Tigers duo set new records

Wednesday 30th July 2008, 3:00PM BST.

JERSEY AIB Tigers made an impressive start to this year’s National Youth Swimming Championships in Ponds Forge, Sheffield, breaking two Island records.

In the 100 metres backstroke, 15-year-old Tom Gallichan broke Simon Le Couilliard’s seven year record with a time of 62.22 seconds.

Le Couilliard won a medal with this time in 2001, but Gallichan had to settle for a place as the first reserve place for the evening’s semi-finals, showing the yearly improvements within the sport. Gallichan will be encouraged by his performance this year as he will still be eligible to compete in the 15/16-year-old age group next year.

Tigers’ other record breaker was 14-year-old Emma Glendening (pictured), who broke her own Island record with a time of 61.22 seconds in the 100 metre freestyle.

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