Swimming: Wassell is leading gala girl for Forest

She recorded a time of 10 minutes and 22.66 seconds to finish third in the 13 years age group 800m freestyle at Hereford.

Also representing the club at the gala was Verity Thorley, who was ninth in the same event with a time of 11 minutes 28.13 seconds.

Meanwhile, Wyre Forest fielded a B team for Stourbridge SC's John Vaughan Trophy Gala at Wombourne, handing debuts to Luke Barnett and Martin Sloan.

Wyre Forest were vying for second or third place in the early stages but due to a lack of older girls they were forced to use younger swimmers in the 15 years and Open age groups.

In the end they gained nine first places, five seconds and four thirds out of 54 races with swimmers achieving 47 personal best times.

Final Points: Perry Beeches SSS 237, Stourbridge B 213, Haden Hill 201, Wyre Forest 157, Oldbury 154, Kingsbury 149.

Race winners

Girls - 9yrs: Freestyle Relay - Devon Gainham, Paige Wilkins, Emma Mountford, Elizabeth Wilkinson.

11yrs: Jessica Griffiths - 50m Backstroke; 15yrs: Caroline Park - 50m Backstroke, 50m Freestyle

Boys - 9yrs: Medley Relay & Freestyle Relays - Niall Adams, Sam Rose, Andrew Boyce, Luke Barnett; 11yrs: Medley Relay & Freestyle Relays - Aaron Smith, Jack Barnett, Alex Thorley, Chris Mountford;

Mixed - 9yrs: Freestyle Relay - Paige Wilkins, Andrew Boyce, Devon Gainham, Sam Rose.

Second Places

Girls - 9yrs: Medley Relay - Devon Gainham, Emma Mountford, Elizabeth Wilkinson, Paige Wilkins; 11yrs: Freestyle Relay - Susannah Burns, Gabrielle Rose, Jessica Wilkinson, Jessica Griffiths.

Boys - 11yrs: Aaron Smith - 50m Freestyle; Jack Barnett - 50m Breaststroke; 13yrs: Alex Thorley - 50m Butterfly.

Third Places

Boys - 11yrs: Aaron Smith - 50m Backstroke; 13yrs: Freestyle Relay - Robert Smith, Richard Harrison, Mark Beard, Ryan Thorogood; 15yrs: Robert Smith - 50m Butterfly.

Mixed - 9yrs: Medley Relay - Emma Mountford, Niall Adams, Elizabeth Wilkinson, Luke Barnett.