The Sussex Development Gala was held at Horsham swimming pool over two weekends Sunday 29^th Oct and Sunday 12^th November where the swimmers tried hard to obtain qualifying times for the Sussex County Meet in February.  There were some fantastic swims with medals, ribbons and PBs.  Most notably Rosemarie Miller came away with 4 golds, Rosie Sandford a gold, silver and bronze and Abby Rowe gained a bronze and a County qualifying time.

Boys 10yrs
Ben Kemp, Leon Young and Owen Scrivens each achieved a PB in the 50m Breaststroke. They each swam well considering this was the first time some had entered an open competition.

Boys 12 yrs
Benjamin Scrivens achieved PBs in 200metres and 100m Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Freestyle.

Girls 9years /10 yrs
Beverly Voller, Darcy Cunningham-Stockdale and Abby Rowe raced in the 50m Back and Freestyle 100IM, 200m Breaststroke and Freestyle.  Abby managed to gain a bronze medal for her 200m breast and ribbon for 5th place in the 50m Back

Girls 12yrs,
Sarah Barron  & Rosemarie Miller achieved PBs with  Rosemarie wining  Gold in the 200m breaststroke, 200m freestyle, 200IM & 100m backstroke.

Girls 13yrs
Bethan Scrivens had some fantastic swims and is getting closer to those qualifying times she obtained PBs and raced in the 100m freestyle, breast, back & fly - 200m free, breaststroke, back and IM.  

Girls 14yrs
Rosie Sanford (attending on the 31^st Oct only) won ribbons for 200m & 100m breaststroke & 100m Freestyle.  She missed the second weekend of the Sussex Development Gala as she was the only Bognor representative at the Dorking Annual Open Meet.     

Rosie had some amazing swims there and won 1^st place in the 100m breaststroke gaining a gold medal in a personal best time, she also took silver for 100m freestyle, and bronze for the 100m backstroke. Her last race was the 100IM in which she obtained a 10 second PB but just missed out on the medals but taking home a ribbon for 4^th place.

Well done to all the swimmers.