Success for local swimmers at their first competition
This was the first time the three Lisburn swimmers had competed in a gala and their training paid off with all three receiving medals in their heats.
Eleven year old Ryan Brown took gold in the 25m backstroke in the Multi-Class S1 – S13 in a time of 36.72 with 16 year old Rory Irvine producing an excellent time of 52.64. Nineteen year old Connor Magee had a fantastic swim of 44.83 in this same event in the Multi-Class S14 – S15.
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Hide AdRory took bronze in the 25m freestyle in a time of 37.16 closely followed by Ryan in 4th place in 38.10. Connor produced an excellent swim of 35.92 in the same event in the S14 – S15 Multi-Class.
The last event for Ryan and Connor was the 25m breaststroke, each pulling out all the stops to swim 1.26.10 and 49.10 respectively.
Well done to Ryan, Rory and Connor at their first competition.