Records are broken at Spa's third club gala

Published Date: 10 October 2008 Records tumbled across all age groups and personal best times were aplenty at Leamington's third club gala. Eight-year-old Jade Pickett set a new club record (11.22sec) for one width butterfly, while Mark McCorquodale set a record of 57.03 in the 100m freestyle 15/16 age group category and Alex de Tullio smashed both the 17/24 and open 100m breaststroke times with swims of 1.08.69 and 1.08.63. Rob Robson a 16-year-old record in the 25/39 years individual medley with a time of 1.07.32. More than 60 swimmers achieved personal best times (pbs). A strong turnout of six to eight-year-olds racing over one width got the evening under way. Callum McWhirter and Thea Carden, both six, took backstroke honours, with Rebecca Morris and Rebecca Burden second and third. In the seven years freestyle Derry... [read full story]