Well done and fantastic achievements by all swimmers who competed in the Wigan Development Gala today at Wigan Life Centre.
We had a total of 14 swimmers competing with the swimmers achieving 6 Gold; 8 Silver and 3 Bronze medals and all swimmers achieving personal best times.For a number of swimmers this was the first time they had competed in any gala.
In the 11 year age group we saw
- Alex Hornby achieved Gold Medals in the 50m Backstroke and 50m Butterfly, 3rd in the 50m Freestyle and 4th in the 50m Breaststroke
- Lexie Poole achieved Silver Medals in the 50m Butterfly, 50m Backstroke and 50m Freestyle
- Sophie Badrock 4th in the 50m Breaststroke, 4th in the 50m Freestyle, 5th in the 50m Butterfly, 9th in the 50m Backstroke
- Lewis Edwards 4th in the 50m Backstroke, 5th in the 50m Breaststroke, 7th in the 50m Butterfly and 10th in the 50m Freestyle,
- Samuel Hornby 5th in the 50m Freestyle, 5th in the 50m Butterfly, 8th in the 50m Breaststroke, and 9th in the 50m Backstroke
- Maya Byron 12th place in the 50m Butterfly and personal best times in the 50m Breaststroke, 50m Freestyle
In the 10 year age group we saw
- Ben Appleton achieve Gold Medals in the 50m Backstroke, 50m Breaststroke, 50m Freestyle and 50m Butterfly
- Charlie Mountford achieved Silver Medals in the 50m Backstroke, 50m Breaststroke, 50m Freestyle and 50m Butterfly,
- Isobel Tipple achieved Silver Medal in the 50m Backstroke; Bronze Medal in the 50m Freestyle, 5th in the 50m Breaststroke and 9th in the 50m Butterfly
- Phoebe Grogan achieved a Bronze Medal in the 50m Butterfly, 4th in the 50m Freestyle, 8th in the 50m Backstroke
- Ella Meskell achieved 4th in the 50m Butterfly, 7th in the 50m Backstroke, 9th in the 50m Freestyle
- Ethan Cannon achieved 5th place in the 50m Butterfly, 6th place in the 50m Freestyle and personal best times in 50m Backstroke
In the 9 year age group
- Jenna Binks achieved 4th place in the 50m Breaststroke, 7th in the 50m Freestyle, 8th in the 50m Backstroke
- Chloe Smith achieved personal best time in 50m Breaststroke and 50m Freestyle
Full results can be found on https://wiganswimming.co.uk/wigandev2019/