Sophia put together a fantastic National Qualifying Campaign, despite being injured during Counties and during part of the preparation period for the window. Sophia is driven to succeed and she stepped up time and time again to better her times and placings on the Nationals list. She’s qualified for both 200 and 100 Free. She continued with her great work ethic through May and June, always relentless in training and giving 100%. She’s also managed to balance some school plays and exams too! Well done Sophia; you are definitely a worthy winner this quarter and the club is 100% you for your big races at the end of July

 

Well done to our other swimmers who received nominations, your hard work has not gone unnoticed!

 

Etta - for consistent hard work in training (even the hard sets don’t faze her), willingness to learn and fast swimming at meets - Etta also brings the fun and the best slick back pony tails. Well done Etta

 

Ian - for excellent and consistent attendance and effort, and for really making some big improvements across IM, free and breaststroke. Great stuff Ian!

 

Poppy - for excellent attendance and cracking grit and determination in the recent open water regionals 3k swim, we loved watching you. Well done!

 

Caitlyn - for an absolutely brilliant national window - Caitlyn chipped away at her best times to stay on the qualifying list until the very last moment. She swam with strength, determination and purpose, she made us all very proud. It’s bitter sweet to miss the final list by such a tiny margin, but you delivered some excellent performances. You rock Caitlyn!

 

Ian Z - this boy never gets tired and powers through 15 races a meet, winning gold in most of the events. Ian has fantastic spirit and focus and his recent improvements are an absolute pleasure to see. Well done Ian.

 

Annie - at still only 9 years old, Annie’s racing determination is outstanding. Not only is she fast, she’s really taking on race feedback and coaching points to improve every day. Well done Annie, keep shining.