Making a Splash: GASC's Summer Swim Success

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This summer has been a season of remarkable achievements for our GASC swimmers, with outstanding performances at both the European Aquatic Masters meet in Belgrade and the Scottish Summer Meet. Let's dive into the highlights of their incredible journey!

European Aquatic Masters Meet - Belgrade 2024 💥

We are thrilled to congratulate Scott on his phenomenal performance at the European Aquatic Masters meet in Belgrade! Competing against some of the best swimmers in Europe, Scott made us all extremely proud with his exceptional results:

200 Backcrawl: 3rd place 🥉
200 IM: 5th place
50 Back: 4th place
Congratulations, Scott, for your hard work and dedication! 👏👏

Scottish Summer Meet Highlights

Our swimmers showed immense skill and determination at the Scottish Summer Meet, achieving numerous personal bests and podium finishes across various events.

Day 1 saw Ella, Amelia, and Amy excel in the 1500m freestyle, with all three shaving significant time off their personal bests. Ella finished 4th overall, while Amelia and Amy placed 5th in their age groups. Well done, girls! 💪

Swimmers lined up on the starting blocks

Day 2 continued the success with standout performances, including:

Brogan: Double Scottish Summer Champion in the 100m Breaststroke and 200 IM 🥇🥇
Ella: 6th in the 400m Freestyle
Alex: 6th in the 400m Freestyle, 5th in the 50m Freestyle
David: 5th in the 50m Freestyle, 4th in the 100m Breaststroke
Sylvie, Amelia, Maisie, Eilidh, Miller: All posted impressive times in the 100m Breaststroke

A GASC swimmer in the pool

Day 3 brought even more excitement and medals:

Ella: 4th in the 800m Freestyle
Amelia: 3rd in the 800m Freestyle 🥉
Amy: 5th in the 800m Freestyle
Alex: 3rd in the 200m Freestyle 🥉
Brogan: 2nd in the 100m Backstroke 🥈
Amelia, Brogan: First and second in the 200m Breaststroke, respectively 🥇🥈

A swimmer lining up to start the race.

Day 4 was the grand finale, with our swimmers giving their all:

Brogan: Gold in the 400 IM 🥇 and Silver in both the 100m Butterfly and 100m Freestyle 🥈🥈
Alex: 4th in the 100m Butterfly
Amelia: 4th in the 200m Backstroke
Eevie: 6th in the 200m Backstroke

GASC swimmers displaying their medals

We extend a massive thank you to our poolside team for their tireless support and to all the families and friends who cheered our swimmers on. Your encouragement made a significant difference!

Here's to another fantastic season for GASC! Safe journeys home, and let's continue to build on this momentum. 🏊‍♀️🏅

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