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History Part 10 (1993-1995)

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1993 Junior Polo Team

In 1993 for the second year running the "Diddy-men" won the Mike Glover Shield in the Manchester and District Water Polo Tournament and also competed at Cardiff in their "diddy-men" Tournament.

Melanie Fairhurst as a member of Stretford ASC was selected for the England Ladies Under Twenties Water Polo Squad and along with her sister Jennifer, for the Northern Counties Under Twenties Ladies Water Polo Squad.

In the Welsh National Age Group Swimming Championships Leanne Stafford won two gold medals and her brother Jonathan one gold.

Five swimmers won through to the National Age Group Championships and Philip Stout won the award for the most successful swimmer at the Inter-association Age Groups.

Because of the increasing success of swimmers and water polo players gaining representative honours for their country, it was decided in 1994 to install a new updated Honours Board at Tyldesley Baths. The Committee also decided that club captains would receive commemorative plaques at the end of their term.

Mr Tom Pritchard, Water Polo Secretary for a length of time, was appointed to referee the ASA Clubs Water Polo Finals, which is quite an honour in the water polo world.

The Senior Team reached the quarter finals of the ASA Water Polo Knock-out and Stephen Davidson was selected to swim and play water polo for Great Britain Police verses Holland and Germany.

Melanie Fairhurst as a member of Stretford represented England Ladies Under Twenties Team in a match against Scotland at Drumchapel and was then selected to the full England Squad and took part in a Five Nation Tournament at Market Drayton, Shropshire against teams from USA, Scotland, Holland and Ireland.

Martin Barrett, Paul Cowburn and Gregg Stott were selected for the Northern Counties Under Sixteens team against a South African touring side and along with Phillip Stout for the Lancashire Under Eighteens Squad.

In the Manchester and District Shield Tyldesley Swimming Club’s Under Fourteens Team record read: played twelve won twelve.

Also in 1994 the record set by Duncan Cleworth, twenty one years previously, for the Under Fifteen 100 metres Freestyle was broken by Phillip Stout at the Club Gala. Phillip was selected to attend the National "Mycil" 2000 Squad.

Martin Barrett was selected for Great Britain Catholic Schools to swim in Spain.

In the National Age Groups Jennifer Fairhurst came third. Phillip Stout, Stephanie Shaw and Martin Barrett also competed.

Melanie Fairhurst was appointed chaperone to the Lancashire Team and Captains selected from the club were Phillip Stout, Lancashire County; Jennifer Fairhurst and Martin Barrett, Central Lancashire; Michelle King, Bolton and District Girls team.

Tyldesley swimming Club also won the Central Lancashire Age Group Knock-out, the Jubilee Shield and the Senior Swimming League. Leanne and Jonathan Stafford along with Andrew Rigby were selected for District Seven in the English Schools Championships.

Increasing success meant in 1995 a new trophy cabinet was installed at Tyldesley baths, large enough to contain ever growing number of cups and shields.

The Festival Gala was re-named the Ernest Chadwick Invitation Gala and a presentation evening was introduced into the club calendar.

1995 National Age Group Medalists
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Jennifer Fairhurst (1992) and Phillip Stout (1995)

Phillip Stout won the gold medal at the National Age Groups Championships in the fifteen year old boys 200 metres butterfly. Leanne Stafford and Jennifer Fairhurst also competed in the Championships.

In the Welsh Age Groups Leanne Stafford gained four gold medals and was rewarded by being selected for the Welsh National Squad.

Melanie Fairhurst competed in Holland for the England Ladies Under Twenties Water Polo Team. Martin Barrett and Phillip Stout were selected for the England Junior Water Polo Training Squad and Phillip, Greg Stott and Paul Cowburn were selected to represent Lancashire County Under Eighteens. Gregg also represented Northern Counties Under Twenties.

Tyldesley Swimming Club Under Sixteens Water Polo Team reached the semi finals of the ASA Club Youth Championships losing to the eventual winners King School, Grantham after an eventful journey with the coach breaking down twice and arriving half an hour late.

Much of the success of the younger water polo teams at Tyldesley Swimming Club during this period can be attributed to several people, but mainly to Tyldesley Swimming Club’s "First Lady of Water Polo" Mavis Bent.

Through her efforts the club found itself with such strength in depth, it surely would not be long before the club were in the First Division of the National League. (In fact this prophecy came true in 1998 when Tyldesley were the National League Division 2 Champions and were promoted to Division 1).

Some of the additional successes over the period 1980 – 1995 were:

BIATHLON/TRIATHLON

1980: Gillian Bear, Tracy Toone and Linda Toone won the National Biathlon (Under 12’s Team).

1982: Tracy Toone was the North West Under 15’s Biathlon Champion and the team of Tracy, Joanne Quinn and Michelle Giles won the North West Triathlon (Under 15’s Team).

