City of Bradford held their third Rising Stars Meet of the year at Shipley Pool and competition was fierce as always.

Bradford Dolphin swimmer Lauren Ascough enjoyed a clean sweep in the girls’ 13-year-old events, while James Dawson took all but the freestyle in the boys’ category. The freestyle was won by Aaron Lewis of Bradford Dolphin.

Bradford Swimming Club dominated the girls’ 12-year-old age group, with Rachel Brown coming through in the breaststroke, freestyle and medley and Danielle Taylor and Maria Campean taking the backstroke and butterfly respectively.

William Broadbent, of Bingley, took the plaudits in all five of the equivalent-age boys’ section.

In the girls’ 11-year-old group, Francesca Sian Woodman, of Ilkley, looked impressive in winning the backstroke, freestyle and medley, with Bradford’s Roisin Duffy taking the breaststroke and butterfly.

Dolphin’s Tobi Adeniji continued his good vein of form in the equivalent boys’ events with victories in the backstroke, butterfly and medley, while Bingley’s Alexander Medd captured the breaststroke and freestyle.

Dolphin’s Holly Bairstow triumphed in the ten year-old backstroke, freestyle and medley, with the breaststroke going to Bingley’s Ami Firth and the butterfly to team-mate Abigail Gleghorn.

City of Bradford’s Nathan Strauss powered to victory in the boys’ section events, with Oliver Wain (Bingley) finishing ahead of him in the freestyle class.

The girls nine-year-old honours were shared between Lucy Adeniji (Dolphin) and Hannah Shuttleworth (Bradford).

Bingley’s Andrew Mettrick dominated the boys with the exception of the medley, won by club-mate Kyle Welsh.

The eight-year-olds competed over 25m and, in the girls’ events, Jessie Terry (Bradford Dolphin) was narrowly prevented from taking a clean sweep when she was beaten in the breaststroke by Olivia Cann of Ilkley.

In the equivalent boys events, the result was a clean sweep for Dalton Clapham (Bradford Swimming Club) with wins in the backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle.