ELEANOR Pawson and Jonathan Hobbs are this year's Minehead and West Somerset Swimming Club Junior Club Champions.
They received their awards on Tuesday, July 16, when the club held a fun evening with a barbecue and junior championship presentations at Aquasplash.
Swimmers were placed into teams captained by Hilary Dubery and Liz Stewart and Hilary's team won by a whisker.
The junior club championship is based on BAGCATS (British Age Group Categories) with swimmers participating in as many events as they wish to in their own age category.
The times are then converted into points and the highest number of points from each category is carried forward to a final total.
Cups are awarded for each agre group and every swimmer who participates gets a medal and certificate.
The 50m sprints and 100m individual medleys were held on Saturday, June 15, and the other events were timed on club nights.
CUP WINNERS
10 and under: 50m spring, girls, Rebecca Johnson, boys, Ryan Nunn; freestyle distance, girls, Rebecca Johnson, boys, George Andrews; form stroke, girls, Emma Antill, boys, Ryan Nunn; individual medley, girls, Natasha Franklin, boys, Ryan Nunn.
11 years: Spring, girls, Amy Prole, boys, Edward Gould; freestyle distance, girls, Sarah Tideswell, boys, Edward Gould; form stroke, girls, Amy Prole, boys, Michael Hutchinson; individual medley, girls, Amy Prole, boys, Edward Gould.
12 years: Girls, 50m sprint, Helen Mullally; best 100m, Helen Mullally; freestyle distance, Helen Mullally; form stroke, Helen Mullally; individual medley, Helen Mullally. Boys, 50m sprint, Jason Strong; freestyle distance, Jason Strong; form stroke, Chris Boyd-Payne; individual medley, Jason Strong.
13 years: girls, 50m sprint, Eleanor Eleanor Pawson; best 100m, Eleanor Pawson; freestyle distance, Eleanor Pawson; form stroke, Eleanor Pawson; individual medley, Eleanor Pawson. Boys, 50m sprint, Jonathan Hobbs; best 100m, Jonathan Hobbs; freestyle distance, Jonathan Hobbs; form stroke, Jonathan Hobbs; individual medley, Jonathan Hobbs.
14 years: Girls, 50m spring, Jo-Marie Storey; best 100m, Jo-Marie Storey; freestyle distance, Jo-Marie Storey; individual medley, Jo-Marie Storey. Boys, 50m sprint, Andrew Gubb; form stroke, Richard Nunn.
Form stroke is 200m butterfly/backstroke/breaststroke.
A special presentation was made to seven senior swimmers who were founder members of the club in recognition for their commitment to the club over the last seven years, swimming as open swimmers for the past two years.
They were Louise Johnson, Sarah Lewis, Chloe Parnell, Gemma Pearse, Jamie Ellis-Ball, Matthew Hockin and Noel Mullally.