PLC Sydney swimmers bring Australian school sport titles form into NSW junior state age champs

They have just won a haul of medals at an Australian meet and now these swimmers have enhanced their swim club’s reputation as one of NSW’s best for youngsters at their latest event.

PLC Sydney’s swim club made their mark at the NSW junior state age championships in Sydney on the weekend.

The club recently collected a staggering 45 medals from the recent Australian school sport championships.

Incredibly this included 15 gold medals, with one of the young swimmers crowned swimmer of the meet.

On the weekend PLC Sydney turned its attention to the junior state age championships at Sydney Olympic Park with the majority of swimmers from the Australian schools competition competing.

“We have a really competitive group of juniors,’’ said coach Brett Winkworth.

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Young swimmers making their mark in the pool.

“Some have just come back from the school nationals and one of the swimmers, Charlotte (Lim) was Swimmer of the Meet.

“We had five swimmers who individually medalled and the others were part of school relays.

“Who knows what the future holds, but it’s exciting times ahead.’’

Young swimmers making their mark in the pool.

Swimmers representing the club over the weekend included PLC Sydney student Charlotte Lim, the top swimmer at the School Sport Australia championships and in Year 5.

Avery Koh, a Year 6 student, is also to swim along with Sofia Bosso-Gardiner, a Year 6 student and Junior School Captain, and Heidi Shumack, a Year 7 student

Winkworth said the club hoped to glean valuable intel from the state age championship meet.

Young swimmer Sofia Bosso-Gardiner. Pic: Supplied

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“We haven’t had a winter season for two years and we also want to see where we are at ahead of the summer season that’s coming,” he said.

And that’s what they did, winning the club pointscore aftter two days of racing.

“It’s a hard thing to do so it’s great for the swimmers,’’ Winkworth said.

Winkworth said it was the fourth win in a row for the club across summer and winter comps.

Some of the young swimmers who made their mark at the recent schools championships.

TOP TEAMS AT THE NSW JUNIOR STATE AGE SC CHAMPIONSHIPS

PLC Sydney claimed the honour of being the top performing club at the NSW stage age junior chamopionships in Sydney

Ryde Carlile and Knox Pymple finished second and third on the pointscore.

The three frontrunners were then followed by Trinity Grammar in fourth, Warringah in fifth and Narrabeen in sixth.

Castle Hill RSL Dolphins were seventh, SOPAC eighth, Gunnedah ninth and Randwick City 10th.

SQUAD RESULTS FROM AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL SPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Some of these athletes are not competing at the junior state age

Mia Hoo (10): GOLD: Girls 10 100m Breaststroke, GOLD: Girls 10 100m Freestyle, GOLD: Girls 10 4x50m Freestyle Relay, SILVER: Girls 10 100m Backstroke, SILVER: Girls 10 4x50m Medley Relay, SILVER: Girls 10 200m IM, SILVER: Girls 10 100m Butterfly, BRONZE: Girls 10 50m Breaststroke, 7th: Girls 10 50m Freestyle.

Chloe Joh (10): GOLD: Girls 20 4x50m Medley Relay, SILVER: Girls 10 50m Breaststroke, BRONZE: Girls 10 4x50m Freestyle, BRONZE: Mixed 10 4x50m Medley Relay, 4th: Girls 10-12 4x50m Relay Handicap Relay.

Ian Jung (11): BRONZE: Boys 11 100m Breaststroke, BRONZE: Boys 11 4x50m Medley Relay - 5th: Boys 11 50m Breaststroke, 5th: Boys 11 4x50m Freestyle Relay.

Eddy Liu (11): GOLD: Boys 11 50m Breaststroke, GOLD: Boys 11 4x50m Medley Relay, GOLD: Boys 11 4x50m Freestyle Relay. SILVER: Boys 11 100m Breaststroke, SILVER: Boys 11 200m IM. SILVER: Boys 11 100m Freestyle. 5th: Boys 11 100m Butterfly.

