2016 Victorian Country Swimming Championships

Over the weekend from the 15^th – 17^th January 2016 the Yarrawonga/Mulwala Swimming Club competed at the 2016 Victorian Country Swimming Championships in Bendigo. A total of 12 swimmers represented Yarrawonga/Mulwala consisting of 9 individual and 3 relay swimmers.

 

Swimmers competed in 27 individual and four relay events recording 10 personal best (PB) times and 1 final.  At the conclusion of the weekend the Yarrawonga/Mulwala Swimming Club came out on the point score ranked number 32 from 43 clubs competing.

 

There were many highlights from the weekend with some of them being:

 

Morgan Pitches competing in the Women 18yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke final and placing 8^th.

 

Chloe Hart competing in her first Country Championships in the 11yrs & Under 50m breaststroke and backstroke.

 

Bella Bridgeman competing in her first Country Championships in the 11yrs & Under 50m breaststroke.

 

Individual Swimmers were:

Bella Bridgeman, Chloe Hart, Abbey Lawless, Hugh Mullins, Madison Pease, Morgan Pitches, Eliza Shiels, Nicole Shiels and Philip Shiels

 

Relay Swimmers were:

            Miki Kennedy, Georgia Lawless and Lilly Mullins

 

The results achieved by the swimmers were solid and a reward for the countless hours of training which commenced in June 2015.

 

The teams focus now shifts to the Ovens & Murray Championships on the 13^th and 14^th February.

 

Results from the Victorian Country Championships were as follows:

 

Individual Results

 

Bella Bridgeman

            11 & Under 50m Breaststroke            49.39               54^th

 

Chloe Hart

            11 & Under 50m Backstroke              42.32               40^th

            11 & Under 50m Breaststroke            46.89               33^rd (PB)

 

Abbey Lawless

            18 & Over 50m Butterfly                     32.60               16^th

            18 & Over 50m Backstroke                35.53               16^th

            Open 100m Freestyle                      1:05.01            15^th

            18 & Over 50m Breaststroke              41.75               18^th

            18 & Over 50m Freestyle                    29.78               12^th

            18 & Over 200m IM                           2:51.40            11^th

 

Hugh Mullins

            11 & Under 50m Backstroke              40.13               13^th (PB)

            11 & Under 50m Freestyle                  33.92               15^th     

            11 & Under 50m Butterfly                    43.18               29^th (PB)

            11 & Under 50m Breaststroke            48.88               22^nd

 

Madison Pease

            16-17yrs 100m Butterfly                      1:20.33            22^nd (PB)

            16-17yrs 100m Backstroke                 1:18.30            20^th (PB)

 

Morgan Pitches

            18 & Over 50m Butterfly                     34.19               31^st

            18 & Over 50m Backstroke                39.63               33^rd

            18 & Over 50m Breaststroke              37.92               7^th (PB)

            18 & Over 50m Breaststroke – Final  37.89               8^th (PB)

            18 & Over 50m Freestyle                    30.87               25^th (PB)

 

Eliza Shiels

            14-15yrs 100m                                    1:27.32            34^th

 

Nicole Shiels

            13yrs 100m Breaststroke                    1:34.18            30^th

            13yrs 100m Butterfly                          1:32.01            42^nd

 

Philip Shiels

            18 & Over 50m Butterfly                      31.99               32^nd (PB)

            18 & Over 50m Backstroke                38.08               27^th

            18 & Over 50m Breaststroke              36.88               23^rd (PB)

            18 & Over 50m Freestyle                    28.42               34^th

            18 & Over 200m IM                          2:.37.00               19^th

 

Relay Results

 

Women 14yrs & Under 200m Medley           2:28.06            15^th (PB)

            Lily Mullins, Nicole Shiels, Georgia Lawless, Miki Kennedy

 

Women 14yrs & Under 200m Freestyle         2:17.29            18^th

            Georgia Lawless, Lily Mullins, Chloe Hart, Eliza Shiels

 

Women 400m Medley                                                5.14.66            11^th

            Eliza Shiels, Morgan Pitches, Abbey Lawless, Madison Pease

Women 400m Freestyle                                  4:39.02            9^th (PB)

            Nicole Shiels, Abbey Lawless, Miki Kennedy, Morgan Pitches