PERSHORE Swimming Club enjoyed another record-breaking weekend at the Worcester County Championships in Wolverhampton.

They won 14 more age-group titles, 11 silver medals and nine bronzes.

Pershore’s total haul is 34 golds, 22 silvers and 18 bronzes as well as several Midland qualifying times.

Head coach Tom Naughton said: “It was a truly fantastic effort from every single swimmer.

“Nearly all produced a personal best in every event and our overall medal haul was simply staggering.

“It was great to see several new faces taking age-group titles and others defending theirs from last year.

“We are now hoping to take a record number of swimmers to the Midland District Championships in May and June later this year.”

Gold medallists Will Gearey and Simon Sweatman hope to qualify for the new Summer Nations Championships in August.

MEDALS Golds: Gearey (boys’ 12 years 100-metre individual medley, one minute 09.74 seconds; 200m individual medley, 2.29.60 MQT; 100m freestyle, 1.00.78 MQT; 50m breaststroke, 37.42 MQT; 200m butterfly, 2.38.10 MQT), Sweatman (boys’ 12 years 400m freestyle, 4.43.28 MQT; 50m freestyle, 27.95 MQT), Megan Annis (girls’ 11 years 200m backstroke, 2.37.18 MQT; 50m breaststroke, 40.41 MQT; 100m breaststroke, 1.28.72), Patrick Heeks (boys’ 11 years 100m butterfly, 1.17.15; 200m butterfly, 2.51.45), Alex Barry (girls’ 11 years 200m individual medley, 2.44.71), Helen Annis (women’s masters 50m butterfly).

Silvers: Gearey (boys’ 12 years 100m butterfly, 1.08.83 MQT; 50m freestyle, 28.01 MQT; 400m freestyle, 4.43.99), Sweatman (boys’ 12 years 100m freestyle, 1.00.91 MQT), Megan Annis (girls’ 11 years 50m backstroke, 35.14 MQT; 200m breaststroke, 3.09.42; 200m individual medley, 2.46.02; 100m freestyle, 1.08.85), Heeks (boys’ 11 years 200m individual medley, 2.45.33), Hamish Cross (boys’ 11 years 50m breaststroke, 41.96), Marie Porter (women’s masters 50m butterfly).

Bronzes: Sweatman (boys’ 12 years 100m individual medley, 1.11.45), Barry (girls’ 11 years 200m breaststroke, 3.16.75; 50m backstroke, 36.94; 100m freestyle, 1.08.87; 200m backstroke, 2.43.58), Hannah Woodcock (girls’ 11 years 50m breaststroke, 42.21; 100m breaststroke, 1.30.22), Jasmine Franks (girls’ 10 years 50m breaststroke, 43.18), Amy Weston (girls’ 13 years 50m backstroke, 33.23).

Other competitors: Gabriella Barry, Lewis Cribben, James Heeks, Amelia Gearey, Lauren Annis, Charlotte Downey, Ronan Williams, Caitlin Yates, Olivia Howard, Macey French, Kieran Cooper, Jamie Saunders, Isabella Woodcock, Luke Perry, Isobel Cumming, Naomi Marsden, Chris Vizard, Amy Cooper, Jasmine Taite, Beth Carter.

Meanwhile, Evesham had 17 swimmers in 53 events at the county championships on the first weekend.

Charlie Waites won 50m backstroke bronze in 28.55, taking 0.97 seconds off his personal best. Molly Cresswell claimed 400m individual medley bronze in 6.52.19.