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Ards swimmer Melanie Nocher won the Top Female Swimmer Award at the Rotherham Metro Open Meet, at Pond's Forge, Sheffield on 16th May.
Swimming as part of coach Ian Armitage's performance group for Loughborough Swimming, Melanie took the 200m backstroke title in a time of 2:13.55. This gives Melanie a qualifying time for the European LC Championships in Budapest in August and is also a qualifying time for the Commonwealth Games in India in October.
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Following a great swim in the heats of the 200 Freestyle in the Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix in North Carolina, USA, Ryan Harrison, City of Derry’s International swimmer now training at University of Tennessee, found himself in fourth place in the eight man final of the 200M Freestyle.
The other finalists in the world class line up included Olympian gold medallists Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte and Peter Vanderkaay. Ryan was the youngest swimmer in the final but remained undeterred to produce the best swim of his career to finish in fifth place achieving the fastest 200m freestyle qualifying time by a Northern Ireland swimmer for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in October. He also qualified for this summer’s European Swimming Championships.This is a massive step forward for the young swimmer and augers well for his future in his chosen sport.
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The period for recording commonwealth consideration times has opened. Please click on the link below for full details of the selection process.
2010 Commonwealth Games, Consideration and Team Selection
Commonwealth Games Claim Form
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Even though Larne swimmer Conor Leaney had considered American and British universities before opting for the University of Ulster at Jordanstown, he is now absolutely sure that he picked the best option. Conor is now studying for a BSc (Hons.) in Sports Technology at the University of Ulster which is also the home of the Sports Institute Northern Ireland (SINI). |
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 Swim Ulster’s Clare Dawson, a final year Psychology student at Stirling University, was in fine form at the British Universities Short Course Championships held over the weekend of 14-15 November.
She achieved 2 gold medals and Ulster Senior Records in both the 100m Freestyle (55.10) and 200m Freestyle (1:57.58) events, breaking Loughborough University’s Caitlin McClatchey’s record in the latter by two-hundredths of a second. Clare also earned a silver medal in the 400m Freestyle (4:13.65) and her efforts over the weekend were recognised with presentation of best female swimmer award. |
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Swimming was well represented in the announcement of this years Mary Peters Awards. |
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