29 Mar 2026

Enniskillen Lakelanders' swimmers clinch medals & top ten finishes for their schools at Irish Minor Schools National Competition in Dublin

The Irish Minor Schools Championships 2026 took place on Sunday 29th March at the National Aquatic Centre, Dublin. 10 Enniskillen Lakelanders swimmers aged 12 and under made the journey, having qualified in November at the regional schools gala in Bangor and were high with excitement as they headed off to Dublin to do their schools proud on the National stage.

 

Enniskillen Integrated PS

Imogen Neal (10) enjoyed her second year at Irish Minor Schools Championships, having qualified for the 50m Breaststroke and Freestyle events. She produced strong swims in both, securing a new PB in the latter.

 

Enniskillen Model PS

Harriet Cadden (10) showcased remarkable progression in the 50m Breaststroke, slicing nearly three seconds off her PB.

Enniskillen Royal Grammar School

Jakub Mikievicz Lumayad (12) clocked almost 3 seconds off his PB in the 50m Freestyle preliminaries to secure a place in the exciting final, where a nail-biting finish brought him to the wall in third place to claim a bronze medal. Another strong swim in the 50m Backstroke ranked him among the top 13 of his age group.

 

Holy Trinity PS Enniskillen

Charlie Brewster (9) excelled in his debut on the national stage at the NAC. A strong swim in the heats qualified him for the final in the 50m Breaststroke. He backed this up with another PB time of 48.78 seconds and an amazing final swim to take home the bronze medal to Holy Trinity Primary School.

Older sister Mollie Kate Brewster (11) cemented herself as one of the top 11 year olds in Ireland with 2 amazing swims at the National Aquatic Centre. She took 4 secs off her previous time in the 100m IM finishing 6th in a field of over 200 swimmers the most contested event of the day. She followed this up with another 3 second PB in the 50m Backstroke narrowly missing out on a medal finishing in 4th place.

Emily Irvine (10) delivered an outstanding performance at the Irish Schools Championships, securing two top-ten finishes in highly competitive fields. She placed 10th out of 110 swimmers in the 50m Freestyle, clocking an impressive 37.43 seconds. She then raised the bar even further with a superb 4th-place finish out of 102 competitors in the 50m Backstroke, showcasing her versatility and competitive edge with a remarkable time of 41.05. A truly excellent achievement.

Elin O’Donohue (11) delivered a strong performance, achieving new personal bests in both the 50m Butterfly and 100m Individual Medley. She showed great progress, cutting an impressive five seconds from her entry times in each event. 

St Michael’s College

Conor Collins (12) produced a strong swim in the 100m Individual Medley, showing good control across all four strokes to maintain his personal best.

St Patrick’s PS Mullanaskea

Tara Collins (10) competed in the 50m Freestyle and Butterfly, recording two impressive five second personal bests and finishing among the top 25 swimmers in Ireland in both events.

Orlaith Howell (10) was delighted to be in Dublin for her first Irish Schools Championships. She swam in the 50m Backcrawl, coming away with a new PB. 

These successes will motivate the swimmers as they continue their training with Enniskillen Lakelanders coaches Fionna and Chelsey, working towards competing at next month’s South Lakes Gala in Craigavon. 

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