Several Bermuda swimmers set local records and posted personal bests when they took part in the Mid-Summer Classic meet, hosted by the North Baltimore Aquatic Club.Nine-year-old Emma Harvey led the way as she broke five Bermuda age group records the 50 and 100 metres butterfly, the 50 metres breaststroke, the 100 metres backstroke and the 200 metres individual medley.Harvey was particularly impressive in the medley race, slashing four seconds off her previous mark set two months’ ago in the heats and another four seconds in the final, lowering the record to 3:5.16.She also took four seconds off the 50m breaststroke record, setting a new best of 46.72 seconds and dropped the 100m backstroke record by two seconds to 1:27.87. Her team-mate, Ashley Irby, celebrating her 10th birthday, also set two age-group records, which he had previously owned in the 100m breaststroke and the 200m backstroke, lowering them by almost seven seconds and two seconds respectively to 1:40.31 and 3:10.30.Ten-year-old Brittany Siddle, competing in her first long course meet, had the satisfaction of being a record holder for just two minutes in the 50m breaststroke, clocking a PB of 48.62 before Harvey reclaimed it.In the 9 and 10 boys division, Alex Pilgrim advanced to two finals in the 50m freestyle and backstroke events. Shannon Hassell, competing in the 11 and 12 girls’ age group, made the finals in the 50m backstroke.Also enjoyinge good performances were both Shannon Botelho and Tyler Smith, in the 11-12 division, as they made four finals. Botelho placed fifth in the 50m freestyle, sixth in the 100m freestyle, seventh in the 50m backstroke and ninth in the 50m breaststroke.Smith placed third in the 400m freestyle, fourth in both the 200m freestyle and the 200m backstroke and sixth in the 100m backstroke as well as establishing a record in the 1,500m freestyle.Coach Richard Goodwin noted that the meet attracted almost 900 swimmers from the Eastern US seaboard, including 23 from Bermuda.The club is the training base for the the world’s number one Michael Phelps, who was spotted during a training session.“This was a great meet for the BASA team,” said Goodwin. “It gave everyone the opportunity to swim outside of their comfort zones and at a level to match their individual abilities. The calibre of the meet was high, there were many top rated swimmers at this meet, including some senior swimmers who have made the US Olympic trial qualifications. “