Below are all the news headlines from 2001

25Nov: Adwick Finish Joint 2nd

Hull have won Division 1, with Adwick and Scarborough joint 2nd, Askern Spa 4th, and New Earswick 5th.

A very good result for Adwick beating Scarborough in two of the galas and drawing with them in another.

3Nov: Adwick Crowned Champions

Adwick were confirmed as Champions of the Barnsley Minors League 1st Division at the BML Individual Championships, Saturday.

21Oct: DMASA 'Met' Champs

The results from the DMASA Championships (disclaimer: scores have not been verified):
1st - Adwick (538)
2nd - Armthorpe (458)
3rd - Rossington (208)
4th - Edlington (99)
5th - Askern Spa (66)
6th - Epworth (27)
7th - Denaby (14)
8th - Thorne (12)

19Oct: Spa Club Records Fall

In the final session of Askern Spa's club championships, Kevin Nicholas set 2 new club records:
- In the Senior Cup 4×25m IM, he lowered Heathcliffe Aldridge's 3 year old record;
- In the Mens' 50m Fc, he smashed Alistair Davies' 1998 effort (25.18) with 24.90.

13Oct: Winter Yorkshires

India Marvin increases her Breaststroke tally with a Bronze in the 100m. The only other 2 DARTES finalists were Adam Muscroft, 4th in the 100m Fly, and Helen Walker who came 8th also 100m Fly.

30Sep: Adwick's Revenge

The final gala at Dearneside was extremely exciting with every race closely contested. It was also one of the noisiest galas I have attended for years, with every result greated with cheers and the points being announced at every opportunity. The overall winners of the league cannot be announced because the Stocksbridge gala is still in dispute.
- D Flewitt (Adwick)

30Sep: Promotion for Edlo!

Nail biting finish to BML Div 3 at Wakefield. The hosts win, but promotion rivals battle for 2nd and 3rd. Edlington 2nd Sheffield City 3rd!

29Sep: Rossington Struggle!

Having been Morley's only real challenger all season, Rossington fluffed at the last meet. Spa look like replacing Edlo in Div 3.
Note: the scores on this site are not official and may be inaccurate.

23Sep: Armthorpe go Top!

3 wins out of 3 for Armthorpe in Dinsdale Div 1 gives them the league title for 2001.

23Sep: Easy win for Denaby

An entertaining tussle in the lower division saw Denaby beat Thorne by 67 points.
Final scores anyone?

22Sep: Armthorpe beat Edlington

Armthorpe prove they are the in-form team with an 88 point win against Edlington in Dinsdale Division 1.

15Sep: Armthorpe Win BML Gala

Armthorpe win the latest Barnsley Minors
Div 1 meet, beating Adwick along the way.
Does anyone have any further details?

3Aug: 4 Swim at the Nationals

Monday:
- Mathew Pears, 50 Bs: 19th 32.62;
- Mathew Pears, 50 Fly: 21st 28.14;
- Chrissy Bailey, 50 Fly: 14th 30.87.
Tuesday:
- Mathew Pears, 50 Fc: 24th 26.03.
Friday:
- Rebecca Milnes, 800 Fc: 31st 10:31.89;
- Adam Muscroft, 50 Fly: 45th 30.36.

Good Luck National Squad!

Four DARTES swimmers will be competing this year. Veterans from previous years:
- Matthew Pears: 50m Bs, 50 Fly, and 50 Fc;
- Chrissy Bailey: 50 Fly;
- Adam Muscroft: 50 Fly;
and a new member of our national team:
- Rebecca Milnes: 800 Fc.
The very best of luck to you all.

14Jul: Advantage Adwick

Adwick take advantage of Hull's absence to claim their first Pocklington division 1 win of the year. Spa miss second place by 1 point.

14Jul: Armthorpe Finish Top

In their last Pocklington League Divison 3 encounter, Armthorpe hold off local rivals Edlington and win promotion to division 2.

8Jul: Spa and Edlo Battle for Div 1

After hanging on to their Dinsdale Div 1 spot for 2 years, it's Edlington's turn to drop down as Spa win the relegation battle by 2 points.

30jun: NEC Silver for Chrissy Bailey

Another 100m Fly Silver medal for Christina Bailey, to go with the one she won in 1999, and the bronze from 1998.

Yorkshire Gold-Silver-Bronze

10-11 March, 2001
A full set of medals in the 2nd weekend of the 2001 Yorkshire Championships, and a further 6 final placings as well.

India Marvin wins Gold in the 11 years 200m Breaststroke; Adam Muscroft takes Silver in the 14 years 100m Fly; and Ryan Bartlett snatches Bronze in the 11 years 50m Breaststroke.

Yorkshire Bronze and NQT

24-25 March, 2001
After equalling the National Qualifying Time in the heats (32.00), and claiming lane 4 for the final, Christina Bailey shaved another 0.1 sec in the final, but was touched into 3rd.

Rebecca Milnes battled hard for 4th place in her first competitive 800m Freestyle.

Yorkshire Gold/Silver

10-11 February, 2001
Over the first weekend of the 2001 Yorkshire Championships, DARTES swimmers came home with a Gold (Matthew Pears) and a Silver (India Marvin), both earned for 50m Breaststroke.

It was also good to see three of our girls competing in the 400m Freestyle; well done to Sarah, Emma, and Leanne!

Top Club at Rotherham!

28 January, 2001.
A great performance from those competing at the Rotherham Metro B Grade Meet; Plenty of speeding tickets and medals.

DARTES came away with the trophy for Top Club. Congratulations to everyone who took part!