Author: Susan Liddle

NATALIA
100 BREAST 1.29.59 and 1.29.85 in the final 200 IM In final 2.47

EMMA

100 BACK 1.28.46 100 BREAST 1.45 100 FREE 1.15.50

RUBY

100 FREE 1.16.15 100 FREE Final 1.18.35 100 BACK 1.31.49 Final 1.34.64

AIMEE

100 FREE 1.45 .84 100 BACK 1.43.50

KARA

100 BACK 1.36.06 100 BREAST 1.49.95 200 IM 2.42.08

HAMISH

100 BACK 1.32.02 100 BREAST 1.42 100 FREE 1.18.62

RUARIDH

100 FREE 1.31.67 100 FREE FINAL 1.28.08 100 BACK 1.40.82 100 BACK FINAL 1.40.23 100 BREAST 2.02.21 100 BREAST FINAL 2.03.74

As there were too many swims to highlight I felt it was only fair to cover each swimmer individually. Natalia produced a great time on her favorite stroke lol 100 BREAST and finished first in the heat and the final . She also finished first in her 200 IM. Her only comment was please don’t make me do breastroke again. As usual Natalia showed how good a swimmer she is and she has a great competitive attitude. Emma had two outstanding swims and she will definitely break the 1.15 barrier on her free. Emma’s least favorite stroke is breaststroke however there are signs of improvement Emma so well done. Emma knows her first 50 of 100 on free is a blast from the blocks so we will cover that in training.Ruby broke the club record on her 100 free posting a brilliant time of 1.16 and followed up with a great 100 back. So pleased for her as she has been gunning for this record for a while. Ruby has enormous talent and it’s starting to show in her times Aimee it’s so pleasing to see Aimee progressing and posting two personal bests. Aimee has been working very hard in training and it’s now starting a journey of continuous personal bests . She is a late developer at the swimming but this gala will give her enormous confidence and if she keeps on at the hard work she will continue to bring her times dow by huge chunks I am sure of that So keep up the hard work and well done. Kara swam some good swims as usual and she never stops trying her very best and is a joy to train as she takes in what is required and I feel sure more personal bests are to come. Hamish swam very well and smashed his 100 free to a brilliant 1.18 it was looking good in training however I did not think he could smash his time by such a solid amount. He always comes out with a smile and it was a big grin after that swim for sure. Ruaridh had three s wins and made the final in all three which was shear class. I think after the last final swim he could not have swam another length and no wonder. The massive improvement is down to how hard he trains and he puts in an emormous amount of effort again starting to smash his personal bests.

If I have missed anyone out please forgive me however there were so many great swims it was difficult to piece this report together . Suffice to say that we are definitely heading in the right direction due to hard work and dedication. The message clearly is keep training hard and you will get your times down which is what it is all about.

Colin Galbraith Headcoach Scorpion Swim Team

The following swimmers represented the club at this time trial and performed brilliantly considering this was the first competition for a long while. Swimmers in no particular order were Ruaridh , Lewis , Ruby , Kara , Emma , Darcey , and Tim .

RUARIDH

100 BACK. ENTRY TIME. 1.43.49. SWIM TIME 1.43.01

100 FREE. ENTRY TIME 1.41.89. SWIM TIME 1.31.77

LEWIS

100 BACK. ENTRY TIME 1.43.33. SWIM TIME 1.31.77

100 FREE. ENTRY TIME 1.37.16. SWIM TIME. 1.22.69

RUBY

100 BACK. ENTRY TIME 1.37.78. SWIM TIME. 1.32.45

100 FREE. ENTRY TIME. 1.27.67. SWIM TIME 1.18.15

KARA

100 BACK. ENTRY TIME 1.37.02. SWIM TIME. 1.35.45

100 FREE. ENTRY TIME 1.29.25. SWIM TIME. 1.28.07

EMMA

100 BACK ENTRY TIME. 1.29.93. SWIM TIME 1.28.09

100 FREE. ENTRY TIME 1.16.89. SWIM TIME 1.15.75

DARCEY

100 BACK. ENTRY TIME. 1.27.16. SWIM TIME. 1.27.40

100 FREE. ENTRY TIME 1.16.13. SWIM TIME. 1.16.54

TIM

100 FREE ENTRY TIME. 1.11.67. SWIM TIME. 1.07.05

RUARIDH had two great swims breaking his entry time on both and well deserved as he trains really hard. As he is starting to grow, height wise, it is now time to change his freestyle stroke as well as his backstroke which I feel sure will smash his entry times even further in the next gala. It goes to show if you stick in at training then you will reap the rewards so well done Ruaridh.

LEWIS. smashed his entry times by a fair distance and this was a culmination of hard work and taking on board what we are teaching him. Lewis is now showing the promise he showed when joining the team and I feel sure this is just the start of many good swims in the future. Well done Lewis .

RUBY obliterated her entry times and would have brought her PB down even further on backstroke had she not messed up her last turn. Ruby carried out her underwater phase on free exactly as planned and hit 1.18 which was an immense swim showing that she is a very fast swimmer indeed. Breaking through the 1.20 barrier on free at her age is no mean feat but to go 1.18 is shifting big style.Well done Ruby.

KARA despite having just recovered from a bout of tonsillitis still posted two personal bests and once again showed if you work hard you will get there. These swims were excellent and she shows that her second fifty metre on both 100,s in training whilst hard are making a huge difference. I was impressed with her times given her bouts of illness. Well done Kara.

EMMA hit two personal bests and broke the 1.16 on free which she has been trying to do for some time. Her second 50 of each 100 has proved in the past to be her problem however she has now overcome that by keeping her stroke count longer. Delighted for Emma as she always has a smile on her face and those swims were brilliant so keep up the good work and I think there is a lot more to come in future swims.

DARCEY despite now only training two times a week, hit times on both swims equal to her personal bests. If she had come out her last turn on both swims straight rather than at an angle near the lane rope then she would have smashed her times. Darcey always trains hard and this helps tremendously with her swims. good going Darcey.

Tim had a problem with his goggles on his backstroke so much so that he had to stop and to say he was raging would be an understatement. Tim however was trying to get below 1.10 on his freestyle swim for the first time and he smashed it going a very low 1.07. It was great to see him smile after this one and his turns were excellent despite him hating doing them in training. Well done to him coming back strong on this swim.

The aerobic training base now established in all scorpion swimmers has meant that adding lactic sets although very tough means the 100 metre swim’s especially second fifty is now a lot stronger. This is definitely showing in the times being posted however this is just the start and training will get a lot tougher but I am sure you will be all reap the benefit moving forward,

That all for just now but very pleased indeed with the massive progress being made so far.

Colin Galbraith Headcoach Scorpion Swim Team