York City Baths Club swimmers scooped an outstanding medal haul of nine from the Yorkshire County Age Group and Senior Championships at the Leeds International Pool.

IN THE MEDALS: York City Baths Club medal and trophy winners from the Yorkshire Championships, from left back row, Caroline Foot, Alex Outhwaite, Tom Southam, Katy Sunderland, front row, Craig Jackson and Alice Sunderland

City won six gold, two silver and one bronze medal which were spread around an age range from 10-year-old Alice Sunderland to Olympic butterfly star Caroline Foot, who is 25 years Sunderland's senior.

Sunderland won the girls 10-years 50m backstroke with a personal best long course time of 40.09 and the 50m butterfly, also in personal best of 37.83.

Foot took the womens 100m butterfly, in a new championship record time of 62.57 - her best long course time since the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

Tom Southam set personal bests in both the 14-years 100m freestyle, which he won, and the 100m breaststroke, where he was second.

Robin Francis showed his versatility by moving up into middle distance races and winning the men's 400m freestyle in a personal best of 4:08.04.

Robert Kinnell, swimming in the 11-years breaststroke left his competitors in his wake as he took gold in a personal best of 1:29.79.

Craig Jackson, aged 10, snatched bronze in the final five metres of the 50m breaststroke with a personal best of 45.10, following an unfortunate 'false start'.

Chris Burns reached the same 50m breaststroke final, with the fastest time. However, the 'false start' caused him to react slowly to the second start, resulting in him having to be content with fifth place in 45.10. His time in the heat was a personal bestof 44.27.

City Baths swimmers recorded 37 personal best and made 12 final places.

New Earswick Swimming Club's Andrew Clapham missed the final of the boys 11-years 100m breastroke by 0.15sec. He was first reserve for the final after achieving a long course personal best time, a feat he repeated in the 100m backstroke.

Other New Earswick personal bests were recorded by Alice Lawrenson (11-years 100m freestyle and breastroke) and Lucy Clapham (15-years 100m backstroke).

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