29 SWIMMERS from Launceston Swimming Club qualified and competed in the 2015 Cornwall County ASA Championships and Intermediates over three weekends in March.

Superb swimming from all swimmers resulted in 103 personal best times (PB) a collection of 21 medals and 10 qualifying times for the Regionals(REG).

Three of the swimmers Cody Sleeman, Chris Tibbetts and Morenwyn Cowling were also awarded BAGCAT trophies for their high tally of points across a range of swimming categories.

BAGCAT stands for British Age Group CATegorieS and is a system which has been designed to reward younger swimmers who are successful in a range of events — a combination determined by the age of the swimmer and whether they are male or female.

Points are awarded for each swim based on calculations by FINA — the world swimming governing body, with faster times achieving higher points.

Generally the tougher and longer distance events will give more points than the shorter, easier ones. The best points score from each category is added up and the swimmer with the most points is the winner.

For the full report, and a round-up of the area news and sport, see this week's edition of the Post.