Our team of four swimmers achieved excellent results at the Metro South West Long Course Championships over the weekend.
The meet kicked off with the Open 50 Breaststroke. Brendan was the first to swim and achieved a solid season best time. The girls were up next and Laura-Belle took a massive 2.5 second chunk off her previous time and Sophia was right on her entry time.
The Open 50 Butterfly followed with Brendan having another top swim, getting under the 31 second mark.
Laura-Belle had a cracker of a swim in the 14 Year Girls 100m Freestyle taking over 5 seconds off her previous best time.
The Open 50 Backstroke was a PB-a-thon for the girls with Sophia, Laura-Belle and Alison all reducing their times.
The last event for Saturday was the Open 50m Freestyle. Brendan took a second off his entry time to dip under 29 seconds. Laura-Belle achieved another PB to keep Sophia on her toes, who followed with a solid time. Alison was a finalist in the event, coming 8th overall.
There was no signs of fatigue on Day 2 as our swimmers continued to excel. Brendan achieved a Season Best in the Open 100 Backstroke, earning himself a ribbon in the process. He then raced to the other end of the pool to back straight up for a gutsy 50 Butterfly, which was within a second of the time set the day before.
Alison earned the first medal of the meet, picking up a Bronze in the 17/Over 50m Butterfly.
The second medal of the meet was from Alison in lane 1 of the Open 100m Freestyle, picking another bronze. Not to miss out on the “skins” action, Alison made her way to the other end to back up with a 50m Backstroke straight after. The ribbon was appreciated, the lactic was not.
Brendan dipped under the 29 mark again in the Men’s 17/Over 50m Freestyle to pick up another ribbon and beat his time from the previous day. A gold was won by Alison in the Women’s event, with the time also faster than the previous day.
The 17/Over 50m Breaststroke was next, with Brendan coming 4th and 0.1 outside the time he swam the previous day. Alison also came 4th in the Women’s event.
Laura-Belle finished the meet off with a bang in the 14 Year Girls 100m Breaststroke. Laura-Belle took a huge 7 seconds off her previous mark and achieved a top 10 finish in the process.
Congratulations to all our swimmers on their wonderful performances!
Medal Tally
Gold - 1
Bronze - 2
Top 10 - 8