ATHERTON SC came out tops in a Central Lancashire Senior League double-header against Ashton-u-Lyne and Rochdale.

The ladies - including Amy Jones, Holly Davies, Hannah Foster, Rachael Unsworth and Sarah Hindley - won all their team races in splashing style.

The gents intermediate team - Gerald Prescott, Andrew Grime and David Sutton - was in prime form too.

And Alex Foster (butterfly) and Danny Weir (freestyle) won their individual events.

Gents team Andrew Grime, Stuart Taylor, Alex Foster, David Sutton and Greg Sharples won five of their eight races while the Ladies 4x1 medley team of Giovanna Weir, Holly Davies, Hannah Foster and Joanne Hurst achieved a draw - rare in swimming.

There were mixed fortunes for the Junior Gents and Ladies Intermediate teams (Lawrence Carter, Danny Weir, Geoffrey Earle, Alex Foster; Giovanna Weir, Jane Collier, Sarah Hindley, Emily Weir).

Atherton lost 22-18 to Ashton but beat Rochdale 29-11.

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