The high profile event attracts some of the best young swimmers in the region and Hartlepool SC enjoyed a successful weekend.

The Friday evening session saw Joseph Laybourn, 14, winning silver in the 1500 crawl in a good PB.

Sarah Joy, 13, claimed a bronze in the 800 crawl by breaking the 10-minute barrier and achieving the NER qualifying time.

Elliott Brown, 14, swam a good PB in the 1500 crawl.

The Saturday and Sunday sessions were only for under 12s and Hartlepool had 11 competitors who left with 15 medals.

Georgia Nixon had a fantastic weekend to swim PBs in nearly every event and win gold in the 200 backstroke by over four seconds.

The 11-year-old also won four silver medals in the 100, 200IM, 50 backstroke and 50 breastroke and came third overall in the 11-years BAGCAT award.

Emma Cassell also had a very successful weekend to win gold in the 200 backstroke, silver medals in the 50 butterfly, 400 crawl and 200 IM and topped it all off with bronze medals in the 50 backstroke and 100 IM.

The 10-year-old's consistent performances saw her finish second in the 10-years BAGCAT award.

Lee Turner, 12, left with three medals – one of each colour. His gold came in his favourite event, the 50 breastroke while he took silver in the 100IM and the bronze in the 200IM.

Lee narrowly missed a position on the podium in the BAGCAT award by finishing fourth.

Hartlepool's other medallist was Oliver Stoker, the 12-year-old winning bronze in the 50 crawl with an impressive time.

Also competing over the weekend were Callan Torka, 11, Sam McMorris, 11, Imogen Joy, 10, Hollie Coates, 10, Bethan Swales, 10 and Nicholl Fitzgerald, 9.

Hartlepool's swimmers have also been in action in the 50-metre pool at the John Charles Centre for Sport in Leeds, where 12 competitors collected 27 medals in the first long course meet of the season.

The haul of six golds, nine silvers and 12 bronze came against the best opposition in the north.

Joseph Laybourn demonstrated good speed in the 50m events – winning gold in the backstroke and breaststroke and silver in the butterfly. He also won three bronze medals.

Joe Middleton, 13, also a sprint specialist, left with the gold medals in the 50 crawl and 50 backstroke.

Emma Cassell, competing in her first long course meet, won gold in the 200 backstroke and three silver medals in the 50 butterfly, 100 crawl and 100 backstroke.

Hartlepool's other gold medallist was Elliott Brown, who was triumphant in the 50 butterfly to add to the silver he won in the 200.

Heather Richardson, 13, demonstrated her versatility with medals in a wide range of events including a silver in the 200 backstroke to go with her five bronze medals (50 backstroke, 200Bk, 100 butterfly, 200IM and 400 crawl.

Georgia Nixon also demonstrated her ability as an all round swimmer with silver medals in the 100, 200 backstroke and 200IM and bronze medals in the 50, 100 breaststroke and 200 crawl.

Hartlepool's other medallist was Poppy Hutchings, 15, who won a bronze medal in the 50 backstroke.

Also gaining valuable long-course experience were Lee Gowland, 15, Sophie Coates, 14, Sarah Joy, 13, Scott Robertson, 13, and Megan Broatch, 10.