November Time Trial

(Article in the Times of Malta 28 November, 2005)

Meanwhile, last Saturday's second Time Trial drew a record number of approximately 130 swimmers representing five clubs.

The cool late autumn weather, also blotted by some showers, did not deter the youngsters from Neptunes, Sliema, Sirens, Exiles and a team from Ir-Razzett Tal-Hbiberija (RTH), officially known as IASIS, from participating in this event.

The highlights of the afternoon were two age-group records set by Neptunes' swimmers, who are under the charge of Gail Rizzo.

These came from Talisa Pace in the 50-metre freestyle Group 'B' race in a time of 30.15 seconds, three-tenths of a second inside the previous record of Christine Cachia set in Turkey in 1996, and from Francesca Paolella, whose 2:15.46 in the 200 metres freestyle bettered Davina Mangion's Group 'D' mark set last June by 1.03 seconds.

Besides a number of personal bests on Saturday, there was another good time clocked by Angela Galea in the 200 metres butterfly. She covered the four laps in 2:21.08, her third best ever for the distance and only 1.41 seconds shy of her national record set in the GSSE in Malta in 2003.

This latest encouraging performance in her favourite event, obtained during a period of hard preparation after the Swim Meet in San Marino two weeks ago, only shows that Galea, who is incidentally in the final year of her medical course, is in fine form and on the right course to mark her long swimming career with another spate of good results.

In terms of success and longevity in the swimming scene, the girl is a shining example and a role model for athletes in all sports disciplines, as her commitments both in the pool and in the academic field clearly demonstrate.

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