Published: 4 April, 2013
by STEVE BARNETT

SWIMMING star Olivia Willis led the charge for a strong Camden Swiss Cottage team at the Middlesex ASA County Age Group and Youth Championships.

The 15-year-old won a staggering 13 medals including golds in the 50m backstroke, the 100m backstroke, the 200m backstroke, the 50m butterfly, the 100m butterfly and the 200m individual medley.

Olivia continued her eye-catching performance by winning silver medals in the 100m and 200m freestyle, the 400m freestyle, the 100m breaststroke, the 100m individual medley and the 400m individual medley. In her one remaining event she collected bronze in the sprint 50m breaststroke.

Stand-out performer for the boys was James Slade, 15, with four golds – in the 50m butterfly, the 50m backstroke, the 100m breaststroke and the 100m individual medley. He wrapped up an impressive showing by taking silvers in the 100m backstroke and the 200m individual medley, and bronzes in the 50m freestyle and the 100m butterfly.

Other gold medallists were Callum Carlisle, 9, Anna Podurgiel, 10, Kelly Botero, 14, Alex Panteli, 14, Isobel Moffatt, 15, Tamir Gonen-Cohen, 16, Tudor Puszet, 16, Sarah Taylor-Reid, 17, Rosie Hughes, 18 and Sophie Rittenhouse, 18.