Aquatics quintet eye national glory

NATIONAL AMBITION . . . Oldham Aquatics members Ella Price (left), Kimberley Burston, Jessica Calderbank, Ella Bergin-Williams and Jack Graham

FIVE members of Oldham Aquatics have qualified for this year's National Swimming Championships at Ponds Forge, Sheffield.

The quintet will head to South Yorkshire full of hope and expectation of returning home with national honours.

Nineteen-year-old Jessica Calderbank is first in the water for Oldham as she has qualified for the open 50 metres butterfly in the British section of the Nationals. She competes on Wednesday, July 26.

Jack Graham (20) is targeting success in the open 100m freestyle in the English Home category of the Nationals on Friday, August 4.

Aquatics have three representatives on August 5.

They are Ella Bergin-Williams (15), Kimberley Burston (14) and Ella Price (13), who have all qualified for the 200m butterfly in the English Home Nationals.

Aquatics head coach Mark Lord said: "Our swimmers have competed at multiple level one and championship events in the qualification window that runs from March 11 to May 30.

"They posted a top 24 times in the country to gain a place at this year's National Championships.

"They have worked very had in the run-up to Sheffield, with support of Oldham Community Leisure and their fantastic eight-lane competition pool."