WORCESTER achieved third spot in the Ross PGL Junior League.

Four rounds of competition brought the top eight teams together at the final in Gloucester.

Worcester’s gold tally started with Alice Lloyd in the girls' 13 to 14 years backstroke with a time of 36.43 seconds with team mate Oliver Foster gaining second in the boys' event.

Evan Rogers won the boys' 11U freestyle with India Sherwood second in the girls' equivalent.

Emma Pettit powered to win the girls' 10/U butterfly in 20.62 and William Colville secured second place in the boys' event.

Grace Ryder took gold in the girls' 11U butterfly with 19.57 and Jack Sweeney followed on with a win in the boys' 13/14 breaststroke.

Emily Clacher’s time of 32.92 secured gold in the girls' 13/14 freestyle and Cyra Mead was first in the girls' 12U butterfly.

Worcester triumphed in the 11U backstroke with William Kilvington taking the boys' gold and Tallulah Richards first for the girls.

The boys' 10U freestyle relay team of Harry Guest, Colville, William Pridden and Lucas Bray delivered first place in style.

In the nine years mixed freestyle relay, Bray, Asha Mahanta, Elizabeth Annis and Oliver Beale won gold for Worcester.

Worcester finished the final with first in the girls' cannon.

Speeding tickets were issued if a swimmer was faster than the published time and they did not gain any points.

This is to encourage clubs to field developing swimmers aged nine to 14 who may not always be selected for regional or national leagues.

Tickets went to Worcester's Lucy Sadler, Annis, William Hemming, Milly Ciancio, Emma Baddeley and Lillie Sawyer.

Worcester scored 289 points to beat last year's total when they were runners-up.

Pershore won with 320 ahead of Northgate from Shropshire.

The Worcester squad also included Jack Adams, Evan Beale, Grace Ciancio, Martha Colville, Libby Gooden-Morris, Milly Hemming, Owen Kirby, Erin Morris, Frankie Reed, Milo Reed, Betsty Richards, Harry Ryder  and Jacob Smith.