Round up of the Surrey Championships 2025
The Surrey County Championships took place over the weekends of 18th/19th January and 1st/2nd February at Surrey Sports Park in Guildford. A total of 36 swimmers from Kingston qualified to compete in 156 events across the entire Championships.
Week 1 kicked off on a high note, with Kingston securing 4 Gold medals. Ruby Odongo won Gold in the 200m Breaststroke, Emmeline Eales took Gold in both the 200m Backstroke and 800m Freestyle, and Oliver Linehan triumphed with Gold in the 50m Butterfly. Additionally, Kingston earned 1 Silver medal thanks to Oliver Dorey in the 50m Breaststroke and 3 Bronze medals from Emmeline Eales (50m Backstroke), Jessica Wright (200m Breaststroke) and Chloe Hill (800m Freestyle). A significant number of swimmers also earned finals spots, several finishing just shy of medals, with very creditable 4th places.
Caitlin Trevor got the Multi-Class competition off to a fantastic start, earning an impressive 3 Golds in the 100m Breaststroke, 50m Freestyle, and 200m Individual Medley.
In Week 2, Kingston added even more to the medal tally. The first event of the day saw Emmeline Eales claiming Gold and Lucia Williams and Chloe Hill earning Bronze in the 1500m Freestyle. Ruby Odongo followed with another Gold in the 50m Breaststroke, while Jessica Wright and Lucia Williams took Bronze. In the 100m Breaststroke, Oliver Dorey earned Silver and Noah Pool won Bronze. Emmeline Eales continued to shine, securing Silver in the 100m Freestyle. Caitlin Trevor added to her collection with a Gold in the 100m Freestyle Multi-Class competition.
The final day of the competition concluded on a high note, with Emmeline Eales capturing Gold in the 400m Freestyle, Silver in the 50m Butterfly and 100m Backstroke, and Bronze in the 200m Freestyle. Caitlin Trevor rounded off her Championships with yet another Gold in the 200m Freestyle Multi-Class competition.
In total, Kingston finished 10th in the County for the Open/Men’s & Women’s Combined Medals Table, with an overall medal count of 7 Golds, 5 Silvers, and 9 Bronzes. Additionally, one swimmer finished in first place, and three Kingston swimmers secured top 8 positions in the BAGCATS standings. BAGCATS is a points-based competition for swimmers aged 10-14, with awards given to those who accumulate the most points across each stroke within their age group.
Emmeline Eales stood out by securing 1st place in the Girls 12 Years age group (having also won this title last year for the Girls 11 Years age group) – a fantastic achievement. Lucia Williams finished 4th overall in the Girls 14 Years age group, while Maximilian Lowe took 5th in the Boys 10/11 Years category and Oliver Dorey finished 5th in the Boys 13 Years age group.
A full list of our medal winners and finalists from the Championships is provided below. Points are awarded for each placing (1st-8th) in each event, and these points contribute to the club’s overall ranking. When the event scores were tallied, Kingston finished in 5th place out of the 26 competing Surrey clubs.
