Swimming

The club's 28 participants achieved an unprecedented 109 personal bests over two events at Wolverhampton and Worcester.

It follows in the footsteps of Wyre Forest's Amy Smith, who made waves with a relay gold at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne last month.

Oche Ignoche, nine, was the star of the show at the county championships, setting two new championship best times in the 50-metre freestyle and 50-metre breaststroke.

Among them 10 girls and 18 boys recorded 26 Midland district qualifying times competing against the best swimmers in the county.

The club's 11-year girls came first, second and third in their 50-metre freestyle heats with Eliza Bradley collecting silver in the final and Jessica Griffiths finishing fourth.

Bradley achieved nine Midland times while Faith Ross gained six and Griffiths recorded four with her time in the 100-metre freestyle just one-second off a national time.

Richard Carter, 18, won his age group round in both the 50-metre and 100-metre fly, finishing fourth and third in the respective finals.

Hannah Wear, 17, was second in her year group and third overall in the final.

In total, Wyre Forest won 11 golds, 15 silvers and 13 bronzes.

Some of the swimmers' performances also brought them recognition in the Cheesestrings Challenge National Age Group Championships.

Bradley won British Age Group Category gold and silver medals, while there were also silvers for Igoche, Ross and Griffiths.

They are now hoping to repeat their success at a regional level with the chance to compete in the national championships in July.

Results

Gold medals: girls - Bradley (11-years, 50m freestyle, 50m fly, 50m backstroke, 200m backstroke pb/Midlands district qualifying time), Griffiths (11-yrs, 100m freestyle pb/mdqt), Wear (17/18-yrs, 100m fly, 50m backstroke).

Boys - Igoche (9-yrs, 50m freestyle pb/mdqt/championship best time, 50m breastroke pb/mdqt/cbt), Robert Smith (14-yrs, 200m fly, pb), Carter (17/18yrs, 50m fly).

Silver medals: girls - Bradley (11-yrs, 100m freestyle pb/mdqt, 200m fly pb/mdqt, 200m individual medley pb/mdqt), Ross (11-yrs, 50m fly pb), Griffiths (11-yrs, 200m freestyle pb/mdqt), Emily Lane (13-yrs, 50m breaststroke pb), Wear (17/18yrs, 50m freestyle, pb, 50m breaststroke, 100m freestyle, 200m individual medley).

Boys - Ignoche (9-yrs, 200m breaststroke pb), Smith (14-yrs, 400m individual medley pb, 100m fly pb, 200m breaststroke), Nicholas Carmichael (17/18 yrs, 200m breaststroke).

Bronze medals: girls - Elizabeth Wilkinson (9-yrs, 200m freestyle pb), Bradley (11-yrs, 100m breaststroke pb/mdqt, 50m breaststroke pb), Ross (11-yrs, 50m freestyle), Wear (17/18-yrs, 200m backstroke, 50m breaststroke final, 50m fly, 100m backstroke mdqt).

Boys - Ignoche (9-yrs, 200m freestyle pb), Smith (14-yrs, 100m breaststroke, 50m breaststroke), Carmichael (17/18-yrs, 50m breaststroke), Carter (17/18-yrs, 100m fly mdqt).

Other mdqt outside top three positions: Girls 11-yrs, 200m backstroke Ross, Jessica Griffiths; 400m freestyle Ross, Griffiths; 100m freestyle Ross; 200m freestyle Bradley, Ross; 100m backstroke Ross; 200m breaststroke Bradley; 400m Individual Medley Bradley, Ross.

Boys - Boys 12-yrs, 200m backstroke Scott Allin; 200m freestyle Jack Barnett.