Castlebar Swimming Club
Castlebar Swimming Club News - 24th March 2003
By Linda McCaffrey
24, Mar 2003 - 21:55

A total of 39 swimmers from the Castlebar club competed in the Leisureland Cup competition held on 16th March, 2003 in Galway.

A total of 48 different events were swam and included individual and team performances Individual performances were recorded from the following swimmers: Sally Cunniffe, Nicholas Quinn, Annie McCormack, James Sweeney, Emma Hynes, Stephanie Ford, Anthony English, Laura Keaveney, Sarah Caulfield, Colm Garrick, Jill Magee, Cian Holland, Laura English, Darragh Quinn. Boys U 10 Freestyle Relay Diarmuid Joyce, Nicholas Quinn, Tony Sweeney, Patrick Sweeney, Reserve - Owen Thornton Girls U 10 Freestyle Relay – Sally Cunniffe, Deirdre McGauran, Katie McManamon,, Aoife Gavin Reserve – Shona Moran Boys U 12 IM. Relay – Tony Sweeney, Nicholas Quinn, Patrick Sweeney Diarmuid Joyce Girls U. 12 IM. Annie McCormack, Aisling Granahan, Stephanie ford, Emma Hynes. Reserve- Ellen Cahill Boys U 12 – IM. Rory Tuohy, James Sweeney, James Caulfield, Conor Waters Reserve – Francis Walsh Girls U 12 IM. – Aisling Granahan, Annie McCormack, Stephanie Ford, Emma Hynes Boys U 15 IM. – Patrick Wiseman, Anthony English, Conal Joyce, Fergus Sweeney Girls U 15 – IM. –Laura Keaveney, Sarah Caulfield, Zoe Davis, Sarah Wiseman Reserve – Katie Tuohy Senior Boys IM. - Colm Garrick, Darragh Quinn, Cian Holland, Ciaran Garrick Reserve – Jimmy Wiseman Senior Girls IM. – Laura English Ciara McGowan, Jill Magee, Sarah Wiseman Boys U 10 IM. – Tony Sweeney, Nicholas Quinn, Patrick Sweeney, Diarmuid Joyce Reserve – Killian Dervan. Girls U 10 IM. – Aoife Gavin, Sally Cunniffe, Datie McManamon, Deirdre McGauran Reserve – Shona Moran Boys U 12 IM. – Rory Tuohy, James Sweeney, James Caulfield, Francis Walsh Reserve – Conor Waters Girls U 12 IM. – Aisling Granahan, Annie McCormack, Stephanie Ford, Emma Hynes Boys U 15 IM. – Patrick Wiseman, Anthony English, Conall Joyce, Fergus Sweeney Girls U 15 IM. – Laura Keaveney, Zoe Davis, Sarah Caulfield, Sarah Wiseman Reserve – Katie Tuohy Senior Boys Freestyle – Colm Garrick, Cian Holland Michael Walls, Ciaran Garrick Reserve – Jimmy Wiseman Senior Girls – Freestyle – Laura English, Ciara McGowan, Jill Magee, Sarah Wiseman.

The Leisureland Cup was played off against teams from Claremorris, Tuam and Galway. The winning team from Galway achieved 254 points and claimed the cup, with Claremorris 2nd on 218 points, Castlebar came in 3rd with 213 points and Tuam 4th with 164 points. Once again the Castlebar swimmers did the club and coaches Francois, Marian, Jackie & Joe proud and provided the supporters with a very exciting evening of competition at its best.

