(Knowsley Challenge, Jan 2011)
(St Helens Star, 2nd March 2011)
Prescot Swimming Club swimmers shone at the Liverpool and District Championships with a total of 79 new Personal Bests, 32 new Lancashire qualifying time and 11 new North West Regional Times.
They also had 15 Gold, 11 Silver and nine bronze medals as well as a further 41 pennants from 103 entries. Leading the way was Simon Williams and Neil Wylie with 5 gold’s each, followed by Emily Gormley and Alex Dunk, each claiming two gold’s with a gold each for Cameron Dunk and Mathew Lamb. Our other medal winners were Finley Hampson, Chloe Middleham, Hannah Barton-Cooke, Laura Thurling and Jonathon Dandy. Among the pennant winners were Tom Hughes, Hannah Deeley, Jake Simm, Daniel Cheshire and Emily Lowrie.
The club capped off a great month with a fantastic team performance at the 3rd Merseyside and District gala where they again came from behind to win and now have a 30 point lead in the league with only a single gala to go.
The final gala takes place at Parr Pools in St Helens on the 12th March where Prescot hopes to clinch promotion to the 1st division.