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We had 8 Sharks compete at the Canberra Pentathlon held on Sunday, 11 September 2016 at the AIS including Emily, Patrick C, Patrick H, Kurt, Jake N, Libby, Nicholas and Ben. We had some amazing swims, an exciting relay and a fantastic number of PBs achieved.
- Emily achieved 2nd Place with a 0.23 second PB in her 50m Freestyle; 2nd Place with a HUGE 14.01 second PB in her 50m Breaststroke; competed in the 50m Butterfly and 50m Backstroke for the first time and achieved 1st Place and 4th Place respectively.
- Patrick C achieved a 2.12 second PB his 50m Backstroke.
- Patrick H achieved a 100% PB rate with a 0.92 second PB in his 50m Freestyle; a 0.63 second PB in the 50m Breaststroke; a 1.13 second PB in the 50m Butterfly; a 2.78 second PB in the 50m Backstroke; and a 1.90 second PB in the 200m Individual Medley.
- Kurt achieved 3rd Place with a 0.23 second PB in his 50m Freestyle; 4th Place with a 1.05 second PB in his 50m Breaststroke; 2nd Place with a 1.05 second PB in his 50m Butterfly; and competed in the 200m Individual Medley for the first time placing 4th.
- Jake N achieved a 100% PB rate with a 4.01 second PB in his 50m Freestyle; a HUGE 5.34 second PB in his 50 Breaststroke; a 1.04 second PB in his 50m Butterfly; a 1.99 second PB in his 50m Backstroke; and a HUGE 30.74 second PB in his 200m Individual Medley.
- Libby achieved a 100% PB rate with a HUGE 12.83 second PB in her 50m Freestyle; a 1.01 second PB in her 50m Breaststroke; a HUGE 7.43 second PB in her 50m Butterfly; and another HUGE 13.01 second PB in her 50m Backstroke.
- Nicholas achieved a 0.45 second PB in his 50m Freestyle; a HUGE 14.11 second PB in his 50m Butterfly; a 0.46 second PB in his 50m Backstroke; and another HUGE 15.11 second PB in his 200m Individual Medley.
- Ben achieved a 0.32 second PB in his 50m Freestyle; a 0.77 second PB in his 50m Breaststroke; a 1.18 second PB in his 50m Butterfly; and a 3.23 second PB in his 200m Individual Medley.
As this meet is a Pentathlon, Medals are not given for individual events but to swimmers who perform best over the five races of the meet (four races for 8 years and under). The times for all of the races for each swimmer will be added together and the swimmers with the lowest aggregate times are the winners. Medals are awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd male place getters and 1st, 2nd and 3rd place female place getters (based on their aggregate times) in each of the following age groups: 8 and under, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and over. All swimmers 8 years and under will receive a certificate of participation and a gift.
CONGRATULATIONS to Emily who was awarded GOLD for the Girls 8 & Under Quadathlon, and Kurt who was awarded SILVER for the Boys 10 Year Olds Pentathlon.
The Club Relay is a 4 x 50 metre freestyle event and all Club Relay heats and the final are handicapped. The Woden Relay team was made up of Ben, Jake N, Nicholas and Kurt. CONGRATULATIONS to our boys who were the overall winners achieving GOLD and $150 in prize money.
All our competitors competed at such a high standard …. Congratulations to you all and THANK YOU to Coach Amanda and Coach Ben who supported our Sharks throughout the meet.