SWIMMING
TRARALGON scored its eighth successive Victorian Country Short Course Championships at the new Ballarat Aquatic Centre late last month.
The team of 70 dominated the points score, winning by more than 1500 points from its rivals Geelong and Warrnambool as 23 swimmers celebrated 80 podium finishes.
A whopping 18 Gippsland and three Victorian Country records were also broken by eight swimmers in an overall team performance described by senior head coach, Brian Ford as “outstanding”.
“All of the goals set by the coaching team in relation to points, medals and personal best swims (over 90 per cent) were achieved,” Ford said.
“The benchmarks of performance can be attributed to a driven team of swimmers ranging from eight to 28 who swam for the club first and foremost.
“A very pleasing result leading up to State Championships.”
Points Score: Traralgon – 2402; Warrnambool – 870; Geelong – 833; Ballarat Gold – 622; Ballarat – 572.
Medals – 80: Gold – 41; Silver – 22; Bronze – 17.
Medal Winners – 23: 1. Mikaela Cornelissen (17)- 7 gold, 1 silver; 2. Alex Tsebelis (14) – 5 gold, 3 silver; 3. Jordyn Cargill (10) – 5 gold; 4. Melina DeCort (15) – 4 gold, 2 silver; 5. Emily Beecroft (15) – 4 gold; 6. Caiden Gill (17) – 3 gold, 4 silver; 7. Harliai Curthoys – Davies (12) – 3 gold; 8. Ellodie Reid (15) – 2 gold, 2 silver; 9. Alice Butler (15) – 2 gold; 10. Fabienne Schoutens (17) – 1 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze; 11. Bridget Cain (13) – 1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze; 12. Sophie Waller (11) – 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze; 13. Lauren Akers (14) – 1 gold, 1 bronze; 14. Xavier Haberl (11) – 1 gold, 1 bronze; 15. Emily Goode (13) – 1 gold; 16. Locke DeGaris (14) – 1 silver, 2 bronze; 17. Ruby Storm (11) – 1 silver, 2 bronze; 18. Ashley Withell (17) – 1 silver; 19. Caydence Bezzina (11) – 1 silver; 20. Sadira Snell (13) – 1 bronze; 21. Alice Peddle (14) – 1 bronze; 22. Chance Doultree (13) – 1 bronze; 23. James Gallagher ( 14) – 1 bronze.
Victorian Country Records (3) and Gippsland Records(18)
Keian Curthoys – Davies (8) – 4 records in Boys 8/u
100 IM – 1.31.23 ( previous record Chris Olarenshaw (Morwell) 1.31.88 – 2002)
50 Back – 40.45 (previous record Alex Tsebelis (Traralgon) 41.42 – 2009)
50 Breast – 47.63 (previous record Matt Dinsmore(Morwell) 47.67 – 1999)
50 Free – 35.47 (previous record Alex Tsebelis (Traralgon) 37.03 – 2009)
Alex Tsebelis (14) – 4 records in Boys 14/u
200 Free – 1.58.39 ( previous record Brenton Ford (Traralgon) 1.59.34 – 2002)
100 Back – 58.98 (previous record Connor O’Neill (Traralgon) 59.36 – 2014) (Country Record also)
100 Free – 53.85 (previous record Jeremy Saunders (Traralgon) 54.48 – 2004)
100 Breast – 1.07.20 (previous record Josh Seignior (EGWD) 1.07.24 – 2014)
100IM Out of Gippsland – 1.00.70 (previous record Jeremy Saunders (Traralgon) 1.00.97 – 2004).
Mikaela Cornelissen (17) – 3 records in Girls 17/0 and Open
100 Free – 56.92 – 17/0 (previous record Georgia Tsebelis (Traralgon) 57.46 – 2014)
200 Free – 2.04.69 – Open ( previous record Kate Buckley(EGWD) 2.05.34 – 2001)
200 Fly – 2.17.49 – Open (previous record Stephanie Morgan (Traralgon) 2.17.64 – 2008) (Country Record)
Jordyn Cargill (10) – 2 records in Boys 10/u
50 Fly – 32.72 (previous record Alex Tsebelis (Traralgon) 32.73 – 2011)
50 Back – 34.14 (previous record Alex Tsebelis (Traralgon) 34.38 – 2011)
Ellodie Reid (15) -1 record in Girls 16/u
400 Free – 4.23.98 (previous record Kate Buckley (EGWD) 4.24.43 – 2001)
Caiden Gill (17) – 1 record in Boys 17/0
100 free – 50.03 (previous record Andrew O’Connor (Traralgon) 50.28 – 2009) (Country Record)
Ben Waller (8) – 1 record in Boys 8/u
50 free – 33.92 (previous record Keian Curthoys – Davies (Traralgon) from previous heat)
Molly Cargill (9) – 1 record in Girls 10/u
Girls 10/u years 50m free Out of Gippsland – 31.78 (previous record Mayson Vanderkolk (SGB) 32.33 – 2013)
