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Water world: Hastings medal winning swimmer Tanya Grant. Picture: Gary Sissons
Medal winner comes home with two gold
Western Port
HASTINGS’ swimmer Tanya Grant was on a medal-winning spree at the Special Olympics state titles at Bendigo last month. She won gold in the 50 metre backstroke and 100 metre freestyle, and bronze in the 100 metre backstroke. Grant, 39, with Down syndrome, enjoys being in the water. “She has been keen on swimming
since she was 13, and her favourite stroke is backstroke,” mum Joanne said last week. “I can still beat her at freestyle but certainly not at backstroke.” Over the years Grant has competed as a swimmer in Melbourne, Queensland and Perth.She trains at the YMCA’s Somerville Health and Aquatic Centre under specialist dis-
abilities’ coach Steve Cooper. Western Port Special Olympics chair Tina Naughton said the aquatic centre had a strong swimming program with many long-time enthusiasts. “Tanya has been back with us for two years and is a very good swimmer,” she said. “She came in the other day proudly wearing her medals.”
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