IRISH AGE GROUPS DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014
Swimmers who achieved Division 2 qualifying times:
Achieved qualifying time after the closing date:
- Daniel Mulholland - 1500m freestyle, 100m butterfly, 400m freestyle, 200m breaststroke, 100m breaststroke, 200m freestyle, 100m freestyle
- Sarah Glover - 200m free, 200m IM, 200m breaststroke
- Chloe Galloway - 200m IM, 100m freestyle
- Daniel Molloy - 100m & 200m backstroke
- Ruby Tindal - 100m & 200m breaststroke
- Jon Glover - 200m freestyle
- Aaron Cooper - 100m breaststroke
Achieved qualifying time after the closing date:
- Jamie Hamilton - 100m freestyle
DAY 1 - THURSDAY 26TH JUNE
The University of Limerick is hosting the Irish Age Groups Division 2 Championships this year and there is a huge amount of talent here from all over the country.
Entry times are being smashed and Division 1 times achieved by a good few in the 800 and 1500 events this evening. A few swimmers have even swam too fast, swimming themselves out of medal positions and received, much coveted, 'speeding tickets' for achieving times more than 2% faster than Div 1 times.
Daniel Mulholland started his meet off well taking 90 seconds off his PB for 1500m freestyle. Daniel's in the water again tomorrow morning for 200m free and 100 breaststroke. He's joined by Daniel Molloy in the 100m back. Chloe Galloway will join the boys on Saturday and Sunday.
The 4 hour drive is worth the journey and the university accommodation is excellent. If you've worked hard and achieved the qualifying times for next year it's a meet that's well worth the effort.
One other thought....UL looks like a great venue for a Lecale Summer Camp next year....
More (good!) news to follow tomorrow!
DAY 2 - FRIDAY 27TH JUNE
A great PB for Daniel, finished 17th in a strong field of 36. His time of 2:40.24 was just a whisker outside the Div 2 time for 12/13 year olds.
Relaxing until the 100m backstroke heats.
Great atmosphere building up with Belfast Olympian backstroker Melanie Nocher announcing races and getting the crowd going. Warm-up/cool down pool pictured with the competition pool in the distance.
Great atmosphere building up with Belfast Olympian backstroker Melanie Nocher announcing races and getting the crowd going. Warm-up/cool down pool pictured with the competition pool in the distance.
Read it and SMILE!! Daniel is 1st reserve for finals and got a great PB, almost a Div 2 time for 18 year olds!
DAY 3 - SATURDAY 28TH JUNE
Daniel Mulholland got the day off the a good start with a smashing PB in the 400m freestyle and Daniel Molloy qualified for the finals in the 200m backstroke and achieved a Division 1 time.
Chloe Galloway arrived in Limerick this morning for her first event. She swam like a dream, took a whopping 8S off her 200m IM time, achieved a Division 1 time.....and then received the news that she'd been disqualified for a an error in her fly to back turn. Chloe however took it all in her stride and is focussing on her 400 and 100 freestyle events tomorrow.
Lecale head coach Brendan Mulholland with Lecale swimmers and Irish Olympian Melanie Nocher.
Melanie chatted enthusiastically to our swimmers about each of their events and gave Daniel some valuable backstroke tips for his final this evening.
DAY 3 - SATURDAY 28TH JUNE
Daniel Mulholland got the day off the a good start with a smashing PB in the 400m freestyle and Daniel Molloy qualified for the finals in the 200m backstroke and achieved a Division 1 time.
Chloe Galloway arrived in Limerick this morning for her first event. She swam like a dream, took a whopping 8S off her 200m IM time, achieved a Division 1 time.....and then received the news that she'd been disqualified for a an error in her fly to back turn. Chloe however took it all in her stride and is focussing on her 400 and 100 freestyle events tomorrow.
Lecale head coach Brendan Mulholland with Lecale swimmers and Irish Olympian Melanie Nocher.
Melanie chatted enthusiastically to our swimmers about each of their events and gave Daniel some valuable backstroke tips for his final this evening.
