A 'SPLASH Dash Gala' at Kendal Amateur Swimming Club proved a great success as younger members took the chance to gain experience.

Leo Murray and Samuel Crosher were the standout performers, winning gold at all four disciplines, but there was excitement in all the events which featured 9,10,11 and 12 year olds competing over 25m sprints.

Murray was outstanding at butterfly breaststroke and freestyle, but had to find that little bit extra at backstroke to win as Adam Wojtacki matched him stroke for stroke.

Crosher also had comfortable wins at butterfly, breaststroke and freestyle but then he too found himself being hard pressed at backstroke, taking the win by just one second from Iestyn Morgan.

Triple wins went to Harry Jackson and Hannah Smith, Jackson taking the backstroke in style, surging ahead to take victory by a five second margin.

He picked up a narrow win in the breaststroke and freestyle events, touching out Jack Brockbank by a split second in the latter.

Smith had to use all her skills to take the gold at butterfly and backstroke, both involving tight finishes, but had a far more comfortable win at breaststroke.

There then followed a series of five swimmers all notching double gold wins.

Opening with butterfly, nine-year-old Eleanor King as quickly into her rhythm and forged ahead to a superb win which she followed with another great win in the freestyle.

Rosie Hodson was also in the mix with a comfortable effort to take the butterfly title and followed it up adding the backstroke gold to her clutch.

Alycia Crawford and Rowan Walker shared the 11-year-old titles between them with Crawford storming home at butterfly and breaststroke whilst Walker turned the tables to snatch wins at backstroke and freestyle.

Ben Alderson got his contribution off to an easy start taking butterfly gold with a walkover but the had to work hard to hold off his rivals to win at breaststroke.

Three contestants, Iona Buxton, Rheanna Wilson and Haydon T Heys all showed their talent at freestyle ssetting the pace that brought them a gold medal each.

Then the more popular breaststroke produced outstanding wins from the up and coming Emilia Bird and Fearne Smith, who settled into their stroke pattern and held their nerve to triumph over their rivals.

Elicia McClure and Daniel Lowden emerged as winners at backstroke where they showed controlled aggression and immaculate stroke work, while Jack Brockbank had a walkover at butterfly.

A healthy number of other swimmers enjoyed winning minor place medals and setting personal best times as well as gaining valuable experience on a successful day for the club.