VALE teenagers secured gold medals for Ellesmere College Titans at the first weekend of the Shropshire Championships.

Seventeen-year-old Chloe Golding swam in the open division with Tazmin Pugh and Harry Bamforth tackling the 15 year category.

Former Pershore club swimmer Pugh, who won all nine gold medals, broke six Titans and eight county bests as well as three West Midlands short-course junior records in the 50-metre and 200m butterfly and 100m individual medley.

Her win in the 200m butterfly set a time that was fourth fastest in the United Kingdom by a 15-year-old.

She was 12th quickest in the 100m individual medley and third fastest in the 50m butterfly.

Pugh heads the county top girl performance in her age group with 72 points.

Ex-Evesham club swimmer Golding leads the open group with 67 after seven golds and a bronze, while Bamforth is third in his category following one silver and two bronzes.

POSITIONS AND TIMES

Pugh (gold, 100m breaststroke, 1.16.75 PB; gold, 200m butterfly, 2.12.04 PB, CR & WMR; gold, 50m backstroke, 29.26 PB; gold, 100m individual medley, 1.04.85 PB, CR & WMR; gold, 800m freestyle, 8.54.93 CR; gold, 100m freestyle, 57.30 CR; gold, 200m backstroke, 2.12.80 CR; gold, 50m butterfly, 27.79 PB, CR, WMR; gold, 400m freestyle, 4.18.22); Golding (4th place, 100m breaststroke, 1.18.98; gold, 200m butterfly, 2.18.85; gold, 50m backstroke, 28.94; gold, 100m individual medley, 1.05.44; bronze, 800m freestyle, 9.06.74; gold, 100m freestyle, 59.01; gold, 200m backstroke, 2.12.21; gold, 50m butterfly, 29.17; gold, 400m freestyle, 4.27.10); Bamforth (5th, 100m freestyle, 59.72; silver, 200m backstroke, 2.21.20 PB; 50m butterfly, 31.47; 4th, 100m backstroke, 1.06.67; bronze, 200m freestyle, 2.07.44 PB; 50m breaststroke, 38.06 PB; bronze, 400m individual medley, 5.06.89).