Back row – Hannah-Mae Joyce, Emily Watson, Henry King, Logan Scammell, Bree Middleton, Mitchell Veix. Front – Lucy Reeve, Hannah King, Harrison Doak, Finn Veix. Photo supplied.It was a fruitful weekend for the Ashburton Swim Team, as some of the region’s young swimming stars did the business.

More than a dozen medals were secured by squad members at the Swimming Canterbury West Coast (SCWC) Short Course Championships, held at Christchurch’s Jellie Park.

Other swimmers completed personal best performances in what was a prosperous few days for the young Mid Canterbury contingent.

Hannah King secured four golds, three silvers and a bronze, achieving personal bests in all nine of her events in the 12-14 years category.

Not far behind was Bree Middleton in the 17-plus division as the Methven swimming sensation clinched four golds and two bronzes.

Club captains Lucy Reeve and Mitchell Veix also found themselves on the podium winning a silver and a bronze respectively.

Having won the Most Improved XLR8 points for the club recently, King stormed home in the majority of the events she competed in.

She came first in the 50, 100 and 200 metre breaststroke events and earlier won the 800 metre freestyle in a time of 9:16:47.

King also took out second in the 200 and 400 metre individual medley, 200 metre freestyle and third in the 400 metre freestyle.

National representative Middleton was again in superb touch, clinching the spoils in the 100, 200, 400 and 800 metre freestyle.

Earlier in the competition she secured bronze in the 50 metre freestyle and 200 metre individual medley.

Reeve secured a silver in the 12-14 year 200 metre butterfly, coming home in a time of 2:42:56 while team skipper Veix took out bronze in the 15-16 year 200 metre butterfly.

Two club swimmers in the 12-14 year category Harrison Doak and Henry King also achieved 100 per cent personal bests across their respective events.

By Adam Burns © The Ashburton Guardian - 12 August 2020