A total of 39 swimmers from the Castlebar club competed in the Leisureland Cup competition held on 16th March, 2003 in Galway. A total of 48 different events were swam and included individual and team performances Individual performances were recorded from the following swimmers: Sally Cunniffe, Nicholas Quinn, Annie McCormack, James Sweeney, Emma Hynes, Stephanie Ford, Anthony English, Laura Keaveney, Sarah Caulfield, Colm Garrick, Jill Magee, Cian Holland, Laura English, Darragh Quinn. Boys U 10 Freestyle Relay Diarmuid Joyce, Nicholas Quinn, Tony Sweeney, Patrick Sweeney, Reserve - Owen Thornton Girls U 10 Freestyle Relay – Sally Cunniffe, Deirdre McGauran, Katie McManamon,, Aoife Gavin Reserve – Shona Moran Boys U 12 IM. Relay – Tony Sweeney, Nicholas Quinn, Patrick Sweeney Diarmuid Joyce Girls U. 12 IM. Annie McCormack, Aisling Granahan, Stephanie ford, Emma Hynes. Reserve- Ellen Cahill Boys U 12 – IM. Rory Tuohy, James Sweeney, James Caulfield, Conor Waters Reserve – Francis Walsh Girls U 12 IM. – Aisling Granahan, Annie McCormack, Stephanie Ford, Emma Hynes Boys U 15 IM. – Patrick Wiseman, Anthony English, Conal Joyce, Fergus Sweeney Girls U 15 – IM. –Laura Keaveney, Sarah Caulfield, Zoe Davis, Sarah Wiseman Reserve – Katie Tuohy Senior Boys IM. - Colm Garrick, Darragh Quinn, Cian Holland, Ciaran Garrick Reserve – Jimmy Wiseman Senior Girls IM. – Laura English Ciara McGowan, Jill Magee, Sarah Wiseman Boys U 10 IM. – Tony Sweeney, Nicholas Quinn, Patrick Sweeney, Diarmuid Joyce Reserve – Killian Dervan. Girls U 10 IM. – Aoife Gavin, Sally Cunniffe, Datie McManamon, Deirdre McGauran Reserve – Shona Moran Boys U 12 IM. – Rory Tuohy, James Sweeney, James Caulfield, Francis Walsh Reserve – Conor Waters Girls U 12 IM. – Aisling Granahan, Annie McCormack, Stephanie Ford, Emma Hynes Boys U 15 IM. – Patrick Wiseman, Anthony English, Conall Joyce, Fergus Sweeney Girls U 15 IM. – Laura Keaveney, Zoe Davis, Sarah Caulfield, Sarah Wiseman Reserve – Katie Tuohy Senior Boys Freestyle – Colm Garrick, Cian Holland Michael Walls, Ciaran Garrick Reserve – Jimmy Wiseman Senior Girls – Freestyle – Laura English, Ciara McGowan, Jill Magee, Sarah Wiseman

