ASA EAST REGION

THE East Region has been drawn against old rivals South East, London and top seeds North West Tigers in Group A at next weekend’s Inter-Regional Water Polo Championship at Basildon. Play starts at 1pm on Saturday and 9:30am on Sunday.

East Region team: Peter Pickford (Watford), Josh Inwood (Basildon) (Captain), Dan Paddon (Chelmsford), Ollie Webb (Bedford Modern School), Jack Pickford (Watford), Ben Clark (Ipswich), Ollie Ward (Ipswich), Luca Abeywickrama (Watford), Rob Ward (Bedford Modern School), Rob Humphries (Basildon), James Warman (Basildon), Alex Norcliffe (Watford), Daniel Draycott (Bedford Modern School).

The accepted entry lists for the 2013 British Gas East Region BAGCAT Championships are now available by clicking here.

Please check the list very thoroughly and report any mistakes to the East Region Entry official ASAP. No more alterations will be allowed after Monday 21st May 2013.

MARTYN Walton has broken a 26-year-old English Junior Short Course record. The Hatfield swimmer set a new mark in the 100m freestyle (subject to verification) at Hatfield's UK Spring Challenge meet at the weekend with a time of 50.56secs. The record had previously been held by Mark Foster which he set in 1986.

CITY of Peterborough swimmers Liam Knight and Chloe Hannam made it six wins each on the second day of the British Gas East Region Youth Championships at Inspire Luton Sports Village.

MARTYN Walton was the most successful swimmer on the opening day of the British Gas ASA East Region Youth Championships at Inspire Luton Sports Village.

EAST Region swimmers are well represented in the British Gas GBR Disability Team for the IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal. City of Norwich's Paralympic champion Jessica-Jane Applegate, City of Peterborough's Harriet Lee - a bronze medalist at the 2012 London Games – and James Hollis from Epping Forest are all part of the 32-strong party that will take on the rest of the world in Canada from August 12-18.

HATFIELD finished seventh in the final of the National Arena League at the Cardiff International Pool tonight.

Martyn Walton was a double winner in the boys' 15/under 100m freestyle (52.42) and breaststroke (58.95), while Reese Housden touched first in the boys' 10/11 50m breaststroke in 39.16secs.

There was further success for the East Region club in the boys' 15/under medley and freestyle relays in 1:51.41 and 1:38.97 respectively.

Result: 1 Plymouth Leander 363, 2 Guildford 338, 3 Taunton Deane 332, 4 Sheffield 329, 5 Millfield 290, 6 Leeds 271, 7 Hatfield 266, 8 Liverpool 217, 9 Boldmere 190, 10 Amersham 157.