EVENT: ESSA Trip to SZENTES, HUNGARY
DATES: 22-27th October 2019
Staff (Boys team):
Team Manager: Colin Walsh
Head Coach: Andy McGinty
Assistant Coach: Dan Paddon
Players (Boys):
Preparation – via the Swim England National Academy camps. 2 camps held between selection and travelling out, as with the girls this is the beginning g of a 3-year programme for the 2003 boys’ squad and an excellent opportunity provided by ESSA to play good quality international opposition.
Game Results
Match 1 – Szentes 13–9 ESSA
Match 2 – ESSA 16-2 Locatelli Club
Match 3 – ESSA 8-10 Czech Republic
Match 4 – Odessa 15-12 ESSA
Match 5 – Czech Rep. 6-9 ESSA
Final Position ESSA – Bronze Medal.
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After beating France for a second time in Singapore and finishing 11th at the World Championships, Great Britain captain and player of the match Kathy Rogers commented, “We came in, we met our goal. We really wanted to be in the top 12 at least and meet the level we did last time. “Every player has grown, which was another goal of ours. It was important for us to come back from the Japan game strong because that was a really hard loss to take and we did that,