1984: Chris Mills, Matthew Holden, Lee Toone and Ian Phillips won the Under 15’s Team North of England Triathlon Championships.

In Senior Triathlon Neil Greenwood, Steve Mazey, Andrew Grundy and Peter Stevens won events in the North of England and North West. Chris Mills, Neil Greenwood and Steve Mazey were invited to train with the Modern Pentathlon Association.

The Junior Girls Team of Tanya Williams, Rachel Hall and Katherine Sutton also won the North of England and North West Biathlon Championships.

1985: Chris Mills was first in the Under 18’s North West Triathlon Championships.

1986: Chris Mills was a member of the North West Team that won the National Biathlon and Triathlon Team Events.

SWIMMING

1984: Swimming at the Central Lancashire Age Groups, Tanya Williams, Amanda Hewitt and Nicola Toone gained gold medals.

1989: Melanie Fairhurst won gold medals at the Northern Counties Long Course Championships and in the Central Lancashire Age Groups.

Rachel Giles also achieved gold in the Lancashire Age Groups along with Leanne Stafford and Jennifer Fairhurst at the Central Lancashire Age Groups.

1990: In the Central Lancashire Age Groups: Melanie Fairhurst, nine gold; Jonathan Stafford three gold; Leanne Stafford, one gold; Stephen Davidson, one gold.

In the Lancashire Age Groups: Leanne Stafford, four gold; Melanie Fairhurst, one gold.

In the Northern Counties Age Groups: Melanie Fairhurst, two gold; Jennifer Fairhurst, two gold, Leanne Stafford, one gold.

In Manchester and District Age Groups: Rachel Giles, one gold.

1991: Central Lancashire Age Groups provided gold medals for Jonathan Stafford and Phillip Stout. Melanie Fairhurst captained the Central Lancashire Team at the Northern Counties Festival of Swimming.

1992: In the Northern Counties Age Groups gold medals went to Phillip Stout, Leanne Stafford and Jennifer Fairhurst. Leanne Stafford and Martin Barrett won gold medals in the Lancashire Age Groups.

1993: Phillip Stout along with Leanne Stafford, Debbie Taylor, Martin Barrett, Phillippa Summers, Christopher Osborne at the Central Lancashire Age Groups collected twenty-six gold medals.

1994: Lancashire Age Groups: Leanne Stafford, two gold; Jennifer Fairhurst, two gold; Phillip Stout, two gold

Central Central Lancashire Age Group: Phillip Stout, six gold; Jennifer Fairhurst, two gold; Leanne Stafford, two gold; Andrew Rigby, one gold.

1995: Phillip Stout and Jennifer Fairhurst were selected to represent Lancashire County and at the Inter-association Age Groups as captains of the Central Lancashire Team. Phillip Stout won three gold medals.

In the Central Lancashire Age Groups Phillip Stout won five gold along with Jonathan Stafford, two gold; Jennifer Fairhurst, one gold; Nicola Jones, one gold; Khalid Jhugroo, one gold; Stephen Riley, one gold and Michelle Todd, one gold.

WATER POLO

1979/1980: Alan Knowles was selected for the Northern Counties Junior Water Polo Squad.

1981: Tyldesley won the Manchester and District Water Polo League and five players from the club represented Manchester and District in the Inter-district competition.

1982: Tyldesley had one representative in the under 16’s Northern Counties, two in the Bolton and District, three in the under 14’s Manchester and District and seven in the under 16’s Manchester and District.

1983: Tyldesley won the Central Lancashire under 18’s and Senior League.

Colin Bent captained the Manchester and District Under 18’s and also represented Lancashire. Matthew Holden, Scott Royle and Paul Jervis were selected for the Northern Counties Under 16’s and Ian Walker was also selected for Lancashire County.

1984: The Senior Team were champions of the Central Lancashire Senior Water Polo League.

The Under 16’s and Under 20’s teams were winners of the Central Lancashire Winter League.

1989: Lee Toone and Andrew Topping represented Lancashire Under 18’s, Michael Toone the Northern Counties Under 16’s and nine members the Manchester and District.

1993: Ten players were selected for the Central Lancashire Under 16’s Water Polo Team and Martin Barrett and Greg Stott for the Northern Counties Under 16’s Team.

1994: Simon Thomason and Andrew Rigby were selected for the Northern Counties Under 16’s squad. Seven players were selected for the Manchester and District Shield.

1995: Phillip Stout, Gregg Stott and Paul Cowburn were selected to represent Lancashire County Under 18’s. Gregg also represented Northern Counties Under 20’s. Five players from the club were selected for Northern Counties Under 16’s and four players for the Under 19’s squad.

During this year teams from the club also won the following: Seniors Northern Counties Grade Two, Under 16’s Central Lancashire League, Under 16’s Northern Counties League, Under 14’s Manchester and District League (third year in succession), Under 14’s Central Lancashire League.