Scorpion Swim Team

LISTEN OF SWIMMERS AND TIMES AS FOLLOWS

SOPHIE 200 FREE 2.59.29-50 BACKSTROKE -42.90-200 IM 3.18.42

JESS-200 FREE- 3.31.75-50BACK-50.02

HAMISH -200 FREE-3.04.21-50 BREAST-56.79-200IM-3.43.43

STELLA-50BACK-49.58-50 FREE -43.84

SCOTT 50 BACK-56.19-50 FREE-46.23

CORRIE 100 IM-1.36.31-50BREAST-49.33-200 IM-3.26.02

FREYA 100 IM 1.41.97 – 50 FLY 48.99-200 IM-3.50.10

LOLA 100 IM 1.52.72-50BREAST-54.75-

MICAEL- 200 FREE 2.37.78-100 BACK 1.33.69

LEWIS 200 FREE 2.41.06-100 BREAST 1.29.44-

WILLIS 200 FREE 2.35.19-100 FLY 1.28.24

RUARIDH 100 BACK-1.30.35

TIM 200 IM 2.51.94 -100 FLY 1.15.87

SOPHIE SHE WAS SLIGHTLY DOWN ON HER TIMES FOR THIS ONE WHICH SOMETIMES HAPPENS. HAVING SAID THAT SHE KNEW THAT HER TURNS WERE NOT THE BEST SO WORK TO BE DONE ON THEM .SHE DID HOWEVER SWIM A GREAT 200 IM .AND STILL GIVES HER ALL IN HER SWIMS SO NO NEED TO PANIC ALL WILL BE WELL.

JESS POSTED REASONABLE TIMES ON HER SWIMS AND IS PROGRESSING OF THAT THERE IS NO DOUBT. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON HER LEFT SIDE FOR HER FLY WHICH IS CAUSING ISSUES ON HER FLY AND IM BUT I HAVE A PLAN TO SORT THIS OUT AGAIN NO NEED TO PANIC

HAMISH HAD AN OUTSTANDING MORNING ON ALL HIS SWIMS INCLUDING HIS FIRST 200 IM THOUGHT HIS PARENTS WERE IN SHOCK WHEN THEY REALISED HE WAS SWIMMING THAT EVENT. HAMISH IS ONE STRONG LADDY AND HE PROVED HOW FAR HE HAS PROGRESSED SINCE JOINING SCORPIONS.

STELLA HAD TWO FIFTY METER SWIMS AND DOMINATED BOTH OF THEM AGAIN SHOWING HOW VERSATILE SHE IS COPING WITH TWO SPORTS SWIMMING AND DIVING. ALWAYS HAS A SMILE ON HER FACE AND NO WONDER SHE IS A CLASS ACT

SCOTT PRODUCED TWO EXCELLENT SWIMS ON HIS 50 METRE EVENTS AND HIS STAMINA IS NOW VASTLY IMPROVED AND ONCE AGAIN HE HAS SHOWED WHAT IS POSSIBLE WHEN YOU TRAIN HARDER SO WELL DONE SCOTT.

CORRIE PROBABLY HAD THE MORNING SESSION OF HER LIFE AS SHE WAS OUTSTANDING ON ALL HER SWIMS ESPECIALLY THE 100 IM WHERE THE WORK DONE ON HER FLY ENABLED A GREAT START AND THEN SHE JUST POWERED ON FROM THERE. DESPITE BEING TIRED SHE SAID SHE WANTED A SPLIT OF 39 IN THE RELAY AND WENT 39 HIGH MUCH TO HER DELIGHT. I THINK CORRIE HAS STRETCHED IN HEIGHT WHICH HELPS. HAVING SAID THAT SHE IS FINDING SPEED AND ALL GOES WELL FOR THE FUTURE.

FREYA IS LEARNING REALLY FAST AND NOW HAS IMPROVED ON ALL HER STROKES . A LOT OF WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON HER FLY AND WHILST WE ARE NOT QUITE SORTED YET THIS WILL COME GOOD SOON I HAVE NO DOUBT AT ALL. SHE ALSO PRODUCED A GOOD SPLIT TIME IN THE RELAY .ALSO DID NOT GET DISQUALIFIED SO WELL DONE FREYA.

