UPCOMING SWIM STARS MEET ON TRACK FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

HUNDREDS of entrants made a splash at the Hervey Bay Aquatic Centre over the Australia Day weekend.

The Hervey Bay Swimming Club hosted their highly anticipated annual Long Course Swim meet, and it was a great success!

Overall, there was 39 gold medals, 43 silver medals and 30 bronze medals awarded. There was also 53 personal bests and 21 pool records!

A Hervey Bay RSL Community Grant of $4000 helped to cover the costs of the event which attracted 217 swimmers and

A $500 Hervey Bay RSL Community Grant has helped one young Hervey Bay athletics star compete at the Australian All Schools Track and Field championships in Adelaide recently.

Ryan Cunningham is a member of the Hervey Bay Little Athletics Club and has been training hard to reach his goal of competing in the Queensland track and Field Championships in March 2023.

He also hopes to qualify in the 800m at the Australian Junior track and Field Championships in April 2023.

Placing 7th in the 800m at the championships has now put Ryan in a great position to achieve this goal.

24 clubs from around the Wide Bay region

Not having to pay these fees out of the club's coffers means entry fees are made more affordable for entrants and their families for this competition and at weekly club nights during the year. Congratulations to everyone involved!

The grant assisted Ryan's family with the cost of flights and accommodation to the championships.

“Ryan really enjoyed competing at these championships and is very motivated with his training,” said mum, Lynley.

“Thank you for the sponsorship to help get Ryan to these championships, we really appreciated it.”