Over the weekend a few of our colleagues competed at the Masters Nationals at Ponds Forge. Consultant Beatrix Langara, Dietitian Georgina Wright and Senior Finance Manager Paul Cornish, all took part, representing their local swimming club.

Georgina managed to take home not one, not two, not three but four medals! Two golds, a silver and a bronze.

Paul also managed to beat not one, not two, not three but four personal best times, including a new personal best in the 800m front crawl from a previous time of 11 minutes 43 seconds to a new time of 11 minutes 14 seconds.

Paul said: "All my swims were a highlight for me. I'm particularly proud of my personal best in backstroke. I've been working really hard on this and wanted to get it right.

"My mum's a swimming teacher so I grew up around swimming as a kid. I went back to it about four years ago and love it. It's been really good for my wellbeing, and I really enjoy it. I've come back from this weekend with a massive smile."

Paul's other personal bests included:

• 100m front crawl: 1:08.55 previous time and new time 1:06.87
• 100m backstroke: 1:18.07 previous time and new time 1:17.91
• 50m backstroke: 37.47 previous time and new time 35.8