Swimming

SCHOOL SUCCESSES

Swimming

L>R Top: Kim Taylor (coach), Eloise Mcmiles, Hugh Gillham, Oliver McLaughlin, Kyla Brown, Mercede Cornelius Feltus, Tom Pell, Oscar McLaughlin. Bottom: Zac Lewis, Collette Lyons, Emily Clunas, Tommaso Cornelius Feltus, Jane Gillham (coach).

AUSTRALIAN SWIM CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Kinross Wolaroi Swimming Team completed a successful campaign after a lot of hard work at the Australian Swimming Championships. Oliver McLaughlin finished 7th in the 200 backstroke to cap off a great week for him with a silver in the 100 back just missing in the 50 back in a very creditable 4th and 7th in the 200 back. Ollie swam finals in his age group (18/19 years) but his times placed him 10th overall in Australia, not bad for a boy from the bush.

Kyla Brown accredited herself well going from 47th in the 100 breaststroke to 9th in the final. Amazing effort.

Hugh Gillham, who for the first time swam in the Paralympic class turned a few heads finishing with 2 golds a silver and a bronze at the end of his campaign. H.G. also swam under the Olympic qualifying time 3 times over the course of the week in the 100 Fly.

Unfortunately Collette Lyons failed to recuperate from an ankle injury sustained in the weeks leading into the competition and had to withdraw.

NSW ALL SCHOOLS

The KWS swim team achieved some outstanding results at the NSW All Schools swimming championships on Friday 28th May.

Ollie McLaughlin, Zac Lewis, Hugh Gilham and William Diener swam an amazing race in the 17 yrs and over boys medley relay, winning silver against hugely competitive Sydney schools in a time of 1.50.85. A great way for the boys in Year 12 to finish off their school swimming careers.

In individual events, Ollie McLaughlin won gold medals in the boys 17 years and over 100 backstroke (57.21) and the 50 backstroke (new PB time and NSW All schools record of 26.36). Mercede Cornelius-Feltus won bronze in the girls 17 years and over 200 fly in a time of 2.28.17 and came 5th in the 400 IM in a time of 5.25.6. Kyla Brown achieved 6th place in the 15 years girls 50 breaststroke in a time of 36.78.