For the first time ever we had three competitive teams swimming in different Gala’s at the same time! We competed in the Airtech Relay Gala, hosted by Crawley SC and at the same time we had two teams competing in the Sussex League. Our A team were in Hastings and our B team in Crowborough. Over the three Gala’s we had an impressive 114 swimmers from 7 squads swim in 149 races .
As with all my write up’s I feel It’s important to thank those who have given up their time to help our team Gala’s run smoothly. I would like to say a huge thank you to each of our gala coaches, our socials media commentators, our poolside volunteers, our timekeepers and of course our fantastic Team Managers who helped make sure the evening ran to plan. Last night just would not have been possible without each and every one of you so thank you.
The standard of competition was very high across all three gala’s and we were certainly tested by Dorking at the Airtech and our SL A Team were pushed hard by Hastings as were our B Team by Beacon A.The final results across the three Galas were:
Airtech Relay Trophy Gala @ K2 Crawley
1st: Marlins – 124 points
2nd: Dorking – 118 points
3rd: Beacon – 105 points
4th: Brighton Dolphins – 101 points
5th: Crawley – 62 points
Sussex League Division 1 – Round 2 – A Team @ Hastings
1st: Marlins – 447 points
2nd: Hastings – 369 points
3rd: Worthing – 232 points
Sussex League Division 2 – Round 2 – B Team @ Crowborough
1st: Beacon – 457 points
2nd: Marlins – 368 points
3rd: 1066 – 224 points
Saturday night was a fantastic night for Team Marlins and one, as a club, we will aim to build on. The overriding message is that each and every swimmer did Team Marlins and themselves proud. Really well done. We now look ahead to Round 3 of Sussex League on the 24th June. So for now #GoMarlins
Here’s a photo of our the successful Airtech trophy winning team and one of Freddie and Hannah receiving the Airtech Trophy.
