The final event of the 2024 long course season, in Scotland, the Scottish Summer Meet, was held at the ten lane 50m pool, in the Aberdeen Sports Village from Thursday 11 July to Sunday 14th July.
Nine Fins’ swimmers qualified for this age group event which was open to swimmers between the ages of 12 and 18 inclusive. The swimmers competed in a total of 36 swims, recording 24 PBs and winning two silver and one bronze medal plus a total of seventeen finalists or equivalent, 400m and over events were designated as heat declared winners.
Adam Selbie, 14 boys, won a silver medal in the 100m backstroke, finishing just 0.55 seconds behind RuaidhrA Vick of Warrender Baths, and a bronze medal in the 200m backstroke, behind Austin Macpherson of Garioch and Aiden Anderson, Aberdeen Dolphins.
Adam also qualified for two more finals finishing 6th in the 100m freestyle, with a good PB, just failing to beat the one minute barrier, and 7th in the 200m individual medley. He was also 7th in the 400m freestyle and 13th in the 200m freestyle.
Adam had the top performance for Fins in his 200m backstroke where a 0.93 second PB moved him from 4th to 3rd in the Fins long course rankings. Despite some larger PBs by the swimmers they didn’t always convert to a rise in the rankings. However, Adams other movements were 9th to 8th in the 400m freestyle with a 5.06 seconds PB; 14th to 10th in the 200m individual medley with a 4.02 second PB; and from 18th to 11th in the 100m freestyle with a 1.99 seconds PB.
Fins other silver medal was won by Kristin Mackay, 16 girls, who finished behind Alice Perry of Warrender Baths. Kristin was also 4th in the 400m individual medley, 5th in the 400m freestyle, and 7th in the 200m individual medley. Kristin was 1st reserve for the final of the 200m breaststroke, 11th overall, and finished 14th in both the 200m backstroke and 100m butterfly.
Just missing out on two bronze medals was Ethan Pate, 12/13 boys, who finished 4th in both the 400m freestyle and 200m butterfly. Ethan also had five further top 10 placings finishing 5th in both the 800m and 1500m freestyle, 9th in the 100m butterfly and 10th in both the 200m freestyle and 400m individual medley. He was also 2nd reserve for the final of the 100m freestyle. Ethan’s highest movement was from 6th to 5th in the 800m freestyle, with the largest Fins’ PB of the meet of 14.86 seconds. He also moved from 12th to 11th in the 400m free recording a 6.90 second PB; 15th to 13th in the 200m freestyle, with a 2.81 second PB; and 23rd to 22nd in the 100m freestyle with a 0.06 second PB.
Caleb Gray, 12/13 boys, also had five top 10 placings, finishing 4th in the 400m individual medley, and 6th in the 400m, 800m, and 1500m freestyle, and the 200m butterfly. Caleb Also finished 14th in both the 200m freestyle and 200m backstroke.
Caleb had a few ‘no changes’ in the rankings, but also recorded the 2nd largest PB of 10.42 seconds in the 800m freestyle which moved him from 6th place to 5th.
Irys Blair, 14 girls, was the remaining swimmer to make a final, finishing 10th in the 100m backstroke. Irys also finished 14th in the 400m freestyle and 27th in the 50m freestyle. Irys had two ranking movements, 12th to 10th in the 400m freestyle with a 6.02 second PB; and 11th to 10 in the 100m backstroke with a 0.57 second PB.
Lilian Blair, 12/13 girls, was 16th in the 100m breaststroke and 18th in the 200m breaststroke, which were good results considering she was in the younger half of a double year age group. Lilian had the largest movement in the rankings from 27th to 17th in the 100m breaststroke with a 4.76 second PB. Lilian also recorded the 3rd largest Fins’ PB of 9.83 seconds in the 200m breaststroke but unfortunately, this resulted in ‘no change’.
The remaining three swimmers, who had one swim each, were – Steven Pate 17/18 boys, 19th – 50m breaststroke, Eva Watson, 12/13 girls, 20th – 400m freestyle, which moved her from 15th to 14th in the rankings with a 4.54 second PB,, and Charlotte Wardlaw, 16 girls, 24th – 50m breaststroke.
Adam, Irys, Charlotte, Ethan, Kristin & Eva
Ken White
Club Press Officer