Enniskillen Lakelanders on top form at first Long Course meet
24 Jan 2022
11 members of the Enniskillen Lakelanders competed in last weekend’s Swim Ulster Long Course Meet at the Bangor Aurora complex. This, 1st regional Long Course event in two years was an opportunity for the Lakelanders to secure qualification times for upcoming National and International events.
Kate McDade (13) the youngest Lakelander competing has benefited from the experience and edged closer to achieving National Division 2 times in 100m and 200m Breaststroke.
Anna McDade (15) was pleased to secure qualification for Irish Summer Division 1 Championship and the McCullagh International Meet in her favoured Breaststroke events. Podium positions with a Gold medal in 50m Breaststroke and Bronze medal in 200m Breaststroke events were an added bonus.
Emilie Reihill (15) produced very consistent swims achieving PBs in the 100m, 200m and 400m Freestyle and 200 Individual Medley events, and secured 4 National Division 2 qualification times.
Izzy Lannon (15) performed consistently well, focusing on Freestyle and Backstroke events learning new strategies for the future. Izzy was particularly pleased with her PBs in the 50m Butterfly, 50m Backstroke and finally her 50m Freestyle breaking 30seconds. Izzy was pleased to come away with 7 Division 2 times.
Jamie Lannon (14) in an excellent start to the season showed his growing strength over a number of strokes, winning 4 Gold medals in the 100m and 200m Breaststroke, 100m Freestyle and 100m Butterfly, Bronze medals in the 200m IM and 50m Freestyle, and fourth place in the 100m Backstroke and 200m Freestyle. Jamie was proud to qualify for 2 events at the McCullagh International meet and 6 events at Division 1 Irish Summer Nationals.
Molly Johnston (16) produced a strong, confident 100m Breaststroke, narrowly missing out on a PB. Molly followed this promising start with a controlled 200m Breaststroke. Overall this is a super start to an exciting year for Molly.
Cora Rooney (16) continuing her good form from the SC season, secured Gold in the 50m and 200m Backstroke, Silver in 100m Backstroke and Bronze in the 50m Butterfly, Cora was pleased to secure qualification in these events for Irish Summer National Division 1 Championships.
Kiril Chursin (15) competing in his first meet in two years, gained valuable learning from his first LC event, swimming in the 100m Freestyle and 100m Breaststroke securing his first Division 2 times.
Hayden James (14) was pleased to achieve his first Division 2 times with a PB in the 100m Freestyle event and a PB in the 50m Freestyle, a promising start to the Long Course season.
Dara Ronan (17) showed a promising start to the LC season. Highlights were dropping under the 1minute mark in his 100m Freestyle, and 4 PBs in 100m and 200m Freestyle, 50m and 100m Butterfly.
Head coach, Ben Wiffen, praised the weekend’s performances. “This is a good start to 2022 after a challenging couple of months with Covid disruptions. There are plenty of positives and lessons learned to move forward with for a successful Long Course Season.”
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