Lakelanders secure medal haul in Belfast
22 Oct 2023
Lakelanders secure medal haul in Belfast
10 swimmers from Enniskillen Lakelanders swimming club made their way to the Lisnasharragh Leisure Centre in Belfast to compete at Swim Ulster's Aspiring Champions Meet; the first Gala of the season for swimmers aged 13 and over. The event was held over two days, 21st & 22nd October. Coaches across Ulster use this gala to assess and monitor swimmers' skills, providing the scaffolding for the building blocks for success in the coming season.
All the work so far on skills and technique resulted in a slew of medals, personal bests and many top ten finishes for the Enniskillen Lakelanders.
Hannah Beacom (15) swam a new PB in the 100m Freestyle, maintained her times in the 50m & 200m Freestyle, picking up a Bronze award for her performance in the 50m event.
Kiril Chursin (17) maintained his entry times in the 50m and 100m Breaststroke. He secured a new PB in the 50m Butterfly race.
Ellie Dunlop (14) hit the wall in second place in the 100m Breaststroke, shaved 5 seconds off her 50m Butterfly PB, secured another second place in the 100m Individual Medley, another PB in the 200m Individual Medley and finished the 200m Breaststroke race in third place. Ellie secured Gold awards for her times in all her events as well as several qualifying times for next month's Ulster Championships in Lisburn.
Hannah Lynch (14) competed in 5 events; 200m, 400m and 800m Freestyle, 100m Individual Medley and 100m Backstroke. Hannah achieved PB's in all events swell as picking up 3 gold medals and one silver medal. Hannah has also qualified to compete at the Ulster Championships next month.
Following on from her success at summer nationals Kate Mc Dade (15) had a great start to the new season with PBs across all 6 events entered. Most notable was her Breaststroke performance, up against stiff competition, she was the first 15 year old to hit the wall in the 100m and 200m events. Kate was also delighted with her 200m Individual Medley and is looking forward to Ulster Short Course Championships in November having secured 4 qualifying times.
James Mongan (16) collected new PBs in all four of his events; the 100m and 200m Breaststroke and Backstroke races. He was delighted to take home two silver and one bronze awards in addition to securing a place at the Ulster Championships next month.
Younger brother Ryan Mongan (13) picked up new PBs in all four of the 50m and 100m Breaststroke and Freestyle events.
Ava Neal (13) competed in 5 races; 50m, 100m & 200m Freestyle, 50m & 200m Breaststroke and the 200m Individual Medley. She achieved new PBs in all her events which secured a collection of 4 silver and two bronze medals.
Erin Salcedo (13) was delighted to drop 9.56 seconds off her 200m Individual Medley PB. She continued to produce PBs in her 50m Freestyle and 200m Breaststroke which all resulted in three bronze medals. Erin managed a further PB in the 200m Freestyle, also securing a silver medal.
Conal Walker (15) was pleased to achieve PBs in each of his 5 events as well as receive bronze awards in both the 50m Freestyle and 100m Breaststroke.
Head Coach Ben Wiffen was pleased to see the swimmers’ dedication to training pay off with a great start to the competitive season. The swimmers benefitted greatly from his guidance on racing approach & strategy throughout the two day gala. One of the Team Managers over the weekend, Janette Mongan, praised all the club volunteers who helped out over the two days but also hailed the swimmers for their maturity in how they approached this start to the new racing season saying, 'The 10 Lakelanders here this weekend have done themselves and their club proud with amazing individual swims. The team spirit amongst these young athletes throughout the two days was fantastic to see, a shining example for our club and our younger swimmers back home in particular’.
We look forward to our Junior Gala on Sunday 12th November where junior swimmers from Enniskillen Lakelanders will enjoy competing against visiting swimmers from other clubs from the surrounding regions. Our senior swimmers will form an important part of the team of volunteers needed to run this type of gala, ensuring an enjoyable event for the younger swimmers as well as hopefully raising some much needed funds for Enniskillen Lakelanders ASC.
pdf results - aspiring champions meet 1 - october 2023.pdf
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