MEET REPORT : 2016 NSW SC Country Championships

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We had 13 amazing Sharks compete at the 2016 NSW SC Country Championships held in Sydney on July 2 & 3, 2016 including Alexis, Emma, Oliver, Amanda, Jarrod, Jessica, Kurt, Ethan, Jake, Kiara, Nicholas, Jasmine and Mason.  Our Sharks competed at such a high standard and were fantastic competitors.  

To put the Championships into perspective, there were over 800 competitors from 76 swimming clubs across New South Wales and out of the 56 team rankings, our amazing team of Sharks finished 16th on the point score and 16th on the medal tally, which is a fantastic result.  It was an amazing weekend and all our Sharks should be extremely proud of their efforts.   Thank you Coach Steve, and Congratulations to you all for your wonderful achievements throughout this championship meet.

Alexis competed in 3 individual events (and 2 relays), including:-

  • 15&O 100m Butterfly, placing 38th overall; with a PB in the 50m split;
  • 15&O 200m Individual Medley, placing 15th overall; and
  • 15&O 200m Freestyle, placing 15th overall.

Emma competed in 5 individual events, including:-

  • 15&O 400m Freestyle, winning BRONZE!!!;
  • 15&O 100m Butterfly, placing 17th;
  • 15 &O 200m Butterfly, winning BRONZE!!!;
  • 15&O 200m Freestyle, placing in the TOP 10 at 5th Place; and
  • Open 800m Freestyle, winning BRONZE!!! and is the new 17yo Girls Woden SC Record Holder (previously held since 28/08/04).

Oliver competed in 6 individual events (and 2 relays), including:-

  • 13-14yo 50m Freestyle, with a 0.56 second PB, placing 25th;
  • Open 50m Breaststroke, with a 0.14 second PB, placing 48th;
  • 13-14yo 200m Individual Medley, with a 1.57 second PB, placing 25th; and a PB in his 50m Butterfly split;
  • 13-14yo 200m Freestyle, placing 24th;
  • 13yo 100m Breaststroke, placing in the TOP 10 at 6th place; and
  • 13yo 100m Freestyle, with a 0.31 second PB, placing in the TOP 10 at 8th Place.

Amanda competed in 2 relays, including:-

  • 15&O 4x100m Freestyle Relay, placing in the TOP 10 at 7th Place; and
  • 15&O 4x100m Medley Relay, placing in the TOP 10 at 7th Place.

Jarrod competed in 6 individual events with a 100% PB Rate, including:-

  • 15&O 100m Butterfly, with a 1.26 second PB, placing 19th; and qualifying for 2016 NSW State Open SC Championships;
  • 15&O 200m Individual Medley, with a 1.92 second PB, placing 13th;
  • 15&O 100m Backstroke, with a 1.05 second PB, placing 17th;
  • 15&O 400m Individual Medley, with a 2.42 second PB, placing in the TOP 10 at 9th Place;
  •  15&O 100m Freestyle, with a 0.62 second PB, placing 22nd; and qualifying for 2016 NSW State Open SC Championships;
  • 15&O 200m Backstroke, with a 3.06 second PB, placing in the TOP 10 at 5th Place.

Jessica competed in 7 individual events (and 2 relays), including:-

  • 13-14yo 200m Backstroke, with a 1.37 second PB, placing 14th overall;
  • 13-14yo 50m Freestyle, with a 0.69 second PB, placing 37th overall;
  • 13yo 100m Butterfly, with a 1.24 second PB, placing in the TOP 10 at 5th Place;
  • 13yo 100m Backstroke, with a 0.60 second PB, placing in the TOP 10 at 10th Place;
  • 13-14yo 200m Individual Medley, with a 1.27 second PB, placing 12th;
  • 13-14yo 200m Freestyle, placing 17th; and
  • 13yo 100m Freestyle, with a 1.18 second PB, placing in the TOP 10 at 10th place.

Kurt competed in his first Country Championships in 4 individual events including:-

  • 10&U 50m Freestyle, with a 0.80 second PB, placing 26th overall;
  • 10&U 100m Backstroke, with a 0.38 second PB, placing 12th overall;
  • 10&U 100m Breaststroke, placing 21st overall; and
  • 10&U 100m Freestyle, with a 0.83 second PB, placing 24th.

