The Swilly Seals were well represented in Armagh at the weekend with 18 young swimmers taking part in the Swim Ulster Development Series.
Ellie Maloney had the perfect day securing two gold medals in the 100m Freestyle and 100m Backstroke, she also secured two qualifying times for the qualifying meet series.
Shay Maloney picked up a Bronze in the 100m Individual Medley.Kayleigh Mc Guinness secured a Bronze medal in the 200m Individual Medley attaining a qualification time also.Isabel du Plessis won Gold in the newly added 100m Freestlye kick event she also placed 4th in the 200m Individual Medley.
Laoise Morgan picked up a Bronze medal in the 200m Individual Medley and her younger brother Tadgh placed 4th in the 100m Individual Medley.Eamon Russell placed 3rd in the 200m Individual Medley taking home Bronze, younger sister Eilish won Silver in the 100m Individual Medley and placed 4th in the 50m Breaststroke.
In an exciting finale to the days competition the medley relay team consisting of Shay Maloney, Riann Sheridan, Eilish Russell and Noah du Plessis won Silver Medals.
Well done also to Caomhe, Jack and Joseph Bond, Matthew Hegarty, Oran Mulligan, Cillian Murphy and Brian Sukevics on some fine performances throughout the day.
Grainne Russell will be heading for the sun this Halloween break as she was selected to join the Ulster Schools swimming squad for a weeks training in Tenerife. Grainne will be training twice a day for two hours a day in the 50 metre outdoor facility. She qualified for the trip through the Ulster schools competition this time last year.
A massive well done to Grainne on this exceptional achievement. All her hard work and dedication paying off.
The club received more great news recently when seals star Molly Nulty was invited to join the Swim Ulster Academy. Molly has shown amazing ability across all strokes and distances over the years and has received this deserved recognition from Swim Ulster.
