Sunday, January 12's trophy race - sponsored by the Henderson family - was won by Glen Smith with a 0:00 - exactly on his handicapped time.

Louise Taylor broke in the 25m freestyle final, leaving Billy Greenwood in the number 1 spot, followed by Harry Gardiner 2nd,  and Jacob Pearce 3rd.

Billy Greenwood was still in fast mode for the next event, a 25m breaststroke breast. Billy and his swimming partner Tom Gray made it to the final before breaking. Winners Jack Allen and Mark Scullard beat their rival team Neil Harris and Peter Hargreaves by a finger tip. Rob Rich and Jacob Pearce came 3rd. 

The 100m freestyle was a struggle for some, but no problem for the winner Peter Allen. Tom Grey made it look easy coming 2nd and Jack Allen 3rd.

The final event of the day was a 25m backstroke race, full of the usual tongue-in-cheek banter and Ducks fun. Swimmers called for a stweards' inquiry to answer the question: was Peter Hargreaves still touching the wall at 'go'? Despite a forensic investigation, we will never know ... and it didn’t matter in the end as it was a 'closest to handicap time' race. 

For the record -- December's point score winners:

  • 1st Peter Hargreaves: 54
  • 2nd Tom Gray and Judy Walsh: 52
  • 3rd John Wherritt: 50