Swimming Another prize haul Newton Hall club swimmers Blackpool ASC won 47 first place badges and were crowned champions of the North Lancashire Swimming competition at Palatine Leisure Centre. They also bagged 37 second place badges and 23 thirds at the four-day event to lift the Bob Marshall Championship Trophy. Individual age group winners were Gabriella Kerr (aged, nine), Bradley Yates (ten), Annalicia Bowden (11), Savanna Cairns and Sarah Lucas (both 14). Second places were achieved by Zoe Walker, Tony Lucas, Decia Mortimer and Keleigh Spector. Head coach Alan Harper was delighted with the results and felt “they were a true reflection of all the swimmers’ hard efforts in training”. Email us and tell us about your stories!