Clare lifesavers break national records

CLARE competitors broke national records at the National Stillwater Lifesaving Championships held at the UL pool last weekend. Almost 200 of Ireland’s top lifesavers competed in various lifesaving events.

Clare’s Adam McEvoy set two individual national records with a time of 1.04:77 in the 100m manikin tow and fins and again in the 50m manikin carry with a time of 33.33.
The Clare men’s team broke the record with a time of 1.53:35 in the 200m obstacle relay and 1.28:97 in the 100m 4x25m manikin (R). Clare broke the record for the 200m medley relay with a time of 1.51:18. The Clare girl’s team broke the record for the 200m medley relay with a time of 2.05:79.
The team rankings saw Clare taking first place in the ladies and men’s senior teams and also in the girls and boys junior teams.
The Clare competitors were: Bernard Cahill, Dylan Barrett, Conor Rooney, Declan Bredin, Colm Fitzgerald, Eoin Gleeson, Patrick Hogan, Michael Moriarty, Cormac O’Sullivan, Donnchadh O’Sullivan, Oisín McGrath, Adam McEvoy, Colm McNamara, Stephen Rooney, Darragh Glavin, Dara Gleeson, Rory McEvoy, Hugh McMahon, Patrick Cooney, Harry Broderick, Norma Cahill, Sinéad Mortell, Siobhán McGrath, Sarah Broderick, Louíse O’Donovan, Caoimhe Gowran, Emma Sheehy, Ciara Sexton, Ciara Donnelly, Melissa Power, Ciara Gleeson, Emily Ryan, Katie Shannon, Lily Barrett, Ciara Ryan, Orla Bredin and Aoife Glavin.

Results
Boys’ 13-16 100m obstacle: 1. Stephen Rooney; 2. Colm McNamara.
Girls’ 13-16 100m obstacle: 1. Ciara Gleeson.
Men’s 200m obstacle: 2. Bernard Cahill; 3. Dylan Barrett.
Women’s 200m obstacle: 2. Norma Cahill.
Boys’ 13-16 200m obstacle relay: Gold for the Clare boys’ A team with a placing for the Clare boys’ B team.
Girls’ 13-16 200m obstacle relay: Gold for the Clare Girls’ A team with a placing for the Clare girls’ B team.
Men’s 200m obstacle relay: Gold for the Clare men’s A team with a placing for the Clare men’s B team.
Women’s 200m obstacle relay: Silver for the Clare ladies A team with a placing for the Clare ladies’ B team.
Men’s 100m manikin tow +fins: 1. Conor Rooney; 2. Declan Bredin.
Women’s 100m manikin tow +fin: 2. Sinéad Mortell.
Boys’ 13-16 100m manikin tow+fins: 1. Adam McEvoy.
Girls’ 13-16 100m manikin tow+fins: 1. Ciara Gleeson.
Girls’ 13-16 100m 4×25 manikin relay: 1. Clare girls’ A.
Men’s 200m super lifesaver: 1. Bernard Cahill; 2. Dylan Barrett.
Women’s 200m super lifesaver: 1. Norma Cahill.
Boys’ 13-16 200m super lifesaver: 3. Stephen Rooney.
Girls’ 13-16 200m super lifesaver: 1. Lily Barrett.
Men’s 100m manikin carry + fins: 2. Conor Rooney; 3. Declan Bredin.
Women’s 100m manikin carry + fins: 3. Sarah Broderick.
Boys’ 13-16 100m manikin carry + fins: 3. Darragh Glavin; 2. Donogh Cronin.
Girls’ 13-16 100m manikin carry + fins: 3. Katie Shannon.
Men’s 100m rescue medley: 1. Dylan Barrett; 2. Colm Fitzgerald.
Women’s 100m rescue medley: 2. Norma Cahill; 2. Siobhán McGrath.
Men’s 50m manikin carry: 1. Bernard Cahill; 2. Colm Fitzgerald.
Women’s 50m manikin carry: 2. Norma Cahill.
Boys’ 13-16 50m manikin carry: 1. Adam McEvoy; 3. Donogh Cronin.
Girls’ 13-16 50m manikin carry: 1. Lily Barrett.
Men’s 100m 4×25 manikin relay: 1. Clare men’s A.
Women’s 100m 4×25 manikin relay: 1. Clare ladies’ A; 4. Clare ladies’ B.
Men’s 200m medley relay: 1. Clare men’s A; 4. Clare men’s B.
Women’s 200m medley relay: 1. Clare ladies’ A; 4. Clare ladies’ B.
Boys’ 13-16 200m medley relay: 1. Clare boys’ A; 4. Clare boys’ B.
Girls’ 13-16 200m medley relay: 1. Clare girls’ A.
Women’s 25m line throw relay: 2. Clare ladies’ A.
Boys’ 13-16 25m line throw relay: 4. Clare boys.
Girls’ 13-16 25m line throw relay: 1. Clare girls’ A – Ciara Gleeson and Emily Ryan.

Nipper helpers
Helping on the day with setting up the courses and moving the manikins were young Nippers (aged between 10 and 14) from Clare, Tara McEvoy, Róisín Cahill, Aoife Glavin, Meabh Moriarty, Niamh Staunton, Niamh Dolan, Rachel McMahon, Noel Shannon, Harry Broderick, Dara Gleeson, Rory McEvoy, Hugh McMahon and Patrick Cooney.
They will be amongst the competitors at the National Nipper Stillwater Pool Championships to be held in Kilkenny on April 16.