This success was repeated in the afternoon session which seen the 10 – 12 year old swimmers join in with the fun. Adam M, Aine, Amy Q, Bebhionn, Charlotte, Christopher, Jessica and Olivia all competed with super PB’s and all with top 10 finishes. Aine competed in 4 events taking one 5th, two 6th and a 7th place finish with 2 new PB’s in the 50m back and 100m back. Amy followed this with 2 super PB’s in the 50m free and 50m fly, taking home 6th and 7th place respectively. Charlotte competed in three 50m events (free, fly and breast), and in strong competition swam very close to her entry times and took home a great 6th place in the 50m free. Jessica followed this up with a 10th place finish in the 50m free and a 5th place finish in the 50m fly – again with 2 new PB’s.
Adam Mahon took home 2 silver medals in the 100m breast and 50m back, again with 2 new PB’s, one of which was a massive 11.98s. Bebhionn took home a total of 4 medals! Three bronze medals in the 50m free, 100m fly and the 100m free. She also took silver in the 50m fly, again taking off huge chunks of time in her 100m free and 100m fly. Christopher and Olivia were busiest of all on Saturday competing in a massive 7 individual events each!! There was very little time to rest between their races but they kept up the pace and did themselves and the club proud. Christopher missed out on the bronze in the 50m free by the narrowest margin of 0.01s. He didn’t let that put him off as he swam to a super bronze in the 50m back and 3 new PBs. Olivia gained a fantastic silver medal in the 50m free and took over 7 seconds off her 100m breast entry time. After all this swimming our four medal winners then competed in the 200m medley relay. With tiredness setting in they didn’t let this stop them and they stepped up to the mark coming in a very respectable 7th place in a large field of teams.
It was great to see Aaron there in his new role as club captain helping and encouraging the swimmers all day. Well done to all the swimmers that made the effort to compete at this very last meet of the season. You all swam brilliantly and your effort and support for each other on Saturday showed other clubs just how special Lecale ASC is.