Lakelanders do their schools proud at Ulster Schools KS3 Swimming Championships
23 Apr 2023
Lakelanders do their schools proud at Ulster Schools KS3 Swimming Championships
12 Enniskillen Lakelanders swimmers represented their respective schools at the Ulster Schools Key Stage 3 Championships held at the Ards Blair Mayne Leisure Centre in Newtownards on Sunday 23rd April. This gala was aimed at swimmers from years 8, 9 and 10 and three local post-primary schools were well represented by Enniskillen Lakelanders Club swimmers.
Devenish College
Emma Speer (12) clocked new PBs in both 50m Breaststroke and 50m Freestyle, finishing 8th overall in the Breaststroke event.
Enniskillen Royal Grammar School
Ellie Dunlop (14) qualified as first seed for the final of the 50m Breaststroke where she led from the start to win the Ulster Schools Championship Title.
This was followed up by a super swim in the 100m Individual Medley, finishing 3rd fastest overall Ulster Schools and secure her place on the Tenerife training camp at Halloween.
Russell Mikievicz Lumayad (13) smashed his PBs in both 50m Backstroke and Freestyle events in the year 9 category.
Ryan Mongan (13) hit the wall with new PBs in both 50m Breaststroke and 100m Individual Medley events in the year 9 group.
Erin Salcedo (12) was delighted with her new PBs in both 50m Breaststroke and Freestyle in the year 8 events.
Sarah Speer (14) was very pleased to produce new PBs in both 50m Breaststroke and Freestyle in the year 10 category.
Mount Lourdes Grammar School
Katie James (12) swam 50m Breaststroke and Freestyle, picking up new PBs in both races in the year 8 section.
Hannah Lynch (14) qualified for a place in the overall final 50m Backstroke race where a new PB placed her 4th, narrowly missing a podium spot. She proceeded to gain a another new PB in the 100m Individual Medley race.
Kate McDade (14) smashed her 50m Breaststroke PB to finish in 3rd position overall. She proceeded to pick up a further PB in the 100m Individual Medley, narrowly missing the podium with a very respectable 4th place ranking. With these two strong performances, Kate is likely to qualify for a place on the Ulster Schools training camp in Tenerife at Halloween.
Ava Neal (13) picked up a new PB in the 50m Breaststroke and followed up with another great swim in the 100m Individual Medley race, collecting a further PB in the year 9 group.
Niamh O’Donnell (14) produced new PBs in the 50m Backstroke and Freestyle races after two great performances.
Tori Reid (12) picked up new PBs in both the 50m Breaststroke and Freestyle events in the year 8 category.
The Mount Lourdes Relay team of Hannah Lynch, Kate McDade, Ava Neal and Niamh O’Donnell had two superb swims to finish 2nd place on the podium in the Medley Relay and 3rd place in the Freestyle Relay.
Many of these swimmers will carry these valuable competition experiences into their preparations for the 3 day Ulster Long Course Championships in Bangor next weekend.
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