Training camp yields Bradford medal spree

7:18pm Monday 31st March 2008

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City of Bradford swimmers saw their hard work pay dividends when they won a host of medals at the Yorkshire Age Groups Championships.

Several members found themselves on the rostrum following a week-long training camp in Majorca earlier this year.

Sian Morgan claimed a highly impressive seven gold medals in the 50m, 100m and 200m butterfly, 200m freestyle, 200m and 400m individual medley, and 50m backstroke.

Silver medals went to Skipton's James Dawson in the 100m and 200m breaststroke, 200m individual medley and 100m butterfly.

Thirteen year-old Sam O'Donohoe claimed his first national qualifying time of the season with a bronze medal in the boys' 200m freestyle and also claimed silver in the 100m freestyle and bronze in the 400m event.

Breaststroke specialist David Brown won silvers in the 50m and 100m, while 11 year-old Ellie Talbot of Keighley earned bronzes in the 50m backstroke, butterfly and freestyle.