AT the first major championships of the new season, swimmers from York City Baths Club (YCBC) excelled against the best competitors in Yorkshire and the North East to claim a host of medals.
Swimmers from across a range of YCBC squads and age categories took to the pool at the recent Yorkshire Swimming Winter Competition and performed brilliantly to records 187 personal best times and scoop 32 medals.
Stan Sawyer took home seven golds with Samantha Taylor adding four more to the tally.
Morgan Burns (2), Annabel Edwards and Charlie Rogers also claimed golds, with Simon Robson, Jessica Heaton, Olivia Allen, Charlie Hodgkins and Max Simpson rounding off the medal haul.
Attention then turned to the Swim England North East Short Course Regional Championships in early November, where the squad went head-to-head against the fastest swimmers in the north of England.
In total, YCBC swimmers swam 62 personal best times across the weekend, claiming 34 medals in the process.
Olivia Allen led the way with three golds, with Simon Robson (2), Stan Sawyer (2), Annabel Edwards, Samantha Taylor and Charlie Rodgers adding to the list of winners.
Amongst the other medallist were Jessica Heaton and Charlie Hodgkins, and Morgan Burns who walked away with a fantastic three silver and six bronze medals.
Tom Rhodes, YCBC Head Coach, said of the results: "All the swimmers competed really well against some seriously tough opposition, and I’m delighted with the performances.
"These results provide a great base for the squad to go on and have a successful season."
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