LOLA IS ALSO IMPROVING WITH HER ARM SPEED SLOWLY GETTING BETTER AND THIS WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO HER TIMES. LOLA NEVER GIVES UP AND GIVES HER ALL NO MATTER WHATVEVENT SHE IS PUT IN FOR. KEEP UP THE HARD TRAINING LOLA AND IT WILL BASH YOUR TIMES TO BITS.

MICAEL TRAINS HIS SOCKS OFF EVERY SESSION AND HIS TIMES SHOW IT IN THE SWIMMING GALAS. I INSTRUCTED HIM TO GO OUT ON 1.13 FOR HIS FIRST 100 ON HIS 200 FREE AND HE WENT OUT 1.11 WHICH ALL BODES WELL FOR BREAKING THROUGH THE 1.10 BARRIER ON HIS 100 FREE. YOU ARE A SWIMMING MACHINE LOL.

LEWIS IS AN ENIGMA IN THAT HE EITHER SMASHES HIS PBS OR HAS A SLIGHTLY OFF DAY WHICH THIS WAS. HOWEVER THE TIMES WERE STILL OK BUT THIS BOY HAS TALENT AND WILL BOUNCE BACK EVEN STRONGER OF THAT I HAVE NO DOUBT

WILLIS HE TRIED HIS HEART OUT ON HIS SWIMS POSTING GOOD TIMES HE HOWEVER ADMITTED THAT HE MADE TWO MANY ERRORS ON HIS 100 FLY WHICH IS A PITY AS IT WAS LOOKING FOR LONG ENOUGH TO BE A GREAT SWIM. AGAIN WILLIS WILL COME GOOD SHORTLY THERE IS NO DOUBT.

RUARIDH GREAT TIME ON HIS BACKSTROKE MORE OR LESS CARRYING ON THIS MASSIVE IMPROVEMENT ON ALL HIS STROKE TIMES. HOWEVER THE DQ ON THE BREASTROKE WAS HARD TO TAKE AS THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME ON THIS STROKE WHERE HE WAS HEADING FOR A FAST TIME. I WILL CHAT WITH HIM IN TRAINING ABOUT THIS.

TIM PRODUCED A VERY FAST TIME ON HIS 200 IM BUT THIS WAS TOTALLY NOT THE HIGHLIGHT AS HIS ENTRY TIME ON HIS 100 FLY WAS 1.39 APROX AND HE WENT AND DID 1.15 WHICH WAS QUITE FRANKLY SIMPLY OUTSTANDING. SO DEFO THE SWIM OF THE DAY.

THERE YET AGAIN WERE A NUMBER OF SWIM TEAM RECORDS BROKEN WHICH I WILL BOX OF SEPARATELY ONCE VERIFIED. THERE IS MUCH WORK TO BE DONE HOWEVER ON STAMINA TURNS FOR SURE AND STARTS AND ONCE MORE GOING THROUGH WHAT THE RULES ARE ON ALL STROKES IN ORDER TO NULIFY ANY FUTURE DISQUALIFICATIONS. DESPITE THIS WE ARE DEFINITELY A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH AND A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE SWIMMERS AND ALSO THE GREAT BACKING FROM ALL PARENTS.

COLIN GALBRAITH HEADCOACH SCORPION SWIM TEAM

As there were numerous swims for ease of reference I will list the times under each swimmer and then make comment on each swimmer after the listings .

