Larne duo named in NI squad for Commonwealth Youth Games

With just a little over two months before the action begins, the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council (NICGC) announced the majority of the team which will be competing in Samoa between September 5 and 11.

While still of tender years, the swimmers bring a lot of experience, with Hill having competed at last year’s Glasgow Commonwealth Games. She and Ferguson are joined by Emma Reid (Ards), Rachel Bethel (Lisburn) and James Brown (Ards). Four of this quintet are currently in Baku for the European Games while Ferguson is preparing for August’s World Junior Championships in Singapore where he’ll be joined by Bethel.

NICGC chairman, Robert McVeigh, said: “It’s a great honour for these young athletes to represent Northern Ireland at such a prestigious global event.