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MINOR SCHOOLS SWIMMERS 11 MEDAL HAUL
BY CIARA BERESFORD
The Connacht Minor School Swimming Championship
was recently held, where 22 very talented, young
swimmers from Ballinasloe Swimming Club represented
various National Schools, with 19 swimmers in individual
events and an additional 3 were part of relay teams.
“Our very talented swimmers had the most successful day out at the
Connacht Schools than we’ve had in years”, added Monica McKeon, Club
Secretary. The club won three individual Gold medals, three individual
Silver medals and five individual Bronze medals. Eight of the Ballinasloe
swimmers qualified for the National School Championships in 2 strokes
and four more qualified in 1 stroke.
Six relay teams qualified for the Nationals with the talented young
teams, who all represented Creagh NS winning 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 3
Bronze. “We would like to thank our head coach Brendan Breathnach
& his assistant coach Rochelle Stockil Trappe for all the hard work
they put in to coaching our very talented swimmers”, said Monica.
“Well done to everyone who competed - they did themselves proud
competing against the best swimmers in Connacht and are a credit to
both the club and the school which they represented.”
The qualified swimmers will be competing in the National Minor School
Championship, which will be held in the National Aquatic Centre, Dublin
on February 7th.
To keep up do date with the latest events, you can visit their Facebook
page at Ballinasloe Swimming Club.
U10 Girls who represented
Creagh NS and won Bronze in the
Freestyle Relay - Kayla McKeon,
Emma McGreal, Sheenagh
Hanrahan, Sarah Dolan.
U12 Girls who represented Creagh
NS and won Gold in both the in
the Medley & Freestyle Relays –
Tara McKeon, Ailbhe Hanrahan,
Ava McKeon, Ruth Dolan.
U10 Boys who represented
Creagh NS and won Silver in
the Medley relay & Bronze
in the Freestyle Relay – Evan
McKeon, Liam Martin, Charlie
Mooney, Leon McKeon.
U12 Boys who represented
Creagh NS and won Bronze
in the Medley Relay – Hugh
Killeen, Conor Hogan, James
Mooney, Adam McGreal.
Swimmers from Ballinasloe Swimming Club who represented their schools in the Connacht Minor/Secondary Schools Championship.
Back Row – Hugh Killeen, Adam McGreal, Rochelle Stockil Trappe, Conor Hogan, Conor Harley, Ava McKeon, Rowan Harley, Caoimhe Kennedy, Ethan Moran, Tara McKeon, James
Mooney, Katie Naughton, Brendan Breathnach. Front Row – Charlie Mooney, Leon McKeon, Tani McCormack, Daniel Mooney, Aaron Hogan, Emma McGreal, Sheenagh Hanrahan,
Sarah Dolan, Kayla McKeon, Ailbhe Hanrahan, Ruth Dolan, Evan McKeon, Liam Martin.
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