2023 CITY OF GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL SWIM MEET
- Friday, May 26th – Sunday, May 28th
- Tollcross International Swimming Center, Glasgow, Scotland
- LCM (50m)
- Meet Central
- Day 1 Recap
- Live Results
- Livestream
While competing on day two of the 2023 Glasgow International Swim Meet, Kara Hanlon lowered her own Scottish National Record in the women’s 100m breaststroke.
26-year-old Hanlon of Edinburgh produced a mark of 1:06.36 to miss out on the gold medal this evening narrowly. Taking the top spot was Ireland’s Mona McSharry, whose winning effort of 1:06.15 was just .11 shy of her own national record.
As for Hanlon, her time of 1:06.36 tonight sliced .39 off of her lifetime best of 1:06.75 put up at the British Universities & Colleges (BUCS) Championships this past February. That prior swim was comprised of splits of 31.22/35.53 while tonight’s result saw Hanlon open in 31.44 and bring it home in 34.92.
With her outing here, Hanlon remains the only Scottish female to delve under the 1:07 barrier in the 100m breaststroke event. She now moves up to rank as the 4th fastest British swimmer in history.
Top 5 British Women’s LCM 100 Breaststroke Performers
- Molly Renshaw, 1:06.21 2021
- Siobhan-Marie O’Connor, 1:06.34 2016
- Sophie Taylor, 1:06.35 2014
- Kara Hanlon, 1:06.36, 2023
- Sarah Vasey, 1:06.37 2021
Hanlon also checks in as the 9th fastest performer in the world this season, with her effort beating out not only the aforementioned 1:06.75 from February but also the 1:06.83 she notched at this year’s British Championships.
2022-2023 LCM Women 100 Breast
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1:04.62
| 2 | Lilly King | USA | 1:04.75 | 06/30 |
| 3 | Evgeniia Chikunova | RUS | 1:04.92 | 04/19 |
| 4 | Lydia Jacoby | USA | 1:05.16 | 06/30 |
| 5 | Kaitlyn Dobler | USA | 1:05.48 | 06/30 |
| 6 | Tatjana Schoenmaker | RSA | 1:05.53 | 07/24 |
| 7 | Mona McSharry | IRL | 1:05.55 | 07/24 |
| 8 | Tes Schouten | NED | 1:05.71 | 04/09 |
| 9 | Reona Aoki | JPN | 1:05.89 | 04/05 |
| 10 | Sophie Hansson | SWE | 1:05.99 | 05/28 |
This is another fast swim from an athlete who never appears to show signs of training fatigue in season. Not slowing down, consistently chipping away at her Pb’s and now approaching serious world class levels.
Hopefully continues through summer and we’ll into next season. Well done coach Jones and team in Edinburgh.
Well done Coach Mat Trodden!
Is coach Matt the assistant?
No. Mat has his own group, as do Chris and the other staff. Kara along with Goodburn and others train with Mat as their primary coach.
Chris is Head Coach but the system doesn’t work the same as many NCAA systems do. Think along the same lines as how Rick Bishop was Maggie MacNeil’s coach rather than Mike Bottom at Michigan.
Do you know who the others are? Goodburn was pretty off this meet which makes Hanlon all the more promising.
Great for Matt to have the mentorship and guidance of Chris Jones. He has coached some strong GB breaststrokers over the years!!
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To be honest I don’t know all the names these days. Sorry. David Cumberlidge did train with Mat but not sure if he still does.
Goodburn just finished a hefty set of exams. Slightly different programming too I’d imagine. He’s got to go through to Euro U23s. It’s a long old season for him!
Well done, a bit of a surprise, hope she tapers well for Fukuoka and Paris