The Leisureland Cup was played off against teams from Claremorris, Tuam and Galway. The winning team from Galway achieved 254 points and claimed the cup, with Claremorris 2nd on 218 points, Castlebar came in 3rd with 213 points and Tuam 4th with 164 points. Once again the Castlebar swimmers did the club and coaches Francois, Marian, Jackie & Joe proud and provided the supporters with a very exciting evening of competition at its best. A total of 39 swimmers from the Castlebar club competed in the Leisureland Cup competition held on 16th March, 2003 in Galway. A total of 48 different events were swam and included individual and team performances Individual performances were recorded from the following swimmers: Sally Cunniffe, Nicholas Quinn, Annie McCormack, James Sweeney, Emma Hynes, Stephanie Ford, Anthony English, Laura Keaveney, Sarah Caulfield, Colm Garrick, Jill Magee, Cian Holland, Laura English, Darragh Quinn. Boys U 10 Freestyle Relay Diarmuid Joyce, Nicholas Quinn, Tony Sweeney, Patrick Sweeney, Reserve - Owen Thornton Girls U 10 Freestyle Relay – Sally Cunniffe, Deirdre McGauran, Katie McManamon,, Aoife Gavin Reserve – Shona Moran Boys U 12 IM. Relay – Tony Sweeney, Nicholas Quinn, Patrick Sweeney Diarmuid Joyce Girls U. 12 IM. Annie McCormack, Aisling Granahan, Stephanie ford, Emma Hynes. Reserve- Ellen Cahill Boys U 12 – IM. Rory Tuohy, James Sweeney, James Caulfield, Conor Waters Reserve – Francis Walsh Girls U 12 IM. – Aisling Granahan, Annie McCormack, Stephanie Ford, Emma Hynes Boys U 15 IM. – Patrick Wiseman, Anthony English, Conal Joyce, Fergus Sweeney Girls U 15 – IM. –Laura Keaveney, Sarah Caulfield, Zoe Davis, Sarah Wiseman Reserve – Katie Tuohy Senior Boys IM. - Colm Garrick, Darragh Quinn, Cian Holland, Ciaran Garrick Reserve – Jimmy Wiseman Senior Girls IM. – Laura English Ciara McGowan, Jill Magee, Sarah Wiseman Boys U 10 IM. – Tony Sweeney, Nicholas Quinn, Patrick Sweeney, Diarmuid Joyce Reserve – Killian Dervan. Girls U 10 IM. – Aoife Gavin, Sally Cunniffe, Datie McManamon, Deirdre McGauran Reserve – Shona Moran Boys U 12 IM. – Rory Tuohy, James Sweeney, James Caulfield, Francis Walsh Reserve – Conor Waters Girls U 12 IM. – Aisling Granahan, Annie McCormack, Stephanie Ford, Emma Hynes Boys U 15 IM. – Patrick Wiseman, Anthony English, Conall Joyce, Fergus Sweeney Girls U 15 IM. – Laura Keaveney, Zoe Davis, Sarah Caulfield, Sarah Wiseman Reserve – Katie Tuohy Senior Boys Freestyle – Colm Garrick, Cian Holland Michael Walls, Ciaran Garrick Reserve – Jimmy Wiseman Senior Girls – Freestyle – Laura English, Ciara McGowan, Jill Magee, Sarah Wiseman The Leisureland Cup was played off against teams from Claremorris, Tuam and Galway. The winning team from Galway achieved 254 points and claimed the cup, with Claremorris 2nd on 218 points, Castlebar came in 3rd with 213 points and Tuam 4th with 164 points. Once again the Castlebar swimmers did the club and coaches Francois, Marian, Jackie & Joe proud and provided the supporters with a very exciting evening of competition at its best.

Swimmers from the Castlebar Swimming Club travelled to Ballina to take part in the Connacht Region B & C Gala on Sunday 23rd March 2003. The Gala was hosted by Ballina Dolphins Swimming Club featured both Backstroke , Butterfly and Team relay events , The competion was tough as it catered for clubs from Sligo, Claremorris, Westport, Ballina, Longford and Athlone but the achievements of the Castlebar swimmers showed the results of all the hard training.
The following were the final placings – A - Certificates times were awarded to the following swimmers, this is a big milestone for these swimmers and represents the achievement of personal goals and is the result of dedication and hard training , so well done to the following – Annie McCormack U 11 Backstroke Fionnuala Quinn U 13 B/S Aisling Granahan U 13 B/S Sarah Caulfield U 15 B/S Rory Tuohy U 11 Butterfly Sally Cunniffe U 11 B/F Katie Costello U 11 B/F Rory Grier Gavin U 13 B/F Emma Hynes U 13 B/F Elenor Grier Gavin U 15 B/F ‘B’ CATEGORY GOLD Sally Cunniffe U11 Backstroke Elenor Grier Gavin U15 B/S James Caulfield U 13 Butterfly Sarah Caulfield U 15 Fly SILVER Elaine Joyce U 15 Fly BRONZE James Caulfield U 13 Backstroke Aoife McHale U 13 Fly Aisling Walls U 15 Fly ‘C’ CATEGORY GOLD Fergus Sweeney U 15 Backstroke Doireann Dever U 15 B/S Ellen Cahill U 13 Butterfly Maebh Garrick U 15 Fly SILVER Katie Costello U 11 Backstroke Deborah Brennan U 13 B/S Charles O’Malley U 15 Backstroke BRONZE Tony Sweeney U 11 Backstroke Vicky Staunton U 11 B/S Liam McLoughlin U 15 Butterfly Doireann Dever U 15 Fly Ita Heneghan also swam well to achieve personal best times in her strokes. In the Team Relay Events – Boys U 13 Freestyle team of – Rory Grier Gavin, Conor Waters, Francis Walsh, James Caulfield took the gold. The Girls U 13 team were not to be outdone and also took gold , well done to Aisling Granahan, Ellen Cahill, Deirdre Walsh, and Juliet Connaughton. Silver medals went to Boys U 11 Freestyle team of Tony Sweeney, Diarmuid Joyce, Rory Tuohy, and Nicholas Quinn The Girls U 11 Freestyle – Katie Costello, Aoife Gavin, Sally Cunniffe and Vicky Staunton took silver also. Well Done to all the young swimmers and Thank You to the good coaching from Jackie Hynes and Joe Moran.

