Three water polo players from Bolton School Girls’ Division have been chosen for the Under-19 GB squad training camp in the Netherlands.

Harriet Dickens, who will captain the age group, along with Lucy Blenkinship and Amelia Crompton, who are both still in Year 11, have travelled to the continent during the half-term break this week for a training camp and matches against local teams.

Their training is in preparation for the European finals, which will be held in Croatia this summer.

Water polo coach, David Teasdale, said: ‘It is quite a feat for a school to have one player make it to the GB squad, but to have three is very impressive.

“Harriet will captain the squad again and Lucy and Amelia are both in fine form, having recently played in the U19s’ national age-group finals, where they scored 25 goals between them.”

All three players played for the Bolton School Girls’ Division U18 water polo team, which comfortably won through the preliminary national English Schools Swimming Association (ESSA_ water polo qualifying round earlier this month.

Outside of school, Lucy and Harriet play for City of Manchester, who are riding high in the top flight of water polo and Amelia plays for promotion-seeking Tyldesley.