WEAR Valley ASC swimmers won a massive total of 22 golds at the first of this year's Northumberland and Durham ASA swimming championship galas at Darlington, Scott Hathaway leading the way with a huge haul of nine title wins in the boys' 13 year age group.

Richard Suddes (boys' 10 yrs) and Samantha Cook (girls' 12 yrs) were triple winners in their age groups, and Rebecca Golightly won two golds in the girls' 14 year age group. There were individual title wins for Jonathan Liddel (boys' 10 yrs), Robert Irwin (boys' 14 yrs), Olivia Hope (girls' 13 yrs), Faye Callan (girls' 9 yrs) and Ashleigh Foster (girls 10 yrs).

Wear Valley placings: Boys: 9 yrs., Kyle Boyek 200 bst (5), 50 free (8), Patrick Callan 200 bst (7), 100 IM (3), 50 free (5); 10 yrs., Jonathan Liddel 200 bst (1), 100 IM (2), 200 free (3), 50 free (4), 200 fly (4), Owen Wheeler 200 bst (8), Richard Suddes 100 IM (1), 200 free (1), 50 free (2), 200 fly (1), Philip Hodgson 100 IM (8), 200 fly (6); 12 yrs., Andrew Sixsmith 50 free (2), 200 free (2), 100 IM (2); 13 yrs., Scott Hathaway 50 free (1), 200 bk (1), 1500 free (1), 50 fly (1), 200 free (1), 100 bst (1), 100 IM (1), 100 bk (1), 200 fly (1), Matthew Curry 200 bk (6), 100 IM (8), 100 bk (7), 200 fly (4), Matthew Grime 200 fly (6); 14 yrs., Robert Irwin 200 bk (2), 50 fly (3), 200 free (2), 100 bst (2), 100 IM (1), 100 bk (3), 200 fly (3), Ben Gibson 1500 free (4), Jonathan Heyhurst 200 fly (8).

Girls: 9 yrs., Charlotte Kelly 200 free (8), Faye Callan 100 IM (6), 200 bst (1), 50 free (6), 200 free (4), Rachel Howard 200 fly (2), 200 free (3); 10 yrs., Ashleigh Foster 100 IM (2),200 bst (1), 50 free (5), 200 fly (2), 200 free (2); 12 yrs., Samantha Cook 200 free (1), 800 free (1), 200 bk (6), 100 bk (6), 100 bst (1), 100 IM (3), Iona Stonehouse 50 free (6), Michela Broomfield 100 bst (7); 13 yrs., Joanne Short 800 free (8), Olivia Hope 50 free (4), 100 bst (1), 100 IM (6); 14 yrs., Rebecca Golightly 50 fly (7), 200 free (6), 800 free (1), 200 bk (3), 100 bk (3), 200 free (1), 100 IM (4), Linda Rolfe 800 free (4), 200 bk (6).