Young Lakelanders give Lecale a tough battle for Aquasprint League Round 3
18 May 2025
Young Lakelanders give Lecale a tough battle for Aquasprint League Round 3
A team of 35 young swimmers from Enniskillen Lakelanders ASC travelled to Downpatrick on Saturday to compete in the third meet of this year’s Forest Feast AquaSprints league.
The annual Swim Ulster competition offers an opportunity for younger swimmers born between 2017 and 2012 to race over 25m sprints in all four strokes, in both individual and relay events.
The young Lakelanders who recently moved to Omagh for training following the closure of their home pool in the Lakeland Forum, took on the battle against Lecale with gusto.
First up were the medley team relays (backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly & freestyle) where the Lakelanders C age group team of Conor Collins, James McSorley, Natalie Swidani and Tori Veitch secured the only win for the club despite strong swims from the A, B and D teams who placed 2nd behind Lecale in their events.
Next were the individual events, starting with backstroke where the Lakelanders secured four strong wins across the age groups, by Mollie Kate Brewster, April Huang, Jakub Mikiewicz Lumayad, Natalie Swidani and Crea Mullen. Individual second places were won by Maia Rolston-McAuliffe and Sophie Hanna while valuable points for third and fourth places were scored by Tara Collins, Charlie Brewster, Oliver Elliott, Clara Leonard, Conor Collins, James McSorley, Keira Salcedo, Kealan Rice and Charles Armstrong. Strong backstroke swims were also delivered by Ella Rose Carron and Daithi Owens.
The breaststroke events saw the Lakelanders claim wins by Mollie Kate Brewster, Finn Coyle, Jakub Mikiewicz Lumayad, Natalie Swidani and Keira Salcedo, while Maia Rolston-McAuliffe, James McSorley and Crea Mullen secured second individual places. Third and fourth place points were won by Harriet Cadden, Joseph McKenna, Elin O'Donohoe, Oliver Elliott, Clara Leonard, Conor Collins, Charles Armstong and Kealan Rice. Tori Veitch, April Huang, Ella Rose Carron, Patrick Dineen and Eoghan Donnelly also swam well in the breaststroke events.
The individual butterfly events delivered impressive wins for the Lakelanders by Mollie Kate Brewster, Finn Coyle, Natalie Swidani and Crea Mullen, with April Huang, Jakub Mikiewicz Lumayad and Sophie Hanna securing important second place spots. Third and fourth place points were won for the team by Tara Collins, Ella Rose Carron, Joseph McKenna, Maia Rolston-McAuliffe, Elin O'Donohoe, Oliver Elliott, Clara Leonard, James McSorley, Conor Collins, Charles Armstrong and Kealan Rice. Ella Rose Carron and Eoghan Donnelly also swam well in this challenging stroke.
The fiercely fought freestyle events delivered five further wins for the Lakelanders with Finn Coyle, Jakub Mikiewicz Lumayad, Natalie Swidani, James McSorely and Crea Mullen hitting the wall first in their races. Second place spots were secured by Mollie Kate Brewster, Maia Rolston-McAuliffe, Tori Veitch and Sophie Hanna, while April Huang and Charles Armstorng added third place points to the scoreboard. Fourth place points were secured by Tara Collins, Joseph McKenna, Oliver Elliott, Conor Collins and Kealan Rice, while Elin O’Donohoe, Isabella Rasdale, Tiana Mbeulani, Eoghan Donnelly, Daithi Owens, Clara Leonard, Keira Salcedo also put in strong swims in this competitive race.
The event wrapped up with the fast and furious freestyle relays where the Lakelanders C team of Tori Veitch, Conor Collins, Natalie Swidani and James McSorely secured the only win for the Lakelanders, despite a fierce race in the B age group where the team of Jakub Mikiewicz Lumayad, April Huang, Maia Rolston-McAuliffe and Oliver Elliott were pushed into second place by Lecale.
When the final scores were announced, Lecale proved to be the stronger team and were named winners with a score of 212 points to 188 Lakelanders. Natalie Swidani was the Lakelanders’ most valuable swimmer, having won first place in all four of her individual races and in both her team relay events.
The Lakelanders team captains Crea Mullen and Charles Armstrong congratulated Lecale and thanked the club for hosting the event and providing a strong competition. Gala Secretary, Aideen Speer, thanked the club’s parent volunteers and volunteer coaches who helped on the day, without whom the team could not have taken part in the event. The Lakelanders team will now focus their efforts on preparing for the AquaSprints final on June 6th.
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