Daily Casefile · Detective
Splash and Grab at Crestwater Aquatics
≈ 4 min
The Crestwater Summer Championship Gala wrapped at 7:45 PM, and the packed stands were still buzzing when meet director Sandra Obi noticed the winner's trophy — the Crestwater Cup, a hand-blown glass swimming figure on a mahogany plinth, awarded since 1978 — was gone from the staging table. The display table stood between the changing corridor and the poolside exit, unguarded during the fifteen-minute medal presentation on the opposite deck.
Subject
The Crestwater Cup
A 30-cm hand-blown glass swimmer mounted on a mahogany plinth, engraved annually with the champion's name since 1978. Irreplaceable; no casting mould survives.
The suspects
- Derek Vane — Retiring head timekeeper
- Priya Lennox — Sponsor liaison for Hullbridge Sports
- Callum Reed — Runner-up swimmer, Crestwater Marlins
- Nora Fittes — Club historian and programme seller
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This case first aired on July 29, 2026. A fresh detective runs every morning — same rules, five minutes, one solution.