Emerging Athlete of the Year: Amelie Blocksidge

Big Week for Salford Swimmer Amelie Blocksidge: Selected for GBR at World Short Course Championships and Wins Emerging Athlete Award

It’s been another huge week of achievements for Amelie Blocksidge!

City of Salford Swimming Club star Amelie Blocksidge has been selected to swim for GBR at the World Short Course Championships in Budapest, Hungary, making her one of the youngest swimmers ever to represent GBR at a World Championship at just 15 years old. Before this, she will travel to Rotterdam with the GBR Youth Team next week.

Amelie has also been named winner of the GB Aquatics Emerging Athlete of the Year award. At just 14/15 years old, she has achieved remarkable success, including:

3 Gold medals at the Euro Juniors in the 14-18 age category
Defending her European Junior Open Water title
Being a British Senior Champion at 14 and 15 years
Setting multiple British Age Group Records
Becoming the fastest-ever 14/15-year-old in the 400, 800, and 1500 metre events

Amelie’s journey from the Salford Community Leisure Learn to Swim Scheme to the GB Junior and Senior Teams marks her as a history-making talent. We can’t wait to see what the future holds for this home-grown swimmer. Well done, Amelie!

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