Lakelanders lead the way at Sliabh Beagh Winter Meet
12 Dec 2022
27 Enniskillen Lakelanders’ swimmers made the journey through the frosty countryside to the Coral Leisure Centre Monaghan for the Sliabh Beagh Swimming Club’s Winter Cluster Meet on Sunday 11th December.
11 swimmers competed in the morning session aimed at 13 – 18 year olds where the Lakelander swimmers led the way in many of the events.
Photo credit: Susan James
Senan Burke (14) swam well in the 100m Backstroke and 200m Freestyle events. He was delighted to knock 4 seconds off his 100m Breaststroke time.
Kiril Chursin (16) picked up a gold medal along with a 2 second PB in the 100m Breaststroke event, a silver medal in the 100m Butterfly and another gold medal in the 200m Freestyle race to finish off a very successful day for him.
Ellie Dunlop (13) got her first event of the morning off to a fantastic start with a gold medal in the 100m Breaststroke and finishing as the fastest girl overall. Next up was the 200m Individual Medley where Ellie produced a strong swim to finish with a silver medal. Having not competed in her final event the 200m Freestyle in a long time, Ellie was pleased to finish 4th.
Hayden James (15) earned himself a silver medal and a 5 second PB in the 200m Individual Medley. Hayden then led the way in the 100m Butterfly finishing in 1st place earning himself a gold medal.
Izzy Lannon (16) was thrilled with her successful morning, gaining more confidence in her Individual medley skills, a strategic performance saw Izzy achieve the gold medal in the 200m Individual Medley. She followed this success with a strong swim in the 200m Freestyle, achieving her second gold medal of the Meet.
Jamie Lannon (14) had two fantastic performances in both of his events.
Jamie finished as the fastest boy of the Meet in the 100m Breaststroke and was awarded the gold medal in his 13-14yr age category.
The highlight for Jamie was an impressive 9 second P.B in the 200m Freestyle, coming in second fastest boy overall and again winning the gold medal in his age group.
Vita Lavrenova (15) swam in the challenging 100m Butterfly event, building her competition experience.
Anna McDade (16) got off to a good start winning the under 16 100m Breaststroke. She took an opportunity to try different events , and solid swims in 200m Individual Medley and 200m Freestyle, securing 2nd place in both. One gold and two silver medals in the under 16 age group was a good morning’s work!
Younger sister Kate Mc Dade (14) continues to improve. She made a great start, with a 3 sec PB in 100m Breaststroke finishing 2nd. A very impressive swim in 200m Individual Medley saw Kate knock 40 seconds off her entry time, moving from 12th seed to 3rd place. She finished off on a high, picking up a gold medal in the 200m Freestyle race.
James Mongan (15) began with a 4 second PB and a bronze medal in the 100m Backstroke, grabbed more fabulous PBs in the 100m Breaststroke and 200m Individual Medley before picking up a silver medal and a further PB in the 200m Freestyle event.
Niamh O’Donnell (14) took 9 seconds off her time in the 200m Individual Medley and followed that up with another great swim in the 200m Freestyle event.
These fantastic results are a credit to the swimmers, their families and the club’s dedicated coaching team led by Head Coach Ben Wiffen.
16 Lakelanders’ swimmers competed in the afternoon session which was aimed at swimmers aged 12 and under.
Photo credit: Mary Ann Salcedo
Holly Barkley (11) knocked almost 3 seconds off her 50m Breaststroke time. She also swam well in the 50m Backstroke race.
Daire Burke (10) Daire had three great swims, maintaining his times in all his events; 50m Backstroke, Breaststroke and 100m Freestyle.
Enda Burke (12) touched the wall in second place as well as gaining a PB in the 50m Backstroke. He went on to pick up more PBs in the 50m Breaststroke and the 50m Butterfly events.
Clara Leonard (9) secured gold in her first event, the 50m Backstroke, however she was most pleased about winning a silver medal in the 100m Individual Medley and knocking a whooping 25.41 seconds off her PB. Clara also won a silver medal in the 50 m Butterfly, placing 4th overall. She finished up with another PB in the 50m breaststroke race.
Myleene Leonard (11) achieved 4 PBs and knocked over 25 seconds off her times. Myleene had two strong swims coming 6th over all in the 50m Backstroke and 100m Freestyle.
Holly McCabe (11) Holly swam well in the 50m Backstroke and went on to knock 7 seconds off her 100m Freestyle PB.
Martha McCreesh (11) gained a bronze medal and a PB for her 50m Butterfly. Two other PBs in the 50m Breaststroke and the 100m Freestyle finished off a fun and sporting afternoon for Martha.
Russell Mikievicz Lumayad (12) took part in 4 races, achieving 2 PBs. He improved by 2.5 seconds in the 100m Individual Medley and dropped nearly 7 seconds off his 100m Freestyle time.
Jessica Millar (11) picked up new PBs in all of her events; 50m Backstroke, 50m Breaststroke and the 100m Individual Medley race.
Ryan Mongan (12) gained new PBs in the 50m Backstroke, 50m Breaststroke, 100m Individual Medley and 100m Freestyle and was delighted to win a bronze medal for 3rd place in his favoured 50m Breaststroke event.
Caelan Moore (12) enjoyed his second gala, competing in 2 races. He swam to his PB in the 50m Backstroke and went on to compete in the 50m Breaststroke where he managed to shave off 2.20secs off his PB.
Crea Mullen (10) took 5 seconds off her 50m Backstroke time and swam to her PB in the 50m Breaststroke race.
Ava Neal (12) had a very successful event, with 3 personal bests. She started with a strong performance in the 50m Breaststroke, finishing 1st.
Ava achieved another gold medal for the 100m Individual Medley. She finished off with the 50m Butterfly with an excellent new PB dropping 12 seconds and securing a silver medal.
Erin Salcedo (12) knocked 2 seconds off her 50m Breaststroke time, placing 4th. She had more great swims in the 100m Individual Medley, 50m Butterfly and the 100m Freestyle, in which she also won a bronze medal.
Younger sister Keira Salcedo (10) picked up a bronze medal and a 2 second PB in the 50m Breaststroke race. She gained further PBs in the 100m Individual Medley and 50m Butterfly and also swam well in the 100m Freestyle event.
Emma Speer (11) enjoyed her day at Sliabh Beagh; she swam in the 50m Breaststroke and 100m Individual Medley and gained new PBs in both, finishing in the 5th and 4th spot respectively.
Enniskillen Lakelanders’ Club Chairperson, Aideen Speer, praised all the swimmers on their performance on the day with medals and PBs across the board .
She also thanked all the parents, especially those who fulfilled volunteer roles on the day. She finally thanked the coaching team led by Head Coach Ben Wiffen for the wonderful job they are doing with all the swimmers. Just six weeks ago these swimmers competed at the Club’s home gala and to come back today and PB again is wonderful.
The club is looking forward to a few events over Christmas; an Ice-Skating fun day next weekend and a swim clinic with Olympian Daniel Wiffen and National Title holder Nathan Wiffen which will be a very special opportunity for the Lakelanders’ swimmers.
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