Longford host a successful Connacht B/C Grade for Galway SC!

 The annual Connacht B/C graded competition was held on Sunday 6^th May in Longford, hosting the 4X100 events. With the Galway SC team travelling via bus with a bunch of excited & supportive parents, the competition proved to be a resounding success for all those who committed to the day.

With 24 swimmers representing Galway SC, the team certainly did put in some great performances with 6 A times standards & 55 personal bests being achieved on the day.

The six A grade performances were achieved by Cathal Heffernan, Isobelle Gibbs & Allannah Blacoe in the U11 50metres Butterfly & by Rory Melody, Zak Rathner & Keela Mulhall in the U11 100metres Backstroke.

Top three podium B grade performances came in the Butterfly from Ben O’Sullivan (2^nd/U11), Liam Kilkenny (3^rd/U11) & Lauren McKnight (2^nd/U11), in the Backstroke by Fionn Duffy (2^nd/U11), in the Breaststroke from Darragh Hanrahan (3^rd/U11) & Isobelle Gibbs (3^rd/U11), and in Freestyle by Rory Melody (3^rd/U11).

Top three podium C grade performances came in the 50/100metres Butterfly from Liam Melody (2^nd/U11) & Patrick Smyth (1^st/U13), in the 100metres Backstroke by Tom O’Sullivan (2^nd/U11) & Cillian Walsh (1^st/U13), in 100 Breaststroke from Cathal Heffernan (2^nd/U11), Evan O’Boyle (3^rd/U11) & Cillian Walsh (3^rd/U13) & in the Freestyle from Darragh Hanrahan (2^nd/U11).

This proved to be a great day out for the competing Galway SC swimmers & parents who committed to the adventure & enjoyed the experience away & Galway SC would just like to extend sincere thanks to GSC coaches, Gwen & Niav Ryan for their professionalism in their duties to the team on another challenging day & to Team Manager Rosemary Blacoe who co-ordinated & managed the travelling parents with their duties to & from the competition – WELL DONE ALL & THANKS!

Best wishes to Tom O’Sullivan who whilst practising his streamlining on land in the park behind the Longford pool had a little accident & is out of the pool for a few weeks – Tom, from all at Galway SC get well soon!  

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