DAY 4 - SUNDAY 29TH JUNE
Chloe Galloway took the 400m freestyle in her stride this morning and paced herself beautifully. She finished first in her heat with a PB of 5:24:22 and a Division 1 time. As it was a heat declared winner (HDW) event Chloe had a short wait to see how she fared overall but it was worth the wait - Chloe finished an amazing 2nd place and won Lecale's first medal of the meet! Way to go, Chloe!!
Daniel Mulholland strormed through to win his heat in 100m freestyle in a PB time of 1:10.23 and just moments later Chloe matched this position and time in her 100m freestyle heat and both swimmers secured a places in the finals too, a superb achievement!
Lecale's great weekend in Limerick ended on a high note. Chloe Galloway had started the day with her wildcard event, the 400m freestyle. She hadn't achieved a qualifying time in this event but was permitted to enter it as her 3rd event. With her usual nonchalance Chloe stepped up to the blocks and made everyone sit up and take notice. She produced a perfectly paced heat and ended up winning a silver medal with her Division 1 time of 5:54.32.
Daniel Mulholland was up next in 100m freestyle and he led his heat strongly from start to finish, achieving a great PB and a finals qualifying time also. Chloe matched this in her 100m freestyle event also.
The finals evening started with Chloe receiving her silver medal for the 400m freestyle. Later Daniel had his 100m freestyle in which he repeated his performance in the heats, leading from the whistle and slamming home to finish with gold in a new PB time too. Chloe finished an excellent 4th in her 100m freestyle final.
Overall it was a very productive meet for Lecale. Chloe achieved Division 1 times in all three of her events and took home her silver in 400 free. Daniel Mulholland achieved numerous Division 2 times for 12/13 years olds and his gold in 100 free. Having missed out on a bronze by 0.5 second, Daniel Molloy is looking ahead to competing for the first time in the Irish Age Group Championships in the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin in July. A medal may be out of reach in this arena but it is a huge achievement to have qualified at this level.
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Chloe Galloway took the 400m freestyle in her stride this morning and paced herself beautifully. She finished first in her heat with a PB of 5:24:22 and a Division 1 time. As it was a heat declared winner (HDW) event Chloe had a short wait to see how she fared overall but it was worth the wait - Chloe finished an amazing 2nd place and won Lecale's first medal of the meet! Way to go, Chloe!!
Daniel Mulholland strormed through to win his heat in 100m freestyle in a PB time of 1:10.23 and just moments later Chloe matched this position and time in her 100m freestyle heat and both swimmers secured a places in the finals too, a superb achievement!
Lecale's great weekend in Limerick ended on a high note. Chloe Galloway had started the day with her wildcard event, the 400m freestyle. She hadn't achieved a qualifying time in this event but was permitted to enter it as her 3rd event. With her usual nonchalance Chloe stepped up to the blocks and made everyone sit up and take notice. She produced a perfectly paced heat and ended up winning a silver medal with her Division 1 time of 5:54.32.
Daniel Mulholland was up next in 100m freestyle and he led his heat strongly from start to finish, achieving a great PB and a finals qualifying time also. Chloe matched this in her 100m freestyle event also.
The finals evening started with Chloe receiving her silver medal for the 400m freestyle. Later Daniel had his 100m freestyle in which he repeated his performance in the heats, leading from the whistle and slamming home to finish with gold in a new PB time too. Chloe finished an excellent 4th in her 100m freestyle final.
Overall it was a very productive meet for Lecale. Chloe achieved Division 1 times in all three of her events and took home her silver in 400 free. Daniel Mulholland achieved numerous Division 2 times for 12/13 years olds and his gold in 100 free. Having missed out on a bronze by 0.5 second, Daniel Molloy is looking ahead to competing for the first time in the Irish Age Group Championships in the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin in July. A medal may be out of reach in this arena but it is a huge achievement to have qualified at this level.
VIDEOS OF RACES BELOW