Young lifesavers retain the Munster Cup

THE Munster Nipper Surf Lifesaving Championships were held in Tramore last week, where a 75-strong Clare team of nippers aged eight to 14 competed in a range of sea and beach events.

Competitors raced in a 200m openwater swim, a 200m rescue board race, 50m beach sprint and flags event with points are awarded for each. Clare retained the overall trophy for the fourth consecutive year.

The top five in age groups qualified for the nationals in Brittas Bay at the end of the month.

Results
Boys Swim – 8 years: 1. Hugh Cronin, 3. Tadhg Floyd; 9 years: 2. Oisin Madigan, 3. James Curren, 4. Eanna Rouine; 10 years: 1. Sean McGrath, 4. Dara Rouine; 11 years: 2. Eoin Rouine, 3. Tim Collins; 12 years: 1. Noel Shannon, 4. Conor Hogan, 5. Conor Mahony; 13 years: 4. Stephen Dolan; 14 years: 1. Marley Haugh.
Girls Swim – 9 years: 1. Ava Cronin, 4. Aisling Hurson; 10 years: 1. Leah McMahon, 2. Laura McGrath, 4. Saidhbh O’Brien, 5. Ava Lenihan; 11 years: 2. Elise Pyne, 3. Grainne Lynch, 4. Lucy Nunan, 5. Ella Doherty; 12 years: 1. Amy Lenihan, 5. Aisling Reidy; 13 years: 1. Eva Guinane, 2. Ivanna Pyne, 3. Aoife Floyd, 4. Tara McEvoy, 5. Aisling McGrath; 14 years: 1. Róisín Cahill, 3. Aoife Deane, 4. Odette Gleeson, 5. Rachel O’Brien.
Boys Board Race – 8 years: 1. Hugh Cronin, 3. Tadhg Floyd; 9 years: 2. Oisin Madigan; 10 years: 4. Sean McGrath, 5. Dara Rouine; 11 years: 3. Eoin Rouine,4. Cathal Garrihy; 12 years: 3. Noel Shannon, 5. Fionn O’Brien.
Girls Board Race – 9 years: 2. Ava Cronin, 5. Aisling Hurson; 10 years: 1. Leah McMahon, 2. Aisling Sexton, 3. Eimear O’Loughlin, 5. Cora Deane; 11 years: 4. Grainne Lynch, 5. Ella Doherty; 12 years: 1. Amy Lenihan; 13 years: 1. Ivanna Pyne, 2. Eva Guinane, 3. Aoife Floyd, 4. Aisling McGrath; 14 years: 1. Róisín Cahill.
Boys Fin Swim – 12 years: 1. Noel Shannon, 3. Conor Hogan, 4. Sean Keane, 5. Turlough Barrett; 13 years: 2. Stephen Dolan; 14 years: 1. Marley Haugh.
Girls Fin Swim – 12 years: 1. Amy Lenihan, 3. Briana Fennell, 5. Aisling Reidy; 13 years: 1. Ivanna Pyne, 2. Eva Guinane. 3 Aoife Floyd, 4. Ava Blake, Niamh Quinlan; 14 years: 1. Odette Gleeson, 2. Róisín Cahill, 3. Aoife Deane, 5. Rachel O’Brien.
Boys Beach Sprints – 8 years: 1. Hugh Cronin, 2. Tadhg Floyd; 9 years: 1. Oisin Madigan, 4. Eanna Rouine; 10 years: 3. Callum Barrett; 11 years: 3. Eoin Rouine, 4. Dylan O’Brien; 12 years: 2. Fionn O’Brien; 14 years: 1. Niall O’Brien.
Girls Beach Sprints – 9 years: 2. Aisling Hurson, 5. Ava Cronin; 10 years: 2. Leah McMahon, 3. Aoife Madigan, 4. Saidhbh O’Brien, 5. Aisling Sexton; 11 years: 1. Grainne Lynch, 4. Hannah Garrigan; 12 years: 3. Briana Fennell, 5. Aisling Reidy; 13 years: 3. Eva Guinane, 4. Aoife Floyd, 5. Ivana Pyne; 14 years: 2. Rachel O’Brien, 3. Isobel Coleman, 4. Aoife Deane.
Boys Beach Flags – 8 years: 2. Hugh Cronin, 3. Tadhg Floyd; 9 years: 2. Oisin Madigan, 3. Peader McNeilis; 10 years: 4. Dara Rouine; 11 years: 2. Eoin Rouine, 3. Cathal Garrihy; 12 years: 4 Turlough Barrett, 5. Conor Hogan; 13  years: 5. Stephen Dolan; 14 years: 2. Niall O’Brien.
Girls Beach Flags – 9 years; 4. Ava Cronin; 10 years: 1. Eimear O’Loughlin, 2. Saidhbh O’Brien, 3. Ava Lenihan, 4. Leah McMahon, 5. Aisling Sexton; 11 years: 1. Grainne Lynch, 2. Ella Doherty, 3. Hannah Garrigan, 4. Sophie O’Looney; 12 years: 1. Aisling Reidy; 14 years: 4 Isobel Coleman, 5. Aisling McGrath.

Clare also dominated the relays with three teams from each age group coming in the top five in the sea and two in each age group on the beach.
Also competing on the day and getting valuable points for Clare were Jadine Brennan, Anna Cosgrove, Deanne Holloway, Gail Norton, Muireann Collins, Jane Hillary, Cheyenne Brennan, Kate Mulcaire, Alfrey Perkins, Darren Ryan, Ben Cosgrove, Sean Andreassen, Kate Gilna, Siun O’Toole, Mia Norton, Nathan Coote, Ruairi Power, Ronan Corey, Aoife Barry, Aoibhin O’Sullivan, Sinead Rooney, Aoibhe Cronin, Katie Haran, Joe O’Connor, Sybil Perkins and Tim Collins.