TOM Southam struck gold in the Darlington Open meet for York City Baths Club.

He won the 14-15 age group 200 metres individual medley and added silvers in the 100m backcrawl, in a personal best time, and the 100m freestyle.

Hannah Petts won a bronze and also finished sixth,seventh and eighth in other finals, all in pb times.

Gawain Ng was fourth in the 200m individual medley in the 14-15 years age group, slashing a massive 11 seconds off his previous best time. He was fifth in the 200m breaststroke final in another pb and also lowered his best times in three other events.

Rachael Eastough clocked her fastest-ever times in four events, including the 50m breaststroke when finishing sixth in the 10-11 years final.

Jenny Hoggard was fourth in the women's 200m butterfly and Sarah Kinel was seventh in the 14-15 years 100m breaststroke and swam a pb in the 200 individual medley.

Other pbs were recorded by Rachael Stotten, JJ Blackwell, Adam Darby, Lucy Recchia Grace Ng and Eilish Macdonald.

Updated: 12:24 Thursday, October 11, 2001