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At the Leinster Schools Swimming Championship, Gonzaga’s Intermediate
Relay Teams carried off a super Leinster Schools Cup Double, winning both the
4x50 Medley Relay Cup and the 4x50 Freestyle Relay Cup and Leinster Schools
gold medals (Intermediate Relay Teams: Medley Team Relay - David Mathews
(4A), Connor McCarthy (4C), Philip Meagher (3C), Richard Murray (3C);
Freestyle Team Relay - David Mathews, Philip Meagher, Barry Walsh (3A), Donal
Crowe (3A)).
Our Junior Relay Team won silver and bronze medals, taking 2nd place in
the 4 x 50m Junior Medley Relay and 3rd place in the 4 x 50m Junior Freestyle
Relays (Junior Team, Medley and Freestyle - Sean T. Meagher (2B), Simon
Grennan (1A), Francis McNamara (2C), Kevin Larchet (2B), Tom Kelly [1st Sub]
(2Q).
In the Individual Events, there were excellent performances. At Junior (U14)
level, in the 100m Freestyle, Sean T. Meagher qualified to enter the Irish Schools
Senior Championships in Galway in Feb 2004. At Intermediate (U16) level, David
Mathews came second in both the 100m Backstroke and 100m Freestyle. Also
qualifying for the Irish Senior Schools Championships in Galway were: - Connor
McCarthy (100m Back), Philip Meagher (100m Freestyle and 100m Breaststroke),
Donal Crowe (100m Back) and Richard Murray (100m Breaststroke and 200m
Individual Medley).
At an Irish Schools Championships of the highest standard for many years,
Gonzaga swimmers upheld the school’s remarkable tradition of success at the top
level. The standard of competition in February was breathtaking and many long
standing Irish Schools records were broken.
David Mathews won the bronze medal in a 100m freestyle, one of the events
in which a new record was established. On the strength of his fine performance,
David has been selected to represent the Irish Schools team at the International
Schools Championships in the UK in March.
Our Intermediate relay team also won the bronze medal in the medley relay
and were pipped for third place in the freestyle relay. The Intermediate team com
prised Donal Crowe, David Mathews, Connor McCarthy, Philip Meagher and
Richard Murray. They all swam excellent times and improved their times over the
Leinster Schools competition in which they are currently champions in both
events. They also competed well in individual events.
Our Junior team of Simon Grennan, Kevin Larchet, Francis McNamara and
Sean T. Meagher performed with great credit and got experience at this level. The
standard was exceptional at Junior level with a number of relay teams breaking old
records even in the heats. Sean T. also reached the standard to compete individual
At the Leinster Schools Swimming Championship, Gonzaga’s Intermediate
Relay Teams carried off a super Leinster Schools Cup Double, winning both the
4x50 Medley Relay Cup and the 4x50 Freestyle Relay Cup and Leinster Schools
gold medals (Intermediate Relay Teams: Medley Team Relay - David Mathews
(4A), Connor McCarthy (4C), Philip Meagher (3C), Richard Murray (3C);
Freestyle Team Relay - David Mathews, Philip Meagher, Barry Walsh (3A), Donal
Crowe (3A)).
Our Junior Relay Team won silver and bronze medals, taking 2nd place in
the 4 x 50m Junior Medley Relay and 3rd place in the 4 x 50m Junior Freestyle
Relays (Junior Team, Medley and Freestyle - Sean T. Meagher (2B), Simon
Grennan (1A), Francis McNamara (2C), Kevin Larchet (2B), Tom Kelly [1st Sub]
(2Q).
In the Individual Events, there were excellent performances. At Junior (U14)
level, in the 100m Freestyle, Sean T. Meagher qualified to enter the Irish Schools
Senior Championships in Galway in Feb 2004. At Intermediate (U16) level, David
Mathews came second in both the 100m Backstroke and 100m Freestyle. Also
qualifying for the Irish Senior Schools Championships in Galway were: - Connor
McCarthy (100m Back), Philip Meagher (100m Freestyle and 100m Breaststroke),
Donal Crowe (100m Back) and Richard Murray (100m Breaststroke and 200m
Individual Medley).
At an Irish Schools Championships of the highest standard for many years,
Gonzaga swimmers upheld the school’s remarkable tradition of success at the top
level. The standard of competition in February was breathtaking and many long
standing Irish Schools records were broken.
David Mathews won the bronze medal in a 100m freestyle, one of the events
in which a new record was established. On the strength of his fine performance,
David has been selected to represent the Irish Schools team at the International
Schools Championships in the UK in March.
Our Intermediate relay team also won the bronze medal in the medley relay
and were pipped for third place in the freestyle relay. The Intermediate team com
prised Donal Crowe, David Mathews, Connor McCarthy, Philip Meagher and
Richard Murray. They all swam excellent times and improved their times over the
Leinster Schools competition in which they are currently champions in both
events. They also competed well in individual events.
Our Junior team of Simon Grennan, Kevin Larchet, Francis McNamara and
Sean T. Meagher performed with great credit and got experience at this level. The
standard was exceptional at Junior level with a number of relay teams breaking old
records even in the heats. Sean T. also reached the standard to compete individual
