Kilwinning swimming starlet Lewis Gibson is celebrating turn into a DOUBLE Scottish champion.
The 14-year-old stole the present as swimmers from throughout North Ayrshire took half within the first Scottish Nationwide Age Group Championships (SNAGS) for 3 years at Tollcross final week.
He received gold within the 200m and 400m Freestyle occasions and added silver and bronze within the 100m free and 200m breasttroke respectively.
Lewis’ heroics capped a terrific day for North Ayrshire Newbie Swimming Membership whose 16 swimmers picked up 5 medals in complete and a raft of non-public greatest occasions.
Referring to the teen’s gold-winning swims, Head Coach Stuart MacDougall mentioned: “Lewis’ 400m and 200m races had been carefully fought nevertheless Lewis had higher turns and the power within the final 100m to take the lead – he wasn’t giving up, he stormed dwelling with the gold medals.”
Lewis additionally gained private greatest occasions in a variety of different occasions and in addition made the ultimate of the 50m butterfly, 50m freestyle, 100m breaststroke and 200m Particular person Medley.
Skelmorlie's Emma Binnie,13, additionally had a profitable meet with a silver medal within the 800m Free and plenty of private greatest occasions in quite a lot of different occasions.
The icing on the cake for Emma was being awarded her medal by her hero, Scottish swimming star, Hannah Miley.”
North Ayrshire’s different swimmers additionally turned in some fabulous performances as they examined themselves in opposition to one of the best younger expertise in Scotland.
Fraser Cowie, 14, of Dalry, had a implausible meet clocking up 4 high 10 finishes within the 100m backstroke, 50m butterfly, 200 backstroke and the 100m butterfly in addition to a number of non-public greatest occasions.
Adam Currie, from Irvine, and Heather Stuart, additionally from Dalry, managed eight high 20 finishes within the 100m backstroke, 50m freestyle, 200m freestyle and the 50m butterfly, 200m backstroke, 50m freestyle, 100m butterfly and 100m freestyle respectively.
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Among the many different swimmers celebrating particular person swims on the nationwide occasion had been Skermorlie's Dean Binnie, 13, West Kilbride's Zoe Matchett, 15, Saltcoat's Rachel McGuire,16, and Largs' Kouper Sloss, 12.
The membership additionally put collectively some profitable relay groups with 15-year-old Isla Waller, Zoe Matchett, Rachel McGuire and Heather Stuart in addition to Adam Currie, Fraser Cowie, Lewis Gibson and Stewart Reid within the 14-16 12 months outdated class; Emma Binnie, Emily McGuire, Ruby McInnes and Kate Stuart within the 11-13 12 months outdated ladies occasion and Dean Binnie, Sam Currie, Kyle Saunderson and Kouper Sloss within the 11-13 12 months outdated boys relay.
Stuart added: “It was nice having the older youngsters again racing after three troublesome years away.
“This was a really constructive first SNAGS for myself as Head Coach at North Ayrshire Swimming and offers us an amazing platform to construct on for subsequent 12 months and past.
“To win 5 medals was wonderful however what happy me most was how the swimmers had been capable of assess their very own races and any suggestions they got.
“I’d additionally wish to thank our different coaches; Rheanna, Billy, Kelly and Sheena for his or her assist poolside.”
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