Best ever result at championships
IT WAS a jam-packed weekend for the South Gippsland Bass (SGB) crew as they headed to Wangaratta for the Victorian Country Short Course Championships. SGB finished in third position, their best ever result at a Victorian Country Short Course...
IT WAS a jam-packed weekend for the South Gippsland Bass (SGB) crew as they headed to Wangaratta for the Victorian Country Short Course Championships.
SGB finished in third position, their best ever result at a Victorian Country Short Course Swimming Championship.
With swimmers in 80 of the 91 events spread over the two days, the purple caps of SGB were frequently seen heading up and down the pool.
About 56 swimmers achieved qualifying times to compete, making SGB the third biggest team at the meet behind Geelong and Traralgon.
Swimmers ranged from under 11s to the open section.
With a large group of 10- and 11-year-olds competing for the first time, with 10 at countries for the first time, there was a sense of enthusiasm and excitement from them as they were presented with their country caps to wear for the first time.
Racing kicked off early Saturday morning, continuing through the day and finishing with relays. The crew were back early Sunday again with a full day.
The meet, which has 571 swimmers from clubs right across rural Victoria was a busy one for Wangaratta, with many families descending for the weekend.
SGB featured regularly on the podium, as well as in the top 10, quite a feat given the numbers competing and the fact that age groups are 12-13, 14-15 and 16-17; swimmers were sometimes up against swimmers nearly two years older than them.
It was an invaluable experience for many, with coaches giving feedback to swimmers for them to take on and work on before State Short Course Age championships, which starts next weekend for the 12-year-olds.
“I’ve been looking at how much the club has grown,” said coach Dylan.
“Ten years ago, we had 8 swimmers and earned 76 points.
“This year we have 56, with several unable to come due to injury and other sporting commitments. “This time, several of our swimmers have individually scored around 76 points on their own.
“We have achieved our third ever highest score by the end of day one and by the end of the day we have managed to get over 1000 points for the first time.
“There is a fantastic group of young swimmers coming through, all so excited to be at countries and swimming, no longer just cheering on their older siblings and the enthusiasm is contagious. It puts us all in good spirits.”
The SGB team
Emma Barclay, Rebecca Barclay, Freya Berry, Max Brocklesby, Rex Brocklesby, Nyah Chapman, Claudia Croatto, Emily Croatto, Isabel Croatto, Tomei Dal Pozzo, Molly Dettbarn, Byron Doran, Jaya Dowel, Billy Fisher, Maggie Fisher, Cormac Flynn, Caiden Gill, Lachie Grimes, Callum Hackett, Olivia Holmes, Josh Hunt, Sienna Hunt, Holly Hurst, Kiarhah Kranen, Amalia Lofgren, Hannah Lucas, Mostyn Lumsden, Ethan Lynch, Isabella Lynch, Rahni Matheson, Sienna Matheson, Tayah Matheson, Neka McKenzie, Sophie McKenzie, Reece McRae, Dylan Muir, Hugh Munro, Skye Munro, Trinity O’Keefe, Cooper Quaife, Gypsy Quaife, Josie Richer, Eden Roberts, Miah Roberts, Jasmine Ruffin, Jemma Rump, Ned Sheahan, Zac Sherar, Will Simmons, Aidan Smyth, Archie Smyth, Lara Smyth, Jarrah Tagell, Jedda Tagell, Mason Wiggins.
Results:
Claudia Croatto, 6th 200m Breaststroke, 8th 100m IM, 7th 100m Breaststroke
Emily Croatto, 6th 100m IM, 5th 50m Backstroke, 7th 50m Breaststroke, 9th 50m Freestyle, 9th Emily Croatto
Tomei Dal Pozzo, 5th 50m Freestyle, 8th 50m Breaststroke, 3rd 50m Backstroke, 5th 100m freestyle
Molly Dettbarn, 10th 200m Freestyle
Byron Doran, 8th 50m Backstroke, 9th 50m Free
Maggie Fisher, 6th 50m Butterfly, 4th 100m IM, 3rd 50m Backstroke, 3rd 50m Freestyle, 3rd 100m Freestyle
Cormac Flynn, 6th 100m Freestyle, 5th 100m IM, 2nd 100m Breaststroke
Caiden Gill, 1st 50m Freestyle, 5th 50m Butterfly, 3rd 50m Backstroke, 1st 100m Freestyle
Lachie Grimes, 8th 50m Butterfly, 10th 100m IM, 4th 50m Backstroke, 10th 50m Freestyle,
Olivia Holmes 3rd 400m Freestyle, 6th 100m Butterfly, 5th 200m Backstroke, 2nd 100m Backstroke, 4th 100m IM, 5th 200m Fly, 3rd 400m IM, 4th 100m Freestyle, 7th 200m IM, 3rd 200m Freestyle
Josh Hunt, 9th 100m Butterfly, 9th 200m Butterfly
Mostyn Lumsden, 5th 100m Freestyle, 7th 100m IM, 3rd 400m Free, 5th 100m Butterfly, 10th 100m Backstroke, 5th 200m Butterfly, 3rd 200m Freestyle
Rahni Matheson, 7th 100m Backstroke, 3rd 100m IM, 2nd 100 breaststroke
Sienna Matheson, 3rd 200m Breaststroke, 10th 100m IM, 1st 100m breaststroke
Sophie McKenzie, 1st 200m Breaststroke, 1st 50m Breaststroke, 10th 50m butterfly, 7th 100m IM
Dylan Muir, 6th 50m Freestyle, 6th 50m butterfly, 2nd 100m IM, 2nd 50m backstroke
Hugh Munro, 10th 400m IM
Trinity O’Keefe, 6th 100m Breaststroke
Cooper Quaife, 7th 100m Freestyle, 4th 100m Butterfly, 6th 200m Butterfly, 9th 200m Freestyle
Gypsy Quaife, 6th 100m Butterfly, 8th 100m IM
Miah Roberts,1st 100m Backstroke, 9th 100m IM, 7th 400m IM, 8th 100m Breaststroke, 4th 200m Freestyle
Jemma Rump,10th 100m freestyle
Zac Sherar, 4th 100m Butterfly, 9th 200m breaststroke, 10th 100m backstroke, 3rd 100m IM, 2nd 100m freestyle, 3rd 200m freestyle, 2nd 100m breaststroke
Will Simmons, 4th 100m Backstroke, 10th 200m Freestyle
Archie Smyth, 2nd 50m Butterfly, 3rd 100m IM, 2nd 50m Backstroke, 4th 50m Freestyle, 4th 100m Freestyle,
Jedda Tagell, 8th 100m IM, 8th 50m Breaststroke
