Scorpion Swim Team

2nd and 3rd March 2024 Venue Bathgate

Unusually with help I mention all the swims over this weekend including splits for each swim entry time together with a note of the personal bests .

LEWIS BRINKWORTH

200 Free 44.58 52.58 54.92 51.3. Entry time 3.35.83. Swim Time 3.23 .38 PB 12 secs

WILLIS CHAN

200 Free. 41.74 48.32 47.52 43.81 Entry Time 3.22.10 Swim Time 3.01,39 PB 21 secs

DARCY CURTIS

200 free 36.00 41.84 43.98 42.88 Entry Time 2.47.43 Swim Time 2.44.70 PB 3secs

200 IM 43.62 48.08 58.94 42.88 EntryTime 3.16.25 Swim Time 3.11.69 PB 5secs

HAMISH HAMILTON

200 Free 42.52 49.45 51.01 47.89 EntryTime 3.30.68 Swim Time 3.10.87 PB 20 secs

RUBY HOUSTON

200 Free 42.96 48.64 51.07 48.15 EntryTime 3.35.25 Swim Time 3.10.82 PB 25 secs

QUINTIM KIN TING

200 Free 35.56 43.54 45.24 42.14 EntryTime 3.27.17 Swim Time 2.57.18 PB 30 secs

TYMOFII MEDINETS

200 Free 36.02 43.54 45.24 42.15 Entry Time 3.05.65 Swim Time 2.46.94 PB 19 secs

KARA ROBB

200 Free 41.98 48.94 52.47 50.37 Entry Time 3.25.98 Swim Time 3.13.76 PB 12 secs

EMMA THOMSON

200 Free 38.53 43.98 44.87 44.44 EntryTime 2.58.64 Swim Time 2.51.73 PB 7 secs

RUARIDH WILSON

200 Free 46.26 55.63 57.33 53.75 Entry Time 3.57.77 Swim Time 3.32.97 PB 25 secs

NATALIA ZACLONA

200 Free 31.67 37.69 40.68 40.36 EntryTime 2.30.65 Swim Time 2.30.49 PB 1sec

290IM 36.86 41.67 50.54 38.53 Entry Time 2.51.15 Swim Time 2.47.60 PB 4secs

First of all the mass personal bests is result of some hard training sets and all the above swimmers working hard to get these results. The younger swimmers Kara and Ruby are showing immense talent and that never say die attitude culminating in the times posted, Ruaridh and Lewis are starting their journeys at this level and both improved their entry times. Hamish brought his time down although his tumble turns were a lot better he still popped up like a cork out a bottle on each turn. This will be sorted in training but well done Hamish.

Turning now to the other boys Willis between the flags was excellent however turns could be a lot neater something to work on in training. Still a very good swim.

QUINTIM smashed his entry time and went out maybe a bit too fast on his first 100 but held on to establish a great time. Fabulous swim and more importantly no cramp.

Tym went out 1.19. which was perfect but had to adjust his goggles as they filled with water remarkably he brought the swim home really well a class swim . Well done Tym

Emma went out just 3secs slower than her 100 PB and achieved a great time despite finding the second 100 hard again a great swim. This aspect is also covered later on in this post and something I will address in training . Well done Emma on this swim

Darcy had a far more controlled swim on her 200 free than the last time she swam her 100 free going out 1.19 again holding on for grim death on second 100. Her 200 IM was a work of art on fly back and free however much work needed on her breastroke. Darcy showed what can be done even if your weaker stroke is the dreaded breaststroke. I will help on that front in training. Pleased for Darcy as she is relentless in training

Natalia swam on her personal best in the 200 and went out the first 100 in 1.09 which made it difficult to hold on to the early lead she had .Still very good swim. Her 200 IM was terrific holding off a late surge on the free to win her heat and smash her personal best. She was happy with her swim and might have got rid of “I don’t do 200 swims”.

As you will know I study all the swims and in order to hold on to the back end of 100s and 200 s the training sessions are going to change to make the second half of swims easier. Oh no I hear you moan but trust me it will make sense once we train on this and chat through your swims and split times.
All in all very pleased with how you all swam but their is a lot of room for improvement which will help you achieve your goals.

That is all for just now congratulations to all of you who swam at this gala

Colin Galbraith

Head Coach Scorpion Swim Team

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The swimmers representing the club were :-

LEWIS , RUBY , AMIE , RUARIDH and KARA

We are just back training after the winter break so although this gala is a little bit early for us, the results from all the swims were excellent. I decided in this instance to write five paragraphs one for each swimmer as follows:-

Lewis

Lewis swam 100 breastroke and whilst just outside his entry time he put in maximum effort and it was just his turns that needed a bit of work. We will pick up on this in training to help bring his times down on this stroke. Lewis did a 100 backstroke next and posted a good time. . Again just a wee bit of work on turns and this will improve his time no end. He puts in a tremendous amount of effort and I have no doubt he will smash these times at the next gala.

RUBY

Ruby smashed her personal best on 100 back and delivered a brilliant swim . This qualified for the final and she won a medal for her final swim which I am sure will be the first of many. Ruby then had 100 freestyle and her entry time was 1.41 however that did not last long as she produced a really fast swim of 1.27 again making the final on this stroke. She was 4th in the final despite her goggles filling with water and received another medal for her efforts. Her time in the final was 1.29 so despite the problem with the goggles it’s a credit that she just battled on. Ruby trains very hard and her times came as no surprise to myself or Susan.

Amie

Amie has been training really hard and she swam 100 back for the first time in competition and produced an excellent swim posting a time of 1.43 . I can honestly say she is definitely a backstroke swimmer and her improvement is there for all to see. She then swam 100 freestyle and smashed her entry time by three secs . Amie works hard in training and now that her breathing pattern hopefully has been resolved I am sure she will go from strength to strength.

RUARIDH

Ruaridh swam 100 backstroke and whilst his turns need a bit of work between the flags he was excellent. He posted a good time and in fact qualified for the final. He swam also really well in the final and received a medal for his efforts. He then swam 100 freestyle smashing his entry time out of site once again qualifying for the final.and received another medal for his efforts. He never gives up and always trains hard so the times like Lewis will tumble once his turns are ironed out,

KARA

Kara swam 100 breastroke and posted a really good time and the thing that pleased me most was her turns. She has listened to what both Susan and myself have been hammering home and she closed the gap on each turn with her underwater phases. Kara did not have long to recover and swam 100 back smashing her entry time so a really pleasing day all round for her. Again Kara trains very hard and it’s starting to produce results.The smile on her face after her swims makes it all worthwhile.

Overall we are delighted with the results from this gala given that we are only just back in training so the hard sets in sessions are definitely paying off so well done to all that represented the club in this gala . It is so pleasing to see smiling faces as the swimmers know that they have swam well given the dedication they are showing in the hard training sessions.

That is all for this one for just now but really pleased with the times and also the manner everyone trains in the hard sessions,

Colin Galbraith

Headcoach Scorpion Swim Team