North Norfolk Vikings had to raise their standard by swimming in a gala which included clubs from across the region at the UEA Sports Park, Norwich. Swimmers found it more competitive than normal but according to their coach the experience would have done them good.
Reuben Seaman won two backstroke medals, all in personal best times He was involved in the 200m when he touched a split second ahead of his nearest rival in 2:48.22, for gold and leaving 6 swimmers behind him. Then, over the sprint distance of 50m, the 13 year old added a silver in 36.74 by another split second However, he was 2 seconds adrift of the gold but this time he left 13 behind him . Reuben swam 8 events and achieved personal best in 6 over the course of the wee-end.
There then followed two butterfly medals. Leona Scott came away with a gold in the 100m when the 12 year old touched in 1:38.00 completely dominating it finishing by a huge margin of 22 seconds.
In a lower age group category, 11 year old Lexie Parker gained bronze in 1:45.85 over the same distance. Lexie took on ten events and achieved a personal best in eight, ironically her medal success was not one of them.