TYLDESLEY Swimming and Water Polo Club took a team of 24 swimmers to the Wigan Development Gala recently.

The club based at the Pelican Centre, Tyldesley, has been building steadily from the Learn to Swim Programme at the pool.

The team aged 8-12 years many of whom were experiencing an open swimming gala for the first time.

Catherine Sweeney, Rachel Lawrence, Olivia Galvin and Grace Craddock only finished the Learn to Swim Programme, and moved to the club three months ago.

The swimmers were led poolside by five coaches from the clubs ever-growing coaching team, the Pelican Centre's Swimming Teachers are all volunteer coaches at the swimming club.

Diane Stafford, club president and director on the management board said: "All the swimmers did themselves proud, the results reflect their hard work and the teaching at the Pelican Centre and coaching at the club.

"All the swimmers were excellent especially those that competed for the very first time."

Overall, the swimmers won 33 gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze medals.

Results

8 Years Old: Madason Lawley gold 25m back, silver 25m free bronze 25m breast, Rachel Lawrence 5th 25m breast, 7th 25m freestyle,

9 Years: Isabelle Robb gold 100m IM; gold 50m back; gold 50m butterfly, gold 50m free, silver 50m breast, Madeleine Bailey gold 50m breast; silver 100m IM; silver 50m butterfly silver, 50m free fourth 50m back, Catherine Sweeney 13th 50m free;14th 50m back 15th 50m breast, Finlay Waite bronze 50m butterfly, fourth 100m IM, fourth 50m free, fifth 50m back, 6th 50m breast, Luke Warburton fifth 100m IM, 10th 50m back, seventh 50m breast, 10th 50m free, Elijah Wright 5th 50m breast, 7th 50m back,

10 Years: Rachel Hornby gold 100m IM, gold 50m butterfly; gold 50m free, silver 50m breast, 4th 50m back, Freya Higson gold 50m back, gold 50m breast silver, 100m IM, 4th 50m free, Megan Lawrence silver 50m back, silver 50m free; 4th 50m breast, Millie Burns bronze 100m IM, bronze 50m back, bronze 50m free, Olivia Galvin 11th 50m breast, 16th 100m IM (PB), 16th 50m back,

17th 50m free, Grace Craddock 12th 50m free; 14th 100m IM (PB), 18th 50m back, James Blenkinship gold 100m IM, gold 50m back, gold 50m breast, gold 50m butterfly, gold 50m free,

William Hornby silver 50m Butterfly, bronze100m IM bronze 50m back , sixth 50m breast, sixth 50m free.

11 years: Kelsy Evans gold 100m IM, gold 50m back, gold 50m breast, gold 50m butterfly, gold 50m free, Erin Leacy silver 100m IM, fourth 50m back, fourth 50m butterfly, fifth 50m free, sixth 50m breast, Jessica Emson Bronze 50m breast fourth, 50m Free fifth 50m back, fifth 50m butterfly, Ben Haslam gold 50m back, gold 50m butterfly, gold 50m free, Owen Davies gold 50m breast, silver 100m IM, silver 50m Butterfly, fourth 50m back, fourth 50m free.

12 years: Leah Hulmes gold 50m breast, bronze 100m IM, bronze 50m back, bronze 50m butterfly, bronze 50m free, Lucy Mills gold 100m IM, gold 50m back, gold 50m butterfly, gold 50m free, Thomas Maher gold 50m back, gold 50m breast, gold 50m free