Swim Ulster held their annual Schools Cup Championships in the Aurora Aquatic and Leisure Complex in Bangor over the weekend of Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 October 2016.

Three young swimmers from Breifne Swim Club took part in these championships representing their schools.

Louis Maguire was representing Laragh National School.  He took part in the boys 50M backstroke along with 24 other children from various schools.  Louis managed to come in third place in the preliminary heat while also securing a PB time of 42.74 seconds, taking 1.5 seconds of his entry time.  Louis then went on to swim the final coming in in second place and securing another PB time 40.95 seconds and a silver medal.

Beth Grant represented her school, St Mary’s National School in Ballyhaise.  Beth swam the 50M Breaststroke along with 46 other entrants.  Beth managed eleventh position, narrowly missing out on a final securing a PB time of 46.48 seconds.  Beth also swam in the 50M Freestyle, which had a huge entry of 67 other swimmers.  Here Beth managed twelfth position and again was a reserve for the final with another PB time.

Alegra Aylward swam for her school, Drumkilly National School in Cavan.  Alegra swam in the 50M Freestyle event coming in fifth in the preliminary heat and also gaining a personal best time.  She then went on to swim in the final and finished overall in sixth position out of a total of 62 entries.  Alegra also swam in the 50M Butterfly event coming in third in the preliminary heat and taking 2.76 seconds of her time to gain another PB.  She then went on to swim in the final and finished in third place overall taking home the bronze medal.

For a full list of results, click here.

Leinster Graded Gala will take place in the National Aquatic, Blanchardstown, Dublin on Sunday 6 November 2016.

This gala will cover all grades.

Meet Information can be found here.  Breifne closing date for this gala is Thursday 20 October at 10.00 am.

Enniskillen Lakelanders are holding their annual gala on Sunday 13 November 2016 at the Lakeland Forum in Enniskillen.

This is an invitational gala with around six clubs competing.   Breifne Swim Club has always strongly supported this local gala and our Head Coach Ann would hope that Breifne swimmers will continue to support it this year.

The Breifne closing date for this gala is Tuesday 1 November at 10.00 am.  Meet information can be found here.

NAC Swim Club held their annual Minnows Gala at the National Aquatic Centre, Blanchardstown in Dublin.  There were 18 swimmers across 3 squads from Breifne Swim Club who attended this gala.

These swimmers swam in  25 different events gaining a total of 45 Personal Best times out of a possible 55.

Medal Winners were as follows;

Gold

Alegra Aylward – 50M Butterfly
Louis Maguire – 50M Backstroke

Silver

Louis Maguire – 50M Butterfly, 50M Breaststroke, 50M Freestyle
Ciara McGill – 50M Butterfly
Abby McDowell – 50M Breaststroke
Caoimhe Brady – 50M Freestyle, 50M Backstroke

Bronze

Dara Ronan – 50M Butterfly

Breifne Swim Club also entered 2 Relay teams, both swimming 200M Freestyle in the age group of 11 – 12.  First up to swim the relays were the boys, Louis Maguire, Maksimas Aylward, Dara Ronan and Hamish Vickerman were they did themselves proud coming in second place and securing a Silver Medal.

Not to be out done, the girls were up next and the team consisting of Ciara McGill, Beth Grant, Alegra Aylward and Caoimhe Brady swam a fantastic relay coming first, securing gold medals and clearing 4 seconds to the second place team. 

A full list of results can be found here.