Leigh Sport
Champions tag for Tyldesley Water Polo Club women’s team
5:37pm Friday 2nd July 2010
TYLDESLEY Water Polo Club women’s team became the National Open champions in Nottingham on Saturday.
Beating the Universities of Oxford 3-1, Bristol 9-2, Nottingham 10-1, Liverpool 9-1 and Southampton 5-0 in a round robin competition, Dennis Price’s team were crowned as undefeated champions at the National Water Sports Centre.
Tyldesley: Toni Farley, Lucy Aspinall, Josephine Costello, Emma Costello, Grace Morley, Nicola Holt, Sam Farrow, Charlotte Asker, Megan Price, Grace Wood, Hannah Armstrong and Beth Jackson.
Meanwhile, Tyldesley have entered three teams in the Summer Festival of Water Polo at Manchester Aquatics Centre on Saturday.
They will be joined by 20 other organisations and schools from across the north west at the event, which is hosted by the City of Manchester club.
Organisers are hoping that the Festival will become an annual event, providing youngsters from 11 to 14 years the chance to practice and hone their skills against a variety of teams.
Spectators are welcome, with the action starting at 10am, and entry costs £1.