Rob Pearson set a new open boys club long course record in the 50 metre backstroke at the recent Youth/Senior NE Regional Championships in Sunderland clocking a time of 27.53 seconds in the final on his way to becoming NE Youth Champion. Robert originally set a new record in March at Ponds Forge when he beat the previous best time set way back in 1998, he bettered that again in the heats at Sunderland before going 0.09 seconds faster in the final.