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We had 9 Sharks compete at the 2016 NSW LC Country Championships held in Sydney over the weekend of 20 & 21 February, 2016 including Alexis, Jarrod, Jessica, Ethan, Jake, Kiara, Nicholas, Jasmine and Yaroslav. There were many medals received and amazing PBs achieved. Well done everyone.
- Alexis competed in 4 events and placed in the TOP 10 achieivng 6th in the Womens 14&U 400m Individual Medley and 8th in the Womens 13-14yo 400m Freestyle. Alexis achieved a PB in both her 200m and 400m Freestyle events.
- Jarrod competed in 8 events. He won GOLD in the Mens 13-14yo 200m Backstroke, Mens 13-14yo 200m Butterfly, Mens 14yo 100m Backstroke and Mens 13-14yo 200m Individual Medley; SILVER in the Mens 13-14yo 200m Freestyle and Mens 14yo 100m Freestyle; and placed in the TOP 10 achieving 4th in both the Mens 14yo 100m Butterfly and Mens 13-14yo 400m Freestyle. Jarrod achieved a PB in his 100m Butterfly, 200m Individual Medley, 100m, 200m and 400m Freestyle events.
- Jessica competed in 6 events and placed in the TOP 10 achieving 8th in the Womens 13yo 100m Buttefly. Jess also competed in the Womens 13-14yo 200m Backstroke, 13yo 100m Backstroke, 13-14yo 200m Individual Medley, 13-14yo 50m Backstroke and 13yo 100m Freestyle, achieving PBs in all events.
- Ethan competed in 7 events. He won GOLD in the Mens 14&U 400m Individual Medley and Mens 13-14yo 200m Breaststroke; SILVER in the Mens 13-14yo 200m Backstroke, 13-14yo 200m Individual Medley, 14yo 100m Breaststroke; and placed in the TOP 10 achieving 4th with a PB in his 100m Backstroke event.
- Jake competed in 6 events. He won SILVER in the Mens 13yo 100m Breaststroke and placed in the TOP 10 achieving 10th in the Mens 13-14yo 200m Breaststroke. Jake also achieved a PB in his 50m Breaststroke and 200m Individual Medley events.
- Kiara competed in 2 events including the Womens 11yo 100m Butterfly and 100m Freestyle.
- Nicholas competed in his first Country Championships event and achieved a PB in the Mens 11yo 100m Backstroke.
- Jasmine competed in 4 events including the Womens Open 50m Freestyle and Breaststroke, and the Womens 15&O 100m Breaststroke and Freestyle.
- Yaroslav competed in 6 events. He won SILVER in the Mens 10&U 100m Breaststroke; BRONZE in the Mens 10&U 100m Backstroke and the Mens 10&U 50m Butterfly; and placed in the TOP 10 achieving 5th in the Mens 10&U 50m Breaststroke, 7th in the 10&U 50m Backstroke and 4th in the 10&U 100m Freestyle.
A couple of special Congratulations to:-
- Nicholas who competed in his first LC Country Championships; Congratulations!
- Yaroslav who also competed in his first LC Country Championships; Congratulations!
- Jessica who achieved a 100% PB rate for the Championships. Congratulations!
- Jasmine who achieved PBs in 3 of her 4 events (swimming her entry time in the 4th). When the impossible seems unachievable, you can do it, and you did!!!
Congratulations to all of our sharks who competed at such a high level and Thank You Coach Bill, for your coaching expertise and support throughout the Championship.