Clare nippers retain Munster Cup

WHITE Strand beach, Miltown was a hive of activity on Sunday as the Munster Nipper Open Water Surf Lifesaving Championships were held. In total, 149 young people between the ages of eight and 14 competed from counties Clare, Waterford and Cork.
The beach events included 50m sprints and 25m beach flags and the water-based events included a 200m swim, 200m board race, 200m fin race and 200m taplin relay in which competitors swim, use paddle boards and run.
While medals were awarded to the competitors placed first to third, points were awarded for placings. It was the cumulative score of these points that determined the overall winning county, which was County Clare.
The National Nipper Surf Lifesaving Championships will be held in Inchydoney, County Cork on September 4. All competitors who competed at the provincials will now compete on a national level.

Results
Girls 8 25m flags: 1. Leah McMahon; 2. Laura Devitt.
Girls 9 25m flags: 1. Amy Lenihan.
Girls 12 25m flags: 2. Aoife Deane; 4. Niamh Sexton.
Girls 13 25m flags: 1. Emily Ryan.
Girls 14 25m flags: 1. Holly Lynch.
Boys 9 25m flags: 2. Conor Hogan; 3. Fionn O’Brien.
Boys 10 25m flags: 1. Conor Devitt; 3. Turlough Barrett.
Boys 12 25m flags: 1. Dara Gleeson; 2. Rory McEvoy.
Boys 13 25m flags: 1. Harry Broderick; 2. Patrick Rogers; 3. Patrick Cooney.
Boys 14 25m flags: 2. Liam Lynch; 3. Stephen Rooney.
Girls 8 50m sprint: 1. Leah McMahon; 2. Laura Devitt.
Girls 9 50m sprint: 2. Amy Lenihan.
Girls 10 50m sprint: 3. Tara McEvoy.
Girls 12 50m sprint: 1. Niamh Sexton; 3. Aoife Deane.
Girls 13 50m sprint: 1. Lily Barrett.
Boys 9 50m sprint: 2. Fionn O’Brien; 3. Conor Hogan.
Boys 10 50m sprint: 1. Turlough Barrett; 2. Conor Devitt; 3. Stephen Dolan.
Boys 11 50m sprint: 2. Niall O’Brien.
Boys 12 50m sprint: 1. Dara Gleeson; 2. Rory McEvoy.
Boys 13 50m sprint: 1. Patrick Cooney; 2. Patrick Rogers.
Boys 14 50m sprint: 3. Stephen Rooney.
Girls 12-14 50m relay: 1. Clare A.
Boys 12-14 50m relay: 1. Clare A; 2. Clare B.
Girls 8 200m sea swim: 1. Laura Devitt.
Girls 9 200m sea swim: 1. Amy Lenihan.
Girls 10 200m sea swim: 2. Tara McEvoy.
Girls 11 200m sea swim: 1. Róisín Cahill.
Girls 12 200m sea swim: 1. Niamh Sexton; 2. Aoibheann Hogan; 3. Meabh Moriarty.
Girls 13 200m sea swim: 1. Lily Barrett; 3. Emily Ryan.
Girls 14 200m sea swim: 3. Katie Shannon.
Boys 9 200m sea swim: 1. Noel Shannon; 2. Conor Hogan; 3. Fionn O’Brien.
Boys 10 200m sea swim: 1. Stephen Dolan; 2. Conor Devitt; 3. Turlough Barrett.
Boys 11 200m sea swim: 3. Conor Sheehy.
Boys 12 200m sea swim: 1. Rory McEvoy; 2. Dara Gleeson; 3. Eoin McNamara.
Boys 13 200m sea swim: 1. Hugh McMahon; 2. Harry Broderick.
Boys 14 200m sea swim: 1. Stephen Rooney.
Girls 8 200m board race: 1. Leah McMahon; 2. Laura Devitt.
Girls 9 200m board race: 1. Amy Lenihan.
Girls 10 200m board race: 1. Tara McEvoy; 3. Kate Mulcaire.
Girls 11 200m board race: 1. Róisín Cahill.
Girls 12 200m board race: 1. Niamh Sexton; 3. Aoife Deane.
Girls 13 200m board race: 1. Lily Barrett.
Boys 9 200m board race: 1. Noel Shannon; 3. Conor Hogan.
Boys 10 200m board race: 1. Stephen Dolan; 2. Turlough Barrett; 3. Conor Devitt.
Boys 12 200m board race: 2. Dara Gleeson; 3. Rory McEvoy.
Boys 13 200m board race: 1. Harry Broderick; 2. Patrick Rogers; 3. Hugh McMahon.
Boys 14 200m board race: 1. Stephen Rooney.
Girls 12 200m fin race: 1. Niamh Sexton; 2. Eimear McGrath; 3. Odette Gleeson.
Girls 13 200m fin race: 1. Lily Barrett; 3. Emily Ryan.
Girls 14 200m fin race: 3. Orla Bredin    .
Boys 12 200m fin race: 1. Rory McEvoy; 2. Dara Gleeson.
Boys 13 200m fin race: 1. Hugh McMahon; 3. Harry Broderick.
Boys 14 200m fin race: 1. Stephen Rooney.
Girls 8-11 200m taplin relay: 2. Clare A; 3. Clare B.
Boys 8-11 200m taplin relay: 2. Clare A.
Girls 12-14 200m taplin relay: 2. Clare A.
Boys 12-14 200m taplin relay: 1. Clare A.