We had 10 sharks compete at the Development Meet on Sunday, 8 November 2015, including Tessa, Emily, Patrick C, Olivia, Kurt, Nicholas, Ben, Imogen, Natasha and Eric. Also, a big congratulations to Natasha’s little sister, Rebecca who competed in her first development meet. Well Done!
Some fantastic results were accomplished, including:
- Tessa achieved a 4.72 second PB in her 50m Breaststroke and a 1.16 second PB in her 50m Backstroke event and also competed in her first long course 50m Freestyle event.
- Emily achieved 1st place and a 2.29 second PB in her 25m Backstroke event. Emily also achieved 3rd place in her 25m Butterfly and competed in her first long course 50m Freestyle event.
- Patrick C achieved four PBs from his five events: placing 1st in his 50m Butterfly with a 2.43 second PB; 1st in his 50m Freestyle and 1st in his 100m Freestyle with a 1.15 second PB. Patrick also achieved PBs and placed 2nd in his 100m Backstroke and 3rd in his 100m Breaststroke.
- Olivia competed in her first Long Course meet and placed 1st in her 50m Freestyle, 2nd in her 100m Freestyle, 3rd in her 50m Breaststroke and 4th in her 50m Backstroke event.
- Kurt placed 1st in all his 5 events including a 1.44 second PB in his 100m Freestyle; 2.07 second PB in his 50m Backstroke; and a 1.50 second PB in his 50m Freestyle event. Kurt also swam his first long course 100m Breastroke event.
- Nicholas placed 1st in his 50m Breaststroke and 200m Backstroke events. He also placed 2nd in his 200m Breaststroke with a HUGE PB of 25.12 seconds. Nicholas also placed 3rd in his 100m Freestyle with a PB of 3.28 seconds and 3rd in his 50m Backstroke.
- Benjamin achieved a 100% PB rate for the meet including 3.90 seconds in his 50m Breaststroke; 1.49 seconds in his 50m Butterfly; 0.93 seconds in his 50m Backstroke; and 0.80 seconds in his 50m Freestyle. Benjamin qualified for MC Age Championships in all these events.
- Imogen did a HUGE 9.60 second PB in her 50m Breastroke and another PB in her 50m Butterfly event.
- Natasha competed in her first long course 50m Breaststroke and 50m Butterfly events. She also placed 2nd in her 100m Backstroke with a 2.72 second PB and achieved a 2.14 second PB in her 50m Backstroke.
- Eric competed in his first long course meet placing 1st in both his 50m Butterfly and 50m Freestyle; 2nd in his 50m Backstroke and 3rd in his 50m Breaststroke event.
Fantastic swimming everybody … Well done!