Think You Had A Busy Weekend? This Maltese Teenager Just Casually Won 9 Medals
Amy Micallef is somewhat of a teenage prodigy. Five months ago, a 19-year-old Micallef had just finished her first year at University… but she had also broken her 13th national record. A mere month later, she broke her 14th. Last weekend, Micallef participated in another successful meet… bringing home nine medals.
Amy took part in the Guildford City SC Winter Open Swim Meet last weekend, and anyone following her Facebook page could soon tell she was onto another winning streak. By the first day, she had won five medals from the six races she raced in. It wasn’t just about medals though; Micallef set a new national record for the 100m Butterfly, the 50m Breaststroke, and the 100m breaststroke. She also set a new personal best in her 50m Butterfly.
One day and four more races later, Amy set even more personal best times, bagging another four medals in the process.
To put it in simpler terms, Amy won three medals in the three 50m races she took part in, and four medals in the four 100m races. That also meant she qualified for three finals, winning another two medals there.
Four gold, four silver, and one bronze. Over ten races. That’s a whole lot of medals.
“I definitely wasn’t expecting that result!” Amy told Lovin Malta. “I never usually manage to medal in so many events, and the best thing is that I improved all of my times.”
Amy’s teammate Julian Harding also managed to win some medals, and Micallef sounded very proud of him. “He had stopped for two years but he’s racing again!”
Last season, Amy broke 15 individual and three relay national records. Now, the new season has already seen her break three last weekend and one the week before. In other words, she’s off to a blazing start.
So what’s next for someone with so many achievements under her belt who doesn’t even turn 20 until next year?
“Good question!” Amy smiled. “Well, this year I’m mostly trying to focus on long term goals, reducing my times to medal in the small nations games of 2019 and make it to Tokyo 2020.”
“But there’s chance I will be going to the European Short Course Championships in Denmark this December, and possibly the Commonwealth Games in Australia,” Amy told Lovin Malta. “But I still need to get faster by April 2018 to make it.”
If the past is anything to go by, there’s no stopping this young Maltese athlete. Good luck Amy!
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