SWIMMING: Penguins see of Pirates! (From Witney Gazette)

SWIMMING: Penguins see of Pirates!

10:00am Wednesday 4th July 2007

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Witney's two teams produced superb displays in the Alderton's Newsagents Trophy at Aylesbury Aqua Vale Pool on Saturday.

In addition to the expected competition from old rivals Henley and Aylesbury, there were plenty of inter-club battles between Witney's Penguins and Pirates.

Penguins won the event with the Pirates narrowly missing out on the runners-up slot by one point.

A super swim saw 14-year-old Ann Tivey achieve a personal best in the ladies open backstroke and earn herself the Penguin's swimmer-of-the-match award.

The runner-up vote was shared between Annabel Hedley (winner of the girls' 14 and under freestyle and breaststroke) and Naomi Moore (winner of the girls' 14 and under butterfly and backstroke).

Excellent efforts from 12-year-old Luke Selley in his butterfly and breaststroke races saw him take the Pirates' swimmer-of-the-match award with Alice Beaney and Rosie Owen sharing the runner-up vote.

Other Witney winners: C Taylor (backstroke and freestyle), C McLean (butterfly), D Harkin (butterfly), S Skinner (freestyle), R Pau (breaststroke), H Foggett (butterfly), O Sharpin (breaststroke), E Jozwin (backstroke), P Cardon (freestyle), R Pratley (freestyle), M Kemp (backstroke), M Colling (butterfly), H Blackford (freestyle).

Personal bests: T Wolf (freestyle), L Gorman (butterfly), E Garbutt (freestyle), C Hill (breaststroke), S Possee (backstroke), M Wilmshurst (breaststroke), C Smith (breaststroke), A Foggett (backstroke), J Kendall (butterfly), S Bark (freestyle), A Colling (butterfly), and J Bark (butterfly).

Gala Result: Witney Penguins 183, Henley 146, Witney Pirates 145, Aylesbury Blue 132, Aylesbury Yellow 102.

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