Afloat for 70 years

FRIDAY evening and Saturday last saw a festival of swimming at Ennis Leisure Complex as Ennis Swimming and Lifesaving Club celebrated 70 years afloat with their annual invitation gala.
Ennis Swimming and Lifesaving Club is and has always been run on an entirely voluntary basis. The club has been actively involved since its beginning with the development and progression of swimming in Ennis and the county. In its early years, members of the club were the driving force behind the building of the original Ennis pool, which was officially opened in October 1969 and again in the late 1990s and early 2000s in its redevelopment to form Ennis Leisure Complex.
Swimmers from Waterford, Clonmel, Carrick-on-Suir, Fermoy, Mallow, Limerick, Askeaton and Ennis arrived for the annual invitation gala. A total of 140 swimmers competed over the two-day period.
The standard of swimming was very high, with Bernard Cahill, Ennis Swim Club, achieving a Munster record in the 400 individual medley event. Bernard and 15 other swimmers from Ennis used this home event as a preparation run for the Irish Olympic Trials, being held this week in the National Aquatic Centre.
The best overall swimmers of the meet were Ennis’ Lily Barrett and Rory McEvoy who won the John and Nora Murphy Perpetual Cups for 2012. Lily stormed to victory, winning seven of her eight events. She swam best times in most of her events and showed the opposition her high level of fitness and skill. Rory McEvoy won six gold medals, winning all his entered events. Rory also swam 59 seconds for his 100m front crawl, which is a huge achievement for the 13-year-old.
Other notable performances came from Róisín Cahill and Dylan Barrett who each won five gold medals in their respective age groups.
Throughout the competition, Ennis swimmers achieved personal best times and achieved qualifying standards for summer national competitions.

Results
Girls 12 and under, 400 SC metre freestyle: 1. Róisín Cahill, Ennis 5:04.17; 2. Ciara Doran, Limerick 5:14.92; 3. Courtney Power, Waterford 5:27.67.
Girls 13-14 400 SC metre freestyle: 1. Lily Barrett, Ennis 4:49.34; 2. Rachel O’Brien, Ennis 5:11.59; 3. Ellie O’Connor, Limerick 5:12.63.
Girls 15-16 400 SC metre freestyle: 1. Katie Shannon, Ennis 5:09.25; 2. Ciara Ryan, Ennis 5:11.56; 3. Emily Ryan, Ennis 5:18.60.
Event 2 Boys 13-14 400 SC metre freestyle: 1. Rory McEvoy, Ennis 4:28.62; 2. Hugh McMahon, Hugh Ennis 4:37.82; 3. Eoin Bray, Waterford 4:44.20.
Boys 15-16 400 SC metre freestyle: 1. Stephen Rooney, Ennis 4:28.26; 2. Darragh Glavin, Ennis 4:40.69; 3. Barry Clancy, Ennis 5:03.87.
Boys 17 and over 400 SC metre freestyle: 1. Dylan Barrett, Ennis 4:13.92; 2. Rory Sexton, Ennis 4:29.94; 3. Bernard Cahill, Ennis 4:32.41.
Girls 12 and under 200 SC metre backstroke: 1. Róisín Cahill, Ennis 2:47.78; 2. Ivana Pyne, Ivana Ennis 3:14.78.
Girls 13-14 200 SC metre backstroke: 1. Rachel O’Brien, Ennis 2:45.81; 2. Odette Gleeson, Ennis 2:50.55; 3. Eimear McGrath, Ennis 2:57.64.
Girls 15-16 200 SC metre backstroke: 1. Ciara Ryan, Ennis 2:42.58; 2. Katie Shannon, Ennis 2:48.60; 3. Emily Ryan, Ennis 2:51.01.
Girls 17 and over 200 SC metre backstroke: 1. Emma Sheehy, Ennis 2:37.69.
Boys 13-14 200 SC metre backstroke: 1. Rory McEvoy, Ennis 2:19.37; 2. Hugh McMahon, Ennis 2:36.63; 3. Steven O’Brien, Limerick and Dara Gleeson, Ennis 2:39.92.
Boys 15-16 200 SC metre backstroke: 1. Adam McEvoy, 2:16.96; 2. Luke Dillon, Limerick 2:36.14; 3. Alexander Carr, Ennis 3:05.69.
Boys 17 and over 200 SC metre backstroke: 1. Martin Moore, Ennis 2:45.66.
Girls 13-14 200 SC metre breaststroke: 1. Lily Barrett, Ennis 3:00.65; 2. Megan Power, Waterford 3:10.78; 3. Sadhbh O’Brien, Ennis 3:31.93.
Girls 15-16 200 SC metre breaststroke: 1. Elaine Casey, Ennis 3:00.53; 2. Ailbhe Hogan, Ennis 3:27.63; 3. Maedhbh Grogan, Ennis 3:35.48.
Boys 13-14 200 SC metre breaststroke: 1. Ryan Shannon, Ennis 3:03.47; 2. Lorcan Casey, Ennis 3:21.33.
Boys 15-16 200 SC metre breaststroke: 1. Colm McNamara, Colm Ennis 2:48.66; 2. Ben Jacob, Waterford 2:51.40; 3. Fergal Breen, Ennis, 2:59.37.
Boys 17 and over 200 SC metre breaststroke: 1. Dylan Barrett, Ennis 2:32.80; 2. Patrick Hogan, Ennis 2:49.12.
Boys 15-16 200 SC metre butterfly: 1. Luke Dillon, Limerick 2:35.98; 2. Darragh Glavin, Ennis 2:48.47; 3. Colm McNamara, Ennis 2:58.24.
