Nap hand of medals for Mack

7:21pm Friday 18th January 2008

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City of Bradford members opened their Olympic- year account with some fine swims at the Borough of Kirklees Open Meet.

A small team of swimmers made the short journey to Huddersfield and came home with a handful of medals.

George Mack, 14, led the medal parade with second-place finishes in the boys' 13-14 years 200 metres breaststroke, 200m individual medley and 200m freestyle.

He followed that up with third places in the 400m individual medley and 1500m freestyle, fourth in the 200m backstroke and fifth in the 400m freestyle.

Youth Development squad swimmer Lucy Burnside swam to a silver-place finish in the women's 200m individual medley and fifth-place finishes in the 200m breaststroke and 200m freestyle.

In the men's events, Michael Bonson finished in fourth place in the 1500m freestyle and 400m individual medley and fifth in the 200m medley.

City's other finalists were Hannah Midgley in the women's 400m individual medley and Sam O'Donohoe in the men's 1500m freestyle.

All these swimmers train with Bradford Council's Sport and Leisure Service coaching and training scheme and are now preparing for the Yorkshire Championship series, which start early next month.