Hard work pays off for the Lakelanders
07 Mar 2022
Ten swimmers represented the Enniskillen Lakelanders at the Future Challengers Series Round 2 Meet 2, hosted by Swim Ulster at the Lisnasharragh Leisure Centre, Belfast on Sunday 6th March 2022. The Series consisted of fourteen events, twelve individual events with the first and final events being team relays.
Kicking off the action for the Lakelanders was the 10-12 year olds 100m Medley Relay. The Lakelanders were seeded 5th out of the 10 teams participating. After a very creditable performance, the team of Luke Lannon, Sophie Hanna, Ava Neal and Mirko Man finished in fourth place.
Luke Lannon (11) had a busy afternoon competing in both team relays and 4 individual events. Luke placed 5th overall in the 200m IM, 5th in the 12-year-old boys’ 50m Butterfly, 7th in the 100m Backstroke, culminating with strong performances in both the boys’ 50m Breaststroke and the 10-12 year olds 150m Freestyle Relay. The highlight of the meet for Luke was a 4 second improvement in the 200m IM.
Ryan Mongan (11) maintained his seed time in the 50m Backstroke, attaining a 4th place finish. He swam well in the 50m Butterfly and he was delighted to achieve a PB in the 50m Breaststroke.
Josh Cassidy (12) had a very worthwhile afternoon achieving PBs in each of his three events. First up was 200m IM, where he improved his time by a fantastic 12 seconds. After a short rest he continued the trend in the 50m Butterfly and 50m Breaststroke.
Having recently returned to training from injury, Beth Buchanan (11) was pleased to shave 3 seconds off her 50m Breaststroke PB and maintain her time in the 100m Backstroke.
Ava Neal (12) performed extremely well in each of her 4 events. Ava made a significant improvement on her PB in the 50m Butterfly and achieved a 4th place finish in the 50m Backstroke.
Enda Burke (11) competed in three events, returning solid performances throughout. He maintained his seed time in the 50m Backstroke and was thrilled to attain a PB in the 50m Breaststroke.
Sophie Hanna (10) had a stellar afternoon, contributing strongly in both relays. On her way to achieving two PBs, Sophie also achieved a 5thplace finish in the girls’ 50m Breaststroke.
Mirko Man (11) gave committed performances in both relay events and showed consistent improvement by achieving PBs in both the 50m Backstroke and the 50m Butterfly. He was rewarded with a commendable 5th place finish in the 50m Backstroke.
Myleene Leonard (11) had an excellent afternoon, improving her times in all of her three individual events. Myleene also made an important contribution to the final relay race and her 4th place finish in the 50m Backstroke reflected her determined approach.
Emily Stewart (12) proved to be a consistent performer in the 50m Breaststroke, returning an able time of 54.15 seconds.
The swimmers were very grateful to Head Coach Ben Wiffen and Team Manager Michelle Hanna for their support throughout the afternoon. Gala Secretary Michelle Reihill praised the swimmers efforts and noted that this was the first event where spectators were permitted – a welcome return to normality for our swimming community.
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