Mar30

Zac’s Success achieves invite to GB Squad.

Written by David Begg. Posted in Uncategorized

30th March

Zac’s Success achieves invite to GB Squad.

Zac Lacey 14, competed at The Down Syndrome European Swimming Championships at The Quays in Southampton over the weekend of 28th and 29th of March. The event had representatives from Scotland, Ireland, Estonia, Spain, Sweden, Russia and Brazil.

The Isle of Swim Team Member had a very successful weekend swimming in five individual events and also competing in the relay event. Zac can now say he is European Champion at the 25m Backstroke event when he produced the fastest time of the day for the event in a new personal best time of 21.22 sec. Zac then went onto produce a personal best in the 100m individual medley (1 min 50.41 sec).

Zac was also selected to swim in the England junior relay team (200m freestyle relay) which did extremely well as the only under 16 team to make the final and the four swimmers did exceptionally well to finish fifth against more established international teams.

Zac’s performance over the weekend was recognised by the Great Britain Down Syndrome Swimming Team coach and Zac has been invited to attend a Great Britain Training Camp in Batley, Yorkshire at the end of April which will hopefully be the start of bigger things to come.

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Mar30

Invitational Meet goes ‘Well(s)’

Written by David Begg. Posted in Uncategorized

23rd March

Invitational Meet goes ‘Well(s)’

A young IW Swim Team attended the Hants and South Coast League Invitational Meet at Woking Swimming Club on Saturday 21st March. The meet was for 11 years and under and the team was Mia Stillwell, Elysia Blacklock, Lottie Van der Helstraete, Mia Curtis, Lucy Kral, Holly Moody, Harry Elliott, Josh Begg, Sean Joyce, and the Wells brothers Solomon and Gabe.

Coach Gavin Muncaster said ‘everyone swam exceptionally well and all those that attended achieved at least 1 personal best on the night’.

Special Mentions should go to Solomon Wells in the 11 years boys section who swam personal bests in all three of his races and finished 1st in the 50m backstroke in a time of 40.44 sec and fifth in the 100m Individual Medley in a time of 1 min 31.81 sec. Brother Gabe (9 years category) also finished 2nd in the 50m Butterfly in a new personal best time of 1 min 0.46 sec and 4th in the 50m freestyle in a time of 46.35 sec. For the Girls Mia Stillwell in the 9 years age category finished 3rd in the 50m Backstroke event in a new personal best time of 45.76 sec.

Congratulations to all that attended and for ensuring the future looks bright for the IW Swim Team.

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Dec12

Christmas Break 2014 – Squads

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Christmas Break 2014

UPDATED – DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED POOL CLOSURE THIS WEEK THE FIRST SESSION BACK IS THURSDAY 8th AM.  Well done for all your hard work so far this season – enjoy the break, relax and look forward to seeing you in the New Year ready for some good training!