SWIMMING: Harkin stars to land award (From Witney Gazette)

SWIMMING: Harkin stars to land award

8:00am Wednesday 4th April 2007 in Sport

Nathan Harkin landed the club's swimmer-of-the-match award as he helped Witney to fourth place in the final round of the Home Countes League at Aylesbury.

Harkin took first place in the under 13s butterfly and freestyle, while Adam Colling was also in form, winning the breaststroke.

Along with Conor Taylor and Callum McLean, the quartet left their rivals in their wake in both the medley and freestyle relays.

Eleven-year-old Heidi Brooke-Little set a personal best in the 13 & under butterfly, and 13-year-old Daniel Possee clocked a personal best in the boys' 15 & under backstroke.

Result: 1 Maxwell 238pts, 2 City of Oxford 209, 3 Luton A 196, 4 Witney A 157, 5 Wellingborough 134, 6 Houghton Regis 116.

• Witney B nearly produced an upset, but settled for the runners-up spot in their gala at Stantonbury.

Storming swims by ten-year-old Daisy Merriman brought her a double in the under 11 girls' backstroke and breaststroke, earning her the swimmer-of-the-match award.

The runner-up votes were shared between Chris Hill, winning of the under 15 boys' breaststroke, and the double-winning under 13 boys' relay team of Jack Kendall, Philip Bennett, Eliot Jozwin and Harry Blackford.

Other Witney winners: R Owen (breaststroke), E Jozwin (breaststroke), P Bennett (butterfly).

Personal bests: A-L Harris (freestyle), Emily Buchanan (backstroke), M Horan (freestyle), S Possee (backstroke), O Sharpin (freestyle), A Foggett (butterfly).

Result: 1 Newport Pagnal 248, 2 Witney B 221, 3 Putteridge 175, 4 Bletchley 163, 5 Banbury 154.