A NETHERTON family has picked up a silver swimming award. The Scholes family team impressed judges in the family swimming category of the Swimtastic Awards 2007, organised by the Amateur Swimming Association. The award comes after mum Carol set-out to encourage her children to swim from an early age. Daughter Isabel, 10, was the youngest person in the North East region to achieve the Synchro Skill Level One. Eight-year-old Alice has overcome asthma to compete at county and regional levels. Jack, six, is working towards his gold award and Complete Swimmer badges.