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Gisborne Thunder swimmer Tyler Theodore off to nationals

Young swimmer Tyler was hoping to tackle the national championships in 2020, but some ripper times has him there a year earlier.

Gisborne Thunder swimmer Tyler Theodore will compete at the national championships in his age group. Picture: Rob Leeson
Gisborne Thunder swimmer Tyler Theodore will compete at the national championships in his age group. Picture: Rob Leeson

A young Sunbury swimmer is on his way to the national championships.

Tyler Theodore, 14, who trains with Gisborne Thunder swimming club, will represent his region in the 50m and 100m freestyle at the competition during the Easter long weekend in Adelaide.

The young gun said he’d been swimming competitively for the past three years.

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Tyler had originally set his sights on competing on the national stage in 2020 after a good run at the Victorian state championships. But after hitting training hard, he decided to give the 2019 competition a go.

“I stepped up my training and my times started to drop and I started to progress,” he said. “I was training hard and the day before entries closed I qualified in two races.”

Tyler qualified for 50m freestyle in 26.38 seconds and 100m freestyle in 58.20 seconds. He said the ultimate goal was to one day represent Australia.

Know someone with great sporting talent? Nominate them at localsportsstars.com.au/leader. Thanks to our partner Gold 104.3.

JUNIOR SPORTS STAR NOMINEE: Tyler Theodore. Age: 14. Suburb: Sunbury. Sport: Swimming. Club: Gisborne Thunder

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