Newton Abbot swimmers Rosie Allen, Brogan Mace, Charlotte Wright and Ryan Rogers – pictured above – all qualified for the south west age group event held at Millfield School, Somerset.
This prestigious competition saw top swimmers from as far afield as Bournemouth, Swindon, Gloucester and Truro all trying to gain national times.
Rosie, aged ten, has shot up through the ranks, particularly in her favoured 200m breaststroke event, to gain her place in this event and finished with a good personal best, her first time in a 50m pool.
Brogan, Charlotte and Ryan had all achieved qualifying times in the 100m backstroke within standard 25m pools, but had now managed to gain new 'long course' pbs at Millfield's Olympic-length pool.
Ryan managed to make it through the heats into the final, where he came a creditable seventh, with Plymouth Leander fielding three of the top four places, some of whom are ranked in the top ten nationally.
All four Newton swimmers made the South West Sprint Finals, held at Gloucester, but unfortunately Brogan could not attend.
They each had to compete in all four 50m strokes together with a 100m individual medley, gaining points against a national Bagcat system.
Both Rosie and Charlotte (who competed despite feeling unwell) raised their game to gain more pbs in a more familiar 25m pool – Rosie knocking almost three seconds off her entry time in the 50m freestyle.
'The four should hold their heads high for representing Newton Abbot at such a high level of competition. The experience will stand them in good stead for future competitions,' said a spokesman for the club.
Ryan also played his part for Newton, gaining four pbs, achieving second place in both the freestyle and fly, fifth in backstroke, seventh in the indicidual medley and eighth in breaststroke, finishing fifth overall.