Fins’ swimmers had a very successful day at the Michael Woods Centre last Sunday when they competed in the Fife League, now restored to a Level 2 meet, and the Fife Novice League.
In the Fife League 28 swimmers competed in 52 swims resulting in 17 first placings, 12 second placings, 7 third placings, 10 top 10 finishes, and a new Club record.
The Club record was achieved by Caitlyn Dodds, 15 and over girls, when she recorded a time of 1 minute 4.72 seconds in the 100m Backstroke, reducing her own previous record by 0.70 seconds. The previous record was set at Linwood in November last year. This confirms her place as third ranked in the 16 years girls, in Scotland, for the 100m Backstroke, short course.
The swimmers achieved a very good 79% improvement rate and the 12 swimmers to gain a first placing were –
Esme Lee, 11/12 girls, 1st in both the 50m Breaststroke and 100m Backstroke
Mark Scott, 11/12 boys, 1st in both the 50m Breaststroke and 100m Butterfly
Sophie Juskowiak, 13/14 girls, 1st in both the 50m Breaststroke and 100m Backstroke
Catherine Comrie, 15/O girls, 1st in both the 50m and 100m Breaststroke
Theo Goodfellow, 15/O boys, 1st in both the 100m and 200m Breaststroke
Holly Armit, 11/12 girls, 1st – 200m Breaststroke; 2nd 100m Butterfly
Neža Dolenc-Luznar, 13/14 girls, 1st – 100m Butterfly; 2nd – 50m Breaststroke
Ben Lewis, 13/14 boys, 1st – 100m Butterfly, 2nd – 50m Breaststroke
Caitlyn Dodds, 15/O girls, 1st – 100m Backstroke; 2nd – 50m Breaststroke
Sam Lewis, 15/O boy, 1st – 50m Breaststroke; 2nd – 100m Backstroke
Stephanie Strang, 15/O girls, 1st – 100m Freestyle; 5th – 50m Breaststroke
Michael Strang, 15/O boys, 1st – 100m Freestyle; 5th – 50m Breaststroke
The remaining top 10 placings were –
Erin Taylor, 13/14 girls, 2nd in both the 50m and 100m Breaststroke
Steven Hardie, 11/12 boys, 2nd – 100m Breaststroke; 3rd – 50m Breaststroke
Peter Strong, 15/O boys, 2nd – 200m Breaststroke, 3rd – 100m Backstroke
Ana Doherty, 11/12 girls, 2nd – 50m Breaststroke; 4th – 100m Breaststroke
Blair Wardlaw, 13/14 boys, 2nd – 100m Backstroke; 4th – 50m Breaststroke
Euan Pate, 15/O boys, 2nd 100m Freestyle
Eireann Comrie, 15/O girls, 3rd in both the 100m and 200m Breaststroke
Erin O’Connor, 15/O girls, 3rd – 100m Backstroke; 4th – 50m Breaststroke
Rhianna Henderson, 13/14 girls, 3rd – 200m Breaststroke; 6th – 50m Breaststroke
Claire Thomson, 15/O girls, 3rd – 100m Butterfly; 8th – 200m Breaststroke
Stewart Payne, 11/12 boys, 5th – 100m Freestyle; 8th – 50m Breaststroke
Kimberley McCabe, 15/O girls, 6th – 100m Butterfly; 10th – 200m Breaststroke
Bethany Michie, 15/O girls, 8th – 100m Freestyle; 10th – 50m Breaststroke
Ailsa Burn, 13/14 girls, 10th, 50m Breaststroke
In terms of improvement there were a number of good PBs but an exceptional one came from Ana Doherty, who reduced her 100m Breaststroke by 19.06 seconds. The next two top improvements came from Esme Leewho reduced her 100m Backstroke by 6.63 seconds and Emma Lorrainsmith who reduced her 100m Freestyle by 6.41 seconds which gave her an 11th place finish.
In the Fife Novice League, 8 swimmers competed in 10 events and returned a 100% improvement rate. There were no winners, but one swimmer Molly Sweeney, 10/O girls, went one better and beat the time band in the 50m Freestyle reducing her previous best time by 4.10 seconds.
The remaining swimmers achieved two 2nd, two 3rd, and three top ten finishes. They were –
Heidi Mellon,10/O girls, 2nd – 50m Butterfly; 3rd – 100m Breaststroke
Grant Wardlaw, 10/O boys, 2nd – 50m Freestyle
Niamh Doherty, 9/U girls, 3rd – 25m Butterfly; 9th – 50m Breaststroke
Ciaran Burns, 10/O boys, 4th – 50m Breaststroke
Mairi Doherty, 10/U girls, 7th – 25m Backstroke
In addition to Molly, the next two bet improvements came from Heidi, who reduced her 100m Breaststroke by 3.88 seconds, and Grant, who reduced his 50m Freestyle by 2.33 seconds.
The remaining two swimmers, who finished just outside the top ten were Georgia Johnston (10/O), and Arran McKinlay (10/O)