So at long last, after a trials meet in April, the commonwealth council NI has announced the aquatics team for Birmingham 2022.
An aquatics team of 11 has been selected to represent Northern Ireland
SWIMMERS Danielle Hill Daniel Wiffen Jack McMillan Victoria Catterson Grace Davison Kaitlin McCaw Mollie McAlorum
PARA SWIMMERS Bethany Firth Barry McClements Siomha Nic Bradaigh
DIVER Tanya Watson
3 #teamlarne athletes have been selected as part of this team
Danielle Hill & Daniel Wiffen were preselected having represented Ireland at the Tokyo Olympics however both achieved the Qualifying standard set for selection to the Commonwealth team at various meets in this cycle anyway.
Danielle is a fantastic ambassador for not only our squad in Larne but also our sport in Ireland. She is testament to the adage hard work pays off. If you surround yourself with the right people, trust the process and dare to dream you can achieve anything.
Daniels career has been on an upward trajectory over the last 2 years and his move to Loughborough has paid off massively with an incredible series of swims since qualifying for Tokyo.
Danielle will contest 50/100 free 50/100 back 50 flyDaniel will contest 1500 free 400 free
Kaitlyn McCaw was selected as the 3rd girl on the 4 x 100 freestyle relay.
Having taken a hiatus from the sport to concentrate on studies Kaitlyn has shown that swimming into your twenties can and should be a rewarding experience. A great message to all younger swimmers.
Kaitlyn will contest 50/100 fly 4*100 free
These three will join Oliver Gunning on the team after Oliver was confirmed as part of the para triathlete team
Oliver will contest para triathlon
Having 4 athletes on the team from a small club is a fantastic achievement for all involved but even more important, 3 out of those 4 swim IN OUR PROGRAM every single day.
Congratulations to all who have shown that with hard work the right environment and the support of a strong squad you can achieve all you wish within a club program
Well done all we cannot wait to watch you all race this summer
The 1st Championship meet after the restart of competitive swimming was held in the new Lisnasharagh Complex in Belfast from the 5th -7th November 2021.
25 swimmers from Team Larne contested the event.
(Full results for the club are at the bottom)
Day one
14 events on day one. Heats in the morning and finals at night. The relays (4×50 Free for men and women) being swam as HDW in the morning session.
The Girls relay narrowly missed out to an Irish senior record display from Ards. The Boys followed this up with a 5 place finish for the junior team and a !st title of the weekend for the senior team.
Of the 48 swims on day one the team recorded 24 Personal Best swims and claimed 19 final places. Not bad for a meet that we are swimming through as we aim to maintain volume and intensity across the week with our sight firmly set on Irish SC and World Championships.
Womens Freestyle relay
In the evening session Morgan picked up the 2nd title of the day in the 200 Breast with his best ‘in season’ swim.
Ele Donegan produced a lifetime best to finish 2nd in the 400 Free and followed this up with a win in the 100 fly in a new club record time.
Danielle Hill and Conor Ferguson both doubled up in the 50 free and back to take the total number of titles to 7 for the 1st day.
Kaitlyn and Ele (50 free), Jericho and David (200IM), Luke (100 Fly), Thomas and Morgan (50 free) and Louisa and Evan(50 Back) rounded out the finalists.
Louisa Humphries, David Leggett and Charlie Morriss also swam Qualifying times for the Irish Short Course meet in December.
Daily total – 7 Senior titles
Day 2
13 events on day 2 with heats again in the morning followed by finals at night. The morning session saw #teamlarne claim 2 more titles with the mixed medley and mixed free relays to take the total number of titles to 9.
31 individual swims today resulting in 11 Personal bests and 16 finals spots.
The 200 free final was contested by Ele and Ellie who both produced seasons best swims (Ellie swimming a PB time) and finished 4th and 7th respectively. The male events saw Thomas and Jericho race to 3rd and 7th.
Title number 10 for the team came courtesy of Danielle in the 200 back while Lorcan claimed a really strong 2nd place with a big PB swim in the mens event.
Morgan made it 11 with the 100 Breaststroke in another season best.
After a world class start in the IM a technical issue and a cramp lead to Danielle scratching from 100 IM before stepping up to claim title number 12 in the 50 fly. Ele and Kaitlyn also featured strongly in the final with Kaitlyn winning her 1st Ulster individual medal and Ele finished just outside the podium places.
Morgan finished the day off with title number 13 in the 50 flywhile Luke finished with another PB in the same final.
Mens Freestyle Relay
Daily Total – 6 Senior titles
Day 3
12 events on day 3 with heats again in the morning followed by finals at night. The morning session saw #teamlarne claim another relay title with the mens free while the womens free took 2nd behinds ards.
24 individual swims in the morning, 7 personal bests and 10 final places earned.
The women’s 100 back was a comfortable win for Danielle and she followed it up with the 100 free in her 18th race of the weekend.
Lorcan claimed a bronze in a fantastic new PB time in the 100 BC.
Morgan made it a clean sweep in the men’s breaststroke with a win in the 50 breaststroke where Ben just missed out on a medal finishing 4th and Jericho took the Junior Title.
Mens Freestyle Relay
Kaitlyn finished 7th in 50 breaststroke just outside the PB she set in the heats in the morning.
Ele completed a clean sweep of the female fly events for the club with her 2nd title in a new club record time in the 200 fly. and followed up with a 6th place in the 100 free.
Thomas brought the curtain down on a great meet for Larne with a 5th place finish in the 100 free.
Womens 100 Free
Daily Total – 5 Senior titles
Over the weekend as a club we managed to win 18 out of 40 events.
124 individual swims
63 personal bests
8 club records were set
Kaitlyn McCaw – 50 Breast stroke
Morgan Berryman – 50 Breast stroke
Morgan Berryman – 100 Breaststroke
Morgan Berryman – 200 Breaststroke
Danielle Hill – 50 Fly
Danielle Hill – 100 IM
Ele Donegan – 100 Fly
Ele Donegan – 200 Fly
Congratulations Louisa H, Charlie M and David L on qualifying for Irish SC in December, We now have a fantastic 21 swimmers Qualified.
TeamLarne 