SWIMMING — Success For Inverclyde ASC Team At West District MeetINVERCLYDE Amateur Swimming Club swimmers enjoyed success at the West District Senior Age Group contest at Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow.
The event is for 14-year-olds and upwards who must achieve qualification times to be able to enter. Nine swimmers represented the club over the two-day event, clocking up an impressive nine medals.
Aimee Watson, Matthew Garrity and Thomas Canoon
There were two golds each for Aimee Watson and Matthew Garrity in the 100-metre and 200-metre breaststroke. Matthew added another two silver medals to his collection, coming second in the 200-metre and the 400-metre freestyle.
Aimee won silver in the 100-metre butterfly, and club captain Thomas Cannon picked up a silver in the 400-metre individual medley.
Kian McNelis, pictured right, also won a bronze medal in the gruelling 1,500-metre freestyle. Molly Cannon, Cammi Kerr, Ben Skinner, Lyall Black and Adam Brooks all gave excellent performances, with everyone beating their previous best times in at least one event.
Club coaches Shirley Reford and Andrew Dyer were delighted with the performance of the team, and were particularly pleased to see medals and personal bests being achieved across different strokes.
Andrew said: “The West District senior age group meet is an important milestone in the season and an excellent opportunity for our swimmers to compete at a high level in one of Scotland’s best pools.
“The weekend saw some fantastic times achieved by each swimmer and the benefits of the recent training camp at Club La Santa in Lanzarote were clearly evident.
Out of the pool, the support and encouragement shown for each other was also great to see.” The success of the senior swimmers has proved to be great motivation for their junior counterparts.
The Junior Age Group meet –- for 11 to 13-year-olds -– is coming up on the 17/18 November and they are more determined than ever to continue the winning streak.
