Top squad Guernsey Swimming Club swimmers, Emma Bourgaize and Sam Cann travelled to Winchester the weekend of 7 and 8 November 2026 to take part in the South East Winter Regionals Meet.
This meet is an open-age meet, meaning that all best swimmers from the region come together to race in a short course pool set-up (25m), making it the perfect environment for the GSC swimmers to continue racing toward consideration times for next year Island Games.
Emma Bourgaize took part in the 50m and 100m breaststroke, 50m and 100m freestyle, 200m Individual Medley, 50m and 100m butterfly. In the 100m Individual Medley, Emma reached the B Finals stage.
Sam Cann took part in the 100m Individual Medley, the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke events, reaching final reserve for the 50m breaststroke.
Head Coach, Matt Butt commented “Winter Regionals is an open-age meet, so for Emma and Sam achieving qualification, is an accomplishment in its own right. Alongside some excellent swims and personal best times, their performances show that the time and effort they have invested in training are producing positive result.”
