freddie Wilkinson 3^rd, Girls 11 and under 50m Freestyle Scarlett Shorter 3^rd, Boys 11 and under 50m Freestyle William Turner 3^rd, Girls 15 and under 100m Breaststroke Millie Tomlin-Davies 2^nd, Boys 15 and under 100m Breaststroke Chris Sims 1^st, Womens 100m Freestyle Gretel Goodgame 2^nd, Girls 11 and under 4 x 50m Medley Scarlett Shorter, Fiorella Pucks-Fazel, Eleni Ioannou, Anna Donskikh 3^rd, Boys 11 and under 4 x 50m Medley Tristan Dennis, Qui En Zang, Ted Bowling, William Turner 2^nd, Girls 15 and under 4 x 50m Medley Lara Mills, Millie Tomlin-Davies, Ayanna Fulga, Gretel Goodgame 1^st, Boys 15 and under 4 x 50m Medley Arya Furake, Morgan Smith, Chirs Sims, Diego Bravo 1^st, Womens Open 6 x 50m Freestyle Zoe Combs, Jasmin Johnson, Tiana Porter, Dotty Goodgame, Jenny Burrel, Megan Smit 2^nd, Mens Open 6 x 50m Freestyle Kenji McDade, George Rudd, Arnold Marton, Freddie Wilkinson, Chris Sims, Max Bolcato 3^rd. Full results can be found here http://www.nationalarenaswimmingleague.org/uploads/1/1/8/5/118571306/div2_west_gala_2.pdf

Round 2 on the 10^th November 2018, will see Team A traveling to Guildford to compete against Guilford B Team, Thanet A Team, Rushmoor A Team, Woking and Beckenham. Whereas Team B will be traveling to Southampton to compete against Bournemouth, Rushmore B Team, Chesham, Alton, Wey Valley, Haslemere and West Wight.

Well done to all the swimmers involved, especially to all those swimmers that experienced their first ever National Arena Swimming League event. Hone those skills in training and let’s swim those pools alive in Rounds 2 and 3, we have two teams to be proud of.

A big thank you to all the Officials, Volunteers, Team Managers, Coaches and Host Clubs that made these events possible.

Link to official press release: Strong performance seals success in High Wycombe & Oxford