The Sharks Attack Oman

On Thursday 26 March, 18 St Christopher’s Sharks travelled to Oman to compete in the BSME Swimming Championships 2015. Our team ranged from 9 years old to 17 years old. It was an early start on Friday morning, with a 7:30am warm up in the Sultan Quaboos outdoor 50m pool. Every competitor was allowed to swim four events plus relays. There was a range of distances from 50m to 200m in all strokes. Our Sharks proved victorious, especially in the relays, where we won a majority of our races, and broke established records. We received a number of ribbons from 4th to 6th place, 10 bronze medals, 20 silver medals and 35 gold medals. We broke the following records:

13-14 medley relay in 2:19.18
13-14 50m backstroke Yaseen Le Falher in 31.75
13-14 50m butterfly Shane McCarthy in 28.70
13-14 200m IM Shane McCarthy in 2:27.53
13-14 200m medley relay in 2:13.95
17-18 50m butterfly Tara McCarthy in 33.47

Congratulations to the following swimmers who also were awarded high points trophies:

Asma Le Falher 3rd place
Florence Tinsley 3rd place
Louise Leijonberg 2nd place
Shane McCarthy 2nd place
Tara McCarthy 2nd place
Yaseen Le father 1st place
Cheyma Le Falher 1st place

Well done to all swimmers who took part. We are very proud of your achievements.