Over the weekend Josie attended The National Junior Para-Swimming Championships held every year at the Alan Higgs Centre in Coventry. This is an established event within the British swimming pathway for young disabled people. The event operates the following age groups. Josie competed in Group B.

• Group A – Aged between 10-13 on the 31st December 2023
• Group B – Aged between 14-16 on the 31st December 2023
• Group C – Aged between 17-18 on the 31st December 2023

Josie qualified and swam in the following 5 events; 400m, 100m and 50m Freestyle, 100m Breaststroke and 100m Backstroke, achieving big PB’s in all swims and slicing a massive 30 seconds off her 400m time…. Well done Josie!

• 50m Freestyle – 47:44
• 100m Freestyle – 1:47.48
• 400m Freestyle – 7:52.70
• 100m Breaststroke – 2:28.43
• 100m Backstroke – 2:02.78