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SCOTTISH SCHOOLS SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009

The Scottish Schools Swimming Championships took place at Tollcross Leisure Centre, Glasgow, on Saturday 31st January 2009. Strathallan School were represented by 9 swimmers over the course of the finals which resulted in 2 gold medals and 1 silver medal.

Joe Lipworth followed his success earlier in the month with an outstanding win by over 5 seconds in the boys 15/16 200IM. Joe recorded a time of 2.14.96 a personal best time. Later in the day Joe swam in the boys 15/16 100 backstroke where he finished in Silver position with another personal best time of 1.03.11.

One of Strathallans youngest swimmers Duncan Scott was fastest qualifier for the final of the boys 12 & under 50 butterfly and carried on to win Gold in a personal best time of 33.14. Duncan also competed with Andrew Young, Angus Gibson and Mark McGuire in the boys 12 & under 4 x 50 front crawl relay where they finished a credible 7th and all swimmers recorded personal best times.

Also swimming for Strathallan were Roy Cameron, 17-19 200IM finished 6th, Maggie Luck 15/16 200IM finished 14th , 15/16 100 freestyle finshed 14th and Craig Rintoull, 13/14 100 breastroke finished 13th all three swimmers had excellent swims.

Photo: Ian Macnicol Photography