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Bangor Swim Festival

After a couple of weeks of racing for the older #teamlarne athletes, attention turned to some of the you get members of our team. A group of 10 travelled to Ards to take part in the 2024 Bangor Swim Festival. A level 1 meet this gave an opportunity for these young swimmers to race over all 4 strokes and on IM (some for the 1st time. Across 43 swims #teamlarne produced 23 personal vest times…

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PTL finals

The PTL end of season meet is not something that we traditionally attend however with opportunities for Long Course qualification up for grabs this year we made an exception. Racing Long Course, no matter where you train, is an entirely different set of skills that need to be learnt and there is no better learning environment than the heat of competition. 14 young swimmers aged 9 and up…

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PTL v Cookstown

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PTL v Dungannon

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Enniskillen Junior Meet

An early start for Shannon McNicholl this morning as she made her way to Enniskillen to compete in the junior meet. Shannon was the only athlete who made the decision to travel to Fermanagh for the lakelanders junior meet It was a trip worth making as Shannon came back home with 4 PBs and 4 medals! 1st in 50 butterfly and 50 freestyle 2nd in 50 breaststroke 3rd in 50 backstroke Huge…

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War Memorial 2023

The annual Swim Ulster War Memorial Gala happens every November on the closest Saturday to the 11th. This year saw 35 #teamlarne athletes (young and old) arrive in Bangor to contest the 10 relay events. With much more important meets to come in terms of swimming this is an opportunity for the clubs to show their respect and enjoy some pressure free racing. At the end of a normal racing week…

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Bangor Sizzler

The 1st weekend in June and the window for qualification for the summer nationals is closing. With entries already in for the Age Groups in Limerick, only results from this meet and Banbridge next weekend can be added now. 21 swimmers from #teamlarne joined a multitude of others seeking to extend their season into July. 4 sessions over 2 days on the hottest weekend of the year – where else…

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Ulster LC Championships

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Making Waves: Aspire to Inspire at the 1st meet of the year

The 1st regional Aspiring Champions meet ran this weekend in Lisnasharagh leisure centre in Belfast. 25 swimmers from #teamlarne Fram development squad through to the top of the performance group arrived on Saturday morning for 2 days of racing. These meets generally serve as a way to make test if the skills being worked on in training are solidifying when it comes to racing. A big shout out…

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A great couple of weeks.

What an amazing 2 weekends of racing it has been for #teamlarnes junior squads #teamlarne Schools Cup Competing for their schools in Bangor Aurora last weekend Carrie Loughridge2 swims, 2 PB’s, 1 Ulster Age Group Consideration TimeMegan Thompson2 swims, 2 PB’s, 1 Ulster Age Group Consideration TimeMaddy McDowell2 swims, 2 PB’sLucy Robinson2 swims, 2 PB’sThomas Oaks2 swims, 1 PBAnnabella Cole2…

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Harnessing Google Sheets for Athlete Training Load, Wellness, and Recovery Monitoring: A Case Study from TeamLarne

In the fast-paced world of competitive sports, monitoring athlete training loads, wellness, and recovery has become an essential part of optimizing performance and preventing injuries. At TeamLarne, we’ve embraced this necessity by utilizing Google Sheets as our primary tool for data collection and analysis over the past six years. This blog post will explore how Google Sheets has transformed our…

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Ulster Short Course 24

Lisburn leisureplex hosted the 2024 Ulster Championships this last weekend.  18 swimmers from #teamlarne were looking to start the season off with a little quality racing. With much more important competitions around the corner this meet is now an opportunity to practice racing skills under a little more pressure. Day 1 Sarah McNally and Evan Houston both qualified for finals in 200 breast…

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Aspire Champions meet 1

This weekend, lisnasharragh leisure center hosted the 1st aspire champions meet of the season. #teamlarne were represented by 20 athletes across the 2 days competing in 70 events. At this stage of the season the primary focus is on taking opportunities to race while tired from the 1st couple of months of training. Being able to execute good skill while under a little pressure and fatigued is a…

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Young Athletes Shine at Craigavon Meet

A small team of four young athetes from #teamlarne made the trip to Craigavon for the 1st future challenger meet of the year. As part of their long term development, coach Danielle Hill was keen to get these guys used to racing on multiple days. Afterwards she said ‘the learning process of racing over two days, in preparation for the future was important. The starts where great and the strokes…

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Ulster Masters 2024

For the 1st time in a while #Teamlarne had a team of master athletes at this competition. For many this is their 1st season either returning to the sport since leaving as a teenager, or indeed their 1st season ever. 9 Athletes made their way from Larne to South Lakes in Craigavon aiming to improve their times and show their younger team mates that age is no barrier. from the 30 swims, 15 were…

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Aquasprint v Enniskillen

Congratulations to the Aquasprint team on rounding off a fantastic league phase of the competition this year. After a series of super performances and wins the trip to the Lakelanders saw a narrow defeat for #teamlarne (the 1st of the season) Coach Danielle Hill said she was delighted with the support as always and the way the team has developed over the season so far with fantastic skills and…