Dedicated Dylan bags GB place

Water polo:

TALENTED teenager Dylan Green has been given the nod for the Great Britain squad preparing for the World Youth Water Polo Championships.

He will be part of the side taking on Poland, Russia, Netherlands, Slovakia, Germany, Slovenia and hosts Ukraine in May.

Crompton House pupil Dylan, who turns 15 next week, has been rewarded for a year of training with the GB development squad in Cardiff. His call-up caps 12 months that have seen him inspire Royton Water Polo Club under-16s to the Bolton and District Junior League and Cup double.

Royton secretary Michelle Flint said: “This is a great achievement for Dylan and comes at the end of a year of such hard work, not least the training in Cardiff.




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