Abingdon Vale came second in the first round of the Chiltern League Gala at the Aqua Vale pool in Aylesbury.

But they were left to rue a number of speeding tickets – swimmers going too fast for the level of the meeting – which cost them victory.

Nine individuals won, with eight relay teams victorious.

INDIVIDUAL WINNERS

S Machin (Ladies Open 100m freestyle), L King (10&U 50m breaststroke), J East (14&U 50m butterfly), K Norridge (10&U 50m freestyle), E Cackett (12&U 50m backstroke), A Hamilton (14&U 50m backstroke), T Driver-Jones (12&U 50m breaststroke), N O'Leary (12&U 50m breaststroke), T Blackman (Men’s Open 50m butterfly).

  • WITNEY finished fourth in the first round of the Chiltern League at Stoke Mandeville.

Nine-year-old Annie Mc-Lean came second in the girls’ 10 & under freestyle and backstroke, earning the swimmer-of-the-match award.

Result: 1 Dunstable 208pts, 2 Linslade 185, 3 Aylesbury 171, 4 Witney 168, 5 Newport Pagnell 166, 6 Bushey 114.

Witney personal bests: K Hoare (freestyle), J Marinho (breaststroke), E Fraser (backstroke and breaststroke), C French (backstroke), A Tivey (breaststroke), A Frost (butterfly), M Sulley (butterfly), C Memm (freestyle), J Pym (breaststroke), S Bark (freestyle), L Sulley (butterfly), R Frost (backstroke), P Bennett (breaststroke), R Pratley (breaststroke), D Frost (butterfly), H Watkins (freestyle), G Kendall (freestyle), H Blackford (breaststroke), J Kinahan (IM).