Wick swimmers achieve personal bests at Orkney mini meet

Wick Amateur Swimming Club members came home with a large haul of medals from the Orkney Mini Meet held at the Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall.

The local club joined teams from Orkney, Shetland and Inverness for the event, which was held on November 6. Some of the travel costs were met through generous sponsorship from Pentland Ferries.

All swimmers achieved personal bests and it was the first time the younger members had competed for the club away from home. Weather conditions that weekend meant the team were stranded in Orkney until the Monday, however they made the most of their extended holiday.

Results

Nebi Senguler (11), Wick: 11-year-old boys – three gold medals: freestyle, backstroke and individual medley. Two silver: breaststroke and butterfly.

Megan Tucker (11), Wick: 11-year-old girls – bronze: individual medley.

Jolee Statham (10), Wick: 10-year-old girls – silver: butterfly. Bronze: breaststroke.

Jackson Lunn (9), Wick: 9-year-old boys – gold: individual medley. Bronze: backstroke.

Ian Campbell (8), Watten: 8-years and under boys – silver: individual medley. Bronze: backstroke.

Freestyle relay team – bronze medal: I Campbell, J Statham, M Tucker and Harvey Niwa (9), Wick.

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