Melton Swimming Club members had a busy September as they completed laps at events throughout Victoria and Australia.
The club was represented by members at the 2016 Victorian age and open short course championships and state team age short course championships, while Melton Swimming Club members were also part of Victoria’s team for the School Sport Australia swimming championships in Darwin.
Melton Swimming Club committee member Cathy Stewart said it was encouraging to firstly see so many swimmers qualify for those events, and then for them to swim personal best times, some even winning medals.
Stewart said they had 30 swimmers compete in the Victorian short course championships, where they competed in 135 races between them.
Three-quarters of these swims were registered as personal best times, with 45 top-10 finishes. Melton swimmers came home with a tally of seven medals.
Kayla Jones (three silver and two bronze) and Jack Carr (three silvers) won multiple medals, while Joanna Denoual, Manar Mahfouz, Grace McGoldrick and Angela Molnar each won a bronze.
Meanwhile, five club swimmers were part of the Victorian team for the School Sport Australia swimming championships.
Mitchell Willis was named captain of the Victorian team, and made seven finals, winning two bronze medals.
Carr had a standout meet, making 10 finals and winning two gold, three silver and three bronze medals.
Francine Cartina made six finals, winning a medal of each colour. Noah O’Donnell won a gold and bronze medal after making eight finals. Karlos Nuestro made five finals.
Carr finished his busy month as one of 40 swimmers selected to represent Victoria at the state team age short course championships in Canberra.
In Canberra, the team was mentored and coached by Olympians and AIS support staff.
Carr competed in six events, coming away with a second placing … just two days after returning from the school sport championships in Darwin.
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