Mount Pearl Marlins Sprint Meet Highlights

Mount Pearl Marlins Sprint Meet Highlights

The Mount Pearl Marlins Sprint Meet that was held this weekend at the pool in Mount Pearl, concluded this morning. Teams from Gander( Gander Lakers Swim Club - GLSC), Carbonear (Poseidon Swim Club - PSC), Conception Bay South (CBS Bluefins- CBS), Mount Pearl (Mount Pearl Marlins)and St. John’s (St. John’s Legends -SJL and Memorial University – MUN)were competing with a total of 186 athletes in attendance.

Awards were given out for Top Achievers based on placing in individual events, and the Top Team Award was awarded based on percentage of ‘Best Times’ per team.

Top Achievers

10 & under Females

1^st Place – Katie Gillispie (10) – SJL

2^nd Place – Erin O’Brien (10) – MPM

3^rd Place – Sarah Barry (10) – MPM

10 & under Males

1^st Place – Aaron Dove (10) – GLSC

2^nd Place –Matthew Rose (9) – CBS

3^rd Place – Liam Cadigan (10) – MPM

11-12 year old Females

1^st Place - Morgan Lye (12) – MPM

2^nd Place – Becca Dyer (11) – MPM

3^rd Place – Lauren Dinn (12) – SJL

11-12 year old Males

1^st place – Aiden Wiseman (12) – MPM

2^nd Place – Martin Whelan (11) – SJL

3^rd Place - Zachary Gosse ( 12) – MPM

13-14 year old Females

1^st Place – Hannah Rivkin (14) – SJL

2^nd Place – Karen Brodie (14) – SJL

3rd Place – Hannah Albrechtsons (14)- SJL

13-14 year old Males

1^st Place – Ian Martin (13) - CBS

2^nd Place – Brandon McKay (14) – SJL

3^rd Place – Aaron Buckingham (14) – SJL

15 & over Females

1^st Place - Laura Murray (17) – MPM

2^nd Place – Kelsey Alexander (16) – SJL

3^rd Place – Lindsay Buckingham (17) – SJL

15 & over Males

1^st Place – David Forbes (17) – MPM

2^nd Place Tied – Tim Rusted (19)- MUN & Daniel Albrechtsons (17)- SJL

Top Team Award went to Poseidon Swim Club from Carbonear with 69% ‘Personal Best Times’.

Other teams scores were;

Mount Pearl Marlins 66%
St. John’s Legends 62%
Conception Bay South Bluefins 44%
Gander Lakers Swim Club 44%
Memorial University 11%

Other highlights of the meet this weekend, was the Breaking of a Provincial Record in the 50 meter Backstroke on Saturday night by Laura Murray of MPM. Laura broke the old record of 31.17, set by Kelsey Alexander of SJL last February in Montreal, with a new time of 31.02. This is Laura’s fourth Provincial Record broken in the past week. Three records (50, 100 & 400 freestyle) were broken last weekend at the Bell Grand Prix in Etobicoke, ON.