Victorian Open Championships

Some excellent results from the weekend from our contingent of swimmers. With most of the swimmers who are going to make the Olympic team competing the competition was equivalent to competing at an Australian Championship The numbers and details are as follows:

Number of Swimmers  – 19

Finals – 19

Medals  – 1 Gold, 1 Silver

Points Score

11th Overall, 3rd Victorian team

Individual Finalists

Emily Beecroft – 9 finals
50 MC Fly-Gold
50MC Free-Silver – 30.03
(This time was the closest to the World record and won her Multi Class swimmer of the meet. It also broke the required qualifying time for the Rio Para – Olympics)
100MC free-4^th-
200 MC IM-4^th
100MC Fly-5^{th –}
50 MC Back-6^th-
200 MC Free-6^th
400 MC Free-8^th
100 Back MC-8th

Mikaela Cornelissen – 5 finals
50 Fly – 5th – 27.18 (Out of Gippsland 17 years/over record (Previous record her own – 23.41 – 2015)
100 Fly – 8th
200 Fly – 10th
50 Back – 10th – 29.91(Out of Gippsland 17 years/over record (Previous record  – Abbie Stockdale (Traralgon) – 31.04 – 2004)

Ruby Storm – 4 finals
50 MC Breast – 5th
50 MC Fly – 7th
100 MC Breast – 7th
100 MC Free – 10th 

Caiden Gill – 1 final
50 Free – 10th – 23.38 (Out of Gippsland 17 years/over record (Previous record his own – 23.52 – 2015)