WYRE Forest Swimming Club's unsung heroes were celebrating success with a series of first places in the first round of the Ross PGL League at Droitwich.

With the league aimed at swimmers who do not normally compete for the team it was a chance for several talented youngsters to steal the spotlight.

Overall Wyre Forest had 13 swimmers making their first appearances alongside a couple of established team members.

It resulted in nine wins and 22 second places out of 57 races with the clunb achieving 90 personal best times from 138 swims.

Final Points: Worcester 187; Wyre Forest 151.5; Stourbridge 137.5, Abertillery: Did Not Swim.

Wyre Forest's winners

Girls 11 & under: Gabrielle Rose, Olivia Ward, Susannah Burns, Madeleine Belsey-Day (Medley Relay & Freestyle Relay); 12 & under: Ellie Painter (25m Backstroke, 25m Freestyle); Melissa Mallen, Emily Lane, Paige Gainham, Gabrielle Lander (Medley relay); 13 & under: Emily Lane (50m Butterfly) Ellie Painter (50m Backstroke).

Boys 10 & under: Jonathan Morgan (25m Freestyle).

Mixed: Sam Rose, Emma Mountford, Chris Bromage, Gabrielle Rose, Jonathan Morgan, Olivia Ward, Tim Watson, Ellie Painter, Ryan Thorogood, Emily Lane (freestyle canon).

Second Places

Girls 9yrs: Megan Tinsdale, Emily Goodman, Elizabeth Wilkinson, Zoe Smith (medley relay); Zoe Smith, Elizabeth Wilkinson, Paige Wilkins, Megan Tinsdale (backstroke relay); Emma Mountford, Megan Tinsdale, Emily Goodman, Paige Wilkins (freestyle relay).

10 & under: Emma Mountford (25m Butterfly), Kellie Fisher (25m Freestyle), Jodie Howson (25m Breaststroke); Kellie Fisher, Katie Howson, Devon Gainham, Jessica Wilkinson (freestyle relay).

11 & under: Susannah Burns (25m Breaststroke), Olivia Ward (25m Freestyle), Gabrielle Rose (25m Butterfly) Madeleine Belsey-Day (25m Backstroke),

12 & under: Paige Gainham, Ellie Painter, Melissa Mallen, Gabrielle Lander (freestyle relay)

13 & under: Emily Bishop (50m Breaststroke), Rebecca Bale (50m Freestyle), Emily Lane, Ellie Painter, Emily Bishop, Rebecca Bale (freestyle relay).

Boys 9yrs: Sam Rose, Matthew Hoult, Connor Allen, Thomas Bromage (breastroke relay).

Frank Carroll, Connor Allen, Matthew Hoult, Thomas Bromage (medley relay)

10 & under: Jonathan Morgan (25m breaststroke), Sam Rose, Luc Allin, Jonathan Morgan, Daniel Herbert (freestyle relay).

11 & under: Chris Bromage (25m freestyle, 25m backstroke)

12 & under: Daniel Mason (25m breaststroke)

13 & under: Tim Watson (50m freestyle)

The following swimmers were competing in the team for the first time Emily Goodman, Zoe Smith, Megan Tinsdale, Paige Wilkins, Elizabeth Wilkinson, Jessica Wilkinson, Connor Allen, Thomas Bromage, Frank Carroll, Matthew Hoult, Alex Morgan, Jonathan Morgan and Sam Rose.

Wyre Forest duo Amy Smith and Hannah Wear were part of two record-breaking relays at the English Schools Relay Championships in Middlesbrough.

Representing King Edward VI College, Stourbridge, Smith swam in both the medley and the freestyle relays, while Wear competed in the medley.

King Edward were defending their titles in both events and produced record-breaking times.