Lakelanders Dev 4 Swimmers Impress
02 Mar 2020
Lakelanders Swim Brilliantly in Belfast
On Saturday 29th February, 9 swimmers from Enniskillen Lakelanders made their way to The Lisnasharragh Leisure Centre in Belfast for the 4th Swim Ulster Development Meet of the season. These galas are aimed primarily at swimmers who are at Level 3 on their competitive journey in the world of swim competitions, where swimmers aim to gain qualification times to progress to the next level of provincial events. The young Lakelanders did not disappoint,
returning with good memories, medals and most importantly a slew of new personal best swims (PBs).
Hayden James (12) swam very well earning him PBs all round. Most notably he was the fastest boy in the 13 year old age group, earning him Gold medals in both the 200m Freestyle event and the 100m Freestyle events.
James Mongan (12) began his day with a whopping 15 second PB in the 200m freestyle race, finishing in the top 10 in the 13 year old group. He went on to maintain his seed times in the 100m backstroke and 100m breaststroke.
Saoirse McGovern (13) enjoyed a very successful day at the development gala where she swam at a high level for her breaststroke. Saoirse has once again has set herself a PB for her backstroke, improving her time by 2 seconds.
Austin Cassidy (12) swam in three races. He achieved PBs in both the 200m Freestyle and the 100m Breaststroke race and finally put in a good effort with a time of 2min 08:46sec in his 100m Backstroke.
Kiril Chursin (13) enjoyed great success. He achieved a 2 second PB in the 100m Breaststroke with a time of 1.35.92, following that with a whopping 8.37second PB in the 50m Butterfly bringing him down to 39.41s and earning him a bronze medal in the 14year old section. Next up Kiril swam the 100m Freestyle, dropping 7.25s off his previous time, coming in at 1.14.72.
Kate McDade (11) produced an amazing 11 second PB in the 200m freestyle event. She followed that with a 1 second PB in the 100m Backstroke and then finished up her day with another great swim in the 100m Breaststroke.
Peter McGowan (14) enjoyed a great day’s swimming; producing a 5 second PB in the 100m Backstroke and placing 6th, followed by a massive 21 second PB in the 100m Breaststroke also placing in the top 10. He finished of his day with a 9 second PB in the 100m Freestyle.
His brother, Michael McGowan (11), also had a very successful gala producing a 9 second PB in the 100m Backstroke, a 2 second PB in the 50m butterfly and a whopping 14 second PB in the 100m freestyle. Michael’s achievements were also rewarded with bronze, silver and bronze medals respectively.
Dara Toner (13) swam well also, producing a PB in the 100m freestyle event and maintaining his previous time in the 100m breaststroke.
Enniskillen Lakelanders’ Head Coach Aaron Rickhuss said ‘It’s great to again see the younger athletes in the club giving these races a good go. A few swimmers now creeping closer to qualifying to the next step within the Swim Ulster Pathway is a fantastic indication to progression across the whole club’.
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Several medals and lots of new personal best times were secured by the young Lakelanders who displayed their continual improvement and commitment to the sport.
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