Sixteen Fins’ swimmers were in action at the Michael Woods Centre at the Warrender End of Season Meet, over the two days. Overall, they contested 71 swims recording 45 PBs, which equates to an improvement rate of 63%, which is down a bit, but not as bad as it appears. While there were some very good PBs there were also quite a few marginal PBs because the swimmers had set their time two weeks previously at the Carnegie Spring Meet, and likewise some of the non PBs were marginal for the same reason with one swimmer losing out by just one hundredth of a second, and another gaining a one hundredth of a second PB. So, once again, I would class it as another successful weekend.

Ages used at the meet were age on the day.

The swimmers achieved 5 – 1st placings, 6 – 2nd and 3 – 3rd, plus a further 28 top 10 finishes and there are changes to the Fins all-time top 50 rankings, but from only two swimmers who achieved three new entries and seven improvements, between them.

Again, it is difficult to choose a Fins’ top swimmer between Millie Whytock, 10 to 12 years female, and Lilian Blair, 13 years female. Millie had two entries, including the highest entry position and Lilian had five of the movement up the rankings including the highest movement position.

Millie won the 50m and 100m backstroke and the 200m individual medley, and was 2nd in the 50m free backstroke in a time of 33.40 seconds and 4.15 second PB, entering in 19th place.
The swimmer who drops out is Emma Simpson, who set her time at Ainslie Park in October 1995. The time now required for entry is 36.14 seconds.

Millie’s second entry was in the 200m individual medley in a time of 2 minutes 43.30 seconds and a 13.02 seconds PB, which was the 3rd largest by a Fins’ swimmer. This enters Millie in 50th place and this time we lose Claire Edwards who set her time at Glenrothes in August 1995. The new entry time is Millie’s time above.

Millie’s two movements up the rankings came in the 50m freestyle and 100mbackstroke. In the 50m freestyle she moved from 47th to 34th with a 0.59 second PB, and her 100m backstroke she moves from 47th to 45th with a 0.39 second PB.

The Scottish age group rankings for the Warrender meet have now been published and Millie’s excellent 4.15 second PB for her 50m backstroke places her at No.1 in the 12 years Scottish rankings, moving up from 5th place.

Similarly in her 200 individual medley she moves from 4th to 2nd place, just 0.98 seconds away from Grace Taylor of Alford Otters, and in the 100m backstroke Millie remains in 3rd place, but closes the gap on Anglo Scot Emmaline Eales of Kingston Royals, in 1st place, to 0.61 seconds, and Emmie Murray of Buckie, in 2nd place to just 0.36 seconds.

Lilian had 7 swims, winning her 100m butterfly and 100m freestyle, she was 2nd in her 200m butterfly, 200m individual medley, and 200m backstroke, 5th in the 50m freestyle and 7th in the 100m breaststroke.

Lilian’s entry to Fins’ rankings was in her 50m Freestyle in a time of 29.38 seconds and a 1.23 second PB, which enters the rankings in 22nd place. Apologies to Lilian, she should have already been in the top 50 from a previous swim.Dropping out is Kirsty Davis who set her time at the FIRST Meet in January 2017.  The entry time now required is 30.77 seconds.

Lilian had two swims that reached the highest ranking in terms of movement. In both her 200m individual medley and 100m freestyle she moves from 22nd to 18th, Her improvements were 1.34 and 1.57 seconds respectively but the 100m freestyle was particularly pleasing in a time of 1 minute 2.00 seconds, having set her previous best at the Carnegie Spring meet two weeks ago.

In her 200m butterfly Lilian achieved the largest movement up the rankings, moving 26 places from 48th to 22nd with a time of 2 minutes 44.53 seconds and a 15.65 second PB, which was the 2nd largest by a Fins’ swimmer.
Lilians remaining two moves up the rankings came in the 200m Backstroke where she moved from 24th to 20th, and in the 100m butterfly where she moved from 24th to 23rd.

