Fins Competitive Swim Club
Scottish top 25 Rankings
The final event in the long course season took place in July, so we are now able to see how well Fins performed during the long course season in terms of the number of swimmers and the number of events which made the top 25 Scottish rankings.
The answer is that 10 swimmers, made a top 25 position in the rankings in 60 events, 6 females and 4 males. 34 of the 60 events were ranked in the top 10.
Overall, the girls did well, although there is always room for improvement, but the boys less so and they will need to push a bit harder in training to catch up.
We are very fortunate to have Ian Lewis still at the club, now in his role as head coach, but as a swimmer in the 1980’s and early 90’s Ian represented Scotland on numerous occasions at Junior. Youth and Senior level. Ian still holds two log course club records and three short course records. It is surely time they were getting beaten.
Please remember that Ian and his coaches can only advise swimmers what they need to do to improve, but there is only one person that can actually make the difference and that is solely down to the swimmer themself – labore et scientia – through hard work and understanding, together with the correct application and plenty of dedication.
At the end of the long course season the rankings show the following –
Top fins’ swimmer is Millie Whytock, 13 years, who is the only simmer to achieve a being tanked 1st in her 59m backstroke’
Millie is also ranked 2nd in the 100m butterfly just 1.53 seconds behind Charlie Hoare of Warrender Baths
She also has two 3rd place rankings in the 200m butterfly and 400m individual medley again behind Charlie Hoare in the 200m butterfly and also Grace Taylor of Alford Otter. In the 400 individual medley she is once again behind Grace and Charlie this time with Grace in the number one spot.; Millie also has five 4th places and these are in the 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle; 50m butterfly and 200m individual medley. Millie is
also ranked 5th in the 100m backstroke; 6th in the 400m freestyle, and 7th in the 200m Backstroke.
The top male swimmer is Elliot Blair, 12 years whose highest ranking was 4th in the 200m backstroke. He was also 5th in the 400m freestyle, 7th in the 200m backstroke, 8th in the 200m freestyle 9th in the 200m butterfly and 10th in both the 100m freestyle and 200m individual medley. Elliot was also 11th in the 50m backstroke, 15th in the 100m butterfly, 20th in the 200m breaststroke, 21st in the 50m butterfly, and 23rd in the 50m freestyle.
The simmer that made the most entries in the top 25 ranking was Lilian Blair who recorded top 25 placings in15 events and they were 6th in both the 50m butterfly and 50m freestyle; 7th in the 200m backstroke; 8th in the 100m butterfly; 9th in the 50m and 100m backstroke, 100m freestyle; 100m breaststroke; and 200m individual medley10th in the 200m breaststroke. Lilian was also 14th in the400m individual medley; 15th in the 200m butterfly; 17th in the 200m freestyle,; 18th in the 400m freestyle; and 22nd in the 50m breaststroke,
Kristin Mackay, 18 years, has five top 25 rankings with the lowest at number eleven. Kristin’s rankings are 5th in the 400m individual medley; 6th in the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle, and the 11th ranked event is the 200m freestyle.
Lily-Mae McDonald, 11 years, is ranked 11th n the 100m freestyle, and 13th in the 50m backstroke.
Ethan Pate, 15 years is ranked 1th in the 800m freestyle, 17th in the 200m butterfly, and 21st in the 400m freestyle.
Eva Watson, 15 years; is ranked 13th in the 1599m freestyle, 14th in the 800m freestyle, 19th in the 400m freestyle, and 24th in the 200m freestyle.
Irys Blair, 16 years, is ranked 14th in the 50m backstroke, 20th in the 200m backstroke, 22nd in the 100m backstroke, and 25th in the 200m individual medley.
Caleb Gray, 15 years is ranked 19th in the 800m freestyle, and 22nd in the 400m freestyle
Harvey Whytock, 16 years is ranked 23rd in the 299m butterfly
