YOUNG swimmers from Tyldesley have come back from a borough gala laden with silverware.

Alex Hornby, 10, struck gold three times at the Wigan Development Gala at 50m distance in backstroke, freestyle and butterfly for her age.

Lexia Poole, 10, also won two golds in the 50m backstroke and freestyle as well as bronze in the butterfly.

Sophie Watson, 11, won four bronze medals at the event which took place at Wigan Life Centre.

Lucy Blenkinship and Ben Appleton, both nine, won one bronze medal each in their 50m breaststroke swims.

There were 14 swimmers from Tyldesley who competed at the meet, with them all setting a total of 50 personal best times between them.

n Results:

Medal winners:

Lexie Poole (10yrs): Gold medals: 50m backstroke (PB time), 50m freestyle (PB). Bronze: 50m butterfly (PB).

Sophie Watson (11yrs): Bronze medals: 50m backstroke (PB); 50m breaststroke (PB); 50m freestyle (PB); 50m butterfly (PB).

Lucy Blenkinship (9yrs): Bronze medal: 50m breaststroke (PB).

Alex Hornby (10yrs): Gold medals: 50m backstroke (PB), 50m freestyle (PB), 50m butterfly (PB).

Ben Appleton (9yrs): Bronze medal: 50m breaststroke (PB).

Samuel Hornby (10yrs): Bronze medal: 50m backstroke (PB).

Further personal bests: Lexie Poole (10yrs), 8th, 50m breaststroke; Lucy Blenkinship (9yrs), 50m freestyle, 50m butterfly (PB); Sophie Badrock (10yrs), 50m backstroke, 50m breaststroke, 50m freestyle; Phoebe Grogan (9yrs), 50m backstroke, 50m breaststroke, 50m freestyle; Ella Meskell (9yrs), 50m backstroke, 50m breaststroke, 50m freestyle, 50m butterfly; Lucy Andrews (11yrs), 50m backstroke, 50m breaststroke, 50m freestyle, 50m butterfly; Brooke Jeffery-Leyland, 50m breaststroke, 50m freestyle, 50m butterfly; Alex Hornby (10yrs), 6th, 50m breaststroke; Ben Appleton (9yrs), 4th, 50m backstroke; 4th, 50m freestyle; 5th, 50m butterfly (PB); Samuel Hornby (10yrs), 5th, 50m butterfly; 50m breaststroke; 50m freestyle; Blake Jeffery-Leyland (9yrs), 50m breaststroke, 50m freestyle; Lewis Edwards (10yrs), 50m backstroke, 50m breaststroke, 50m freestyle, 50m butterfly; Connor Duffy (10yrs), 50m backstroke, 50m breaststroke, 50m freestyle, 50m butterfly.