The Swim Ulster Schools’ Cup & Championships took Place on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th October and the Strathearn swimmers performed very well over the 2 days against the best swimmers in Ulster.
In the Group 7 age group the results were as follows:
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Victoria White |
23rd Freestyle |
The Relay team of Victoria White, Freya Axten, Rachel Childs and Caitie Williams were 8th in both the Freestyle and Medley relays.
In the Group 6 age group for Forms 4 and 5 the results were as follows:
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Erin McConnell |
2nd 400m Freestyle |
3rd Butterfly |
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Sophie Williams |
4th Back Stroke |
6th Freestyle |
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Sam McCormick |
5th Breaststroke |
8th Individual Medley |
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Freya Axten |
23rd Freestyle |
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The Relay team of Olivia Nelson, Sam McCormick, Sophie Williams and Erin McConnell were double GOLD medalists winning the Freestyle and Medley Relays in style.
In the Group 4 age group the results were as follows:
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Alice Browne |
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9th Freestyle |
12th 100m IM |
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Martha Cupples |
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37th Freestyle |
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Niamh Hatfield |
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22nd Breast Stroke |
40th Freestyle |
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Sophie Thomas |
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Breast Stroke |
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These 4 girls swam in the Relay team which finished 7th in both the Freestyle and Medley Relay.
In the Group 5 age group the results were as follows:
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GROUP 5 |
***OVERALL ULSTER SCHOOLS' JUNIOR CHAMPIONS*** |
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Mia Davison |
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1st Breast Stroke |
2nd IM |
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Amelia Kane |
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2nd Breast Stroke |
3rd IM |
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Rebekah Burrows |
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6th Back Crawl |
8th Freestyle |
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Rebecca Callaghan |
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9th Back Crawl |
15th Freestyle |
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Eve McKibbin |
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9th Butterfly |
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Rachel Childs |
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11th 400m Freestyle |
14th Back Crawl |
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Lara Whitten |
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16th Butterfly |
25th IM |
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Evie Gallen |
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19th Butterfly |
31st Breast Stroke |
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Lauren Nesbitt |
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20th Back Crawl |
33rd Breast Stroke |
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Rachel McDonald |
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30th Breast Stroke |
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Freya Adams |
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36th Freestyle |
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Gabriella Park |
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39th Back Crawl |
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Romelly Roberts |
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76th Freestyle |
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Chloe Browne |
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99th Freestyle |
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Evie Hempstead |
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Freestyle |
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The Relay team of Mia Davison, Amelia Kane, Eve McKibbin, Rebekah Burrows and Rebecca Callaghan were double GOLD medalists winning both the Medley Relay and Freestyle Relay.
The combination of the Group 5 individual results meant Strathearn emerged Overall Ulster Schools’ Junior Champions and brought home the Firth Cup. They had the privilege of being presented with this cup by Bethany Firth herself who has recently returned from Rio having swam in the Paralympics for Team GB winning 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal.
As a result of their individual performances, Erin, Mia and Amelia have been selected to represent Ulster at the Inter Provincial Swimming Championships next year, so special congratulations to them.
