THE COLLEGE SWIM TEAM HAD A FANTASTIC DAY AT THE LEINSTER SCHOOLS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD AT THE TALLAGHT SPORTS COMPLEX ON SUNDAY LAST (13TH NOVEMBER 2011).

OUR SENIOR RELAY SQUAD OF:

DEAN SMAL, GAVIN MURRAY (BOTH 6TH YEAR); MAX GUÉRET AND VINOG LEAVY (BOTH 5TH YEAR) WON BOTH THE FREESTYLE AND MEDLEY EVENTS. OUR FIRST VICTORY SINCE 1997.

OUR JUNIOR SQUAD OF:

CHRISTIAN McKENNA (2ND YEAR), ROBERT SHEEDY (1ST YEAR), IAN LEAVY (BOTH 1ST YEAR) AND KEVIN MURPHY (2ND YEAR) RETAINED THE FREESTYLE TROPHY AND FINISHED 3RD IN THE MEDLEY.

IN THE INTERMEDIATE GROUP, THE SQUAD OF:

MATTHEW LONG (2ND YEAR), LOUIS TATE (3RD YEAR), FRANK VAUGHAN
(4TH YEAR), LAWRENCE SHIELDS (2ND YEAR) - ALL OF WHOM ARE UNDERAGE AGAIN NEXT YEAR - FINISHED 4TH IN BOTH EVENTS.

MAX GUÉRET ADDED A SILVER IN THE SENIOR 100 M BREAST STROKE AND DEAN SMAL A BRONZE IN THE SENIOR 100 M BUTTERFLY.

ALL OUR TEAM MEMBERS ALSO COMPETED IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL DISCIPLINES.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE BOYS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE IRISH SCHOOLS’ COMPETITION IN JANUARY.

I THANK THE PARENTS OF THE BOYS, COACHES LUKE STEVENS- KEHOE (CLASS OF 2001) AND DIARMUID SUGRUE (CLASS OF 2009) AND HEAD COACH MRS WALSH FOR THEIR ORGANISATION AND PREPARATION OF THE BOYS.