Victorian Age State Short Course

What a fantastic effort by the swimmers and Club to finish 5th in the Meet amongst all the 180 Clubs in Victoria and Top Country Club again. Overall including the Open and 11/12 State Championships from 4 weeks ago the Club finished 4th overall – an outstanding achievement!

The numbers for this weekend are as follows:

Points Score
2309 – Melbourne Vicentre
2011 – Nunawading
1659 – MLC Aquatic
814 – Casey Tigersharks
742 – Traralgon

63  Finalists (top 10 finishes)

Medals

6 Gold
9 Silver
6 Bronze

 Records

6 Country
21 Out of Gippsland

Swimmers Results (Medals, Records & previous Record Holders)

Lauren Akers (13) – 1 silver, 1 bronze
Silver – 100 free – 59.99
Bronze – 100 IM – 1.08.38

Mikaela Cornelissen (16) – 5 gold, 2 silver
Gold – 50 free – 25.93
Gold – 100 Fly – 59.79 (16/17 years Country record – previous record her own 1.01.15 2014) (Out of Gippsland Open & 16 years record – previous her own 1.00.70 2013) Gold – 100 Free – 55.75 (16/17 years Country record – previous her own 57.40 2014) (Out of Gippsland Open & 16 years record – previous her own 56.04 2013) Gold – 200 fly – 2.18.22 Gold – 100 back – 1.01.70 (16/17 years Country record – previous record Georgia Tsebelis 1.02.26 2013)(Out of Gippsland Open & 16 years record – previous record her own 1.02.26 2013) Silver – 100 IM – 1.03.81 (Out of Gippsland Open & 16 years record – previous Lily Collins 1.03.89 2011) Silver – 200 Back – 2.17.62

Georgia Tsebelis (17) – 2 bronze
Bronze – 50 free – 26.34 (Out of Gippsland 17/over record – previous Karley Cook 27.71 2005) Bronze – 100 free – 58.20 (Heat) 57.46 (Final) (Out of Gippsland 17/over record – previous Kate Buckley 1.00.18 2002), 200IM – 2.23.44 (Heat) (Out of Gippsland 17/over record – previous Fiona Mitchell 2.27.21 2002) 200IM – 2.20.42 (Final) (16/17 years Country record – previous Olivia Plunkett – 2.21.55 2013) (Out of Gippsland 17/over record – previous from heat swim, Out of Gippsland Open Record previously held by Annie Pepper 2:20.45)) 100IM – 1.04.22 (Out of Gippsland 17/over record – previous Courtney Ford 1.09.46 2010) (16/17 years Country record – previous her own 1.04.43 2013)  100 Back – 1.02.62 (Out of Gippsland 17/over record – previous Abbie Stockdale 1.05.70 2005)

Caiden Gill (16) – 2 silver, 1 bronze

Silver – 50 free – 22.91 ( Out of Gippsland 16 years record – previous his own 23.25 2014) Silver – 100 free – 50.14 (16/17 years Country record – previous Isaac Jones 50.72 2012) (Out of Gippsland Open & 16 years record – previous record his own 51.35 2014) Bronze – 200 free – 1.50.88 (Out of Gippsland 16 years record – previous his own 1.54.70 2013)

Melina DeCort (14) – 1 gold, 2 silver
Gold – 100 Back – 1.03.03
Silver – 200 Back – 2.16.82
Silver – 200 free – 2.07.38

Locke DeGaris (14) – 2 bronze
Bronze – 200 Back – 2.09.29
Bronze – 100 Back – 59.39, (Heat – 1.00.47 Out of Gippsland 14 years record – previous Jarrod Raun 1.00.52 2004)

Connor O’Neill (14) – 2 silver
Silver – 200 Back – 2.06.74 (Out of Gippsland 14 years record – previous his own 2.10.98 2014) Silver – 100 Back – 59.36 (Out of Gippsland 14 years record – previous Locke DeGaris 1.00.47 from heat swim in morning)