50m & 100m Breaststroke Trophies

The Edna May Trophy is awarded to the fastest female senior swimmer in the 50m Breaststroke at the National Winter Championships (25m).

While the Winter Championships are traditionally a short course event, they were held in the long course 50m pool in 2017.

Until 2015, the Edna May Trophy was awarded to the fastest female senior swimmer in the 50m Breaststroke at the ASA National Championships (50m).

Past Winners: Edna May Trophy

The Fred Collier Memorial Trophy is awarded to the fastest male senior swimmer in the 100m Breaststroke at the National Winter Championships (25m).

While the Winter Championships are traditionally a short course event, they were held in the long course 50m pool in 2017.

Fred Collier was a Northern Counties man through and through and was president of the Northern Counties in both 1952 and 1953.

Until 2015, the Fred Collier Memorial Trophy was awarded to the fastest male senior swimmer in the 100m Breaststroke at the ASA National Championships (50m).

Past Winners: Fred Collier Memorial Trophy

The George Fryer Memorial Trophy is awarded to the fastest female senior swimmer in the 100m Breaststroke at the National Winter Championships (25m).

While the Winter Championships are traditionally a short course event, they were held in the long course 50m pool in 2017.

Until 2015, the trophy was awarded to the fastest female senior swimmer in the 100m Breaststroke at the ASA National Championships (50m).

Past Winners: George Fryer Memorial Trophy

History of the George Fryer Memorial Trophy

Heston SC in West London had a leading club team in the 1950s and 1960s with the most notable swimmer being Margaret Edwards, backstroke world record holder and 1956 Olympic bronze medallist.

The club’s long standing coach was George Fryer who coached several other British internationals during this period as well as noted ASA women’s freestyle teams.

The Evershed Memorial Trophy is awarded to the fastest male junior swimmer in the 100m Breaststroke at the National Winter Championships (25m).

While the Winter Championships are traditionally a short course event, they were held in the long course 50m pool in 2017.

Evershed was ASA President in 1937, having been president of the Southern Counties in 1914. He was also a Justice of the Peace.

Until 2015, the trophy was awarded to the fastest male swimmer in the 100m Breaststroke at the ASA National Youth Championships (50m).

Past Winners: Evershed Memorial Trophy

The Horace Davenport Trophy is awarded to the fastest female junior swimmer in the 100m Breaststroke at the National Winter Championships (25m).

While the Winter Championships are traditionally a short course event, they were held in the long course 50m pool in 2017.

Until 2015, the trophy was awarded to the fastest female swimmer in the 100m Breaststroke at the ASA National Youth Championships (50m).

Past Winners: Horace Davenport Trophy

History of the Horace Davenport Trophy

Horace Davenport was president of the Swimming Association of Great Britain from 1880 to 1883 and again from 1890 to 1894.

He was also a great swimmer and won many of the first trophies which were at the time not perpetual. If a swimmer won the trophy three years in a row they got to keep it.