Eighteen swimmers swam in a total of 32 finals to claim 3 Gold, 2
Silver and 3 Bronze medals. A very positive result that will ensure the future
success of our Club
Sharni-Lee Dennis collected two Gold medals in the 50m Butterfly and
the 50m Freestyle. Kasey Furnari swam very fast in the last 15m for a Gold
medal in the 50m Butterfly. She also won a Bronze medal in the 50 Backstroke.
Sophie Costa(Silver & Bronze), Nyah Furnari (Silver)and Jack
Steel (Bronze)were the other medal winners.

Sabrina Jessup showed her all round ability by qualifying for the
finals in all four strokes as did Sophie Costa and Sharni-Lee Dennis.
Other finalists included Liam Chalmers (FS), Teagan Dowling (BRS), Amber
Duncan (BRS), Oscar Durden(BKS),Amelia Elsworth (FLY), Drew Green (FS), Brad
Jones (FS & BKS), Nick Kemp(BRS), Ed Kol (BKS), Charlotte Midgley (BFLY),
James Nicholls (BFLY), Helen Ramsay (BRS) and Jack Steel (BFLY & BKS &
FS)

The swimmers who achieved multiple PB’s were:

7:    Nyah Furnari, Jack Steel

6:    Sabrina Jessup

5:    Kasey Furnari

4:    Claudia Beattie , Liam
Chalmers, Sophie Costa, Amber Duncan, Nick Kemp, JamesNicholls

3:    Maddi Davison,
Sharni-Lee Dennis, Tara Hocking, Ed Kol

2:  Nyah Chalmers, Chloe Costa, Tom Costa, Olivia Davison, Oscar Durden, Emma Hocking,
Helen Ramsay, Elena Nicholls, Charlotte Midgley, Brad Jones, Molly Green, Drew
Green

All swimmers and coaches are to be congratulated for a very
successful All Juniors.

It is great to see the improvement in our racing skills. Make sure
you take the lessons learnt

from this experience to your next competition

John Beckworth

Head Coach

The Championships will be held  in Loano, Italy  in November. John is also a member of the team as a Coach.

7pm at at Kardinia Park club rooms.

A strong
contingent of twelve swimmers represented the Geelong Swimming Club in Brisbane
at the Chandler Aquatic Centre. The centre now boasts a 13 lane outdoor 50m pool,
which was used for warms ups. The pool itself provided comfortable seating and
good viewing for swimmers, coaches and parents.
While our PB count was disappointing it was not dissimilar to the  average results for the meet. In fact there were some huge blowouts recorded by many swimmers from other Clubs. So overall, we performed quite well only missing most PB’s by small amounts.
Tyler Parkinson was again our most successful swimmer qualifying for the 200IM final.
He also recorded his best time in the 100m Freestyle and just missed his 50m Freestyle
PB by .02!!

Kahlia Marsh swam a huge 2 second best time in the 400IM to miss the final by .05!! We
waited in vain for a withdrawal but it was not to be!!!   Life can be cruel sometimes. She also recorded her best swims with the Club in the 100 & 200 Butterfly and the
200IM in which she finished 17^th..

Andy McColl was very competitive in his swims finishing 13^th in the 50m
freestyle, 16^th in the 100m Backstroke and 23^rd in the
100m Freestyle. Although disappointed with his results, all his swims were just
outside PB’s.

Mitch Norton’s Freestyle continues to improve swimming his first 53 in the 100m
Freestyle and very fast 50m Freestyle. His 100m Backstroke was one of his
better 100’s for the season.

Eliza Kol was definitely not herself at this meet so we have ordered some tests to check
her vitals. I was very impressed with her positive attitude despite her
disappointing results. Persistence and single mindedness are the mark of a true
champion. Eliza will bounce back because of her determination and resilience.

Chelsea Rowe stepped up with a great finish in her 100 Butterfly to swim a PB. Zac
Hussain and Fraser Mahony swam perfect 100m Backstroke  race plan to be ahead of our goal times at every point. A great effort by the boy’s at their first National Championships.

The same could be said for Michalea Caldow in her 50m Freestyle.

Nathan Keating swam his freestyle events really well considering his preparation was
hampered by a shoulder injury. To his credit, Nathan persisted over the past
few weeks by kicking his way through sessions. His approach is an excellent
example for other swimmers who experience the set back of injury.

James Bedford joined Mitch Norton, Fraser Mahony and Nathan Keating for the 16&U
400 Freestyle Relay. The boys placed 15^th.

Andy McColl led out the  18&U 400 Medley
Relay changing over to Brock Norwood. Brock (the old fella) hung on to first
place with a valiant 58second  Butterfly to give Tyler Parkinson a small advantage. Tyler extended that advantage with a 1.06.79 Breaststroke for Mitch Norton. Mitch thumped the water repeatedly after holding off a fast challenge to win the heat for Geelong. The boys finished 6^th in Australia.

The relay was a fantastic way to finish off the season.

John Beckworth

Head
Coach

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