The Easter holidays have been a busy time for Mount Kelly swimmers, competing in meets around the world.
British Championships
Hailed as the best team outside of performance centres by many, Mount Kelly enjoyed a historic championship with 48 finalists and an 82% PB rate. Joshua, Blythe, Rio and Edith all gained European Junior Consideration times and Blythe went on to win a silver medal in the 50m Backstroke breaking the 18 Years British Record in the process. We also had a British Senior Champion in OMK Megan Barnes who won the 400m Freestyle.
Swimmers breaking Age Group MK Records were:
- Abdul – 16 Years 50m Freestyle & 50m Butterfly
- Gabi – 16 Years 50m & 100m Breaststroke
- Sophie – 17 Years 400m Freestyle
- Morgan – 17 Years 400m Freestyle
- Joshua – 17 Years 100m & 200m Breaststroke
- Blythe – 18 Years 50m & 100m Backstroke
- Chloe – 18 Years 200m IM & 400m IM
Open MK Records:
- Blythe – 50m Backstroke
- Josh – 100m & 200m Breaststroke
- Abdul – 50m Butterfly
- Erin (OMK) – 50m, 100m & 200m Freestyle
- Megan (OMK) – 200m & 400m Freestyle
- Amelia (OMK) – 50m Breaststroke
Scottish National Age Group Championships
Year 9 pupil, Billy, raced seven events across the competition with his best results coming in the 200m Butterfly and 400m IM both with big new personal bests. He also went on to attend the Scottish open water training camp as part of his selection on the open water development team.
Irish National Championships
Adam, Brydan and Breanna all raced and represented their Irish clubs at the Irish National Championships. Brydan produced season bests in his 100m and 200m Backstroke events and Adam achieved personal bests and the European Junior consideration times in the 50m and 100m Breaststroke.
Lithuanian Championships
Mantas and Juozas both raced in the Lithuanian National Championships in Vilnius. Mantas won both the 50m and 100m Backstroke for the first time, showing his development into the longer events. Mantas also gained his selection to European Juniors and World Championships in the summer.
Multination Junior Meet
Aviva and Flawia both raced well at their respective home nation meets confirming their selections for European Juniors for Austria and Poland. Flawia went on to gain selection for World Junior Championships after achieving the consideration standard for the 100m Butterfly. Aviva has already qualified to the World Junior Championships following her performance in the 400m IM back in Lisbon in February.
We now await all official selections but we are hopeful that we will have eight swimmers selected to compete at the European Junior Championships taking place in Slovakia in July and a similar number going on to the World Junior Championships in Romania in August.
World School Games
Autumn represented Team England at the ISF World School Games in Serbia and over the 4 days of racing swam 10 events, making two finals and bringing home a bronze medal in the 4 x 50m Freestyle relay. Autum was also awarded Top swimmer of the meet following a vote by all team members.
London Legacy Meet
47 athletes raced in the Olympic pool in London from the 10-12 April, the weekend prior to the British Championships. Racing included heats and finals, the first time for some athletes experiencing this opportunity with many fantastic performances which should see swimmers qualify to the British and Home national summer nationals.
Singapore National Championships
Following her performances at the Singapore National Age Group Championships, Christina has been selected to represent Singapore in the South-East Asian Swimming Champs being held in June. This will be a great experience for her and another opportunity to potentially qualify to the World Junior Championships.
Carifta Swimming Championships
Benjamin and Sierrah both produced PB swims throughout, with Sierrah winning three gold medals and two silver in individual events and Ben winning multiple relay medals.
Lanzarote Training Camp
15 swimmers attended our training camp in Lanzarote, where they had a fantastic experience training outside in warm weather with a focus on preparing for the upcoming regional championships.
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