Lucy Ellis and Sally Wood, two of Scotland’s most promising prospects, both struck gold on the opening day of the Scottish Gas Scottish National Age-Group Championships at Edinburgh’s Royal Commonwealth pool.

Ellis, 16, swam for Scotland at last year’s European Junior Championships and the Stirling youngster claimed gold in the 16-18 years 100m freestyle in 57.69, just finishing ahead of Carnegie’s Eloise Barber (58.21).

Wood, who competed for her country at the Commonwealth Youth Games in India last November, took the 400m individual medley in a fine 4:55.30 with Ren 96’s Kirsty Hart in second place in 4:57.23.

Hart went on to take the gold in the 200m butterfly in 2:16.91 and by a convincing four second margin from Warrender’s Jennifer Davis (2:21.31.)

Winners:
Boys
400m individual medley
Age10-12: Thomas Gregson (Portsmouth Northsea) 5:20.40
Age 13: Lee Emmerson (Kelly College) 4:58.75
Age 14: Craig Benson (Warrender) 4:49.23
Age 15: Dan Wallace (Warrender) 4:39.22
Age 16-18: Ross Muir (FIRST) 4:33.70

200m freestyle
10-12: Jordan Hughes (North Ayrshire) 2:09.73
13: Mark Szaranek (Carnegie) 2:01.56
14: Matthew Rose (Plymouth Leander) 2:01.08
15: Jamie Coulter (West Lothian) 1:57.55
16-18: Jak Scott (Stirling) 1:53.03

100m backstroke
10-12: Callum Michell (Hillingdon) 1:10.06
13: Oliver Britowt (Warrender) 1:04.90
14: Craig Benson 1:03.97
15: Andrew Arthur (Milngavie & Bearsden) 1:02.43
16-18: Andrew Donaldson (Ren96) 59.81

Girls
400m individual medley:
Age 10-12: Nicole Dollery (Portsmouth Northsea) 5:20.18
Age 13: Emily Jones (Garioch) 5:12.26
Age 14: Sara Hamilton (South Aberdeenshire) 5:10.76
Age 15: Kayleigh Dawson (City of Newcastle) 5:03.24
Age 16-18: Sally Wood (Warrender) 4:55.30

200m butterfly
10-12: Rachael O’Donnell (Incas) 2:29.74
13: Emily Jones (Garioch) 2:26.01
14: Amy Clarkson (City of Leeds) 2:26.65
15: Kirsty Harkness (Portsmouth Northsea) 2:17.28 
16-18: Kirsty Hart (Ren 96) 2:16.91

100m freestyle:
10-12: Rachael O’Donnell 1:02.58
13: Emily Jones 1:00.72
14: Sara Hamilton (South Aberdeenshire) 58.46
15: Steph Blakeburn (Billingham) 58.97
16-18: Lucy Ellis (Stirling) 57.69