Lakelanders speed through the Bangor 'Summer Sizzler'
07 Jun 2022
As temperatures rose across the Jubilee Bank holiday weekend a squad of 10 swimmers from Enniskillen Lakelanders made the trip to Aurora Leisure Complex for the aptly named ‘Bangor Summer Sizzler’ Meet. Joining competitors from 38 clubs the Enniskillen swimmers approached the two-day meet with great confidence with Division 1 and 2 Summer National times in their sights.
At her first Long Course meet Niamh O’Donnell (13) gained great experience achieving top 10 finishes in the 50m and 200m Backstroke events. Niamh also produced good swims in the 50m and 100m Freestyle and the 100m Backstroke.
Hannah Lynch (13) had a great start to her weekend competing with a strong performance in her first attempt at the 800m Freestyle with a 4th place finish. Hannah secured a PB in the 100m Backstroke, a good swim in the 200m Freestyle, followed by a top 10 finish in the 100m Butterfly.
Ellie Dunlop (13) continued to show her strength in the Breaststroke events taking the silver medal in both the 100m and 200m Breaststroke events. A confident swim in the 200m Individual Medley (IM) saw her produce a PB for a 4th place finish, securing her third Division 1 qualification time.
Kate McDade (13) had a successful weekend starting with a top 10 finish in the 100m Breaststroke. Kate was pleased to achieve PBs in the 100m Freestyle and the 100m Backstroke. A strong swim in the 200m Freestyle followed by a top 10 finish in the 200m Breaststroke rounded off an enjoyable weekend of swimming for the young Lakelander.
James Mongan (15) showed his continuing improvement and was delighted to finish 7th in the 100m Backstroke with a 4 second PB. He also scooped up PBs in his 50m Breaststroke and 200m Freestyle races.
Anna McDade (15) started her weekend in style with her preferred Breaststroke securing the silver medal in the 100m event. An 8th place finish in the competitive 100m Freestyle followed by 4th place in the 50m Butterfly rounded off her first day of the meet. Anna was delighted to achieve a PB in the 200m IM, before securing the gold medal in the 50m Breaststroke in a thrilling battle for first place. Anna finished her weekend swimming to her PB in the competitive 50m Freestyle with a 5th place finish.
Izzy Lannon (15) competed in 5 events over the weekend. Testing her endurance on Saturday Izzy competed in the 400m IM followed closely by the 800m Freestyle. Izzy was thrilled not only to win the Silver in both events but also to achieve a Division 1 time in the notoriously arduous 400m IM. Izzy secured Top 10 finishes in the 200m IM and 100m Backstroke events and ended the weekend nicely winning the Bronze with a PB in the 400m Freestyle.
Hayden James (15) focused on one event at this meet, the tough 800m Freestyle. A strong finish saw him achieve a well-deserved PB of 22.25 seconds to win the Bronze medal and secure his 5th Division 2 qualification time.
Emilie Reihill (16) competed in 5 events across the weekend, starting with a strong swim in the 100m Freestyle maintaining her time with a Top 10 finish. A good performance in the 200 IM saw Emilie achieve a PB. The 200m Freestyle saw her PB again and secure the silver medal. A 5th place finish with another PB followed in the 400m Freestyle, Emilie completed her weekend with another Top 10 finish in the 50m Freestyle.
Luke Aiken (17) swam in the 100m Butterfly and 50m Freestyle in which he maintained his PB times for both showing great technique in his 100m Butterfly. A good performance in the 100m Freestyle followed by a PB in 50m Butterfly to finish off the weekend.
Head Coach Ben Wiffen commented on the 'Good performances from student-athletes who have shown great maturity and organisation to balance their exams with their preparation for swimming at the Summer Nationals in a number of weeks.'
Gala Secretary Michelle Reihill praised the swimmers efforts over the long two-day meet. ‘Our swimmers yet again showed what they can achieve and did themselves proud, with 21 PBs and 9 medals heading back to Fermanagh. The club has 6 swimmers qualified to attend Division 2 in Limerick in early July and 7 swimmers qualified to attend Summer National Division 1 meet in Dublin late July, an exciting summer ahead for the Lakelanders.’
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