SWIMMING: Branston leads medal rush (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)

SWIMMING: Branston leads medal rush

11:05am Friday 26th March 2010 in General Sport

CHIPPENHAM Swimming Club won another 14 medals at the final Wiltshire County Bagcat Championships in Swindon at the weekend.

The club returned with eight golds, four silvers and two bronze medals.

Top boy was John Branston, 13, who won sixgolds and one silver and topped his age group award.

Thomas Tennant, ten, smashed his personal bests to take golds in the 50 and 200m breaststroke.

Other medallists were James Tucker (two silvers and a bronze), Sam Miller (silver) and Owen Wilson (bronze). Miller also took the overall fifth place for 11 year olds.

Matthew Hare, 12, managed two regional qualifying times and placed ninth in the points table for 12 year olds.

Other top performances came from Tegan Cairns, Chloe May, Jessica Stafford, Emily Daulby, Benjamin Birkett, Benjamin Myers, Andrew Hare, Henry Gray, Nathan Coupland, Cameron Perkins and Peter Holden.

Chippenham will concentrate on the Winter League finals in Swindon on Saturday, where they will face Swindon Tigersharks, Swindon Dolphins, Salisbury, Trowbridge and Bradford on Avon.

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