Jo-Jo Cranfield

April - Home for the Easter holidays  hurray! For a short rest, Rest, ha! What rest? A nice 185 mile drive, home for two days, then catch several trains to Sheffield for the British Championships in the first week, second week I had an operation to remove my wisdom teeth, lovely a mouth full of stitches and for last week competing at the International Disability Swimming Championships and amongst all that I had to try and fit in some revision for my up and coming exams. 

Oh well. People do say, no rest for the wicked

Holidays over Time to pack up and get ready for School in Somerset and Internationals in Sheffield. Great what next? My parent’s vehicle only went and broke down so we had to hire a car. It was a tight squeeze, I mean a very tight squeeze fitting in all my school stuff, printers, bedding, swimming and sports kits etc. But we just about managed it. Then of we went for the 200 mile journey to Sheffield for the British International Disability Championships over twenty different Countries’ were there competing, it was very exciting. Until! I hurt my foot climbing out of the swim down pool. Ouch click! Crunch! Yes you guessed it I broke one of my toes it was agony. I tried my best but the pain and swelling was getting a bit too much so unfortunately I had to pull out of all the finals on the last day. I needed to get my foot strapped up and drive the 220 miles back to School. All in all it was not the most exciting Easter Holiday I have had. but I am well, alive and happy. Plus I did get to see my family and friends.

Here are my results

British International Disability Championships / World Trials  Sheffield 16th 17th & 18th April 2010

MD (Multi Disability) events up against all disabilities

18^th MD Heat 400m Freestyle S9 5^th

Pulled out to concentrate on Breast final. Final 400m Freestyle

14^th MD Heat 100m Breaststroke SB8 3^rd

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3^rd MD B Final 100m Breaststroke SB8 3^rd

21^st MD Heat 50m Freestyle S9 8^th

9^th MD Heat 100m Butterfly S9 6^th

8^th MD Final 100m Butterfly S9 6^th

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20^th MD Heat 100m Freestyle S9 8^th

Pulled out needed to travel back to Millfield Final 100m Freestyle

15^th MD Heat 100m Backstroke S9 5^th

Pulled out needed to travel back to Millfield Final 100m Backstroke

20^th MD Heat 200m Individual Medley SM9 7^th

Pulled out needed to travel back to Millfield Final 200m Individual Medley

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March / April 2010   British Gas Swimming Championships 2010, venue Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield. It was a long course event. Qualifying times were really hard. Which meant only the best qualified, like:-

I qualified for 7 events  They were MD (multi disability) events which meant I was up against swimmers of all ages, and all disabilities.  Here are my results      

British Gas Championships 2010 (Long Course) – 29th March to 3rd April        

MD (Multi Disability) events up against all disabilities

 10^th MD  Heats 400m Freestyle  S9 2^nd        

10^th MD  Finals 400m Freestyle  S9 2^nd        

13^th MD  Heats 50m Freestyle  S9 7^th        

14^th MD  Heats 100m Breaststroke  SB8 4^th        

18^th MD  Heats 100m Backstroke  S9 6^th        

14^th MD  Heats 100m Freestyle  S9 6^th        

 14^th MD  Heats 200m Individual Medley  S9 5^th        

4^th MD  Heats 100m butterfly  S9 2^nd        

  4^th MD  Finals 100m butterfly  S9 2^nd