TODMORDEN Swimming Club held its senior internal gala, open to all those who swim lengths on Mondays at Todmorden Sports Centre.
Such was the number of entries that the gala went well over time and produced some very competitive swimming with 55 taking part and 20 records being broken.
Lois Shackleton - 7yrs 50m back, breastroke and front crawl and 7/8yrs 25m butterfly - le
d the way with four records.
Other record breakers were: Nicholas Shaw - 7yrs 50m back and front crawl; Beth Roscoe - 8yrs 50m back, breastroke,and front craw; Matthew Shaw - 9yrs 50m back and front crawl; Seth Gill and Max Gill - jointly 9yrs 25m butterfly; Rebecca Sullivan - 15/16yrs 4x25m IM, 100m back, front crawl and breastroke and 75m butterfly; Dieter Rutkowski - 15/16yrs 100m back and breastroke; and Gemma Sullivan - open age 4x25m IM.
This year the swimming club unveiled a new shield in memory of David Sutcliffe which was handed to the winners of the family relay race.
Four families took part and the winning team was Gemma, Rebecca, Lucy and Deborah Sullivan.
Winners
4x25m IM medley: Caitlin Hames, Jack Cryer, Lizzie Wrench, Josh Dyer, Heather Scott, Daniel Thompson, Rebecca Sullivan, Dieter Rutkowski, Gemma Sullivan. Backstroke: Lois Shackleton, Nicholas Shaw, Lucy Sullivan, Dawson Issitt, Lucy Garbutt,m Matthew Shaw, Rachel Brierley, Jack Cryer, Lizzie Wrench, Joshua Dyer, Rhiannon Scorer, Rebecca Sullivan, Dieter Rutkowski, Gemma Sullivan. Butterfly: Beth Roscoe, Seth Gill, Josh Dyer, Rebekah Wilinsky, Joseph Howarth. Breastroke: Tabitha Gill, Lucy Sullivan, Robina Murray, Seth Gill, Caitlin Hamer, Harry Brown, Isabelle DeBurgh, Sam Thompson, Heather Scott, Daniel Thompson, Ian Evans, Gemma Sullivan. Front crawl: Lois Shackleton, Nicholas Shaw, Beth Roscoe, Dawson Issitt, Olivia Winfield, Matthew Shaw, Imogen Deburgh, Jack Cryer, Lizzie Wrench, Jack Pearson, Heather Scott, Daniel Thompson, Rebecca Sullivan, Dieter Rutkowski, Karen Gray. 4x25m relay: Sharks Tails - Lucy Sullivan, Beth Roscoe, Lois Shackleton, Charley Godsman; Flying Pigs - Tom Lord, Joseph Howarth, Daniel Thompson, Megan Pearson. Wow Factor - Gemma Sullivan Dieter Rutkowski, Ian Evans, Karen Gray.
The previous night the club had held its junior in-house gala for those who swim widths on Wednesday and Friday evenings.
A total of 66 children, ranging from four years upwards took part and wight records were broken.
As with the senior gala the following night there was a team relay with the shield, in memory of David Sutcliffe, going to the Eccleshall family - Luke, Ryan, Harry and Ian.
New record holders are: Insiyam Hussain - beginners 10m aided; Ella Wilkinson - improvers 10m back; Ben Godsman - 6yrs 25m front crawl; Jenny Kenworthy - 9yrs 25m front crawl; Ben Roscoe - 6yrs 25m breastroke; and Greg Eaton - 10yrs 25m breastroke.
Winners
Beginners 10m aided: Thomas Melia, Insiyam Hussain. 10m improvers backstroke: Lewis Rushworth, Ella Wilkinson. 10m improvers front: Lewis Rushworth, Bethany Broadbent.
