Billingham Amateur Swimming Club's juniors have enjoyed the last two weekend's competing in the Durham and District Junior League. Finishing fifth at both venues they gained experience and grew in confidence, all members swimming exceptionally well.

At Wear Valley with a depleted team the club still managed some first positions with Kathryn Usher in the back and the nine-year-old mixed freestyle team. Succeeding in second place were Emily Whittaker in the 10 years girls free and the nine-year girls medley team. Taking third places were Anthony Brown in the 12-year boys back and freestyle, the nine-year girls free team and the ten-year girls free team, all other competitors doing well.

At the Forum on Sunday they produced some fantastic results. With first positions were 12-year old Bradley Dixon in the Butterfly, ten-year-old Glen Martin in the 11-year-old category Butterfly and he also came second in the back. With third positions were 11-year-old Harriet Goodman in the free, two 12-year-olds Craig Grounds in the free and Anthony Brown in both the Back and Breast.

They performed excellently in the team races all competitors taking a turn in different races. The nine -year-olds did well they gained first place in the girls free, first in the mixed free and third in the mixed medley. The 11-year-old boys with ten-year-old Cole Henderson swimming up and competing in his first gala were second in the free and the 12-year-old boys first in the free. Other competitors swimming up an age for some races were nine-year-olds Stephanie Blakeburn, Benjamin Raper and Joshua Trewin all doing very well.

In the Cannon, whereby a girl and boy from each age group swim a length, all parents were on their feet to watch a nail biting finish with the team finishing in second place.

All the coaches were very proud of every swimmer, and a big improvement through the teams. They all did very well.

Those competitors competing at Wear Valley and the Forum were:-

Nine years - Girls: Stephanie Blakeburn, Catherine Fenby, Catherine Goodman, Chelsea Hamilton, Kate Williams.

Boys: Richard Marsden, Joshua Trewin, Benjamin Raper.

Ten years - Girls: Emma Shepherd, Helen Dobson, Sophie Henderson, Emily Whittaker.

Boys: Cole Henderson

11 years - Girls: Harriet Goodman, Charlotte Cleasby.

Boys: Gareth Allen, Glen Martin, Freddie Sisson, Joseph Siberry.

12 years - Girls: Katherine Usher, Laura Hamilton, Stephanie Hughes, Abbey Marsden.

Boys: Luke Hedley, Anthony Brown, Bradley Dixon, Craig Grounds, Christopher Tippey, Christopher Jamison.