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Success for our local swimmers

2024 Australia Open Water Nationals

In January, three of our swim club members Nyaa Berry, Sophie Jansen and Matilda Barnes along with coach Andy Muller travelled to WA to compete in the Australian Open Water Nationals at Busselton.

After training hard through Christmas and into the new year, the girls’ efforts in the 5km races were rewarded with Nyaa placing 9th in the Girls 18yrs, Sophie placing 27th in the Girls 17yrs and Matilda, 18th in the Girls 14yrs. This event was the first Open Water Nationals for all the girls, and they will hopefully compete again in next year’s event.

Eumundi Voice was proud to sponsor these swimmers to attend the event.

2024 Australian Age & MC Age Championships

In April, Chloe Maxwell and Blake Templeton, two exceptional swimmers took part in the Australian Age & MC Age Championships held on the Gold Coast. This was a major event that brought together the best aged swimmers in Australia. To participate, the swimmers had to meet incredibly tough qualifying times.

The competition was intense, but the Eumundi team pushed themselves to their limits. Chloe and Blake maintained their composure and showed great skill and determination in their respective events. Their hard work and dedication paid off, as they secured top ten rankings in Australia for their events. A remarkable achievement given the high level of competition!

Chloe achieved 3 top ten finishes in the 100m Freestyle MC, 100m Backstroke MC and the 200m Freestyle MC. Blake achieved 2 top ten finishes in the 200m Backstroke and the 800m Freestyle.

L-R: Blake Templeton, Chloe Maxwell and Nathan Maxwell