Halton quintet are in stylish form at Autumn Meet in North Wales
FIVE members of Halton Swimming Club travelled to Wales to compete at the annual Swim Conwy Autumn Meet held in Llandudno.
Brothers Ben and Sam Clayton, Jess Connolly and brother and sister Josh and Beth Howard-Hughes were all looking to get off to a good start in the 2017-18 swimming season and in turn obtain some qualifying times for the Cheshire and Regional Championships to be held next year.
Ten-year-old Beth HowardHughes was first to strike gold with a great swim in the 200m butterfly in a new personal best of 3:02.48, some five seconds quicker than her previous best time.
Beth also struck gold in the 200m individual medley with another PB clocking 2:53.72 and won a silver medal in the 200m backstroke.
She also finished just outside the medals in the 50m freestyle.
Eleven-year-old Ben Clayton was next on the gold trail touching the wall first in the 100m butterfly in a new PB of 1:16.46.
His 15-year-old brother, Sam, claimed gold in the 15 and over 100m breaststroke in a new PB of 1:16.12. Ben also claimed bronze medals in the 100m breaststroke and 100m backstroke, both in new personal best times.
Thirteen-year-old Josh Howard-Hughes won a silver medal in the 400m freestyle and bronze medals in the 100m backstroke and 100m butterfly.
Josh finished the meet with four new personal best times out of five events.
His most impressive swim came in the breaststroke event where he knocked a further three seconds off his previous best mark.
Thirteen year old Jess Connolly produced a fine swim in the 100m freestyle in a new PB of 1:11.64.
She also trimmed more than ● a second off her 100m breaststroke time coming home in 1:34.07. Jess finished narrowly outside the medals in the 200m breaststroke and 400m freestyle.