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Cian Mason, Rory Boyd, Mariia Maryntseva with Head Coach Ger McDonnell at the National Winter Championships.
THE annual Irish National Winter SC Championships took place last week with Kingdom SC represented by three swimmers.
Rory Boyd took part in the 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke as well as 400m IM, Cian Mason in 50m, 100m and 200m butterfly and Mariia Maryntseva in the 200m butterfly.
Three days of racing saw no less than 11 Irish records broken and the Kingdom swimmers held their own against the cream of the country’s swimming talent in the Sport Ireland NAC.
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The three swimmers qualified for a total of four finals (two transitional finals for Cian, one each for Mariia and Rory) and clocked PBs across a number of their respective events.
Highlights included a new PB from Cian Mason in the Transition final of the 200m fly of 2.10.8, followed by another PB in the 50m fly and breaking the 1 minute barrier SC for the first time qualifying for the junior final 100m fly.
Maria Marytnseva continued her successful season of swimming, delivering another fantastic performance in the final of the 200m fly.
There were strong performances over the three days by Rory Boyd including a new PB of 2.12 in the 200m back transition final.
Ger McDonnell , Head Coach, said; “With some outstanding swimming at the meet, where for the very first time an Irish person posted a European record (Daniel Wiffen), it was hugely encouraging to see the three swimmers from the Kingdom mix it with the big guns. Cian, Rory and Mariia have done themselves and the club proud with each attaining a final place. Super pbs and the future looks bright!”
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