ATHERTON SC had to settle for second spot in the first gala of the Manchester & District Team Swimming Competition:

Radcliffe 66 points, Atherton 65, Altrincham 57, Salford City 44.

The team: Danielle Hampson, Amy Crehan, Katie Quinn, Laura Hurst, Sian Jackson, Jenna Murphy, Bethan Jackson, Rhiann Jackson, Andrea Sims, Gemma Clare, Giovanna Weir, Rachael Morgan, Rhian Evans, Miriam Collier, Jason Hall, Thomas Dootson, Dean Jones, Martin Rimmer, Ernest Collier, Martin O'Kane, Danny Weir, Lewis Davies, Mark Riley, Stephen Winstanley, Geoffrey Earle, Joseph Biddlecombe, Ryan Grundy and Ashley Turner.

In the Central Lancashire Intermediate League Division One Atherton just beat derby rivals Howe Bridge Aces by 166-154.

The highlight was a dead heat in the girls U13s 4x1 freestyle relay.

Team: Jenna Murphy, Sunaya Patel, Bethan Jackson, Sarah Green, Holly Davies, Amy Jones, Rebecca Grime, Hannah Foster, Rachael Unsworth, Miriam Collier, Giovanna Weir, Ashley Turner, Ernest Collier, Martin O'Kane, Iain Howard, Dean Jones, Ryan Grundy, Geoffrey Earle, Daniel Kings, Stephen Winstanley, Alex Foster and Daniel Grundy.

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