Bexhill aces shortlisted for awards

Bexhill Swimming Club talent Kirsty Stewart with her medals at the Special Olympics National Summer Games.

A Bexhill club, college team and two individuals are on the shortlist in the various categories for the Sussex Sports Awards.

Bexhill Swimming Club, Bexhill College’s women’s volleyball team, Kirsty Stewart and Eric Douglin will have their efforts showcased at the The Grand Hotel, Brighton, on Friday November 17.

Bexhill Swimming Club is shortlisted for the prestigious The Grand Hotel Club of the Year award - the only category to be decided by the public vote on the night of the awards.

The other two finalists the club is up against in the vote are Worthing Gymnastics Club and Worthing Town Football Club.

Bexhill Giants Basketball Club chairman and founder Eric Douglin.

Bexhill Swimming Club member Stewart is shortlisted for the Freedom Leisure Sports Personality of the Year award.

After two years of battling cancer, Stewart is now competing in galas again and won three medals at the Special Olympics National Summer Games in Sheffield during August. In total this year, she has won 13 gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals - an amazing achievement.

Bexhill Swimming Club has been a major factor in Stewart’s quest to get back to competitive swimming with the help they have given in enabling her to train each week.