IT WAS a record-breaking weekend for swimming clubs who flocked to Salt Ayre Leisure Centre to take part in the North Lancashire Age Group Competition.

The Carnforth Otters were on outstanding form - winning 37 races and breaking an incredible 23 club records.

Most prominent among the young Otters was 12-year-old Robert Bale, who achieved outstanding times for freestyle events and the National Age Group Qualifying Times.

The outstanding breaststroke duo of Emily Jackson, 11, and Sophie Casson, 17, broke five records each, with Emily gaining a National Age Group time in the 200m and Sophie new personal bests in the 100m backstroke and freestyle - be-coming the first girl in club history to swim under one-minute in freestyle.

Ten-year-old Jack Brown made his first competition memorable, winning the 400m freestyle and showing promise as a future individual medley swimmer.

Thirty-four swimmers from Lancaster City's swimming club took part in more than 200 races at the gala - all setting new personal bests.

They floored last year's performance of 45 black badges for first, second or third places, with an exceptional performance coming from Sophie Cocker, who gained a first, second and third out of seven events.

Thirteen-year-old James Wannop also put himself on the winners' podium with three firsts, four seconds and one third place.

For gaining points throughout the competition for each of the best events swum, 11 Lancaster swimmers received 'Bagcat' awards for finishing in the top six in their age groups.

RESULTS

10 years

Carnforth Otters - Harriet Davis: 1 in 200m IM, 2 in 100m IM and 200m Freestyle, 3 in 50m breaststroke, 50m 'Fly, 200m breaststroke, 400m Freestyle. Jack Brown: 1 in 400m Freestyle and 200m Backstroke, 2 in 200m Fly, 3 in 100m IM, 200m IM and 50m Fly. Dion Feather: 2 in 50m Backstroke, 3 in 50m Breast-stroke and 200m Breaststroke. Luke Harrison; 1 in 200m Breaststroke and 100m Breast-stroke.

Lancaster City - Lucy David-son: 2 in 50m breaststroke and 200m breaststroke. Lucy Benson: 2 in 400m Freestyle.

11 years

Carnforth Otters - Nicholas Tawn: 1 in 100m IM, 200m Breaststroke, 200m IM and 50m Breaststroke; 2 in 200m Fly and 50m Breaststroke, 3 in 200m Backstroke. Emily Jackson: 1 in 100m Fly, 100m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke, 200m Backstroke, 50m Backstroke, 100m IM. Holly Young: 2 in 50m Backstroke and 3 in 50m Freestyle; 3. 800m Freestyle.

Lancaster City - Alicia Wilson: 2 in 50m freestyle and 400m IM; 3 in 100m freestyle. Ciaran James: 2 in 200m breaststroke; 3 in 50m breaststroke.

12 Years

Carnforth Otters - Robert Bale: 1 in 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, 100m IM, 200m IM, 50m Fly, 100m Fly, 50m Breaststroke and 2 in 100m Breaststroke.

Lancaster City - Brett Sharpe: 2 in 50m breaststroke.

13 Years

Carnforth Otters - Fay Young: 3 in 100m Freestyle and 50m Fly.

14 Years

Carnforth Otters - Alex Palmer: 2 in 200m Fly.

15 Years

Carnforth Otters - Harriet Mc-Gregor: 1 in 50m Backstroke and 100m Backstroke; 2 in 200m Backstroke; 3 in 100m Freestyle, 200m IM. Chantel Peach: 1 in 50m Free.

16 Years

Carnforth Otters - James Trait: 1 in 50m, 100m and 200m Breaststroke; 3 in 100m Fresstyle. Laura Cevey: 1 in 400m and 800m Freestyle.

17 Years

Carnforth Otters - Sophie Casson: 1 in 50m, 100m and 200m Backstroke.2 in 200m Freestyle.