There were a number of impressive performances in the pool as the final round of Hemel Hempstead Swimming Club's Sprint Championships took place at the weekend.
Swimmers as young as eight years old competed in various disciplines but the event was dominated by a talented few.
Megan Pirrie (eight), Lucy Hutchins (nine), Pam Ware (Masters), Kyle Holmes (nine) and Frederick Woodcock (11) were amongst those
stealing the headlines, all five remaining unbeaten in their respective age groups.
At the youngest end of the club Thushira Kumerage, eight, won two gold medals in the 50m butterfly and 25 backstroke. There was equal success at the opposite end of the age spectrum for Dave Pirrie who won both the Masters' 100m breaststroke and 50m butterfly.
There were some notable performances in between as well, Paige Wilding fell just short of winning all three of her events. The 10-year-old came first in the 50m butterfly and 100m backstroke but was unable to prevail in the 100m breaststroke, won by Freya Mahew.
Another 10-year-old, Louis Dunham, also won both the 50m butterfly and 100m backstroke in the boys event with Peter Kennett winning the 100m breaststroke
Hannah Bagley, 11, smashed her own personal best time by three and a half seconds to secure the 50m butterfly title and then won gold in the 100m breaststroke.
The double golds continued coming, Katie McLaren winning both the backstroke and the butterfly in the 14-15 age group and William Woodhouse took the breaststroke and backstroke titles in the 16-24 boys.
In the under eight's age group, Emmy Bier-Allen and Max Jelfs won their respective girls and boys 25m backstroke titles with Nell Baughan and Sidney Woodcock winning the 25m breaststroke events.
Further backstroke gold medals were won by Rebecca Osborn, Danielle Bayliss, Thomas Sheriff and Thomas Osborn.
Meanwhile Emma Gower claimed gold in the 12-13 girls breaststroke, Adam Daniell winning the boys event.
In the 14-15 boys, Jaime Keevill took the breaststroke title while Paul Mackie won the butterfly. Butterfly golds also went to Lois Moore in the girls 12-13, Curtis Barnett in the boys 12-13 and Paul Cos in the boys 16-24.
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