HARROGATE District Swimming Club held their annual designated Spa Town Distance Meet at the impressive 25 meter Hydro facility.

Events were in all disciplines of 200, 400, 800 and 1500m and were all Heat Declared Winners (no finals).

Against tough opposition from swimmers representing clubs and squads from Glasgow and Kingston upon Hull the 36 strong contingent from BMSS were not deterred, producing some fine swims throughout the squad.

22 BMSS swimmers gained top four places in the following events: Natalie Donaldson 10 Year Old Girls 200m Backstroke (4th), 200m Butterfly (2nd), 200m Breaststroke (3rd) and 200m Freestyle (1st); Louise Allmark 12 Year Old Girls 200m Breaststroke (3rd); Lucy Finn 14 Year Old Girls 400m Individual Medley (1st), 200m Individual Medley (2nd), 200m and 400m Freestyle (1st) and 200m Breaststroke (3rd); Nicole Whitehead 14 Year Old Girls 200m and 400m Individual Medley (3rd), 400m Freestyle (3rd), 800m Freestyle (2nd) and 200m Butterfly (2nd); Hollie Harthern 14 Year Old Girls 400m Freestyle (4th) and 800m Freestyle (1st); Joanne Grime 15 Year Old Girls 200m Backstroke (4th); Colette Allen 15 Year Old Girls 200m Individual Medley (3rd) and 400m Individual Medley (1st); Corinne Allmark 15 Year Old Girls 200m and 400m Individual Medley (2nd), 200m Breaststroke (2nd) and 200m Butterfly (3rd); Hayley Tobin 15 Year Old Girls 400m Individual Medley (3rd) and 200m Breaststroke (3rd); Helen Pearson 15 Year Old Girls 200m Freestyle (2nd); Kate Docton 16 Year Old Girls 200m Butterfly (1st); Andrew McGrail 11 Year Old Boys 200m Backstroke (4th), 400m Freestyle (2nd) and 200m Freestyle (1st); Brian Halstead 13 Year Old Boys 200m Backstroke (2nd), 400m Individual Medley (1st), 400m Freestyle (2nd), 200m Individual Medley (2nd), 200m Breaststroke (4th) and 200m Freestyle (2nd); Daniel Coombs 13 Year Old Boys 200m Backstroke (1st), 400m Individual Medley and 400m Freestyle (3rd); Ian Aguilar 14 Year Old Boys 1500m Freestyle (4th) and 400m Freestyle (3rd); Sean Rushton 14 Year Old Boys 400m Individual Medley (1st), 200m Backstroke (4th), 200m Individual Medley (2nd), 200m Freestyle (1st), 200m Breaststroke (3rd), 200m Butterfly (2nd) and 400m Freestyle (1st); Chris Leigh 14 Year Old Boys 200m Butterfly (4th); David Jones 15 Year Old Boys 400m Individual Medley (1st), 400m Freestyle (1st), 200m Backstroke (4th), 200m Breaststroke (3rd) and 1500m Freestyle (2nd); Karl Holland 15 Year Old Boys 200m Breaststroke (1st) and 200m Individual Medley (3rd); Ben Johnson 16 Year Old Boys 200m Butterfly, 200m and 400m Freestyle (1st).

Seventeen-year-old Andrew Riley won the 16 Year and over 200m Breastroke, was 2nd in the 200m Individual Medley and 3rd in the 200m Butterfly.

Chris Holme also 17, was 3rd in the 16 Year and over 200m Backstroke and Butterfly. To round off a excellent weekend for BMSS, the following 16 swimmers produced 31 National Qualifying Time swims: Louise Allmark 12 Year Old Girls 200m Breaststroke, Lucy Finn 14 Year Old Girls 400m IM, 200 and 400m Freestyle; Nicole Whitehead 14 Year Old Girls 400 and 800m Freestyle; Hollie Harthern 14 Year Old Girls 400 and 800m Freestyle; Colette Allen 15 Year Old Girls 400m IM and Freestyle; Hayley Tobin 15 Year Old Girls 200m Breastroke; Corinne Allmark 15 Year Old Girls 200m Breaststroke; Kate Docton 16 Year Old Girls 200m Butterfly; Daniel Coombs 13 Year Old Boys 200m Backstroke; Brian Halstead 13 Year Old Boys 200m Backstroke, 400m Individual Medley, 400m Freestyle, 200m Individual Medley and 200m Freestyle; Sean Rushton 14 Year Old Boys 400m Individual Medley, 200m Butterfly and 400m Freestyle; David Jones 15 Year Old Boys 400m Individual Medley, 400m and 1500m Freestyle; Karl Holland 15 Year Old Boys 200m Breaststroke and200m Individual Medley; Ben Johnson 16 Year Old Boys 200m Butterfly and 200m Freestyle; Andrew Riley 17 Year Old Boys 200m Butterfly; Chris Holme 17 Year Old Boys 200m Breaststroke.