Super medal haul for Banbridge’s young swimmers

Over the weekend 37 medals were awarded - 14 gold, five silver and 18 bronze.

Sophie Mount started proceedings off on the Friday evening with a super swim in the 800m free, swimming a time of 12.27.31. She narrowly missed out on a medal but took bronze on Saturday with a time of 2.46.63 in her 200 free.

Saturday morning saw Kate Allenby and Poppy Robinson taking to the blocks for the 400IM. Kate took bronze in a time of 6.15.50, whilst Poppy won gold in 5.50.84. In the boys’ event Patrick McNiff won bronze in 5.40.30.

Throughout the age groups the 100m fly added significantly to the medal haul. Jenny Wilson won gold in 1.09.81, as did Julia Knox in the 10 year old age group, her time being 1.29.62 . Big sister, Olivia, took bronze in 1.21.92. Ellie Robinson narrowly missed out on a medal in this event, despite a super swim in a time of 1.22.11. The 50 fly gave a silver medal to Jenny Wilson with Poppy, Olivia and Kate winning bronze medals.

Nicky Galloway swam amazing backstroke races as usual, winning gold in both the 50 and 100 events in times of 28.41 and 1.01.98 respectively. Emma McElderry took silver in her 50m back in 39. 50 and Niall McDowell won bronze for his efforts in 50 back with a time of 36.00. The medal tally in the backstroke events was completed with Jenny and Olivia both being awarded bronze medals, Olivia for 200 and Jenny for 100.

Allyce Nixon, the Queen of breaststroke, won gold in a time of 1.24.93 in the 100. Becki Pinkerton also scooped gold in her age group in 1.44.15, also taking silver in a time of 3.45.40. Brother, William, a magnificent breaststroker, claimed gold in both the 100 and 200 in times of 1.32.28 and 3.17.40 respectively. Patrick McNiff won bronze in the 200 in 3.06.07 and narrowly missed out in a medal in the 100.