Swimmer Laura Taylor named Gold Coast Local Sports Star
LAURA Taylor’s brilliant month in the water has led to her being crowned the Gold Coast Bulletin’s Local Sports Star for 2018.
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LAURA Taylor’s brilliant month in the water has led to her being crowned the Gold Coast Bulletin’s Local Sports Star for 2018.
Taylor won silver in the 200m butterfly at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games at the start of April, an effort that kickstarted an incredible month in which she also snared gold at the Aussies Surf Life Saving Championships in Perth and the Australian age swimming titles in Sydney.
The 19-year-old, who produced one of the Cinderella stories of the Commonwealth Games trials earlier this year when she beat Olympic medallist Emma McKeon in the 200m butterfly to claim a spot at a home Games, was crowned Local Sports Star at a gala dinner at Southport Sharks on Wednesday night.
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In other awards handed out, the Currumbin Cheer Leopards won the young sporting spirit team award, while Liam Barnes won the individual sporting spirit award.
Bali bombing survivor Ben Tullipan won the service to sport award, with the Helensvale Hogs’ under-9s named the junior Sports Stars.
Brisbane’s Ariarne Titmus, who won the Quest Newspapers award last night, was also named Queensland’s Local Sports Star.
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The latter was an impressive runaway as King’s went close to 100m, with the 100 kilogram-plus hooker showing off a clean pair of heels to finish off the spectacular movement late in the match.