March 5 20:15 Warmup 20:00
Gt Harwood v Accrington
Result Lost 62-58

March 19 20:00 Warmup 19:45
Burnley v Accrington
Result Won 54-64

April 30 20:00 Warmup 19:45
Accrington v Darwen
Result Won 62-55

May 21 20:00 Warmup 19:45
Accrington v Burnley
Result Won 64-55

Sept 20 20:30 Warmup 20:15
Darwen v Accrington
Result Won 57-61

Sept 24 20:00 Warmup 19:45
Accrington v Gt Harwood
Result Lost 55-64

Friendly League 2007

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2007 Friendly League Results Div 2


March 5
Gt Harwood v Accrington
Result 62-58
Report
Accrington were away to Gt Harwood for the first gala of the year and were narowly beaten 62-58.
This was at a 20m pool so no personal best times were recorded.

16/3/07 Accrington Observer
Swimming Success
Accrington Swimming Club took on last year's league winners Great Harwood Otters recently.
It was Accrington's first gala of the season and so it was a tough test for the young swimmers who hadn't competed before and the older swimmers who were well beaten last year.
Although Accrington lost the gala 62-58 they pushed the Otters all the way.
Chief Coach Chris McKean said, "Otters have some really great swimmers but they seemed surprised at how well our club has improved over the space of a year."
"We have a new team manager in Richard Swanney who not only sorted the team out on the night but won his race well."

March 19
Burnley v Accrington
Result 54-64
Report
The years second gala saw Accrington beat Burnley 64-54.
22 swimmers recorded a total of 31 personal best times were recorded, including 2 PB's by this years ladies team captain Nicole Henry

23/3/07 Accrington Observer
Kean On Swimmers
Accrington Swimming Club: Their swimmers chalked up a staggering 19 personal bests as they defeated Burnley Swimming Club 64-54 on Monday night at Padiham Pool.
Coach Chris McKean cheered his team on from the poolside and was delighted with the improvement in his squad.
"I did not swim the team did that themselves and I only helped them get there" he said.
"It is an honour to be at Accrington"
The club are straight back in training as their next gala is in Monday 30 April at Hyndburn Sports Centre against Darwen.
The clubs AGM is on Tuesday 24 April at Harvey Street Community Centre, Oswaldtwistle.

April 30
Accrington v Darwen
Result 62-55
Report
The year's third gala saw Accrington beat Darwen 62-55.
After getting off to a good start winning the first 5 races, Accrington never surrendered their lead.
Although there were a couple of disqualifications (one for each side) both teams swam well.
45 personal best times were recorded by 28 swimmers
3 swimmers got 3 PB's - Kieron Higham, Joshua Bibby, and Sarah Luker and Alex Boulter got 4. Both this years team manager and gents team captain (Ric Swanney and Karl White) recorded new PB's.

18/5/07 Accrington Observer
Accrington were celebrating swimming sucess after they beat Darwen 62-55.
It was their first home gala this year and they chalked up a number of personal bests.
It shows how far they have come as they lost twice to Darwen last year.
The next gala is tonight at Hyndburn Sports centre against Burnley where they will be looking to make it three gala wins in a row.

May 21
Accrington v Burnley
Result 64-55
Report
The home gala against Burnley saw Accrington winning their third gala in a row to make it three from four, and the second win this year against Burnley. Accrington won 64-55.
Another 35 PB's were set tonight by 23 different swimmers, making 38 swimmers in total to achieve PB's in this years galas.

25/5/07 Accrington Observer
Swimmers top of division Accrington Swimming Club swam their way to the top of the Friendly League Division Two with their third sucessive victory - an impressive 64-55 triumph at home to Burnley on 21 May. The second victory over the same opposition this season demonstrated the strides made by many of the clubs swimmers this year with a number of personal bests times broken. Chief Coach Chris McKean said a big thank you was due to all the supporters and helpers on the night for their continued commitment.

July 18
The final two galas now have definate dates Thursday Sept 20th and Monday Sept 24th. Thats after being cancelled twice, and a nuber of proposed dates being unacceptabe to Gt Harwood.

September 20
Darwen v Accrington
Result 57-61
Report
Another close competition saw us beat Darwen 57-61 (after a stewards enquiry). Thats now 4 wins from 5 and only needs us to beat Gt Harwood on Monday to win the league. Congratulations to all the team who had to pick up their game as a number of swimmers from earlier gala's were missing.

September 24
Accrington v Gt Harwood
Result 55-64
Report
The seasons final gala saw Accrington's second defeat of the season. The 55-64 scoreline is not indicative of the ebb and flow of the score till the later stages of the gala.
Congratulations to the team for the whole season.