YOUNG swimmers from a Northallerton club put in gold medal winning performances at the York City Baths Club Jorvik Gala.

The Northallerton Otters team clocked up 31 personal bests, and five gold and three bronze medals at the event.

The most successful members of the team were Tom Pugh, 16, a Northallerton College pupil, who won three gold medals in the 16 and over group, and Sam Rowley, nine, a Romanby Primary School pupil, who took home two gold and two bronze medals in the nine-year-old boys group..

The club’s squads train at Hambleton Leisure Centre, in Northallerton, on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday evenings.

For more details, contact Graham Lane on 01609-760191 or email nasc.otters@googlemail.com