Lakelanders swim a storm at Sliabh Beagh Winter Gala
01 Dec 2024
Lakelanders swim a storm at Sliabh Beagh Winter Gala
19 Enniskillen Lakelanders’ swimmers made the journey to the Coral Leisure Centre in Monaghan for the Sliabh Beagh Swimming Club’s Winter Cluster Meet on Sunday 1st December.
7 swimmers competed in the morning session aimed at 12 – 18 year olds where the Lakelanders showed their hard work in training was working well.
Holly Barkley (13) had three strong swims with a top ten finish in her 200m Freestyle.
Darragh Collins (13) had a super start competing in his first long distance 800m Freestyle event, hitting the wall as second fastest 13 year old. He went on to produce strong swims in the 100m Backstroke and Freestyle picking up two top 5 finishes in his age group. He was most pleased with dropping 7 seconds off his PB in the100m Breaststroke.
Luna Murphy (13) had a good day with two new PBs in 100m and 200m Freestyle, finishing in the top ten in her age group in 200m Freestyle with a well earned 8 second improvement.
Ava Neal (14) successfully competed in four races and was very happy to have PBs in all. Ava returned home with two silver medals in both the 200m and 100m Freestyle. Ava was also awarded two bronze medals for 200m and 100m Breaststroke.
Anton Neal (13) was delighted to achieve a massive 19.48 second PB in his 200m Breaststroke and another PB in his 100m Freestyle.
Ella Neal (12) was very pleased to trim a whopping 12.55 seconds off her PB in the 100m Freestyle and collected another PB in her 100m Backstroke. Ella was thrilled to be placed in the top ten in both events.
Finlay Walker Leonard (13) achieved top ten finishes and two PBs in both 100m Backstroke and 100m Breaststroke.
16 Lakelanders’ swimmers competed in the afternoon session which was aimed at swimmers aged 12 and under.
Tara Collins (9) enjoyed her first competitive ‘away’ gala, clinching a top ten finish in the 9 year old girls' 50m Breaststroke and knocking an impressive 18 seconds off her 100m Individual Medley PB.
Orlaith Howell (9) secured PBs in all three of her events. She was the second age 9 girl in 50m Breaststroke with a 3 second PB. Orlaith took an impressive 9 seconds off her 100m Individual Medley and 1 second off her 50m Backstroke time.
Mollie Kate Brewster (9) swam three PBs in her four events. She won gold in 50m Butterfly, silver in 50m Backstroke and bronze in both 100m Individual Medley and 100m Freestyle. She was first 9 year old home in all her events.
Finn Coyle (9) swam a massive 17 second PB in his 100m Freestyle and received a bronze medal in this event. He also finished in the top ten in the 50m Backstroke and the 50m Breaststroke. He was also the first 9 year old home in his 100m Freestyle.
Joseph McKenna (9) secured a silver medal in 50m Breaststroke and a top ten finish in his 100m Freestyle with a 12 second PB. He was also the first 9 year old home in his 50m Breaststroke.
Niamh Howell (10) swam in four events securing gold in 50m Breaststroke with a new PB. She finished in the top three in the 50m Backstroke and among the top 10 in the 100m Individual Medley with a strong swim also in her 50m Butterfly.
Tiana Mbeulani (11) swam PBs in both the 50m Breaststroke and 100m Freestyle.
Kealan Rice (11) secured PBs in all four of his events, with an impressive 17 seconds improvement on his 100m Freestyle.
Michael Carron (11) competed in four events, Michael swam PBs in both the 100m Individual Medley and the 50m Butterfly.
Conor Collins (11) swam three events and claimed two very impressive PBs in both the 100m Individual Medley and the 100m Freestyle with an improvement of 6 seconds and 9 seconds respectively.
Charles Armstrong (12) swam three events and had a PB in his 50m Breaststroke.
Enniskillen Lakelanders’ Club Chairperson, Aideen Speer, praised all the swimmers on their performance on the day with lots of medals across the board. She also thanked all the parents, especially those who fulfilled volunteer roles on the day. She finally thanked the coaching team for the wonderful job they are doing with all the swimmers. Just three weeks ago these swimmers competed at the Club’s home gala and to come back today and PB again is wonderful. This was also a sad day for many Lakelanders with the possibility that this may have been their last gala due to the proposed closure of the Lakeland Forum, but all the swimmers did their club proud.
Next weekend our swimmers head to the final Future Challengers Gala of the year at Omagh Leisure Centre and the club wishes them all well.
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