Gippsland Championships 2025 – The Numbers
What a great meet for the Club winning the Championship for the 26th year in succession – that is every year in the 2000’s – an amazing effort!
Parents – the Club doesn’t function without your support, work and efforts over the weekend, you dominated – thank you.
Coaches – a fantastic team of dedicated professionals. Dean, Cam, Dave, Renee, Brian – the Championship win is a reward for your commitment – thank you!
Swimmers – your racing individually and in relays is what gave us the points and results – thank you!
Strong Bodies, Strong Minds, One Team – Rule the Pool Traralgon Swimming Club!
No. of Swimmers – 131
Finals
Individual – 300
Relays – 80
Medals
Individual :
Gold – 64
Silver – 38
Bronze – 35
Relays :
Gold – 25
Silver – 6
Bronze -12
Team Results
Overall Points Score (Ken and Pat Hewat Trophy) –
| Club | Girls | Boys | MC &Mixed Relays | Total |
| Traralgon | 855 | 1042 | 111.5 | 2008.5 |
| SGB | 866 | 527 | 72 | 1465 |
| Warragul | 294 | 300 | 30 | 624 |
| Moe | 75 | 56 | 0 | 131 |
| EGWD | 71 | 58 | 0 | 129 |
| Sale | 12 | 71 | 24.5 | 107.50 |
| Morwell | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
14 & Under Points Score (Ashley Delaney Trophy) –
| Traralgon | 755 |
| SGB | 546 |
| Warragul | 310 |
| Moe | 96 |
| EGWD | 93 |
| Sale | 66 |
First time we have won this since 2018!!!
Relay Points Score (Brian Ford Shield) –
| Traralgon | 448 |
| SGB | 325 |
| Warragul | 173 |
| EGWD | 27 |
| Sale | 23 |
| Moe | 2 |
Individual Results
Swimmers Who Won Individual Medals – 38
| Swimmer | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Ash Nicholes (18) | 10 | 1 | |
| Brody Cargill (16) | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Kayla Pratt (17) | 5 | 2 | |
| Henry Arnup (10) | 5 | 1 | |
| Phoebe Balcombe (14) | 5 | ||
| Tahlia Maccubbin (10) | 5 | ||
| Olivia Baillie (17) | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Archer Marsland (14) | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Kaiden Warne (12) | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Lockie Bellion (17) | 4 | ||
| Jessica Whiting (17) | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Zayden Burton (15) | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Kody Said (15) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ruby Paulet (16) | 2 | 1 | |
| Darcy Connell (17) | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Cameron Juha (31) | 1 | 1 | |
| Tom Pendergast (14) | 1 | ||
| Milla Said (13) | 1 | ||
| Riley Bartlett (10) | 4 | 1 | |
| Kayla Wilson (18) | 3 | 1 | |
| Chloe Rawson (12) | 3 | 1 | |
| Dylan Rawson (7) | 2 | ||
| Emily Auteri (17) | 1 | 2 | |
| Shannon Lorimer (43) | 1 | 1 | |
| Jordan Gallicchio (12) | 1 | 1 | |
| Jayden Tran (13) | 1 | ||
| Aliza Couling (13) | 1 | ||
| Addison Prout (12) | 1 | ||
| Zoe Dowler (19) | 2 | ||
| Nicolette Wight (18) | 2 | ||
| Riley Lowe (16) | 2 | ||
| Dave Vercoe (44) | 1 | ||
| Sam Wells (18) | 1 | ||
| Lara Landels (15) | 1 | ||
| Chloe Szwarek (13) | 1 | ||
| Riley O’Mara (10) | 1 | ||
| Hannah Rochstad-Lim (9) | 1 | ||
| Willow Orchard (9) | 1 | ||
| Total | 64 | 38 | 35 |
Additional Swimmers Who Made Finals/Top 8 Points without Medalling – 28
Audrey Baillie (12) – 5 finals
Hayden Rawson (11) – 5 finals
Joshua Wight (21) – 4 finals
Patrick Woolan (17) – 2 finals
Bailey Heafield (14) – 4 finals
Ben Edgar (10) – 4 finals
Ivy Bevis (8) – 3 finals
Max Blackwood (8) – 3 finals
Will Pendergast (20) – 3 finals
Clare Rawson (43) – 2 finals
Keisha Maccubbin (38) – 2 finals
Elise Pratt (12) – 2 finals
Sarah Franklin (10) – 2 finals
Charlie Pragnell (54) – 1 final
Steven Zyhajlo (47) – 1 final
Sam Reid (21) – 1 final
Marshall Cropley (16) – 1 final
Holly Pritchard (15) – 1 final
Isabella Slocombe (15) – 1 final
Emily Cox (7) – 1 final
Macy Praetz (14) – 1 final
Harry Kurrle (13) – 1 final
Nicholas Hector (12) – 1 final
Ella Missen (12) – 1 final
Xander Szwarek (11) 1 final
Eli Hutty (10) – 1 final
Oliver Bevis (10) – 1 final
Amber Walker (10) – 1 final
Baylin Said (9) – 1 final
Additional Swimmers Who Won Relay Medals – 23
John Mackenzie (66)
Brian Ford (66)
Michael Pratt (52)
Lisa Maatsoo (51)
Natasha Hughes (50)
Renee Cargill (50)
Daniel Auteri (46)
Leigh Zyhajlo (46)
Rachael Combridge (44)
Ebony Zahlmann (38)
Adrian Clements (38)
Caydence Bezzina (21)
Isabel Storm (22)
Stephanie Booker (17)
Patrick Woolan (17)
Ruby Combridge (16)
Sophie Arnup (13)
Angus Turnbull (11)
Austin Ryan (11)
Millie Cropley (10)
Ava Steevens (10)
Ivy Ryan (9)
Chloe Morris (8)
Additional Swimmers Who Won Relay Points – 22
Heather Urie (68)
Kelly Fitzgerald (61)
Zoe Pritchard (45)
Thomas Bouquet (22)
Oliver Praetz (16)
Aliesha Turnbull (15)
Cooper Beckman (15)
Tyler White (14)
Izzabel Williams (14)
Isabella Heath (14)
Elijah Vercoe (13)
Kynan Burton (13)
Poppy Howe (12)
Rumindu Rohanachandra (12)
Ruby Demetrios (11)
Claire McQuillen (11)
Oliver Vercoe (11)
Evie Howe (10)
Isla Jensen (10)
Isabelle Cox (10)
Blake Warne (10)
Isabella Young (9)
Overall we had 111 out of our 131 swimmers contribute to the points score of our 26th win! Outstanding!
