CHARD Swimming Club were well represented at the Tiverton Sparkler Meet.

Thirty five swimmers aged 9-17 took part gaining 48 top three medal positions, including 13 first places, 19 second and 16 third places, along with an excellent 37 county qualifying times and five regional times.

Regional times were achieved by Hannah Pullinger 17, in 100m freestyle and 100m breaststroke, Ben Fowler 17, 200m backstroke, Oliver Bilbie 15, 100m backstroke and 12-year-old Henry Taswell who achieved his first ever regional time in the 200m butterfly. Gold medals went to: Hannah Pullinger 17, 100m freestyle and 100m breaststroke, Ben Fowler 17, 200m backstroke, Melissa Hanson 15, 200m Individual Medley, Paul Harrison 14, 50 and 200m freestyle and 100m backstroke, Iain Ross 14, 100m butterfly, Henry Taswell 12, 200m butterfly, 200m Individual Medley and 100m backstroke, Joss Copeman 11, 50m backstroke, Millie Downes 9, 200m breaststroke, Silver went to: Hannah Pullinger 50m freestyle, Melissa Hanson 100m breaststroke, Oliver Bilbie 100m backstroke and 50m freestyle, Mollie Simpson 15, 200m Individual Medley, Iain Ross 200m breaststroke and 100m freestyle, Paul Harrison 200m Individual Medley and 100m breaststroke, Henry Taswell 200m freestyle, Simon Davis 12, 50m freestyle, Joss Copeman 50m freestyle, Susan Ross 14, 100 and 50m freestyle, Xanthe Dyer 11, 200m breaststroke and 200m Individual Medley, Holly Dickinson 11, 200m backstroke, Baylei Callow 11, 50m freestyle, Briana Barrand 9, 50m breaststroke.

Bronze was won by: Lauren Harrison 16, 100m backstroke, Melissa Hanson 200m freestyle, Alex Phillips 16, 100m breaststroke, Iain Ross 200m Individual Medley, 100m breaststroke and 50m freestyle, Flo Swan 200m backstroke and 100m butterfly, Megan Herbert 11, 200m Individual Medley and 200m breaststroke, Xanthe Dyer 100m breaststroke, Cole Dickinson 9, 50m butterfly and 50m backstroke, Mia Huntley 9, 50m butterfly, Millie Downes 50m backstroke, and Briana Barrand 50m freestyle, Other swimmers taking part and gaining many best times included: Abbie Herbert 9, Ben Webb 10, Niall Beauchamp 9, Harriet Copeman 10, Oliver Bright 11, Eden McDonald 11, Helen Underwood 11 and Abi Morgan 12, Jess Fowler 12, Moli Riley 13.