Swimming

CRAWLEY Swimming Club enjoyed a successful meet in the 50 metre pool held at the K2 last weekend.

Young Lucie Sreet continued her amazing recent form, coming away with four gold medals, two at freestyle, and the others in butterfly and individual medley.

Several other local swimmers enjoyed the challenge of the longer pool each winning a gold medal.

Daisy Marchant, Ben Trout and Charlotte Warne took top honours at freestyle, while Larissa Partridge led the field in the medley

Kirsty Robertson and Josh Trout touched first in butterfly, as did Matty O'Dell, Zoe Penfold and Veronica Williamson at breastroke.

Crawley provided one third of the Sussex Team which competed at the annual Inter County meet held in Sheffield.

Callum Hillicks was again in tremendous form, racing home first in the 100 metres backstroke, his time of 55.76 setting a new Sussex Senior and Scottish 17 years records.

Hillocks set another County Senior best mark of 26.62 at 50 metres back, plus a competitive time over 100 metres butterfly.

New sensation Federica Williamson had a day to remember, competing in the mixed 100 metres breaststroke. The local girl's time of 1.14.47 was the fastest for a 12 year old in England, and the best ever by a Crawley girl of any age in the club's 45-year history.

Other Crawley swimmers who competed well for the Sussex squad were Sara and Zara Williams, Sophie Brooks, Sophie Brigdon, Natasha Johnson, Jack Payne and Ben Trout.