UL Arena, Limerick. 22nd– 24th June, 2012
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Ards Open Results
May 22nd, 2012 
GB-Admin The results are now available…..
just click on ‘Results’ tab above.
Sycerika McMahon qualifies for London Olympics
May 22nd, 2012 GB-Admin 
Sycerika McMahon sealed a place at the London Olympics after making the 100m breaststroke qualifying time at the European Championships in Hungary.
The Portaferry teenager broke her own Irish record after clocking a time of 1:08.37 in the heats on Tuesday.
McMahon has progressed to the semi-finals as the third fastest qualifier.
Belfast swimmer Melanie Nocher will have one last crack at the Olympic 200m backstroke qualifying mark in Tuesday evening’s final.
Nocher cut .03 of a second off her Irish record as she clocked 2:11.68 to finish second in her semi-final.
That left her sixth fastest qualifier but her time was still .84 outside the London Games standard.
The deadline for Olympic qualification is 31 May.
Nocher’s latest Irish record came after a morning swim where she finished third in her heat in 2:13.09.
The Northern Irishwoman cut almost a second and a half off that time in the afternoon but her clocking was still .84 off the penal London A standard of 2:10.84.
McMahon missed out on the Olympics A standard for the 100m breaststroke by only 0.3 of a second last month.
The Hungary event is the last realistic chance to qualify as 31 May is Swim Ireland’s Olympic deadline.
Nocher won a bronze medal in the event at the European Short Course Championships in December.
Another Ulster swimmer Beth Carson missed out on qualification in the 50m butterfly heats while Karl Burdis [100m backstroke] and Nuala Murphy [400m individual medley] also failed to progress.
Fiona Doyle and Shani Stallard are also representing Ireland at the Championships.
Grainne Murphy and Barry Murphy, who have both already achieved the qualification standard for the Olympics, have opted not to compete in the Hungary event which is taking place from 21-28 May.
Carson is aiming to continue her impressive season after breaking Michelle Smith’s 16-year-old 100m Irish butterfly record in March.
Ards Open – Results
May 18th, 2012 GB-Admin Click on the link below to follow live times from the gala
Ards Open Gala
May 13th, 2012 GB-Admin 19 May 2012
Closing Date for Entries—12.00 noon WEDNESDAY 16th May 2012
SESSION 1
Group A – 9 /u Mixed Warm-up 9.00 am Start 9.30 am Distance: 25m
Relays 4 x 25m Medley & Freestyle (Two Boys/Two Girls)
SESSION 2
Group B -10 yrs Mixed Warm-up 12.30 pm Start 1.00pm Distance: 50m
Relays 4 x 25m Medley & Freestyle (Two Boys/Two Girls)
SESSION 3
Group C – 11 yrs Mixed Warm-up 3.30pm Start 4.00 pm Distance: 50m
Relays 4 x 25m Medley & Freestyle (Two Boys/Two Girls)
ORDER OF EVENTS
All sessions and finals will follow the same pattern.
Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly & Freestyle heats, then Relay heats.
REPORTING
Club coaches will be provided with a programme of events including a list of swimmers entered in each event. Times on the programme are estimated reporting times to the marshalling area and not event times.
Swimmers should report to the designated area, or as directed by the announcer, two heats prior to their event
PRESENTATIONS
The Presentation Ceremony will take place shortly after each final.
MEDALS for 1st, 2nd & 3rd and CERTIFICATES for other finalists.
SPECIAL PRIZES will be awarded to swimmers breaking the meet records, in heats or finals, one per event.
TROPHIES for TOP GIRL & TOP BOY in each Age Group will also be awarded
RESULTS
Provisional results will be posted on Notice Boards during the Gala. Official results will be posted to all competing clubs within 10 days. Results will also be posted on the Ards ASC website at www.ardsswimmingclub.co.uk and on the Swim Ulster website at www.swim-ulster.com. Live results may be on www.ballymoneyasc.co.uk if we can establish an internet link.
SPECTATORS
The purchase of a gala programme provides entry to all sessions for one person.
ENTRY FEES
£4.00 per individual event and £8.00 per relay event, cheques made payable to ‘ARDS A.S.C.’ and sent to gala secretary at 7 Aldergrange Park Newtownards BT23 4FZ , before 17th May 2012.
ENTRIES
Should be sent by Hy- tek to June Traill at <junetraill@aol.com>
D.O.B. and times for seeded heats, must be provided
