THE third and final weekend of the Somerset Age Groups & Championships held at Weston-Super-Mare consisted of 50m sprints on the Saturday followed by 200mts individual medley and 200m freestyle on Sunday.

On Saturday, the pool was crowded with over 70 Chard swimmers and similar numbers from other clubs. It was good to see some of the smaller clubs had a few competitors.

The younger swimmers gained British Age Points from a range of events over the three weekends. Three Chard swimmers collected trophies for finishing in the top eight overall positions - Tessa Down (9yrs) Abi Abrahams (11yrs) and Daniel Walker (10yrs).

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Top eight finishes

Sprints: Freestyle - Tessa Down (9yrs), Abi Abrahams (11yrs), Charlotte Bennett (16yrs), Tess Kellam (17yrs), Frances Tresidder (17yrs), Holly Nunn (18yrs), Daniel Walker (10yrs), James Moore (18yrs).

Butterfly - Tessa Down, Abi Abrahams, Rebecca Bennett, Charlotte Bennett, Tess Kellam, Daniel Walker, Jack Bradford, James Moore, Philip Robinson.

Breaststroke - Tessa Down, Abi Abrahams, Rebecca Bennett, Charlotte Bennett, Tess Kellam, Daniel Walker, Huw Khan-Davis, Wilf Gosden, Max Gosden, James Moore.

Backstroke - Holly Nunn, Luke Van Den Barselaar, Jack Bradford, Tommy Francis, Sam Nunn, Philip Robinson.

The final day was great for Abi Abrahams and Daniel Walker, who both set club records in 200m freestyle and individual medley. Tessa Down was third in the 200m freestyle, Charlotte Bennett finished eighth in the I.M. and Tess Kellam was third in both the freestyle and I.M.

Other Chard swimmers taking part: Chloe Bryant, Sophie Spiller, Mollie Simpson, Melissa Hanson, Chloe Bagge, Abigail Dare, Jodie Hake, Lauren Harrison, Jessica Mathieson, Madeline Ryder, Hannah Pullinger, Laura Coombs, Maddie Barber, Bethany Harrison, Jessica Gundry, Beckie Rutherford, Libby Down, Gemma Evans, Peri Trott, Catherine Ryder, Rose Tresidder, Grace Green, Jessica Harrington, Saskia Osborne, Kessiah Wakley, Zoe Spurway, Amy Rodger, George Murton, Jamie and Ashley Lillington, Joshua Bolton, Jay Kindred, Joe Spurway, Alex Phillips, Jake Harvey, Oliver Carslake, Daniel and James Andrews, Ben Fowler, Connor Moon, Jake Hallam, Adam Bristow, James Rutherford, Jamie Spiller, Jonathan Crees, Jack Fish, Chris Harrison,Zach Mooney William Green and Jack Morris.

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For details of competitive swimming see www.chard-swimming.org.uk