Fine fifth for Dunstable

DUNSTABLE Swimming Club travelled to the Temple Cowley Pools in Oxford and came fifth in the second round of the Home Counties League earlier this month.
By The Newsroom
Published 4th Mar 2012, 10:27 BST

Amy Palmer achieved a personal best along with maximum points by winning her 100m butterfly race and the strong U11 boys squad of Sam Mead, Thomas Williams, George Kennett and Reese Housden swam to a confident second place in the 50m freestyle relay. 

Housden was narrowly pipped to second in both his 50m breaststroke and butterfly events, while Chantal Smith managed a PB when she was runner-up in the 50m butterfly. 

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Oliver Hibbitt and Mead took home PBs as they came third in the 100m and 50m freestyle respectively, while Christopher Bedlington produced a strong swim to finish third in his 50m backstroke. The U15 50m freestyle relay team of Connor Newton, Oliver Hibbit, Housden and Anthony Kennett also finished third.

Special mention should go to Ava Wells, Eleanor King, Michael Wickens, Anna Newton, Katie Williams, Nyree Ridout and Connor Newton who all managed PBs in their races.

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