Double delight

Photo: Vincent Brown

ALL SMILES: The Saddleworth School team were victorious in the Brown Shield relay. Pictured are team members Gemma Croft (left), Charlotte Bacon, Kate Leddy, Ruby Jones.

CROMPTON House were double winners at the Oldham Schools’ Swimming Championships at the new Oldham Leisure Centre.

The talented girls’ team emerged victorious with a 165-point haul across the four year groups, winning the year nine and years 10-11 categories, while being pipped by Saddleworth in year eight and Hulme in year seven.

Saddleworth were overall runners-up with 150 points, with Hulme third on 119.

Meanwhile, Saddleworth won the girls’ Brown Shield event for the third consecutive year thanks to a record-breaking winning time of 2:01.59. They just beat Crompton House (2:03.36).