Knutsford Amateur Swimming Club - KASC

A huge congratulations to former Viking Adam Bradley on qualifying for both the Commonwealth Games and the European Championships this summer, representing Ireland! 🇮🇪

What an incredible achievement from Adam, everyone at Vikings will be cheering you on every step of the way this summer.
As if that wasn’t enough, Adam also broke the Irish Junior Record for the 100m Breaststroke earlier this spring. Truly sensational!

And while we’re celebrating former Vikings, a massive well done to Tom and Will O’Brien, who have once again qualified for British Nationals this year, alongside our current Vikings Ella, Tylia and Tatiana (representing SM), as mentioned earlier. Amazing achievements all round!

It’s shaping up to be a very exciting summer for the club, and we couldn’t be prouder of everything our swimmers are accomplishing.

Keep chasing those times, working hard and developing your skills, you never know how far swimming could take you! It could be you one day.

National qualifying list is finalised, a huge well done to these three ladies on qualifying. A fabulous result for a small club and we continue to push for more success.

British Nationals

Tylia - 100 Free
Tylia - 200 Free
Ella - 50 Free
Ella - 100 Free
Tatiana - 200 Breast (Representing SM)
Tatiana - 200m 14-16yrs Medly relay team (with SM)

English Nationals

Ella - 50 Breast
Ella - 100 Breast
Tatiana - 100 Breast (Representing SM)

We will all be cheering you on, lots of hard work between then and now!! The whole club is hugely proud of your achievements!

Training Cancelled tonight.

(Thursday 14th May)

Training Cancelled this morning!
(Wednesday 13th May)

Pool is closed

Another fun peaks & plains gala, we had loads of brilliant swims, a winners certificate and speeding ticket, new swimmers in our team and lots of parent help - thank you everyone.

Good Luck Ella tomorrow and Well done Tylia!

We hadn’t posted this earlier as to keep the pressure off Tylia

A huge well done to Tylia at the Aquatics GB championships/European and Commonwealth qualifiers.

A massive deal to even be invited to swim! Tylia went just off PB on Tuesday in the 100 Freestyle but posted a seasons best time only surpassed by her time at summer nationals last year.

Thursday is where Tylia really turned it in though, taking part in the 200m Freestyle, her main target event. After a heat where is couldn’t have gone worse in prep as Tylia already a little nervous tore her race skin just before going to the call room. She had to make an emergency change into her costume.
Thankfully she still made the final, and what a swim that was. A new race skin and calm of focused attitude, swimming live on BBC!! Tylia took 3 seconds off her PB and finishing 7th in a final containing 4 international level para swimmers, world record holders and Paralympic champions. She went out with purpose and attacked the first 100 going 2 seconds off her 100 time earlier in the week. Bringing it back in the 2nd 100 with everything she had.
A huge well done Tylia.

Ella goes tomorrow in the 50m Freestyle and we will all be behind her. After a really solid week swimming in the Irish championships last week, she is looking to step up again this weekend!

As I said earlier, this is a huge achievement from the girls! There is basically no higher level meet they could be swimming at this year without going internationally. And it cannot be understated how well they have done to reach this level.

Let’s go Vikings and Good Luck Ella!!

We will update on Ella’s progress tomorrow

Good Luck to Knutsford swimmers taking part in regionals over the next few weekends.
Charlie, Liesel and Tati start us off this weekend!

Great gala at Peak and Plain Swimming League

Vikings swam brilliantly as ever, we finished fifth with several swim ups, lots of PBs and collected winners certificates for Gracie in the 15+ 100Br, Harry in the 14&U 50 fly and Summer in 10&U 50BK - well done everyone.

Thank you to all our supporters, to our team managers, timekeepers, and officials.

Full results here: https://www.peaksplainsleague.org.uk/2026/results.html

Looking forward to seeing our fellow clubs for the next round

Some great results from the Satellites Spring Meet.
A few Photos of some of the medal winners below. Thanks John, Linz, Louise, Pat and Vicky for your help poolside this weekend. And thanks Emma and Jeff for officiating

🏊‍♀️ County Championships – Weekend 3 Round-Up 🏊‍♂️
A brilliant final weekend of County Championships, kicking off with a big Freestyle Saturday and finishing in style with IMs and relays on Sunday.
Saturday Morning

The weekend got underway with a packed freestyle programme.
Girls 50 Free: Ella, Emma, Abby, Rosie, Liesel, Bea and Tati were all in action, with Rosie and Tati also doubling up in the 200 Back.
Boys 100 Free: James, Sam, Charlie and Sammy took to the blocks, with James, Sammy, Charlie and Zack also racing the 100 IM.

