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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Great Britain’s U20s finished their European Championships campaign with a 23-14 (4-2, 6-0, 5-5, 8-7) defeat to Croatia on Friday.
The result saw Nick Hume’s squad finish eighth in the tournament after a series of impressive performances in Portugal saw them reach the quarterfinals.
Full GB results in Portugal:
Group Stage:
Great Britain 21-9 Ireland (3-5, 4-0, 7-4, 7-0)
Great Britain 21-12 Czechia (5-1, 7-3, 5-2, 4-6)
Crossovers:
Great Britain 13-12 France (2-4,