Day 3, Saturday and we are half way there. The girls 400m free is the first event and Aer Lingus have three swimmers in the final. Tara English proves to the quickest of our swimmers in this one and takes the bronze. Not to be outdone, cometh the hour, cometh the man. Club captain Gavin Truman steps up and takes gold in the u/16 boys 400 Free, a triumph for hard work and persistence as he said himself!
In the 200 back, Wendy O’Neill takes bronze. One of the races of weekend was about to take place. Templeogue fresh from winning the 4 x 100 metre freestyle in a record breaking time, where lining up a possible double by taking the 4 x 100 IM relay title from the current champions and junior record holders Aer Lingus. Something had to give and what took place was truly memorable. A speech from Alan beforehand settled some nerves, but the tension was palpable, (and the was just in the balcony).
Last weekend from Thursday 22nd of July to Sunday 25th, saw the last competition of the national swimming calendar, the Irish Youth and Senior Championships, and if you expected this to be a top competition, you were not about to be disappointed. An international flavour was added by the arrival of teams, from Scotland, France, [...]
All photos courtesy : Kieran Berry. Aer Lingus Swim Club team photos from the Irish Youth Open Championships at the NAC. Well done to all swimmers on some great individual and team performances. Full Swim Meet report to follow shortly…
After rising to the rank of A- list celeb with his last article, a newly sun tanned Maurice McCrohan makes a welcome return to our website. Enjoy! “…I was reading though last years Division 2 results getting myself and young Sinead psyched up for the Div 2′s. I scrolled down the list of club names [...]
Boys U15 who finished 2nd in 200m IM relay Girls U12 who finished 4th in 200m Free relay Boys U12 who finished 3rd in 200m IM relay …proving that our swimmer’s talents extend way beyond the pool ( just don’t get on the wrong side of the bunch below ), X Factor here we come…!
ALSC Girls U12 who came 1st in 200m IM relay ALSC Boys U15 who came 1st in 200m Freestyle relay ALSC Boys U12 who came 4th in 200m Freestyle relay ALSC Boys Division 1 Squad Photo. Well done to all swimmers, the team have got off to a great start in both individual and team [...]
For more Division 2 Gala photos click on the De Photo logo on our website. Gala report from Coach Paolo; “…Here we are again……….. back from Limerick after competing in the Irish Age Groups Div 2 Gala. Three days of intense and exciting competition took place in an atmosphere, which was very warm in every [...]
Once in a while you see something that causes your jaw to drop. This is one of those moments… How long can you hold your breath? It reminded me of an ALSC training drill. You know the one; you’re asked to swim underwater as far as you can without breathing. A full length is an amazing [...]
All photos courtesy of: Brian Whelan www.flickr.com/photos/brianmwhelan/