Woodmill HS swimmers made it three Russell Hogg Trophy wins in a row and five wins in six years at the 39th Fife Inter Schools Gala for pupils with Additional Support Needs organised by Disability Sport Fife at Lochgelly HS on Thursday 28th September.
Lochgelly HS swimmers finished in second place, 19 points behind the winners and one point ahead of third placed Madras College. Balwearie HS, Levenmouth Academy, Glenrothes HS, Bell Baxter HS and Queen Anne HS finished in 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th respectively.
Cerys Venter-Scott from Dunfermline HS and Mathew Blair from Woodmill HS were awarded individual trophies as top girl and top boy at the 2017 Gala. Cerys set a new Fife 100m Individual Medley time of 1.28.19 lowering the time set by Rebecca Lee from Balwearie HS back in 1995 by almost 10 seconds. Cerys then swam 39.16 for 50m backstroke lowering the record time set by Paralympian Tracy Wiscombe from Balwearie HS back in 1993 by almost 5 seconds. Cerys rounded off her outstanding day with a butterfly win and a new Fife Schools record time of 1.21.78 for 100m freestyle. Mathew was the leading Fife male swimmer for 50m backstroke, 25m butterfly and 50m Freestyle. Arran Howe from Bell Baxter HS won the 100m freestyle in a new Fife record time.
The relays were as always closely contested and very exciting. Balwearie HS girls won their relay for the first time since 2010, finishing ahead of Madras College/Bell Baxter HS and Lochgelly HS. Madras College halted a Woodmill HS run of four wins in a row with a spectacular win in the boys relay. This was their first win in the 39 year history of the Gala. Woodmill HS and Levenmouth Academy finished second and third respectively. Eight teams were entered for the boys relay, the highest number to date.
Disability Sport Fife will now select the Fife team from the results recorded at the Inter Schools Gala to compete at the Scottish Junior Swimming Championships organised by Scottish Disability Sport at Tollcross International Aquatics Centre on Wednesday 22nd November.
Richard Brickley MBE – President Disability Sport Fife
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