North Coast swimmers continue strong campaign in NSW Country Short Course Championships at Sydney Olympic Park
North Coast swimmers have continued their wave of success, winning dozens of medals in Sydney's NSW Country Short Course Championships. Here’s how it played out.
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North Coast swimmers have continued their strong campaign in the water this year with top performances and placings at the NSW Country Short Course Championships.
The three-day event was held at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre in Homebush from June 30 to July 3.
Swimming North Coast entered 64 swimmers into 311 events, plus five relays, nabbing 36 medals and 86 top ten placings.
The three top Swimming North Coast clubs points scorers were Alstonville, Coffs Harbour, and the Stroud Seals.
Top medal winners included 11-year-old Coffs Harbour sensation Coco Becker, who won gold in the 100m backstroke, and the 100m butterfly.
She also won silver in 100m breaststroke, 50m butterfly, 50m backstroke, and bronze in the 100m medley.
William Bradshaw, 16, from Stroud Seals won gold in the 100m backstroke, silver in the 200m medley and 100m butterfly, and bronze in the 100m freestyle, 100m backstroke, and 50m freestyle.
Fellow seal Sebastian Webster, 13, won gold in the 100m breaststroke and silver in the 200m medley.
Macksville Marlin, and recent selectee for the Para Development squad, 16-year-old Ethan Blockey won gold in five events: 200m medley, 50m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 100m freestyle, and 100m butterfly.
Sophie Scislo, 13, of Forster won bronze in 100m butterfly and placed 5th in 100m freestyle.
Eva Keen, 14, of Forster won silver in 100m backstroke and placed 4th in 50m freestyle.
Alstonville Swimming Club
Eve Drew, 10, won bronze in the 200m medley, 100m butterfly, 100m freestyle. She placed 5th in the 100m backstroke, 6th in the 50m freestyle and 8th in the 100m breaststroke.
Abbey Yourell, 16, won bronze in the 800m freestyle, silver in the 1500m freestyle, and placed 6th in the 400m freestyle.
Ian Burgess, 13, won silver in the 100m butterfly, placed 7th in the 200m butterfly, and 10th in the 100m backstroke.
Hugo Atkinson, 10, won bronze in the 100m backstroke. He placed 4th in both the 100m butterfly and 100m freestyle, and placed 5th in the 50m freestyle.
Will Hensley won bronze in the 400m freestyle. He placed 4th in the 200m freestyle, 7th in 100m freestyle and 10th in 100m butterfly.
Alanna Bromhead, 15, won bronze in the 200m breaststroke. She placed 5th for 100m breaststroke, 7th in 200m medley, 4th in the 200m medley, and 7th for the 100m freestyle.
Alstonville’s women’s relay team, Niquola White, Abbie Yourell, Poppy Robinson and Alanna Bromhead, won silver in the 4x100m freestyle.
Top Ten Placings
Alstonville
Lachlan Trease, 16, placed 5th 800m freestyle, 8th 400m freestyle
Niquola White, 18: 5th 200m backstroke, 4th 100m freestyle, 4th 200m medley, 5th 200m freestyle, 5th 100m backstroke, and 5th in both the 50m freestyle and 50m backstroke
Elijah Mercy-Wilson, 12: 4th 100m breaststroke
Poppy Wilson, 17: 10th 100m butterfly
Ben Burgess, 13: 8th 100m freestyle
William Bullpitt, 13: 8th 100m freestyle
Casino
Beth Lockwood, 17, placed 5th 100m breaststroke, 4th 50m breaststroke and 9th 50m freestyle
Clayton Wilkinson, placed 8th 100m medley and 10th 200m freestyle
Stroud
Dan Tatchell, 22, placed 10th 100m butterfly and 9th 200m freestyle
Georgia McDonald, 12, placed 7th 100m butterfly, 8th 200m medley and 10th 100m freestyle
Maclean
Hayden Whyte, 14, placed 6th 50m freestyle, 8th 200m freestyle, 8th 100m backstroke, 8th in both the 200m backstroke and 100m freestyle
Chase Burke, 13, placed 5th 800m freestyle
Jett Burke, 15, placed 6th 200m butterfly
Port Macquarie
Bianca Harrison, 12, placed 8th 100m breaststroke and 7th 100m freestyle
Layla Hurford, 10, placed 7th 100m butterfly and 8th 100m freestyle
Coffs Harbour
Shih, Tristan (Yeu Tian), 14, placed 9th 200m medley, 6th 400m freestyle, 7th 100m backstroke and 200m backstroke
Alexander Cabral Barbosa, 11, placed 5th 100m medley, 10th 200m backstroke
Willow Gosling, 13, placed 6th 100m backstroke
Holy Becker, 15, placed 9th 200m backstroke
Forster
Tanna Davey, 17, placed 6th 200m freestyle, 6th 100m medley, 10th 50m freestyle, 10th 100m breaststroke and 7th 100m freestyle
Nambucca
Caleb Daykin, 16, placed 6th 100m breaststroke, 10th 200m medley, 9th 50m butterfly, 7th 200m breaststroke and 9th 100m medley
Kingscliff
Finn Carroll-Cinque, 10, placed 4th in the 200m medley
Taree
Amaya Cross, 13, placed 6th 100m breaststroke
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