Swimming: Another Vine swim (From Bucks Free Press)

Swimming: Another Vine swim

ALEX Vine won all five men's open titles at the Berks and South Bucks County Championships.

The 17-year-old Wycombe District swimmer's fistful included wins in the 100m and 200m individual medleys, the 100m and 200m breaststroke and 200m butterfly.

He then stepped up an age group and won another four golds and a bronze in the over 17s event.

His haul helped his club notch 69 medals including 34 golds as they recorded their best one-day haul.

Thirteen year-old Robert Matthews-Stroud also won four golds with victories in the 100m and 200m individual medleys and the 100m and 200m breaststroke for his age group.

Francesca Wright kept the golds rolling coming in the 17 plus 200m freestyle, 100m individual medley and 50m backstroke events.

James Crawford, 14, also notched a hat-trick. He won the 100m and 200m individual medley, and then stepped up in age to land the junior U17 title in the longer event.

Rupert Lee was another triple winner with three breaststroke titles while Stephanie Wilson won gold in the 100m individual medley and 50m backstroke, the latter in a new open club record time.

Katie Ambridge, won gold in the 12 years age group in the 200m breaststroke and tied first in the 50m freestyle with clubmate Cordelia Wilson.

Wilson also gained a gold in the 50m backstroke while Thomas Hearn was a massive ten seconds clear as he won the 12 year's 200m breaststroke. He then had enough energy left to win the 100m breaststroke as well.

David Ryan competing in his first counties won gold in the 15/16 years 200m individual medley, while Anna Jemielity won gold in the 13 years age group 100m individual medley and James Poulter in the 15/16 years 100m individual medley.

But it was a frustrating day for Jennifer Howard. The 13-year-old finished second in four events but broke her duck when she teamed up with Anna Jemielity, Charlotte Ambridge, Stephanie Wilson to win the girls 4x50m individual medley.

Amersham also had a successful county championship with 15-year-old Joelle Jeans leading the way.

She went home with the Junior Championship Trophy and the Women's Open Trophy after a blistering performance.

She stunned the gallery by slicing three seconds off the county record in the 200m freestyle with a time of 2.06.76s.

Jeans then added gold in the 50m freestyle and bronze in the junior championship final.

Victoria Robinson also shone, going her with four titles.

The 14-year-old triumphed in the 100m individual medley in a new county record, and two 50m freestyle titles as well as teaming up with Hannah Shaw, Andrea Poore and the in-form Jeans to win the junior 4x50m freestyle relay (U17) championship trophy in a new county record time of 1.53.91s.

Marc Jarvis (14) rose to the occasion with a county record time for 100m breaststroke of 1.12.91 to win the age group and junior championship title plus the 200m breaststroke age group gold.

March 5, 2003 10:30