WEYMOUTH Swimming Club found themselves up against tough opposition in the third round of the Arena League at Horfield, Bristol.

The draw for this, the final round of the competition, was determined from the team’s performance in the previous two rounds.

But far from being intimidated by the powerful line-up, the Weymouth youngsters dug deep to perform at their very best.

Producing some outstanding performances, Alasara James won the girls’ 10-11 50m freestyle and finished second in the 50m breaststroke.

Daniel Kingman took first in the 10-11 50m freestyle, Ellie Wilcox claimed third spot in the 10-11 50m backstroke and George Cartwright was also third in the 10-11 50m backstroke.

Head coach Steve Wright said that it had been the best gala in a number of years. He had seen unbelievable performances from the swimmers, with no disqualifications.

He was very impressed with the commitment and effort of the team and was amazed to do so well against teams who averaged between 12 and 18 hours in the pool per week.

The final men’s open freestyle relay provided a fitting finale to the competition, with Josh Brunell, Aidan Turner, Nial Turner, Jacob Whittall, James Davis and Scott Walden all producing personal bests for the 50m freestyle to finish on a high.

COMPETITION PERSONAL BESTS

David Taylor: 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 50m backstroke

Ellie Wilcox: 50m freestyle, 100m butterfly, 50m backstroke

David Taylor: 50m backstroke

Alasara James: 50m freestyle

Alice Adams: 100m butterfly, 100m breaststroke

Jacob Watson: 50m freestyle

Sophie Moore: 100m backstroke

Jacob Watson: 50m butterfly

Ben Jacobs: 100m backstroke, 50m freestyle

James Davis: 100m butterfly, 50m freestyle, 50m butterfly

Aidan Watson: 100m breaststroke, 50m freestyle

Jemma Brunell: 100m backstroke, 50m freestyle, 50m breaststroke

Ellie Hope: 100m breaststroke

Jacob Whittall: 100m freestyle

Alice Griffin: 50m butterfly, 50m freestyle

Daniel Kingman: 50m freestyle

Lauren Allan: 200m individual medley

Danielle Brunell: 50m freestyle

Joshua Brunell: 50m freestyle

George Cartwright: 50m freestyle

Chloe Irvine: 50m freestyle

Aidan Turner: 50m freestyle

Nial Turner: 50m freestyle