Aquabears win gold, silver, bronze at the Greater Manchester Age Group Meet 2016

Aquabears win gold, silver and bronze medals at the Greater Manchester Age Group Meet 2016

Aquabears, were in great form winning gold, silver and bronze at the Greater Manchester Age Group Meet, which recently took place at the Wigan Life Centre. 

• Isabelle Hartley and Connor Hartley both won golds for their 200 metres freestyle events.
• Emily Unsworth, Emma Blair, Danny Cannavan and Isabelle Hartley all took silver.
• Charlie Harding, Reece Griffiths, Danny Cannavan, Connor Hartley, Emma Blair and Isabelle Hartley all won bronze medals.

The Aquabears team consisted of 51 swimmers aged between 10 and 16.

For many of the younger swimmers this was their first competitive gala but they performed superbly alongside their more experienced team members and added to the medal tally as well as gaining valuable experience.

A number swimmers made big improvements in their times. Many of these swimmers, like Beth Moulton, William Blair, Sam Howarth, Max Knowles, Harry Walsh, Lois Vaughan and Abigail White, had worked hard just to narrowly miss out on a medal place.

The Coaching staff and the parents said they  "could not have been more proud of the swimmers efforts and achievements".