Larne swimmers take the trophy

Larne Swimming Club’s success continued when they competed in the War Memorial Gala at the Grove, the flagship gala of Ulster swimming.

On Saturday 12th November the Larne Senior team won the War Memorial Shield, to rapturous applause, in the 6 x 50m freestyle relay, this being the first time that Larne has won this prestigious award.

The victorious six were Andy Hunter, Shane Traill, Conor Leaney, Gavin Williamson, Wilson Logan and Johnny Niblock. What makes this achievement even greater is that 4 members of the team are only 15 years of age and are still classed as junior swimmers.

The celebrations did not stop there. Mark Wylie was named as the winner of the Elizabeth Long Trophy for the most promising 11 year old swimmer in Ulster. His excellent swims at the Ulster Age Group Championships guaranteed him this prize and there was no one else more worthy.
Larne’s squad of swimmers showed that there recent training camp in Lanzarote at Halloween under Head Coach Raymond Skillen had been a great success as they had a team in each of the six War Memorial Gala finals.