SWIMMING: A junior Wyre Forest Swimming Club team shrugged off the absence of several more advanced swimmers to finish a creditable fourth in the Nuneaton Junior League first round.

The swimmers at Walsall, some of whom had not competed in a gala before, were aged from nine to 12 as Forest gained eight first places, four seconds and three thirds.

The nine-year-old girls won all their individual and relay events.

Other results: Nuneaton 227, Haden Hill 181, Stafford Apex 173, Wyre Forest 150, Broadway 141, Redditch 126.

Race winners, girls: Eliza Bradley (9 years, 25m breaststroke and freestyle), Faith Ross (9, backstroke), 9 medley and freestyle relays (Ross, Bradley, Emily Shiels, Jessica Griffiths); boys: Aaron Smith (9, 25m backstroke), Liam Garbett 910, 50m freestyle), 10 freestyle relay (Douglas Wilkie, Josh Bradley, Alex Thorley, Garbett).

Second places, girls: Danielle Harrison (10, 50m breaststroke), 10, freestyle relay (Helen Ingenthron, Rebecca Jones, Ross, Harrison); boys: Smith (9, 25m freestyle), Garbett (10, 25m butterfly).

Third places, girls: Harrison (10, 50m freestyle), 10 medley relay (Ingenthron, Harrison, Jones, Bradley), Caroline Park (12, 50m backstroke and freestyle); boys: 9 freestyle relay (Chris Bromage, Andrew Pawson, Alex Hoult, Smith), Jack Dyer (11, 5o0m backstroke), Robert Smith (11, breaststroke and 12, 50m butterfly); all-age cannon (Bradley, A Smith, Harrison, Garbett, Emily Lane, R Smith, Park, Ben Barnaby).

The club's A team competed in the top final of the Worcester Winter League after finishing their round stages in third place.

They achieved five first places, nine seconds and seven thirds.

Final points: Perry Beeches 180, Stourbridge 165, Redditch 153, Worcester 149, Wyre Forest 147.

Race winners, girls: Victoria Wassell (11, 50m butterfly), Hannah Wear (15, 100m breaststroke), Emma Levitt (15, backstroke); boys: R Smith (11, 50m breaststroke), Chris Wildgust (13, 100m freestyle).

Second places, girls: Wear (open, 100m breaststroke); boys: Dyer (11, 50m backstroke), R Smith (11, butterfly), Kevin Wall (13, 100m backstroke), Ross Morton (13, breaststroke), Richard Carter (15, 100m butterfly); mixed: 13 medley relay (Patricia Webb, Morton, Iskra Lawrence, Peter Macbeth, Hannah Terry, Wildgust), 15 medley relay (Lauren Corbo, Nick Carmichael, Wear, Carter, Levitt, Daniel Baylie), 15 freestyle relay (Corbo, Adam Cotgrave, Wear, Carter, Levitt, Jonathon Baylie).

Third places, girls: Wassell (11, 50m backstroke), Webb (13, 100m backstroke), Donna Wilson (open, 100m freestyle); boys: Dyer (11, 50m freestyle), Macbeth (13, 100m butterfly), Carmichael (15, 100m breaststroke); mixed: 13 freestyle relay (Lawrence, Wall, Webb, Macbeth, Hannah Terry, Wildgust).