Breifne Swim Club was out in force at Fermanagh Lakeland Forum on Sunday 13 November for the Enniskillen Lakelanders Annual Invitational Swim Meet.
Forty two swimmers from the club, some as young as 7, took part along with swimmers from Marlins Swimming Club – Ballyshannon, Strule Dolphins – Omagh, Sligo Swimming Club – Sligo, East Cavan Swimming Club – Cavan, Riversdale Otters Swimming Club – Strabane and of course the Enniskillen Lakelanders. In total there were around 208 swimmers.
There were 20 different events with the 11 and under swimming 50 metres while the 12 and over swam 100 metres in 4 strokes, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly and Freestyle. There was also the 100 metre Individual Medley which is a combination of all 4 strokes, which all swimmers were eligible to enter.
Breifne swimmers came away with a whopping 109 Personal Best times. There were some swimmers who achieved personal best times in all events they entered. Two swimmers who achieved Ulster Age Group and Youth Championship Qualifying Times were Caoimhe Brady for 100M Freestyle and Olivia Moore for 100M Breaststroke.
A total of 61 medals were won by the Breifne swimmers, including 21 Gold Medals, 24 Silver Medals and 16 Bronze Medals.
Medal Winners were as follows:
Gold Medals:
Alegra Aylward – 50M Breaststroke, 50M Butterfly, 50M Freestyle, 100M IM
Louis Maguire – 50M Backstroke, 50M Butterfly, 100M IM
Abby McDowell – 50M Backstroke, 50M Butterfly, 100M IM
Ciara McGill – 100M Breaststroke, 100M Butterfly, 100M IM
Dara Ronan – 100M Freestyle, 100M IM
Milly Owen – 100M Butterfly, 100M Freestyle
Caoimhe Brady – 100M Backstroke, 100M Freestyle
Lucy Hogan – 100M IM
Hamish Vickerman – 50M Breaststroke
Silver Medals:
Caoimhe Brady – 100M IM
Louis Maguire – 50M Freestyle
Abby McDowell – 50M Breaststroke, 50M Freestyle
Alex Prior – 100M Backstroke, 100M Breaststroke, 100M Butterfly, 100M IM
Leah Smith – 100M Freestyle
Maia Smith – 50M Butterfly
Beth Grant – 50M Breaststroke, 50M Freestyle
Louise Hastings – 100M Backstroke
Olivia Moore – 100M Freestyle
Milly Owen – 100M Backstroke, 100M IM
Maksimas Aylward – 100M Breaststroke
Lucy Hogan – 100M Breaststroke, 100M Freestyle
Dara Ronan – 100M Backstroke, 100M Butterfly
Ella Maguire – 50M Backstroke, 50M Butterfly
Hamish Vickerman – 50M Freestyle
Bronze Medals:
Louis Maguire – 50M Breaststroke
Alex Prior – 100M Freestyle
Emily Sheridan – 100M IM
Leah Smith – 100M Butterfly
Maia Smith – 50M Freestyle
Beth Grant – 100M IM
Olivia Moore – 100M Breaststroke, 100M IM
Lloyd Hastings – 100M Backstroke
Louise Hastings – 100M Butterfly
Ciara McGill – 100M Freestyle
Maksimas Aylward – 100M Butterfly
Dara Ronan – 100M Breaststroke
Aoibhean Clarke – 50M Backstroke
Clodagh Clarke – 50M Freestyle
Ella Maguire – 50M Freestyle
A fantastic achievement for all our swimmers especially those younger inexperienced children as for some, this was their first gala.
We would like to thank Enniskillen Lakelanders for the invitation and congratulate them on a very well run gala.
A full list of results can be found here
“Back Row – Maksimas Aylward, Doireann McNamara, Coach – Ann Coyle, Lloyd Hastings, Michaela McGill, Milly Owen, Blathnaid O’Reilly, Emily Sheridan”. “Second Row – Leah Smith, Katie Gannon, Donnacha McNamara, Charlotte Moore, Beth Grant, Olivia Moore, Ciara McGill”. “Third Row – Alex Prior, Louise Hastings, Alegra Aylward, Caoimhe Brady, Maia Smith, Abby McDowell, William Moore, Charlie Gannon, Dara Ronan, Lucy Hogan”. “Front Row – Robyn Prior, Jamie McDowell, Louis Maguire.”