Aquatics’ biggest haul yet

LEFT to right, back: Charlotte Ashworth, Sam Garlick, Hannah Clegg. Front: Vicki Garlick, Jessica Fullalove, Jessica Lloyd.

OLDHAM Aquatics enjoyed their most successful National Age Group Championships, capturing a silver medal and two bronzes at Ponds Forge, Sheffield.

Jessica Lloyd capped a fine season by picking up the silver medal in the girls 11/13yrs 100m freestyle.

She added bronze medals in the 100m backstroke and the 400m medley relay where she swam with Hannah Clegg and sisters Sam and Vicki Garlick.

There were further strong performances which deserved better results. In the girls 11/13 years 400m freestyle relay, the team of Vicki Garlick, Jessica Fullalove, Charlotte Ashworth and Jessica Lloyd narrowly missed out on the bronze medal as they finished fourth.

Vicki Garlick also finished fourth in the girls 11/13 years 1500m freestyle and was fifth in both the 200m and 800m freestyle.

Blake Wilson won through to the semi-finals of the 15-years 100m breaststroke, finishing 16th, while in the 16-years age group George Harrington made it to the semi-finals of the 100m butterfly, eventually claiming 14th place.