In terms of the 13 years female Scottish age group rankings and despite a marginal PB of 0.25 seconds, Lilian’s 100m butterfly time of 1 minute 11.33 seconds takes her to No. 1 spot in the rankings, but less than a second ahead of the 2nd ranked swimmer.
In her 100m freestyle Lilian remains in 2nd place in the Scottish rankings, but has closed the gap on Anglo-Scot, Madisyn Markell, of Guilford City, to 0.94 seconds.

Cole Gray, 12 years male, was 2nd in the 200m individual medley, 3rd in both the 50m backstroke and 50m butterfly, 4th in the 100m freestyle and 5th in the 100m breaststroke.
Cole’s best PB came in his 200m individual medley which he improved by 7.14 seconds.

Ethan Pate, 13 years male, was 2nd in the 100m butterfly, 3rd in the 200m butterfly, 4th in the 200m breaststroke, 5th in the 200m freestyle and 200m individual medley, 6th in the 100m and 200m backstroke and the 50m freestyle, 7th in the 100m freestyle, and 9th in the 100m breaststroke.
Ethan’s top PB was a reduction of 2.83 seconds off his 200m breaststroke.

Elliot Blair, 10 to 12 years male, was 5th in the 100m backstroke, 7th in the 200m freestyle and 50m breaststroke, 10th in the 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke, and 200m individual medley, and 13th in the 100m breaststroke and 50m butterfly.
Elliot’s top PB was an 8.80 reduction in his 200m freestyle.

Jack Campbell, 13 years male, was 5th in the 100m butterfly, 9th in the 100m freestyle and 100m butterfly, 10th in the 100m freestyle and 200m backstroke, 12th in the 200m individual medley, 14th in the 100m breaststroke, and 15th in the 50m freestyle.
Jack recorded the 4th largest PB in his 100m breaststroke of 11.68 seconds.

Harvey Whytock, 14 years male, was 6th in the 200m breaststroke, 9th in the 100m butterfly, and 11th in both the 200m individual medley and 100m freestyle.  Harvey’s top PB was a 1.97 second reduction in his 200m individual medley.

Sadie Paton, 10 to 12 years female, was 6th in the 200m freestyle and 19th in the 50m breaststroke. Sadie recorded a marginal PB on her 200m freestyle.
Irys Blair, 15 years and over female, was 6th in the 200m breaststroke, 14th in the 200m freestyle, and 20th in the 100m freestyle.
Chelsea Walker, 10 to 12 years female, was 14th in the 200m freestyle, 28th in the 50m freestyle, and 32nd in the 100m breaststroke.
Chelsea recorded the 5th largest PB in her 50m freestyle of 10.03 seconds.
Grace Mills, 10 to 12 years female, was 15th in her 50m butterfly, 28th in her 100m freestyle, and 35th in her 100m breaststroke.  Grace’s top PB was a reduction of 3.78 seconds in her 100m breaststroke.

Leyton Neilson, 10 to 12 years male, was 17th in his 50m breaststroke 20th in his 100m freestyle, and 25th in his 50m freestyle. Leyton recorded the largest PB of 24.83 seconds in his 200m freestyle,
Summer Ramsden, 10 to 12 years female, was 18th in the 50m breaststroke, and 22nd in the 200m freestyle. Summer’s 200m freestyle was a first time swim so that sets her PB and in the 50m breaststroke she recorded a 1.79 second PB.

Lily-Mae McDonald, 10 to 12 years female, was20th in the 200m freestyle, 30th in the 100m backstroke, 38th in the 100m backstroke, 39th in the 100m freestyle, and 45th in the 100m butterfly. Lily-Mae’s 200m freestyle was a first time swim and in her 50m freestyle she recorded a 0.97 second PB.
Sarah Macleod, 10 to 12 years female, was 31st in the 50m breaststroke, 38th in the 50m freestyle. And 59th in the 100m freestyle. Sarah had two first time swims inn her 100m freestyle and 50m Breaststroke, and recorded a 2.91 second PB in her 50m freestyle.
Antonia Adie, 10 to 12 years female was 34th in the 100m backstroke, where she recorded a 0.58 second PB.
This was a difficult meet, with a large number of entries, especially following on from a very successful Carnegie meet but, as already mentioned, this can still be regarded as a successful weekend.

Thanks, once again, to Laura McQuade for supplying the photos.