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Swimming: Hearn and Towers take the plaudits

THOMAS Hearn of Wycombe District and Katie Towers of Amersham both won gold at Wycombe District Swimming Club's 21st Open Meet.

The swimmers, competing alongside more than 600 others from 68 clubs, were the pick of the bunch, with other Bucks swimmers putting in excellent performances.

Hearn, 12, won the U12 years 100m breaststroke and also made the final in the 100m freestyle.

Towers, 14, produced a meet record to win the U14 200m individual medley, and then took bronze in the women's open 400m individual medley, where she was the youngest finalist.

She then went one better to take second in the open 400m freestyle.

Wycombe's Stephanie Wilson, 16, was also in great form. She took silver in the U16 200m individual medley and a bronze in the 100m butterfly.

Alex Vine, 17, took silver in the open 100m butterfly, losing out to the Commonwealth Games finalist David Bennett.

Vine also took bronze in the 200m butterfly, with Bennett and Welsh Commonwealth games swimmer david Davis taking the top two spots.

James Crawford, 14, won bronze in the U14 100m backstroke and also made finals in the 200m individual medley 100m butterfly, 100m breaststroke and 50m freestyle.

And Charlotte Ambridge came third in the U16 200m individual medley and reached the final in the 100m freestyle, 100m butterfly and 100m backstroke.

For Amersham, Victoria Robinson found herself in the lane next to Olympic and Commonwealth Games swimmer Karen Pickering for the 200m freestyle.

But undeterred, she finished fourth, and then swam a meet record in the 100m freestyle heats before coming second in the final.

And Joelle Jeans, 15, who will be in the Welsh National Squad Training Camp at Millfield next weekend, picked up a silver medal in the U16 100m freestyle.

She also reached the finals of the 50m freestyle and 200m backstroke.

Andrea Poore, 14, also won silver in the U14 100m butterfly and swam a personal best to come fourth in the open 200m butterfly final.

Christopher Clements broke the club record in the 50m breaststroke and then went into the final of the 100m breaststroke finishing 6th.

February 20, 2003 11:30