With SwimNews. Lancashire claimed the Division 1 title of the British Gas ASA National County Team Championships for a ninth year on the run.

The development meet took place on one day at Ponds Forge on Sheffield, England.

Among the highlights: Lancashire's girls' captain Emma Saunders, fresh from a good experience of winning two medals at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, claimed the 100m free in 55.05 ahead of Yorkshire rival Anne Bochmann, on 56.99.

Bochmann finished fourth in Delhi over 400m free, her 4:08 marking great progress for the teenager.

The final points: Lancashire 494, Yorkshire 469, Middlesex 461 and Somerset 410.