Cracking Swimming in Craigavon!
08 Oct 2023
Cracking Swimming from Lakelanders in Craigavon!
On Sunday 8th October 17 swimmers from Enniskillen Lakelanders Swimming Club made their way to the beautiful facilities at the South Lakes Leisure Centre in Craigavon for the first of Swim Ulster’s Future Challengers’ Series of Galas.
This was the younger Lakelanders’ first swimming competition of the season and they relished the opportunity, returning with several medals and a slew of new personal best swims (PBs).
Charles Armstrong (11) swam a strong 100m Individual Medley, picked up a fabulous 8 second PB in the 50m Backstroke and produced another great performance in the 50m Butterfly
Holly Barkley (12) had a great day, shaving 5 seconds off her 100m Individual Medley seed time.
Daire Burke (11) was delighted to see he had taken 7 seconds off his 100m Individual Medley time, as well as place 5th in the 50m Backstroke and had another great swim in the 50m Butterfly.
Michael Carron (10) hit the wall in the silver spot with a PB in the 100m Individual Medley, secured another silver position and PB in the 50m Backstroke before going for gold in the 50m Butterfly with an amazing 13 second PB.
Josh Cassidy (13) produced strong performances picking up PBs in both 100m Individual Medley and 50m Backstroke.
Darragh Collins (12) kickstarted the new season in style, placing second in his age group in the 100m Individual Medley, sealed with a 9.25 second PB. Another strong swim in the 100m Backstroke placed him fifth with a further PB.
Sophie Hanna (11) shaved a massive 19.6 seconds off her PB for a top 10 finish in the 100m Individual Medley. She continued to impress with another PB and fantastic swim in the 50m Fly which resulted in a 5th place finish.
Clara Leonard (10) hit the wall among the top ten in both the 100m Individual Medley and 100m Backstroke races.
Older sister Myleene Leonard (11) produced strong swims in both 200m Individual Medley and the 100m Backstroke events, gaining a bronze award in the latter.
Martha McCreesh (12) slashed 11 seconds off her 100m Individual Medley to hit the wall in first place, the 100m Backstroke saw her lift a bronze medal before she finishing her day with yet another gold medal and a further PB in the 50m Butterfly.
Russell Mikiewicz Lumayad (13) achieved PBs in all his events. He took nearly 6 seconds off his 100m Individual Medley time, 3 seconds off 100m Backstroke and over 7 seconds off his 50m Butterfly time.
Crea Mullen (11) took a whopping 10 seconds off her 100m Individual Medley PB and followed up with two more strong swims in the 100m Backstroke and the 50m Butterfly.
Ella Neal (11) produced new PBs in 100m Individual Medley, 100m Backstroke and 50m Butterfly, along with a top ten finish in the latter.
Tori Reid (13) placed 6th in 200m Individual Medley, 5th in 100m Backstroke and hit the wall in 4th place in the 50m Butterfly event.
Maeve Rolston-McAuliffe (12) was thrilled to bring home her first medal from an away gala, winning bronze in the 100m Backstroke. She was also delighted to drop over 9 seconds off her PB in the challenging 200m Individual Medley event. Maeve finished the day well placing 5th in the 50m Butterfly in a time of 45:45.
Emma Speer (12) swam her first 200m Individual Medley with a time of 3.15.43 receiving a bronze award.
Overall, the event was a very encouraging start to the season for the younger Lakelander swimmers, a testament to their dedication to their training and the hard work of the coaching team led by Head Coach Ben Wiffen. Club Chairperson Aideen Speer, hailed the success of the swimmers saying ‘this was a great opener to our 23/24 season for our younger swimmers with results that clearly demonstrate their efforts in training. I’m looking forward to great things from this group this year!’
The next event coming up on the racing calendar for the club is the Aspiring Champions Meet in Belfast on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd October.
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