MEET REPORT : Telopea Qualifying Meet – 31 Oct / 1 Nov 2015

2015 Telopea Qual Meet for webWe had 5 sharks compete at the Telopea Qualifying Meet held at the AIS over the weekend.  Congratulations to Alexis, Ethan, Jasmine, Mason and Yaroslav for a fantastic weekend of swimming.  Some fantastic achievements include:-

  • Alexis competed in 8 individual events and also competed in the 2x50m Knockout Freestyle Handicap Relay.
  • Ethan achieved a 100% PB rate including breaking the 1 minute mark for his 100m Freestyle event with a 1.7 second PB qualifying for NSW State Champs. Ethan also qualified for Nationals in his 200m Individual Medley event with a 2.26 second PB; and achieved a 5.06 second PB in his 200m Freestyle event also qualifying for NSW State Champs.
  • Jasmine achieved a 3.19 second PB in her 200m Individual Medley;
  • Mason achieved a 100% PB rate including competing in the 200m LC Backstroke event for the first time qualifying for NSW State Champs. Mason also achieved a 4.57 second PB in his 200m Freestyle event; 2.01 second PB in his 100m Freestyle event, qualifying for NSW State Champs and a 5.63 second PB in his 200m Individual Medley event, also qualifying for NSW State Champs.
  • Yaroslav achieved a PB in 5 of his 6 events including a 2.45 second PB in his 100m Backstroke; 3.01 second PB in his 100m Breaststroke; 3.48 second PB in his 100m Freestyle; and a 5.27 second PB in his 100m Butterfly event, qualifying for NSW State Champs in all these events. Yaroslav is also, once again, the Woden Valley Swim Club record holder for 9yo Boys 50m Freestyle and 100m Butterfly and is now the new record holder for 9yo Boys 100m Freestyle which had been held since 2003.

Congratulations and well done to all!