SOPHIE 100 BACK- 1.28.56 -50 FREE – 36.20-100 FREE-1.20.55

CORRIE 100 BACK-1.37.64 -50 FREE 40.56-100 BREAST -1.46.90 -100 FREE 1.30.01

KARA 50 FREE 49.56- 100 BACK -1.38.13

JESS 100 BACK -1.42.68-100 FREE -1,42.99-50 FREE -46.49

LOLA -100 BREAST-1.58.23 -50 FREE-45.88-100 FREE-1.44.30

HAMISH-100 FREE -1.27.24–50 FREE -38.45-100 BACK -1.44.68

FREYA-100 BACK. -1.49.01-100 FLY-2.04.85-50 FREE-40.59-100 BREAST-2.05.50-109 FREE-1.31.07

MICAEL -100 BREAST -1.34.59-100 FREE -1.12.49-59 FREE -32.37 -100 BACK -1.33.39

LEWIS 100 FREE-1.12.08-50 FREE-33.45-100 BREAST-1.31.39-100 BACK-1.26.22

RUARDH- 100 FREE-1.18.84-59 FREE-34.67-100 BREASY -1.41.80-100 BACK -1.32.20

WILLIS 100 FLY-1.27.17 -50 FREE-29.99-100 FREE 1.09.29-100BACK -1.26.22

SOPHIE had some great swims and is still hitting personal bests which is a very good sign. I thought she was harshly judged on her breastroke being disqualified on an incorrect touch. That having been said it is an easy mistake to make, Her dives are improving however still work to be done on getting more distance on her starts especially as she is swimming rapid between the flags.

CORRIE this was a very good meet for her posting some great times and posting personal bests. She had me laughing when she said is it finished as it’s home time to I pad and chocolate. Keep up the training everything is heading in the right direction .

KARA was on her personal bests and is always looked up to by the younger swimmers. When the young ones asked if Kara was swimming they all rushed to the end of the lane to cheer her on. Just goes to show how highly they all regard her.

JESS is a very powerful swimmer and is swimming very well and heading in the right direction. She admitted that her free swim was a bit ragged and that is something we will look at in training. She always smiles and is desperate to do well which is a very good indicator for her future swims.

LOLA she also had some good swims and in particular posted a very good time on her 50 Free. A slight increase in her arm speed on some of the strokes will help her immensely and again that just takes time.

HAMISH what can I say as he storms along with personal bests and shows remarkable strength for his age. Always smiles àfter his swims and he is progressing rapidly in all his strokes. So well done to him for his excellent swims at this meet.

FREYA had 5 swims at this meet and set personal bests following hard work in training. She also tackled 100 Fly for the first time which takes a lot of guts as it is not an easy stroke especially over 4 lengths. Despite this enormous task she came through with no disqualification and posted a starting time to build on for the future, Well done FREYA great days work.

MICAEL brilliant days swimming posting very fast times now on all his swims.He really wanted to break 1.10 on his 100 Free but was just outside doing this but I know that he will make it on his goals as he works so hard on the sets in training. Just down to experience on 100 free particularly as he went32 on his 50 free.

LEWIS proved at long last that hard training and just adjusting his strokes has made a huge difference. He is now using his height as a major weapon on his freestyle and the results are shining through. I am so happy with his swims at this meet as he has had to be patient and trust that there would be a major breakthrough. He like Miceal will now be up for breaking the 1.10 barrier.

RUARDH- a shining example of going from struggling with the training sets to putting in a major effort over that last few weeks to work harder. He utterly smashed his personal bests in fact totally destroyed them and I just love it when you kind of know as a coach that he would perform so well at this gala . I am full of admiration for this massive turnaround in his swimming. Well chuffed for you and richly deserved.

WILLIS was the only older boy at this meet and had to wait right to the end for his 100 fly. WIllis is so near to smashing his personal bests out of sight he just needs to concentrate more in training. Very talented individual who I think realizes his potential and just needs to grab the opportunity for some very fast times which I know he is well capable of doing.

A great days swimming however there were a number of disqualifications most of which were quite correct despite being told in some aspects just before their swims of what not to do. Most of the decisions to disqualify were absolutely correct although a couple were to be honest marginal to say the least. We will box these off in training however despite a great days swimming there is much to be done and improved on over the next few months. Finally I am sure at least two club records were broken and will cover this once verified..

Colin Galbraith Headcoach Scorpion Swim Team