Tallaght Swim Team impressed at the Irish National Age Group Championship
Huge success for Tallaght Swim Team
TALLAGHT Swim Team had a hugely successful turn at the Irish National Age Group Championships, with athletes claiming medals of all colours in the University of Limerick.
Perhaps most impressively, Elaine Zhang, Erin Fogarty, Fiona Weng and Holly Cassidy were crowned national champions after combining in the Girls Age 13-14 4x100m Medley Relay.
The Tallaght quartet clocked 4:47.82 to claim gold, ahead of Banbridge ASC in second on 4:49.28 and Dolphin Swim Club in third on 4:51.13.
Fiona Weng also went on to win two individual titles, with the 13-year-old topping the podium in both the 100m butterfly and 200m butterfly.
In the former, Weng was immense, touching the wall 0.66 seconds quicker than second-placed Scarlett Wade from Portadown, with a time of 1:12.31.
In the 200m butterfly showpiece, Weng continued to impress with a 2:48.72 time to seize her third gold medal of the weekend.
Another of the relay team members, Elaine Zhang, also did well in her individual races, picking up a silver in the age 14 100m butterfly.
Meanwhile, Jason Siyuan Jia carded a silver-medal performance in the age 14 100m butterfly and Lucas Nian picked up a bronze in the age 13 1,500m free.