Boys 17 and over 200 SC metre butterfly: 1. Bernard Cahill, Ennis 2:21.59; 2. Donogh Cronin, Ennis 2:42.89.
Girls 10-12 200 SC metre freestyle: 1. Róisín Cahill, Ennis 2:25.04.
Girls 13-14 200 SC metre freestyle: 1. Lily Barrett, Ennis 2:16.11; 2. Sadhb O’Sullivan, Waterford 2:21.20; 3. Rachel O’Brien, Ennis 2:25.00.
Girls 15-16 200 SC metre freestyle: 3. Kate Shannon, Katie Ennis and Emily Ryan, Ennis 2:27.95.
Girls 17 and over 200 SC metre freestyle: 1. Siobhán McGrath, Ennis 2:25.15.
Boys 13-14 200 SC metre freestyle: 1. Rory McEvoy, Ennis 2:08.31; 2. Eoin Bray, Waterford 2:11.27; 3. Hugh McMahon, Ennis 2:12.18.
Boys 15-16 200 SC: 1. Stephen Rooney Ennis 2:06.40; 2. Aibhne Breathnach, Waterford 2:07.09; 3. Darragh Glavin, Ennis 2:10.97.
Boys 17 and over 200 SC metre freestyle: 1. Dylan Barrett, Ennis 2:00.91; 3. Bernard Cahill, Ennis 2:10.47. Girls 10-12 100 SC metre butterfly: 1. Ivana Pyne, Ennis 1:32.49.
Girls 13-14 100 SC metre butterfly: 1. Lily Barrett, Lily Ennis 1:12.87; 3 Rachel O’Brien, Ennis 1:20.66.
Girls 15-16 100 SC metre butterfly: 2. Kate Shannon, Ennis 1:17.03.
Boys 13-14 100 SC metre butterfly: 1. Rory McEvoy, Ennis 1:09.64; 3. Dara Gleeson, Ennis 1:12.60.
Boys 15-16 100 SC metre butterfly: 2. Adam McEvoy, Ennis 1:06.91.
Boys 17 and over 100 SC metre butterfly: 1. Bernard Cahill, Ennis 1:03.83; 3. Patrick Hogan, Ennis 1:07.45.
Girls 10-12 100 SC metre backstroke: 1. Róisín Cahill, Ennis 1:17.07.
Girls 13-14 100 SC metre backstroke: 3. Lily Barrett, Ennis 1:14.69.
Girls 15-16 100 SC metre backstroke: 3. Ciara Ryan, Ennis 1:18.24.
Girls 17 and over 100 SC metre backstroke: 2. Emma Sheehy, Ennis 1:13.84; 3. Siobhán McGrath, Ennis :22.83.
Boys 13-14 100 SC metre backstroke: 1. Rory McEvoy, Ennis 1:07.53; 2. Ryan Shannon, Ennis 1:12.53.
Boys 15-16 100 SC metre backstroke: 1. Adam McEvoy, Ennis 1:03.86; 2. Colm McNamara, Ennis 1:11.05.
Boys 17 and over 100 SC metre backstroke: 2. Niall Broderick, Ennis 1:12.04.
Girls 12 and under 200 SC metre freestyle relay: 1. Limerick 2:15.43; 2. Ennis 2:20.55.
Girls 16 and under 200 SC metre freestyle relay: 1. Ennis A.
Boys 16 and under 200 SC metre freestyle relay: 1. Ennis 1:49.53.
Girls 10-12 100 SC metre freestyle: 1. Róisín Cahill, Ennis 1:06.66.
Girls 13-14 100 SC metre freestyle: 1. Lily Barrett, Ennis 1:03.32.
Girls 15-16 100 SC metre freestyle: 3. Emily Ryan, Ennis 1:08.06.
Girls 17-24 100 SC metre freestyle: 3. Siobhán McGrath, Ennis 1:08.79.
Boys 13-14 100 SC metre freestyle: 1. RoryMcEvoy, Ennis 59.53; 2. Ryan Shannon, Ennis 1:00.99;
3. Dara Gleeson, Ennis 1:01.34.
Boys 15-16 100 SC metre freestyle: 1. Adam McEvoy, Ennis 58.95; 3. Stephen Rooney, Ennis 59.41.
Boys 17 and over 100 SC metre freestyle: 1. Dylan Barrett, Ennis 56.34; 2. Colm Fitzgerald, 56.93.
Girls 13-14 100 SC metre breaststroke: 1. Lily Barrett, Ennis 1:26.23.
Girls 15-16 100 SC metre breaststroke: 1. Elaine Casey, Ennis 1:24.09.
Boys 13-14 100 SC metre breaststroke: 2. Ryan Shannon, Ennis 1:25.22.
Boys 15-16 100 SC metre breaststroke: 3. Colm McNamara, Ennis 1:20.02.
Boys 17-24 100 SC metre breaststroke: 1. Dylan Barrett, Ennis 1:10.21; 2. Donnacda O’Sullivan, Ennis 1:18.72; 3. Patrick Hogan, Ennis 1:18.90.
Girls 14 and under 200 SC metre medley relay: 1. Ennis 2:21.72.
Boys 14 and under 200 SC metre medley relay: 1. Ennis 2:09.96.
Girls 200 SC metre medley relay: 2. Ennis 2:18.36.
Boys 200 SC metre medley relay: 1. Ennis A 2:01.38; 2. Ennis C 2:06.84; 3. Ennis B 2:08.51.