THREE Faversham Swimming Club squad members received speeding tickets during the recent Dover Development Gala.

These tickets are presented to swimmers who exceed the race entry times as specified by the Amateur Swimming Association.

MAKING A SPLASH: Faversham swimmers finished fifth overall at the Dover gala

Young Molly Stemp collected her ticket for a dynamic dash in the girls' 11yrs 50m breaststroke, touching home in a personal best time of 47.18.

Emily Holt's sprint in the girls' 10yrs 50m backstroke earned her a ticket with a personal best time of 45.17.

Joseph Russell, meanwhile, collected his ticket for a high powered performance in the boy's 10yrs 50m backstroke, stopping the clock with a time of 45.50.

A number of Faversham swimmers recorded first place finishes. This included the 10yrs and under 4 x 25m mixed medley relay team, Ben Wall in the boy's 10yrs 50 metre freestyle, Harry McKenna in the boy's 10yrs 50m butterfly (a personal best time of 47.16), Rebecca Crouch in the girls' 1515 yrs 50m freestyle (another personal best, 30.76).

Second places went to Harry McKenna (boy's 10yrs 100m individual medley, pb 1.41.42), Rebecca Crouch (girls' 15yrs 50m backstroke, pb 38.08) and Ben Collins (boy's 15yrs 50m backstroke, pb 35.08).

Further personal best times were achieved by Lauren Scott (girls' 100m individual medley, 1.43.76, and 50m breaststroke, 58.06), Harry McKenna (boy's 50m breaststroke, 56.27), Emily Ing (girls' 50m freestyle, 46.41), Alice Searley (girls' 50m butterfly, 44.14, 50m freestyle, 36.91).

Faversham head coach Sharon Wenn said: "We only had 15 swimmers that could attend the gala and they all swam really well."

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