Two Heywood swimmers who compete for Aquabears Swimming Club swam last week at two different venues and did exceptionally well in their respective age groups.

Sixteen year old Siddal More Sports College student Lucy Swithenbank competed at the Bolton and Manchester Age Groups in which she won five Gold, a Silver and a Bronze medal. Within those five gold medals she took three new records. These were in the 200m Freestyle, the 200m individual Medley and the 100m Butterfly events.

The other swimmer was nine-year-old Niall Dunn who competed at the Harrogate meet.

Niall took four finalist placed medals. He was fourth in the 200m Individual Medley, fifth in both the 200m and 50m Freestyle and sixth place in the 50m Butterfly.

Both swimmers now qualify for the Lancashire Championships in March. Lucy also qualifies for the National Youth Championships in August.