WITHAM Dolphins Swimming Club captain Isobel Banning excelled as she competed in the county and regional open water five-kilometre championships at Whittingham Lake in Norfolk.
The distance is equivalent to 200 lengths of the Witham main pool and Banning came second in her 17 to 19-year-old age group in Essex and 11th in the East region.
She finished in an impressive time of one hour 22 minutes 43 seconds.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here