TOP spot for Atherton SC in their first 1997 visit to the Central Lancashire Age Groups went to the 11/12-Year 4x50 freestyle team.

Amy Jones, Cheryl Hall, Rhiann Jackson and Heather Frederiksen combined to strike gold.

Amy then grabbed silver in the 100 freestyle.

Silvers also for Rachael Unsworth in the 15-Year 400 freestyle and Michael Jackson in the 15-Year 400 freestyle and 100 breaststroke.

Hannah Foster swam a PB for bronze in the 13-Year 400 freestyle.

Iain Howard, swimming his first solo, was fourth in the 10-Year 50 butterfly while fifths went to Heather Frederiksen in the 12-Year 100 freestyle and Rachael Unsworth in the 15-Year 100 breaststroke.

Sixths for the 11/12-Year 4x50 freestyle team of Danny Weir, Stephen Winstanley, Stuart Ainscough and Geoffrey Earle and the 13/14-Year 4x50 medley team of Giovanna Weir, Miriam Collier, Hannah Foster and Holly Davies.

Sarah Green, also swimming her first solo, was reserve finalist in the 10-Year 50 butterfly, and there fine swims from Rebecca Grime.

MORE success for local swimmers at the second of the Central Lancashire galas.

Micheala Carmen won the 14-Year 200 breaststroke while Joanne Shaw was fourth in the 16-Year 100 breaststroke with Lisa Simms sixth.

Other results: Chris Atherton 4th 13-Year 200 butterfly, Peter Hutchinson 5th 10-Year 50 breaststroke, Andrew Oakes 5th 12-Year 100 butterfly, Kristy Austin 6th 13-Year 100 backstroke.

Good swims from Lean McCulloch, Sally Green and Paul Longmire.

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