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MEDAL
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NAME
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AGE GROUP
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EVENT
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GOLD
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Ruby Odongo
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Girls 10/11 Years
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50m Breaststroke
200m Breaststroke
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Emmeline Eales
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Girls 12 Years
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400m Freestyle
800m Freestyle
1500m Freestyle
200m Backstroke
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| Oliver Linehan | Boys 16 Years | 50m Butterfly | |
| Caitlin Trevor | Girls Multi-Class |
100m Breaststroke
50m Freestyle
100m Freestyle
200m Freestyle
200m Individual Medley
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SILVER
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Emmeline Eales
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Girls 12 Years
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100m Freestyle
100m Backstroke
50m Butterfly
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Oliver Dorey
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Boys 13 Years
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50m Breaststroke
100m Breaststroke
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BRONZE
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Emmeline Eales
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Girls 12 Years
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200m Freestyle
50 Backstroke
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Lucia Williams
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Girls 14 Years
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1500m Freestyle
50m Breaststroke
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Noah Pool
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Boys 15 Years
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100m Breaststroke
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Jessica Wright
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Girls 16 Years
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50m Breaststroke
200m Breaststroke
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Chloe Hill
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Girls 16 Years
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800m Freestyle
1500m Freestyle
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FINALISTS
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| PLACE | NAME | AGE GROUP | EVENT |
| 4th Place |
Max Lowe
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Boys 10/11 Years
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100m Freestyle
200m Freestyle
200m Breaststroke
200m Individual Medley
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4
th Place
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Emmeline Eales
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Girls 12 Years
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100m Butterfly
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| 4th Place |
Lilly-Mai Pacheco-Walsh
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Girls 13 Years
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50m Butterfly
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4
th Place
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Lucia Williams
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Girls 14 Years
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200m Freestyle
400m Freestyle
100m Breaststroke
200m Breaststroke
200m Individual Medley
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4
th Place
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Oliver Dorey
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Boys 14 Years
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100m Freestyle
200m Freestyle
400m Freestyle
400m Individual Medley
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4
th Place
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Nikolai Marine
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Boys 14 Years
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50m Freestyle
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4
th Place
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Oliver Linehan
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Boys 16 Years
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200m Butterfly
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4
th Place
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Noah Pool
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Boys 16 Years
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200m Breaststroke
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5
th Place
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Emilia Russell
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Girls 15 Years
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50m Freestyle
1500m Freestyle
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5
th Place
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Poppy Leon Soon
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Girls 15 Years
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50m Freestyle
50m Breaststroke
100m Breaststroke
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5
th Place
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Oliver Dorey
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Boys 14 Years
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200m Breaststroke
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5
th Place
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Noah Pool
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Boys 16 Years
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50m Breaststroke
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6
th Place
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Emmeline Eales
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Girls 12 Years
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200m Individual Medley
400m Individual Medley
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6
th Place
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Isabelle Eastwood
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Girls 12 Years
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100m Breaststroke
200m Breaststroke
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| 6th Place |
Sofia Benavides
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Girls 13 Years
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200m Breaststroke
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6
th Place
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Lucia Williams
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Girls 14 Years
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100m Butterfly
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6
th
Place
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Emilia Russell
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Girls 15 Years
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400m Freestyle
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6
th Place
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Chloe Hill
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Girls 16 Years
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200m Backstroke
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6
th Place
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Albie Garner
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Boys 16 Years
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50m Breaststroke
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7
th Place
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Isabelle Eastwood
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Girls 12 Years
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50m Breaststroke
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7
th Place
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Emmeline Eales
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Girls 12 Years
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50m Freestyle
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7
th Place
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Sofia Benavides
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Girls 13 Years
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100m Breaststroke
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7
th Place
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Zarina Cecchetti
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Girls 13 Years
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200m Breaststroke
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7
th Place
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Oliver Dorey
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Boys 13 Years
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200m Individual Medley
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7
th Place
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Lucia Williams
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Girls 14 Years
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100m Freestyle
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7
th Place
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Nathan Han
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Boys 14 Years
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100m Freestyle
200m Freestyle
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7
th Place
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Chloe Hill
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Girls 16 Years
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400m Freestyle
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7
th Place
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Poppy Leon Soon
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Girls 16 Years
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100m Freestyle
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7
th Place
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Oliver Linehan
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Boys 16 Years
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100m Freestyle
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8
th Place
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Luca Persechino
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Boys 12 Years
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200m Backstroke
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8
th Place
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Lilly-Mai Pacheco-Walsh
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Girls 13 Years
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200m Butterfly
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8
th Place
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Sofia Benavides
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Girls 13 Years
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50m Breaststroke
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8
th Place
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Emilia Russell
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Girls 15 Years
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200m Freestyle
50m Backstroke
100m Backstroke
200m Backstroke
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8
th Place
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Poppy Leon Soon
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Girls 16 Years
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50m Backstroke
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8
th Place
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Noah Pool
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Boys 16 Years
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400m Individual Medley
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A huge well done to all our swimmers. Keep up all the hard work.
