by Ashley Tomkins

YEOVIL & District Swimming Club (YDSC) have had a busy month, which started with the Severnside Tritons Angle Marling Memorial Open Meet at Weston-super-Mare.

YDSC had a great turnout of 29 swimmers in the short course (25m) event. Isla Gibson, nine, was first up for the girls and dropped a fantastic -7.58 seconds on her 100m breastroke, clocking a time of 2.01.26 and setting a new club record. She smashed another record in the 200m breast with a great time 4.16.91.

Giulio D’Andrea, 12, bagged two silver medals in the 50m fly and 100m free, then went on to win another two bronze medals in the 100m fly and 200m free. William Nutland had a great swim in the 50m free.

Lottie Kollmeier, 11, was in good form and clocked a huge personal best and club record in the girls 200 IM dropping an incredible 22.09 seconds for a time of 3.07.74. Kyran Gray, 14, swam his first sub-30 second time of 29.92.

YDSC swimmers then moved onto the Team Bath AS & Millfield meet at Millfield swimming pool in Street. This was a long course (50m) event and the club had head coach Ian Angel and coach Ben Card there to support the swimmers.

Oliver Frost, 15, led the way and smashed into the sub one-minute club in the boys 100m free, achieving an amazing time of 59.97, just missing out on a medal. He continued his form into the boys 50m breast picking up a bronze medal.

Jackson Green had a fine weekend with personal bests in the 200m free and 100 back, and great times of 2.28.70 and 1.20.37. Lilly Nutland, 12, and Eleanor Swan, 12, had some fine racing in the girls 50m fly with Nutland just finishing ahead.

Dexter Scott completed a hat-trick of medals with a silver medal in the boys 50m free and bronze medals in the 50m and 100m breaststroke events.

Meanwhile, the YDSC masters swimmers put on a fine show at the Poole Swimming Club Masters Meet at Dorchester.

Mark Ovens, 26, and Dan Card, 23, were both on fire achieving four golds medals each. Ryan Blake was not far behind with two golds, a sliver and a bronze.

Trials are now being held every Monday evening for anyone considering joining the club – email membership.ydsc@gmail.com.