Ethan competed in 6 individual events (and 2 relays) with a 100% PB Rate, including:-

  • 13-14yo 200m Backstroke, with a 2.60 second PB, winning GOLD!!!;
  • 13-14yo 400m Individual Medley, with a 4.19 second PB, winning GOLD!!!;
  • 14yo 100m Backstroke, with a 0.44 second PB, winning BRONZE!!!;
  • 13-14yo 200m Individual Medley with a 1.10 second PB, winning GOLD!!!; and a PB in his 50m Butterfly split;
  • 14yo 100m Breaststroke, with a 1.35 second PB, placing in the TOP 10 at 4th Place; and a PB in his 50m split;
  • 13-14yo 200m Breaststroke, with a 3.15 second PB, winning BRONZE!!!;
  • PB in his 50m Backstroke split of the Mens 13-14yo 4x50m Medley Relay.

Jake competed in 6 individual events (and 2 relays), including:-

  • 13-14yo 200m Backstroke, with a 1.20 second PB, placing 25th;
  • Open 50m Breaststroke, with a 0.35 second PB, placing 44th;
  • 13yo 100m Backstroke, placing 12th;
  • 13-14yo 200m Individual Medley, with a 0.27 second PB, placing 17th;
  • 13yo 100m Breaststroke, winning BRONZE!!!; and
  • 13-14yo 200m Breaststroke, with a 0.04 second PB, placing in the TOP 10 at 10th Place.

Kiara competed in 4 individual events, including:-

  • 11yo 100m Butterfly;
  • 11yo 100m Breaststroke, with a 2.80 second PB, placing 16th; and a PB in her 50m split;
  • 11&U 50m Backstroke, with a 0.94 second PB, placing 31st; and
  • 11&U 50m Butterfly, with a 0.36 second PB, placing 27th.

Nicholas competed in his first Short Course Country Championships in 2 individual events, including:-

  • 12yo 100m Backstroke, placing 24th; and
  • 12yo 100m Breaststroke.

Jasmine competed in 4 individual events (and 2 relays), including:-

  • 15&O 50m Freestyle placing 67th;
  • 15&O 50m Breaststroke, placing 31st;
  • 15&O 100m Breaststroke, placing 29th; and
  • 15&O 100m Freestyle.

Mason competed in 7 individual events (and 2 relays) with a 100% PB Rate, including:-

  • 13-14yo 50m Freestyle, with a 0.45 second PB, placing in the TOP 10 at 9th Place;
  • Open 50m Breaststroke, with a 0.86 second PB, placing 60th overall;
  • 14yo 100m Backstroke, with a 2.54 second PB, placing 12th overall;
  • 13-14yo 200m Individual Medley, with a 4.14 second PB, placing 15th overall; and a PB in his 50m Butterfly split;
  • Open 50m Backstroke, with a 0.82 second PB, placing 34th overall;
  • 14yo 100m Breaststroke, with a 1.59 second PB, placing 16th overall;
  • 14yo 100m Freestyle, with a 1.90 second PB, placing in the TOP 10 at 9th place and qualifying for NSW State Age Championships.

The Mens 13-14yo 4x50m Freestyle Relay was made up of Ethan, Oliver, Jake and Mason.  The team improved on their entry time by 3.56 seconds, swam a fantastic race and won BRONZE!!!

The Mens 13-14yo 4x50m Medley Relay was made up of Ethan (Backstroke); Jake (Breaststroke); Oliver (Butterfly) and Mason (Freestyle).  The team improved on their entry time by a whopping 10.02 seconds and gave us a very exciting and voice-destroying race, placing 3rd in their heat.  Unfortunately another team in a previous heat had a faster time, knocking our boys to 4th Place, placing them in the TOP 10.

The Womens 15&O 4x100m Freestyle Relay was made up of Jessica, Jasmine, Alexis and Amanda.  The team improved on their entry time by 0.29 seconds, placing in the TOP 10 at 7th Place.

The Womens 15&O 4x100m Medley Relay was made up of Jessica (Backstroke); Jasmine (Breaststroke); Alexis (Butterfly) and Amanda (Freestyle), placing in the TOP 10 at 7th Place.