Swimmers from the Castlebar Swimming Club travelled to Ballina to take part in the Connacht Region B & C Gala on Sunday 23rd March 2003. The Gala was hosted by Ballina Dolphins Swimming Club featured both Backstroke , Butterfly and Team relay events , The competion was tough as it catered for clubs from Sligo, Claremorris, Westport, Ballina, Longford and Athlone but the achievements of the Castlebar swimmers showed the results of all the hard training. The following were the final placings – A - Certificates times were awarded to the following swimmers, this is a big milestone for these swimmers and represents the achievement of personal goals and is the result of dedication and hard training , so well done to the following – Annie McCormack U 11 Backstroke Fionnuala Quinn U 13 B/S Aisling Granahan U 13 B/S Sarah Caulfield U 15 B/S Rory Tuohy U 11 Butterfly Sally Cunniffe U 11 B/F Katie Costello U 11 B/F Rory Grier Gavin U 13 B/F Emma Hynes U 13 B/F Elenor Grier Gavin U 15 B/F ‘B’ CATEGORY GOLD Sally Cunniffe U11 Backstroke Elenor Grier Gavin U15 B/S James Caulfield U 13 Butterfly Sarah Caulfield U 15 Fly SILVER Elaine Joyce U 15 Fly BRONZE James Caulfield U 13 Backstroke Aoife McHale U 13 Fly Aisling Walls U 15 Fly ‘C’ CATEGORY GOLD Fergus Sweeney U 15 Backstroke Doireann Dever U 15 B/S Ellen Cahill U 13 Butterfly Maebh Garrick U 15 Fly SILVER Katie Costello U 11 Backstroke Deborah Brennan U 13 B/S Charles O’Malley U 15 Backstroke BRONZE Tony Sweeney U 11 Backstroke Vicky Staunton U 11 B/S Liam McLoughlin U 15 Butterfly Doireann Dever U 15 Fly Ita Heneghan also swam well to achieve personal best times in her strokes. In the Team Relay Events – Boys U 13 Freestyle team of – Rory Grier Gavin, Conor Waters, Francis Walsh, James Caulfield took the gold. The Girls U 13 team were not to be outdone and also took gold , well done to Aisling Granahan, Ellen Cahill, Deirdre Walsh, and Juliet Connaughton. Silver medals went to Boys U 11 Freestyle team of Tony Sweeney, Diarmuid Joyce, Rory Tuohy, and Nicholas Quinn The Girls U 11 Freestyle – Katie Costello, Aoife Gavin, Sally Cunniffe and Vicky Staunton took silver also. Well Done to all the young swimmers and Thank You to the good coaching from Jackie Hynes, Marian English and Joe Moran.

Watch out for the Connacht Championships to be held in Castlebar on 30th March 2003.