Salford Synchronised Swimmers Make History

3 National Titles for City of Salford Synchronised Swimming Club and SCL Training Programme at the Artistic Swimming National Age Groups Championships

Our swimmers from the City of Salford Synchronised Swimming Club and SCL Training Programme have just returned from the Artistic Swimming National Age Groups Championships in Gloucester with 3 National Titles and many more successes!

The squad made up of 8 swimmers in the 13-15 Age Group and 5 swimmers in the 9-12 Age Group brought back medals in every event they entered and made club history with their most successful National Age Group Championships since their very first entry in 2013.

On day 1 of the competition, Eleanor Burlinson won a bronze medal in the 13-15 Age Group Figure event (out of 162 competitors!) and sister Tess Burlinson won silver in the 12&U Figure event.

All other Salford swimmers did fantastically well in these events.

Eleanor teamed up with Zosia Holyniewska to win another silver in the 13-15 Age Group Duet event.

The 2 Salford Combination teams then won a Gold each in their respective Age groups and took 2 National Titles to end day 1 of the competition.

On day 2, Tess Burlinson took bronze in the age 9-12 solo, Zosia Holyniewska finished 4th (only 1.1 points outside the medals) in the age 13-15 solo event and Eleanor Burlinson was crowned National age 13-15 Solo Champion!

In the final event of the competition, Salford won a fantastic Silver medal in the Free team event taking the total to 3 golds, 3 silvers and 2 bronze.

Eleanor Burlinson was also awarded the prestigious Shacklock trophy – awarded to the swimmer with their highest score across all their routines.

Well done to all involved!

Full Results

More About Synchro in Salford

Often known as ‘water ballet,’ Artistic Swimming combines elements of dance, gymnastics, swimming and cheerleading into a highly technical sport.

Here in Salford, our Synchronised Swimming Club (City of Salford SSC) is based at Irlam and Cadishead Leisure Centre and is home to beginner synchro swimmers right up to International Athletes.

The club operates within our Competitive Training Scheme (CTS) and swimmers from stage 5 upwards are invited to join. The sport is open to both boys and girls and there is no age limit. Swimmers must be able to swim 50m competently and be comfortable underwater to perform handstands and forward rolls.