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Pickwick Bicycle Club Magazine Volume 12 No.2 October 2015

President’s Page……….

As you are aware, I have been singing the praises of one of my charities which is the
Deaf Team GB Swimming Team. This year, they -including my god-son, went to Texas for
the World Championships. Below is a report on their success both individually &
collectively.

Kieran Holdbrook - 4th Deaf World Swimming Championships,Texas 2015.

London Borough of Redbridge swimmer Kieran Holdbrook was part of the GBR team that
competed in the 4th World Deaf Swimming Championships, held in Texas U.S.A. in Aug
2015. Kieran had a great competition swimming 3 personal best times in the 400FC, 400IM
and the 200Fly; also setting a new Age Group Record for 16 year olds in the 200 fly, a
great achievement. He also made the final of the 1500 FC and landed himself 8th overall.
He said the final was tough going as the temperature soared to 40 degrees, sapping his
energy. (Kieran is on the extreme left of the picture)

The GBR team came 4th in the 4 x 200 Freestyle
team relay, where Kieran again made a small PB in
his leg of the race. Team GB returned from the
searing heat of Texas in a creditable 7th position
in the medals table accumulating 1 Individual Gold,
1 Individual Silver and 3 Individual Bronze as well
as a Bronze in the Mixed Freestyle. The team
secured 31 individual swims in finals over the 6
days and set an amazing 52 personal best times.

Thank you to the Pickwick Bicycle Club for your kind donations, that helped Kieran to
achieve so much at the championships. It was greatly appreciated.

Samuel Pickwick