Swimming National Championships

Swimming National Championships

Mr David Thomas, Director of Swimming

The boys finished their swimming season with a strong showing in Adelaide at the National Championships over Easter.

In great form after strong showings at GPS, Qld Championships and South Coast, the boys were excited to make the trip south and test themselves against the best in the country.

A week away from home competing at this level is a massive learning experience and I think the Boys learn more in a week of competition like this than in a whole training cycle. This process leaves us hungry for the challenges of next season.

A week’s worth of excellent performances saw the boys finish seventh in the Male Championship and 11th overall in the combined Boys/Girls Club Championship – this is a huge improvement from 38th in 2021. This is testament to the hard work of the boys this season. having two relay teams place in the top ten is also exciting – showing a depth of boys and great team spirit.

Team:

Kalani Creech; Oscar Eddy; Kai Gilbert; Matthew Kalogeropoulos; Matthew Lowe; Tomo Shadforth; Hudson Sheehan

• 4 x 50m 14-15yrs Medley Team 8^th MJ Lowe; Oscar Eddy; Kalani Creech; Kai Gilbert
• 4 x 50m 14-15yrs Freestyle Team 4^th Kalani Creech; MJ Lowe; Hudson Sheehan; Kai Gilbert
• Kalani Creech 15yrs Boys 7^th 200m Backstroke; 9^th 50m Butterfly; B final 50m Backstroke 5^th; B Final 100m Backstroke 8^th
• Oscar Eddy 14yrs Boys 200m breaststroke 10^th; 50m Breaststroke 8^th; B Final 100m Breaststroke 5^th
• Kai Gilbert 14yrs Boys 800m Freestyle Silver; 200m Medley 6^th; 50m Freestyle 6^th; 1500m Freestyle Gold; 100m Freestyle 6^th; 400m Freestyle Silver; 200m Freestyle Gold
• Matthew Kalogeropoulos 14yrs Boys 800m Freestyle 7^th; 1500m Freestyle 5^th; 400m Freestyle 6^th; 200m Butterfly 6^th
• Matthew Lowe 15yrs Boys 800m Freestyle 5^th
• Hudson Sheehan 14yrs Boys 50m Freestyle 10^th; 100m Freestyle 8^th; 200m Freestyle 6^th; 400m Medley 6^th