Ponteland High School sixth former Georgia Darwent has already proven her potential with four medals, including gold, from last year‘s Youth Commonwealth Games.
And her dreams of becoming an Olympic swimmer have been given a further boost as she landed a dream four year swimming scholarship with the University of Florida which will only help with her ambitious goals.
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