East Lothian Swim Team finish 16th from 44 clubs at National Age Group Championships
East Lothian Swim Team travelled to Glasgow two weeks ago to compete in the Scottish National Age Group Championships. At these National events the swimmers from Haddington, Musselburgh and Tranent clubs come together to enter as East Lothian Swim Team (ELST).
Over 5 days they had 29 swimmers take part in 104 individual events and 11 relays.
This event is long course (50m pool) and is one of the main focuses in the swimming calender. Over the 5 days, the swimmers managed 27 Top 10 finishes with 11 medals, 16 ELST records and 1 S12 World Record!
Scottish National Age Groups is a huge event and for so many swimmers to acheive qualifying times is fantastic for the county. Some of the competitors were competing at this event for the first time and handled the pressure exceptionally well. A large number of personal best times were recorded, showing the swimmers were on form and ready to race.
Stephen Clegg had a fantastic swim in the 200m Backstroke, finishing in a personal best time of 2.18.08 which was a 5 second personal best and breaking the World Record in the S12 category.
Sean Craigmile took 3 titles in the 11-13 year old age group, dropping a considerable amount from his personal bests. An exceptional meet by the 13 year old, showing dominance in the distance freestyle events.
Finlay Hart also medalled twice, swimming personal best times in every event he competed in. Finlay took silver in the 200m Fly and bronze in the 800m Freestyle, showing determination in both races.
Ruth Thomson won bronze in the 50m Breaststroke, rising to the occasion in the final and bettering her pb set in the morning heats. Excellent racing by the 15 year old to almost broke the 35 second barrier.
Full results are –
Sean Craigmile (13)
400m Freestyle 4.35.97 (7.19s PB) GOLD
1500m Freestyle 18.02.62 (44.35s PB) GOLD
50 Fly 32.90 (PB)
100m Back 1.09.85 5th
50m Breast 38.89
50m Freestyle 29.50 (PB)
200m Freestyle 2.14.24 8th
200m IM 2.38.35
50m Back 33.35 10th
800m Freestyle 9.26.64 (32.91s PB) GOLD
Finlay Hart (15)
50m Fly 28.09 (PB) 6th
100m Back 1.10.13 (PB)
200m Fly 2.15.70 (PB) SILVER
400 Freestyle 4.24.39 (9.46s PB) 4th
100m Fly 1.01.16 (PB) 4th
200m IM 2.24.70 (PB) 9th
800m Freestyle 9.06.00 (PB) BRONZE
Sarah Anderson (15)
100m Freestyle 1.03.50 (PB)
50m Back 34.74
50m Freestyle 29.08 (PB) 8th
200m Back 2.38.54
50m Fly 31.88
Catrina McManus (15)
50m Back 33.01 (PB)
100m Back 1.10.60 10th
200m Freestyle 2.19.31 (PB)
200m Back 2.36.01
Stephen Clegg (21)
100m Back 1.03.53
200m Back 2.18.08 (PB) S12 WORLD RECORD
400m Freestyle 4.23.14 (PB)
Charlie Smith (18)
100m Back 1.03.74
200m Back 2.17.19
Justin Tait (13)
50m Fly 34.87 (PB)
100m Fly 1.17.49 (PB)
Lucy Lucas (13)
100m Freestyle 1.04.78 (PB)
50m Back 32.93 5th
50m Freestyle 29.89 (PB)
100m Back 1.11.52 (PB) 7th
200m Freestyle 2.27.83 (PB)
200m Backstroke 2.40.27 (PB)
50m Breaststroke 40.46 (PB)
50m Fly 30.75 (PB)
100m Breaststroke 1.32.10
Matthew Torrance (14)
200m Breaststroke 2.58.65
50m Breaststroke 38.04
100m Breaststroke 1.22.69 (PB)
Bartek Gacki (14)
200m Breaststroke 2.58.68
100m Back 1.15.50
200m Back 2.41.73 (PB)
100m Breaststroke 1.23.15
200m Freestyle 2.17.02 (PB)
100m Fly 1.12.06 (PB)
200m IM 2.35.88 (PB)
400m IM 5.29.95 (PB)
50m Back 35.28
100m Freestyle 1.03.31 (PB)
Iona Wilson (12)
50m Back 35.83
100m Back 1.17.91 (PB)
100m Fly 1.19.51
50m Fly 33.75 (PB)
100m Breaststroke 1.30.76 (PB)
Mia Blair (13)
50m Back 35.86 (PB)
100m Back 1.15.87 (PB)
200m Back 2.42.45
Rosie Berwick (14)
50m Back 35.01
100m Back 1.14.80
200m Back 2.42.65
Fraser Samuel (18)
200m Fly 2.17.35 (PB)
400m Freestyle 4.22.27 (PB)
100m Breaststroke 1.14.47
1500m Freestyle 17.06.27 8th
200m IM 2.18.87
400m IM 4.47.22 (PB) 7th
Anna Balfour (15)
50m Freestyle 29.42
200m Breaststroke 3.03.02
50m Breaststroke 36.26 10th
100m Breaststroke 1.21.81 10th
Meagan Porteous (11)
50m Freestyle 30.58
Edward Alsop (14)
200m Back 2.36.56
200m Freestyle 2.20.13
100m Freestyle 1.03.37
Christen Russell (14)
200m IM 2.42.29 (PB)
200m Breaststroke 2.58.22 10th
400m IM 5.40.68 (PB)
50m Breaststroke 38.95
100m Breaststroke 1.21.84 (PB) 10th
Jack Kittle (15)
50m Freestyle 27.46 (PB)
100m Freestyle 1.00.45
Bridget Lemasurier (14)
200m Breaststroke 2.51.60 (PB) 8th
200m Back 2.45.73
50m Breaststroke 35.63 (PB) 4th
100m Breaststroke 1.20.28 (PB) 7th
Ruth Thomson (15)
50m Breaststroke 35.05 (PB) BRONZE
100m Breaststroke 1.20.02 7th
Bella Bishop (13)
100m Fly 1.16.46 (PB)
50m Fly 33.29 (PB)
Demi Hornsey (14)
50m Breaststroke 38.02 (PB)
100m Breaststroke 1.24.89 (PB)
Katy Stewart (14)
50m Fly 34.06
In addition to the individual races, ELST competed in 11 relay events over the course of the 5 days. Murray Fraser, Abbi Brindley, Mitchell Anderson, Lucy Calderhead and Eilish Segall trevelled through especially for the relays and raced exceptionally well for their team!!
A total of 16 ELST records were broken at SNAGS! Congratulations to Meagan Porteous, Lucy Lucas, Bridget Lemasurier, Ruth Thomson, Anna Balfour, Sean Craigmile, Finlay Hart and Fraser Samuel for this achievement!!
The last award of the championships went to the top club. East Lothian finished 16th out of 44 teams which is a fantastic result for swimming in East Lothian. Congratulations to all involved!!
