A small group of Pembrokeshire swimmers returned from Bristol with a bumper haul of 44 medals last month, including 13 golds.

Pembrokeshire County Swimming (PCS) raced at the meet, hosted by Team Bath Amateur Swimming Club, as they prepared for the British and Welsh national championships.

Craig Nelson, head coach of PCS, said: “Well done to all the swimmers who raced at the Team Bath meet in Bristol. They were professional from start to finish and focused on taking ownership of the process rather than the result at the end. The swimmers brought back 44 medals to Wales, massively exceeding expectations.”

Dewi Thomas of Haverfordwest reeled in 6 gold medals, one silver and two bronze in an impressive performance in the boys’ 11 year old category. It included top spot in the 200m breaststroke, cutting almost 18 seconds off his previous best time to touch in 3:28.10.

Rory Andrews grabbed two gold, three silver and one bronze medal, including podium topping swims in the 200m and 400m freestyle.

Kayleigh Fischer of Fishguard raced to gold in the 12 year old 50 backstroke in a storming time of 36.85 seconds.

Bethan Jones touched first in the 200 backstroke in 2:38.91. The Pembroke swimmer also secured silver in the 100 backstroke.

Amy Knowles hit the wall in 2:56.16 in the 11 year old 200 Individual Medley (IM) to take first. The young Haverfordwest swimmer also claimed four bronze medals, including a speedy 35.45 surge in the 50m butterfly.

Rachael Lewis of Fishguard notched gold in the 100m breaststroke in a rapid 1:21.69, along with bronze for the 50m breaststroke.

Tomos Webb seized top spot in the 16/17 year old 200m breaststroke in a storming 2:29.31. He also took silver for the 200 IM and bronze for the 50m breaststroke.

Sophie Kroll raced to second place in the 12 year old 50 backstroke in 37.22 and backed that up with bronze in the 100m backstroke.

Caera Lewis of Pembroke saw silver in the 100m breaststroke for 12 year olds in a time of 1:25.03. She also raced to three bronzes in the sprints - 50m breaststroke; 50m butterfly; and 50m backstroke.

Lauren Omnet swam a gutsy 800m freestyle to take silver in a time of 10:15.36. She then took bronze in the 100m breaststroke.

Henry White grabbed three silver medals in the 200IM, 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke, hitting the wall in 1:11.12. The young Haverfordwest swimmer showed great form to also win four bronzes.

Not to be outdone by her older brother, Eleanor White added to the family trophy cabinet with a bronze in the 200m breaststroke, hitting the wall in 3:27.79.

Additionally, PCS swimmers also raced at the Torfaen Dolphins Long Course meet in Cardiff recently, returning with four medals.

Hans Schmidt put in a strong performance to secure gold in the 13 year old 200m breaststroke in a dazzling 3:00.43. The Fishguard youngster also secured silver in the 400IM and bronze in the 100m breaststroke.

Robbie Ralph of Haverfordwest also stormed to silver in the 13 year old 400 freestyle in 5:33.77.