Enniskillen Lakelanders make successful season debut at Lisburn Gala
11 Oct 2026
Enniskillen Lakelanders make successful season debut at Lisburn Gala
Eleven young swimmers from Enniskillen Lakelanders Swimming Club travelled to Lisburn's Lagan Valley Leisureplex to kick-start the new swimming season at the Swim Ulster Future Challengers Gala on Saturday 10th October.
Accompanied by Head Coach Fionna Orr, the team took to the pool, ready to put their training into practice, challenge themselves and get the season off to a fantastic start.
Charlie Brewster (10) thoroughly enjoyed his swims. He swam a 2 second PB in his 50m Backstroke and earned himself a bronze award for his time. He also had a strong swim in his 50m Butterfly coming away with a 20 second PB.
Older sister Mollie Kate Brewster (11) enjoyed a very successful afternoon, coming away with a silver award in each of her events. Placing 1st in her age group in her 50m butterfly and 200m IM, and 2nd in her 100m backstroke. Her stand out swim of the day was topping her age group in her 200m IM by over 5 seconds.
Poppy Brownlee (12) smashed her PBs in the 200m Individual Medley, 100m Backstroke and 100m Butterfly, cutting a remarkable 16 seconds off her entry time in the 100m Butterfly.
Tara Collins (11) made a strong start to the season, competing in the demanding 200m Individual Medley for the first time. She claimed a PB in the 100m Backstroke and also impressed in the 50m Butterfly.
Lauren Loizides (14) enjoyed her first gala of the season, celebrating two PBs. She took six seconds off her 100m Individual Medley time and two seconds off her 50m Butterfly. She also swam well in the Backstroke events.
Tiana Mbeulani (13) achieved a personal best in the 50m Backstroke.
Erin McGrath (11) finished an impressive 7th in the 50m Backstroke and achieved a brilliant PB in the 50m Butterfly, knocking 2.34 seconds off her previous time.
Imogen Neal (11) had a great day's swimming, competing in her first 200m Individual Medley, produced a super 4 second PB in her 100m Backstroke and finished off with a strong swim in her 50m Butterfly.
Elin O'Donohue (12) achieved a fantastic result in the 100m Individual Medley, taking an incredible 6 seconds off her PB to finish as the fastest 12-year-old girl. She followed this with another excellent swim in the 50m Butterfly, maintaining her PB and finishing as the 3rd fastest 12-year-old girl.
Isabella Rasdale (11) swam extremely well, achieving three new PBs. She took an incredible 12 seconds off her time in both the 100m Individual Medley (IM) and 100m Backstroke, as well as an impressive 10 seconds off her 50m Butterfly. A fantastic start to the new swimming season.
Kealan Rice (13) had two great swims maintaining his times for the 100m Individual Medley and 50m Backstroke.
Well done to all the Enniskillen Lakelanders swimmers who competed in Lisburn. It was a fantastic way to kick-start the new season, with plenty of great swims and personal bests. Thank you to Head Coach Fionna for her support of the swimmers throughout the Meet as well as coach Chelsey Weir and all the coaching team working with the young swimmers at the club's temporary base at Omagh Leisure Centre. Thanks to to all the parent volunteers supporting the swimmers in a variety of roles. The club are grateful to Lough Erne Resort and Western Cars Enniskillen for their continued support. The senior swimmers will travel to Belfast for the three day Aspiring Champions Meet next weekend. We look forward to seeing what the rest of the season brings.
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