Two more Senior County titles and some first-time individual medal winners were amongst the further 15 individual age group medals won on Day 5 of the 2025 County championships.

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In the 10/11-year girls age group, Sophie Lapucha claimed her first individual Medal – a silver – in the 50m Breaststroke final, with Emma Battersby 4^th and Lucy Biscoe 6^th. Nine-year-old Lucy Biscoe had started the day beating her older sister by only 0.08 seconds to claim a silver medal in the HDW 200m Freestyle, which also saw Emma claim the 8^th fastest time. Ruth Biscoe won her second bronze of the day in the 50m Butterfly with Sophie 7^th. Emma Strange just missed both the 50m Butterfly and Breaststroke finals, finishing in 9^th place, with Emma Wood finishing 27^th in her County debut. Lucy, Sophie, Emma & Ruth ended their day by completing a relay double, winning their 4 x 50m Freestyle relay.

The 12/13-year Girls team of Olivia Piaskowska, Alanna Njawaya, Violet Rhodes and Alice Buckingham could not quite emulate their younger club mates, having to settle for the silver medal in their age group’s relay. Ella Kolobius finished 4^th in the 12 years’ 50m Butterfly; one of four individuals events won by Alice who broke the Club’s age group records in both the 400m IM and 50m Breaststroke that had stood for ten years. Alice was the fastest in the 200m Freestyle with Ella 7^th, Inaaya Sampong 10^th, Zuzanna Walaszek 14^th and Mary Battersby 18^th. Mary came 7^th the final of the 50m Breaststroke with Zuzanna being first reserve from the heats.

Violet Rhodes finished 2^nd in the 13 years’ 50m Butterfly with Olivia Piaskowska 5^th. In that age group’s 200m Freestyle Olivia was placed 7^th with Violet 12^th and Alanna Njawaya 12^th.

Lucia Day won her first individual medal, a silver in her 14 years’400m IM. The 7th fastest in her 200m Freestyle and 12^th in her 50m Butterfly, Lucia was one place ahead of Kaylyn Sampong in both events. Kaylyn was 7^th in the 50m Breaststroke final with Gina Collinson 10^th fastest in the heats. The three of them, together with Lauren Tough, finished 6^th in their 14/15 years’ 4 x 50m Freestyle relay.

The 14/15 years’ team of George Rhodes, Jack Canham, Elliot Bown and Ethan Huntley were similarly placed in their relay. It capped a day where in the 14-year Boys’ individuals Ethan had won a silver and bronze for his 100m and 200m Butterfly and was placed 4^th in his 100m Backstroke and 7^th in his 200m IM. In that latter event Jack Canham was placed 8^th and Elliot 14^th. George Rhodes and Owain Roberts both finished 7^th in their respective 15 and 16 years’ 200m IM.

Owain was one place away from his age group’s 100m Butterfly final. The 17 years and over’s Butterfly was won by Matt Wright who having also won that age group’s 100m Backstroke, claimed the Senior Championship title in both events.

Daniel Guimaraes was rewarded with the silver medal for his 12 years’ 200m Butterfly but just missed his age group’s 100m Backstroke final. The HDW 200m IM saw Daniel claim 8^th spot, with Tyler Lavender 10^th fastest. Leonn Stark was ranked 8^th in the 10/11 years’ IM event with Maxim Collinson picking up the 13 years’ silver medal.