Country SC Champs in Ballarat

A fantastic weekend of racing by the 70 strong Traralgon Swimming Club swimmers resulted in its 8th win in succession at the Victorian Country Short Course Championships and 9th win overall.

A great job by the swimmers, coaches – Brian Ford, Dean Gooch, Cameron Juha and Tony Davies, team managers – Heather Haney, Renee Cargill, Robyn Mihaly, Frank Bezzina and a host of supporters assisted in our biggest winning margin to date.

Congratulations to everyone involved – a huge effort resulted in a terrific win. Well done.

Here are the numbers:

Points Score

Traralgon – 2402
Warrnambool – 870
Geelong – 833
Ballarat Gold – 622
Ballarat – 572

Medals

Gold – 41
Silver – 22
Bronze – 17

Medal Winners

1.. Mikaela Cornelissen (17)- 7 gold, 1 silver
2. Alex Tsebelis (14) – 5 gold, 3 silver
3. Jordyn Cargill (10) – 5 gold
4. Melina DeCort (15) – 4 gold, 2 silver
5. Emily Beecroft (15) – 4 gold
6. Caiden Gill (17) – 3 gold, 4 silver
7. Harliai Curthoys – Davies (12) – 3 gold
8. Ellodie Reid (15) – 2 gold, 2 silver
9. Alice Butler (15) – 2 gold
10. Fabienne Schoutens (17) – 1 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze
11. Bridget Cain (13) – 1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze
12. Sophie Waller (11) – 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze
13. Lauren Akers (14) – 1 gold, 1 bronze
14. Xavier Haberl (11) – 1 gold, 1 bronze
15. Emily Goode (13) – 1 gold
16. Locke DeGaris (14) – 1 silver, 2 bronze
17. Ruby Storm (11) – 1 silver, 2 bronze
18. Ashley Withell (17) – 1 silver
19. Caydence Bezzina (11) – 1 silver
20. Sadira Snell (13) – 1 bronze
21. Alice Peddle (14) – 1 bronze
22. Chance Doultree (13) – 1 bronze
23. James Gallagher ( 14) – 1 bronze

Out of Gippsland Records

Keian Curthoys – Davies (8) – 4 records in Boys 8/u 100 IM – 1.31.23 ( previous record Chris Olarenshaw (Morwell) 1.31.88 – 2002), 50 Back – 40.45 ( previous record Alex Tsebelis (Traralgon) 41.42 – 2009), 50 Breast – 47.63 (previous record Matt Dinsmore(Morwell) 47.67 – 1999), 50 Free – 35.47 (previous record Alex Tsebelis (Traralgon) 37.03 – 2009)

Alex Tsebelis (14) – 4 records in Boys 14/u, 200 Free – 1.58.39 ( previous record Brenton Ford (Traralgon) 1.59.34 – 2002), 100 Back – 58.98 (previous record Connor O’Neill (Traralgon) 59.36 – 2014), 100 Free – 53.85 (previous record Jeremy Saunders (Traralgon) 54.48 – 2004), 100 Breast – 1.07.20 (previous record Josh Seignior (EGWD) 1.07.24 – 2014)

Mikaela Cornelissen (17) – 3 records in 17/0 and Open, 100 Free – 56.92 – 17/0 (previous record Georgia Tsebelis (Traralgon) 57.46 – 2014), 200 Free – 2.04.69 – Open ( previous record Kate Buckley(EGWD) 2.05.34 – 2001), 200 Fly – 2.17.49 – Open (previous record Stephanie Morgan (Traralgon) 2.17.64 – 2008)

Jordyn Cargill (10) – 2 records in 10/u, 50 Fly – 32.72  (previous record Alex Tsebelis (Traralgon) 32.73 – 2011), 50 Back – 34.14 (previous record Alex Tsebelis (Traralgon) 34.38 – 2011)

Ellodie Reid (15) -1 record in 16/u 400 Free – 4.23.98 (previous record Kate Buckley (EGWD) 4.24.43 – 2001)

Caiden Gill (17) – 1 record in 17/0 100 free – 50.03 (previous record Andrew O’Connor (Traralgon) 50.28 – 2009)

Ben Waller (8) – 1 record in 8/u 50 free – 33.92 (previous record Keian Curthoys – Davies (Traralgon) from previous heat)