Young swimmers are benefitting from sponsorship from Aireborough Rotary.

Earlier in the year, the Rotary Club of Aireborough agreed a request to sponsor one of Guiseley's under-eights football teams, and in May it was swimming’s turn.

Aireborough Swimming Club has more than 200 members, aged from four to 80, and its former members include champion triathletes Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee.

The rotary-sponsored young swimmers, aged 11 and under, took time out for a group photograph at Aireborough Leisure Centre, along with their coaches and club captain, Jack Buckley.

With a year to go to its 50th anniversary, the Swim 21-accredited club has aims ranging from helping people learn to swim and keep fit through to improving their swimming strokes and swimming competitively.

The Rotary club has also just held its annual sponsored walk, with money raised going to the charities of their choice. About 30 mums and dads completed the buggy-friendly and medal-rewarded treasure hunt, with about 60 intrepid walkers taking on the marshalled 5km Horsforth circuit or the 10km route, including a canalside stretch from Rodley to Newlay.

As well as Rotarians walking to raise funds for club projects, there were also sponsored groups and individuals from St Margaret’s Primary, Horsforth, Yeadon Westfield School, Rawdon St Peter’s PTA, Yeadon Charities and Christian Aid.

Three enterprising pupils from Horsforth School also used the opportunity to raise funds for their 2017 Borneo project by selling cakes and buns to hungry walkers.