A GROUP of 13 swimmers from Tadcaster Swim Squad set the pace at the Doncaster Dartes Minster Meet gala in Beverley.

The youngsters took part in 35 races, achieving 21 personal best times, gaining five speeding tickets, plus six gold medals and two silver medals.

There were also nine other place medals and two new squad records for Tadcaster swimmers.

The gold medallists were Emily Ball, 15, of Tadcaster, Isabel Cahill, 13, of Clifford, Tadcaster’s Alex Chappell, 12, 15-year-old Lucy Dobson, of Garforth, Clifford’s Rachel Kennedy, 14, and Holly Moss, ten, of Bishopthorpe.

Other swimmers taking part: James Ball, 13, of Tadcaster, Jemima Browning, 13, of Stutton, Marija Hiscott, 11, of Brayton, Emma Paxton, 12, of Tadcaster, Frankie Romer, 13, and 15-year-old Louis Romer, both of Sherburn-in-Elmet, and Hannah Sharpe, 13, of Clifford.