ULVERSTON Otters' youngsters got their chance to shine at Whitehaven where Copeland Swimming Club staged their annual Griffin Gala for nine, ten and eleven-year-olds.
With a 19 strong squad competing it proved to be a golden opportunity for most of them to add their first experience of an external gala to their career.
Star of the squad was Indya Sharp who won four gold medals and one silver.
She got off to a brilliant start at 50m Backstroke and from there dictated the race throughout to win with a fair degree of ease.
The 100m Individual Medley had Sharp at her all round best which saw her take another comfortable win.
Her third success came in 50m Breaststroke but her fourth in the Butterfly. Sharp added a Silver medal to her collection in the 50m Freestyle.
Starr Huntington, 11, snatched bronze with a late burst in the 50m Backstroke before adding another in the 50m Butterfly.
Young nine-year-old Brodie Scales picked up three medals in the with silvers in the 50m Butterfly and 100m Individual Medley before rounding off a succesful day with a bronze in the 50m Backstroke.
Nathan Ritchie scooped Silver in the 50m Backstroke while Amelia Mardel, nine, gained bronze in the Individual Medley.
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