Neves destroys 1999 mark by breaststroke star

CHRISTINE HUME'S eight-year club record for the 11-years-and-under 100m breaststroke has finally gone. It was the only one record to go at the Guernsey Swimming Club's 100 metres breaststroke championships and it fell to Kristina Neves.

The previous record was set in 1999 by the breaststroke specialist who set the mark of 1-35.63.

The new one stands at

1-28.92.

Behind Neves, Alex Butt and Courtney Chapman fought over the silver and bronze medals with both swimmers recording times eight seconds inside their previous best.

Butt won the silver with Chapman taking the bronze.

The most improved swimmer in this age group was Megan Airley who improved on her previous best time by just over nine seconds.

Nicole Hewlett was the winner of the gold medal in the 12-13 age group. She won by just over a second from Sophie Lythgoe, who collected the silver with Ellie Ogier winning the bronze.

In the 14-15 age group Heather Chapman was a clear winner from Haylie Mahieu.

However, the much improved Mahieu swam seven seconds faster than she has previously over this stroke and distance to win silver.

Amelia Ingrouille collected the bronze.

In the 16-and-over section, Hume was out on her own from the start with no one to race and this showed in her final time as she was outside her personal best. Hume is now aiming to be in top form for the Hampshire Championships in the middle of the month when she will be defending her 200 metres breaststroke title won last year.

In the 11-and-under age group, all competitors recorded new personal-best time.

Marco Petralia won the gold with Jay Mason very close behind and Alexander Batiste winning the bronze.

In the 12-13 age group, there were 11 competitors and all but two recorded new PBs.

Daniel Brittain, competing in his strongest stroke, won the gold with Luke Winberg winning silver and James Hewlett the bronze.

Hewlett is another swimmer who is now showing rapid improvement and he is competing at Hampshire level for the first time in March.

Matt Butt was the winner of the 14-15 age group in a personal best time and heads off to represent England at the British Schools in Dublin in very good form. Stewart Hume equalled his personal best to collect the silver with Adam Norman winning the bronze.

Ben Lowndes was the winner of the 16-and-over race, but his time was outside his previous best.

Masters swimmer and former Island Games representative Tim Lowe won the silver and Ryan Dawe the bronze.