St. Olaf’s N.S. Swimmers Shine at Leinster Minor Schools Championship

Children from St. Olaf’s N.S. proudly represented the school at the Leinster Minor Schools Swimming Championship, held in the National Aquatics Centre. With over 1,000 swimmers from 250 schools taking part, it was an exciting and memorable event for everyone involved.

Our 9 and 10 year old swimmers competed in the following individual events:

50m Freestyle: Eva, Ciara, Aoife, Anita
50m Breaststroke: Aoife, Ciara
50m Backstroke: Fiona, Aoife

Two relay teams took part in the 200m Freestyle Relay:
Freya C, Freya G, Emma, Rose
Ciara, Eva, Anita, Aoife

Our 11 and 12 year old swimmers also competed with great enthusiasm and determination.

Boys’ Individual Events:
50m Freestyle: Ben, Dylan
50m Breaststroke: Ben, Dylan
50m Backstroke: Ben

Relay Events:
Girls’ 200m Freestyle Relay: Abbie, Sadie, Lottie, Rebecca
Girls’ 200m Medley Relay: Abbie, Sadie, Lottie, Rebecca
Boys’ 200m Freestyle Relay: Ben, Dylan, Rhys, Adam

This competition was particularly special as it was the first ever gala for some of our swimmers, all of whom performed fantastically and represented the school with great pride.

We are especially delighted to share that two of our swimmers have qualified for the National Schools Gala, an incredible achievement for our first competition:

Ciara H qualified in Breaststroke for her age group
Fiona M qualified in Backstroke for her age group

We look forward to cheering them on again at the National Schools Gala at the end of March.

Well done to all our swimmers on a superb performance, and thank you to everyone who supported the team!