Jo-Jo Cranfield

August 2010   British Gas ASA National Championships 2010 / Commonwealth Trials venue Aquatic Centre, Sunderland. It was the first time I had ever competed in Sunderland, the pool and the facilities where superb. It was an able-bodied long course event with some multi disability events mixed in. I qualified for all 7 events availble in my disability classification they were all MD (multi disability) events, which meant I was up against swimmers of all ages, and all disabilities, which is not good, because it normally means the lower classifications win.

Here are my results

18^th to  21^stAugust 2010  British Gas ASA National Championships 2010 (Long Course)     

MD (Multi Disability) events up against all disabilities

14^th MD  Heat 50m Freestyle  S9 6^th    

9^th MD  Heat 200m Individual Medley  S9 3^rd  

9^th MD  Final 200m Individual Medley  S9 3^rd  

16^th MD  Heats 100m Freestyle  S9 5^th  

Heat 100m Breaststroke  DQ T- L1 Did not show intent to touch with two hands    

3^rd  MD  Heat 100m Butterfly  S9 1^st     

3^rd  MD  Finals 100m Butterfly  S9 1^st   

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

7^th MD  Final 400m Freestyle  S9 1^st  

9^th MD  Heat 100m Backstroke  S9 1^st       

9^th MD  Final 100m Backstroke  S9 1^st   

Jo-Jo Cranfield – Senior Prefect 

 

There have been 12 Senior Prefects selected 6 girls and 6 boys for this Millfield School Acedemic year 2010 / 2011.

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

DSE (Disability Sports Events) Short Course Junior Nationals venue Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield. It was a short course event with two age groups 10 to 13 and 14 to 18. I fell in the 14 to 18 age group which was probably the hardest age group, most of the other competitors where Paralympic Medallists. I qualified for all the events on offer to my swimming classification, which is S9 SB8 SM9 but decided only to enter the events available to the Paralympics in 2012, which were 7 events.

  Here are my results

DSE (Disability Sports Events) Short Course Junior Nationals – 6th & 7th March 2010

4^th  100m Freestyle 

2^nd Silver  200m Individual Medley 

3^rd Bronze  400m Freestyle 

2^nd Silver  100m Breaststroke 

4^th  100m Backstroke 

4^th  100m butterfly

4^th  50m Freestyle   

January 2010  

Here I am with my Millfield Swimming Coaches left to right Edward Sinclair, Jolyon Finck, me & Emma Collings shortly after I broke the S9 Long Course 1500m Freestyle British Record (subject to ratification) at Exeter City Long Course Open (Able Bodied) Meet which was held at Millfield School in Somerset. 

Here are my results

Exeter City Long Course Open Meet 22nd to 24th January 2010

 (subject to ratification) 1500m Freestyle S9 BRITISH RECORD

5th 100m Breaststroke  

 13th 50m Freestyle

8th 100m Backstroke

6th 200m Individual Medley

6th 100m Butterfly  

11th 100m Freestyle

 

December 2009   End of my first full term at Millfield I’ve had my ups and downs but overall it has been a great experience. Anyway packed up my room at Millfield and headed to Wales for the Welsh Disability Long Course Swimming Championships in Swansea. Sad to say it was the last time ever wearing the Speedo LZR full body,

It was a relaxing meet for me no pressure to make any times just had to swim and wind down. I think it was a nice way to end a very busy year.  

Here are my results:-

Welsh Long Course Championships 12th & 13th December 2009

100m Butterfly   S9 2nd

 50m Freestyle   S9 6th

200m  Individual Medley   S9 6th

200m Freestyle   S9 4th

  100m Freestyle   S9 4th

 100m Backstroke   S9 4th

 

 Looking forward to 2010 and the new Speedo LZR Racer Elite. bring it on!

November 21st & 22nd   I qualified and entered 7 Individual & 2 Team Relay events at the DSE’s (Disability Sport Events) National Short Course Championships at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. I had a reasonably good meet, it was not fantastic.  I have been working on my strokes. Lets edit that, changing my strokes, everything I do now is so different. Technique, Gym, Nutrition, Studying everything. So my swimming coach Emma Collings and I were not expecting miracles. I did manage to get a few Medals and PB’s (Personal Bests)

 Here are my results:-

DSE Senior Open SC National’s – 21st & 22nd November 2009

100m Freestyle   S9 5th

  100m Backstroke   S9 2nd

400m Team Medley Relay   3rd  

100m Butterfly   S9 3rd  

400m Freestyle   S9 2nd

200m Individual Medley   S9 4th

100m Breaststroke   DQ

50m Freestyle   S9 6th

400m Freestyle Team Relay   1st 

The highlight of the weekend was when I got to meet Ralf Little  from Two Pints of Lager & a Packet of Crisps and The Royle Family.

I was Selected to compete for East of England in this years  UK School Games  in Wales at the National Pool Swansea. For 100m Butterfly and 100m Freestyle. It was my fourth and last UK Games because you have to be sixteen and under to compete. On the 5^th September I competed and came 2^nd with a Silver Medal for 100m Butterfly and 4^th for 100m Freestyle. Not bad when you think my mind was on starting Millfield on the 6^th September.

July 28th    Start of the National Youth Championships, venue Ponds Forge in Sheffield. I qualified for 7 events which would have been over 6 days but due to the expense of hotels I entered only 5. They were MD (multi disability) events which means I was up against swimmers of all ages, and all disabilities. Here are my results:-

National Youth Championships 2009

21st MD   200m Individual Medley   S9 8th

21st MD   100m Freestyle   S9 4th

14th MD   100m Breaststroke   SB8 3rd

12th MD   100m Butterfly   S9 6th  

14th MD   50m Freestyle   S9 5th