Records – 14 Gippsland, 14 Event
Jess Whiting – 4 Gippsland, 2 event
Girls 17 & over 50 LC Meter Butterfly – 28:50 (Heat) – Gippsland & Event
(Previous record – Mikaela Cornelissen 2018 – 28.87)
Open Girls 50 LC Meter Butterfly – 28:50 (Heat) – Gippsland
(Previous record – Mikaela Cornelissen 2018 – 28.87)
Girls 17 & over 50 LC Meter Butterfly – 28:08 (Final) – Gippsland & Event
(Previous record – Heats – 28.50)
Open Girls 50 LC Meter Butterfly – 28:08 (Final) – Gippsland
(Previous record – Heats – 28.50)
Kayla Pratt – 3 Gippsland, 3 Event
Girls 11 & over 50 LC Meter Freestyle – 27.24 – Event
(Previous Record – Molly Cargill 2023 – 27.53)
Girls 17 & over 50 LC Meter Freestyle – 27.24 – Gippsland
(Previous Record – Fabienne Schoutens 2017 – 27.50)
Open Girls 50 LC Meter Freestyle – 27.24 – Gippsland
(Previous Record – Fabienne Schoutens 2017 – 27.50)
Open Girls 100 LC Meter Freestyle – 58.42 – Gippsland & Event
(Previous Record – Mikaela Cornelissen 2015 – 59.32)
Girls 17 & over 50 LC Meter Freestyle – 27.34 – Event
(Previous Record – Maggie O’Keefe 2015 – 27.78)
Henry Arnup – 3 Gippsland, 2 Event
Boys 9/10 50 LC Meter Backstroke – 35:06 – Gippsland & Event
(Previous records – Jordyn Cargill 2015 – 35.64)
Boys 9/10 50 LC Meter Freestyle – 30:75 (1st leg of 4×50 relay) – Gippsland
(Previous records – Ash Nicholes 2017/Jordyn Cargill 2015 – 31.26)
Boys 9/10 50 LC Meter Freestyle – 30:25 – Gippsland & Event
(Previous records – Ash Nicholes 2017/Jordyn Cargill 2015 – 31.26)
Ash Nicholes – 2 Gippsland, 3 Event
Boys 17 & over 50 LC Meter Freestyle – 23.74 (Heat) – Event
(Previous record – Ash Nicholes 2024 – 23.99)
Boys 11 & over 50 LC Meter Freestyle – 23.59 – Event
(Previous record – Ash Nicholes 2023 – 23.71)
Boys 17 & over 50 LC Meter Freestyle – 23.59 – Gippsland
(Previous record – Caiden Gill 2024 – 23.68)
Open Boys 50 LC Meter Freestyle – 23.59 – Gippsland
(Previous record – Caiden Gill 2024 – 23.68)
Boys 17 & over 50 LC Meter Freestyle – 23.60 (Final) – Event
(Previous record – Heats – 23.74)
Tahlia Maccubbin – 1 Event
Girls 9/10 50 LC Meter Freestyle – 31.30 – Event
(Previous Record – Molly Cargill 2016 – 32.01)
Relays – 2 Gippsland, 3 Event
Boys 10 & Under 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay – 2:19.53 by Henry Arnup, Ben Edgar, Riley O’Mara, Riley Bartlett – Gippsland & Event
(Previous Record – Traralgon 2015 – 2:21:04)
Boys 10 & Under 200 LC Meter Medley Relay – 2:43:72 by Riley O’Mara, Ben Edgar, Henry Arnup, Riley Bartlett – Gippsland & Event
(Previous Record – Churchill 1998!!! – 2:46.45)
Girls 400 Meter Freestyle Relay – 4:09.94 by Zoe Dowler, Phoebe Balcombe, Jess Whiting, Ruby Paulet – Event
(Previous Record – Traralgon 2013 – 4:10:62)
Individual Trophies
Congratulations to:
Ash Nicholes – Male Champion (Charles Ford trophy)
Henry Arnup –14 years/under Male Champion (Alan Harlow Trophy) & 14/under Individual Highest points Inside Gippsland fixture (Geoff Peterson Memorial Trophy)
Pheobe Balcombe – 14 years/under Female Champion (Alan Harlow Trophy)
Kody Said – Most Outstanding Performance from a Senior Swimmer Outside Gippsland (Jeremy Saunders Trophy)
Hayden Rawson – Male Encouragement Award (Alan Godfrey Trophy)
Additional Team Trophies
Jacqueline Madden Shield – for Interclub points in the Gippsland season
Faye Staughton Shield – for Open points in the Gippsland season
March 14, 2025
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