The day started superbly with the Boys 100 Free. James, Charlie, Sam and Sammy all produced excellent swims, with James, Charlie and Sam making finals and Sammy just missing out as 2nd reserve. Huge PBs all round, with Sam agonisingly close to breaking the 60-second barrier in 1:00.13.

Next up was the Girls 50 Free, and once again some really strong swims. All the girls were on or around their PBs, with Ella and Liesel securing finals spots. Special mentions to Tati, who broke the 30-second barrier for the first time, and Emma, who showed great resilience to return to form after a tough year with injuries and illness.

The Boys 100 IM followed — always a great splash-and-dash event. More strong PB swimming, with Zack and James showing superb underwater skills, and Sammy and Charlie booking their places in the finals. These boys are really hitting form at the right time of the season.

Saturday Finals
We had seven Knutsford finalists to cheer on:
Charlie finished 8th in the Boys 100 Free
Sam went even quicker again, finishing 7th in 1:00.09
James produced a fantastic swim to claim Bronze 🥉 in a thrilling race
And in the IM Charlie, and Sammy represented the Vikings in finals, Charlie taking 8th place and Sammy 5th.

In the girls’ finals:
Liesel swam a brilliant PB of 29.25 to finish 6th in an incredibly competitive final
Ella continued her outstanding championships, taking Open Age Gold 🥇, reclaiming her Open Age title 🏆, and setting a NEW COUNTY RECORD of 26.60 — a truly huge achievement. Well done Ella!

Saturday Afternoon
The afternoon session featured Girls 50 Back and 200 Free, with Ella, Abby, Rosie, Liesel, Tati and Tylia in action. Almost everyone produced PBs in the 200s, with Ella and Rosie finishing 4th and 6th in their age groups. Abby and Tati both delivered excellent technical swims for strong PBs, and Ella broke 2:10.00 for the first time.

In the 50 Back, Tati, Rosie and Liesel were back in the water. Rosie again impressed with her underwater work, while Tati produced a massive PB to make finals. In the finals, Rosie and Liesel finished 6th and 5th respectively, and Tati smashed her heat time once again with another big PB.

The day finished with the Boys 200 Back, where Sammy put in a strong swim around his PB — good enough to secure another Bronze 🥉, capping off a great championships for him.

Sunday – 200 IM
The final individual event of the championships saw 10 swimmers racing: Sammy, James, Charlie, Ella, Sam, Dylan, Tati, Abi F, Rosie and Liesel.
After three long weekends, there were some very tired swimmers, but effort and skill were outstanding. Special mentions to James, who swam a superb 4-second PB, and Tati, also taking 4 seconds off with an excellent back 100m and strong breast and free legs.
We came away with three top-8 finishes:
Sammy – 4th
James – 7th
Ella – 6th

Relays

The relays were hugely exciting, with so many positives to take away. While we were unlucky not to come away with medals, we mixed it superbly with some of the biggest clubs.
The 11/12 girls were outstanding, many racing in their first county relays — and for some, their first proper meet (special mention to Emily Whiteside). The progress these girls have made since Arena League is fantastic.
The 13/14 age group were consistently close to medals, and our Open Age swimmers were just touched out of bronze in the 4x50 Mixed Freestyle Relay. Some of the split times across the board were sensational, and with many swimmers staying in the same relay age groups next year, there’s plenty to be excited about.
A huge well done to all swimmers who took part over the last three weekends — I’m incredibly proud of every single one of you.

Thank You
A massive thank you to Vicky, Matt and John for all their help throughout the championships, and to the entire coaching team back at the Leisure Centre — especially Nicola and Phoebe for their work with the Foundation and P2 swimmers.
Thanks also to Jeff, Alan, Nicola, Emma, Linz and all the volunteers who make these championships happen year after year.
Andy
Head Coach

A few pics from the champs below with a shout out to every swimmer who took part in individuals or relays.