Carter McGee (11): GOLD: Boys 11 200m IM, GOLD: Boys 11 100m Butterfly, GOLD: Boys 11 100m Freestyle, GOLD: Boys 11 4x50m Medley Relay - SILVER: Boys 11 50m Butterfly, BRONZE: Boys 11 50m Freestyle.

Some of the young swimmers who made a big impact at the recent Australia schools championships.

Charlotte Lim (11) - PLC Sydney Student Year 5 2022: GOLD: Girls 11 100m Breaststroke, GOLD: Girls 11 100m Backstroke, GOLD: Girls 11 200m Individual Medley, GOLD: Girls 11 50m Backstroke, GOLD: Girls 11 50m Breaststroke, GOLD: Girls 11 4x50m Freestyle Relay, SILVER: Girls 11 4x50m Medley Relay, SILVER: Girls 11 100m Freestyle, SILVER: Girls 11 50m Freestyle “Female swimmer of the meet”.

Jacqueline Wang (11) (PLC Sydney Student Year 7 2023): SILVER: Girls 11 50m Breaststroke, SILVER: Girls 11 4x50m Medley Relay - BRONZE: Girls 11 100m Breaststroke - 5th: Girls 11 4x50m Freestyle Relay, 8th: Girls 11 100m Freestyle.

Olivia Yu (11) (PLC Sydney Student 2023 - Year 7): GOLD: Girls 11 4x50m Freestyle Relay, SILVER: Girls 11 100m Breaststroke, SILVER: Girls 11 4x50m Medley Relay, BRONZE: Girls 11 200m IM, BRONZE: Girls 11 50m Breaststroke - 5th: Girls 11 50m Freestyle

Ivy Kim (12): SILVER: Girls 12 4x50m Medley Relay, BRONZE: Girls 12 4x50m Freestyle Relay. 4th: Girls 12 100m Freestyle, 5th: Girls 12 200m IM, 8th: Girls 10-12 200m Freestyle, 8th: Girls 12 50m Butterfly, 8th: Girls 12 50m Freestyle, 10th: Girls 12 100m Butterfly.

Avery Koh (12) - PLC Sydney Student Year 6 2022: GOLD: Girls 12 200m IM, SILVER: Girls 12 4x50m Medley Relay, BRONZE: Girls 12 100m Butterfly, BRONZE: Girls 12 50m Breaststroke, BRONZE: Girls 12 50m Freestyle, BRONZE: Girls 12 4x50m Freestyle Relay, 6th: Girls 12 100m Breaststroke, 9th: Girls 12 50m Butterfly, 10th: Girls 12 100m Backstroke

Sofia Bosso-Gardiner (12) - PLC Sydney Student Year 6 2022: 12th: Girls 12 100m Backstroke, 11th: Girls 12 50m Backstroke, 8th: Girls 12 4x50m Freestyle Relay, Heidi Shumack (13) - PLC Sydney Student Year 7 2022, BRONZE: Girls 13-14 200m IM, 4th: Girls 13-14 100m Breaststroke, 4th: Girls 13 50m Freestyle, 5th: Girls 50m Backstroke, 5th: Girls 13-14 200m Freestyle Relay, 6th: Girls 13-14 4x50m Medley Relay, 7th: Girls 13-14 100m Butterfly, 10th Girls 13-14 50m Butterfly, 11th: Girls 13-14 50m Breaststroke

Victor Strokin (14): GOLD: Boys 13-14 100m Backstroke, GOLD: Boys 13-14 50m Backstroke, SILVER: Boys 13-14 4x50m Medley Relay - 4th: Boys 13-14 4x50m Freestyle Relay.

Isabelle Barakat Isabelle Barakat (15) PLC Sydney Student Year 10 2022: SILVER: Girls 15-16 4x50m Medley Relay, 4th: 15-16 50m